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New GS650 Owner in Knoxville, TN

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Hello all,

Just wanted to introduce myself. Name's Jon, I've been riding and racing bike for years, and I've been building/rebuilding them for a while now as well.

I recently purchased an '83 GS650L, got a good deal on her, she is pretty clean and runs decently well for an 80 year old bike with 32k miles on her.

I am a tall slender fella, so I had to do away with the standard pull-back bars right away to even be able to ride it comfortably. So I threw on some old Renthals I had laying around.

My hopes are to make her into a sort of scrambler/tracker/adventure touring style bike for the everyday.

The only pressing things she needs is maybe a new lithium battery with more CCA, some updated front springs (Sonic Springs most likely), and a good cleaning.

Thanks!

Here are a few from when I first purchased her:



And a few after the Renthals were installed (the grips in the photo have also been replaced with some gray motox grips):
I also lost the "touring" foot pegs on the engine guards.

 
Thanks for the link Tom, I'll make sure to use it. I may be a little tall for it, but with the renthals, it is actually pretty comfortable. I grew up on sports bikes and dirt bikes, so the riding position is pretty similar.
 
I think Kerrfunk is going to be envious after seeing this beautiful relic in someone else's garage, and not all that far away from him, either
 
congrats nice bike, i also have an 83 650gl with 95000km and still going strong . im interested in the scrambler tracker idea as i like to ride my bike everywhere . they are pretty bullet proof and can take a beating the only downfall is the small gas tank i think and could possibly do with a little more power
 
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