Post a picture of your custom GS

[bonanzadave]

My 83 750L. Trying to take some of the L out of it

I think you did a L of a job ! Looks cool.

 

[MikeyF]

Sorry I tried to upload from photo bucket but my computer fu is weak
My 83 750L. I tried to get some of the L out of is

 

[growler]

Tastefully done, I like how it looks too.

Sorry I tried to upload from photo bucket but my computer fu is weak
My 83 750L. I tried to get some of the L out of is View attachment 50822

 

[gregp]

Nice metal forming...like the black mesh insert too...nice contrast. How'd you anchor the bottom of each cover though? {rare earth magnets...clip...?}

After kicking around a lot of ideas including clips and magnets I went with the push to fasten "Velcro" type stuff. Not hook and loop but the stuff that really holds well where each side is the same....look like little pin heads that interlock. Put a spacer where the grommet mounted to extend out to the side cover. So far holds really well.

 

[gregp]

Thanks...well after staring at it for a few weeks i got to thinking the headlights are mounted too high....which I knew from the beginning I suppose. So I flipped my brackets over and modified them and currently working on a duraplex front cowl and windsheild...ill post some picks of the mods when it's done...already liking it better

 

[thebrandonbeezy]

You know...the more "I" look at this pic, the more I have to say- why change it? It has the rear wheel sticking out in cafe style...the tank looks elongated even though it isn't and you'd still have enough room to move around on with a single seat platform {we never readjust while riding - do we...I do}.
She's your canvas, but I'd leave her as is...but add homemade rear sets and put the battery in the tail so it's open. My two cents for what lil it's worth...

Heres an updated picture of the bike, i may just keep it how it is honestly. I want to get my other bikes going and this is 100%rideable as is. Although rearsets will be a must haha

 

[gregp]

Heres an updated picture of the bike, i may just keep it how it is honestly. I want to get my other bikes going and this is 100%rideable as is. Although rearsets will be a must haha

Really like the stance and the roughness at this point...doing any more is a Pandora's box...i.e. Paint this leads to painting that leads to polishing those. If I were going to do one more thing to your bike I might just paint the wheels to match each other...

 

[gregp]

update after flipping my headlight brackets over and adding the cutouts and perforated metal inserts...also fabbed a decorative cover under the headlights and made a polycarbonate fly screen

 

[blue06gixx]

'78 gs400x

 

[storm 64]

'78 gs400x
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Okay, I give up. Where's the battery and eletrics? You guys are getting good at hiding stuff.

 

[Steve]

Okay, I give up. Where's the battery and eletrics? You guys are getting good at hiding stuff. 

I'll bet there is a secret door in the bottom of the tank where they are hidden. :-k

Because of that, the real fuel capacity of the tank is now down to 1.5 gallons, but you probably could not sit on that "seat" any longer than that, anyway. :-\\\

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[niepoort]

my 79 gs 850

 

[Steve]

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my 79 gs 850

From what I can see, it's not that bad, but can you get a picture with better lighting and no visual clutter in the background?

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[Charlie G]

Nice to see your bike. Are you running without a battery and kick starting it? I bought the faster "Blue" model in 1977 but it's long gone.

 

[Guest]

Finally finished

 

[steve murdoch]

bsharp, keep submitting your beauty for BOTM until it gets selected.
Turned out great!

 

[Rijko]

sharp bike
Beautiful & clean looking

I especially like the way you kept the colors and look like
an original bike.

 

[dorkburger]

Agreed! Classy looking ride.

 

[Guest]

Thanks all ....... its been a very busy 10 months of lost weekends and evenings, especially as I did a couple of side projects too.( 1 picture attached )
Had a picture of where I wanted to go in my head for some time and it's mostly there now .... still a few subtle changes but that's for much later this year.
Part of the plan was to try and make it look like something Suzuki would've built - pretty happy on that front

 

[gregp]

update after flipping my headlight brackets over and adding the cutouts and perforated metal inserts...also fabbed a decorative cover under the headlights and made a polycarbonate fly screen

UPDATE: Replaced polycarbonate screen with aluminum cowl/polycarbonate windshield...now I'm done lol....