slamming a 83 gs1100e?

[Guest]

Don't let the keyboard nazi's get you down axonz. It's your bike do what you want. Just wade through the BS comments, there will be plenty of folks here willing to help you out. Good luck.

It's not his bike though.. it's his dad's. LOL

 

[Agemax]

It's not his bike though.. it's his dad's. LOL

but his dad is obviously allowing him to mod it the way he wants

 

[posplayr]

nice, very off topic but OKAY. im 19? and ur point is? i dont know how this helps me with my question. hotrodding? never even heard of that im guessing u mean abusing the bike? no i do not the bike doesnt fire, trying to get some money together to fix it for him. K now since my question has pretty much been answered before, this can be closed.

Axonz,
Well I can't say that the thought or sound of SLAMMING (whatever that means) an ED is appealing, but it does appear as if you have a level head on your shoulders and you obviously are dealing well with some of the more negative comments. Good luck and keep us posted with pics
Posplayr

 

[Guest]

lol father told me its a banzani or something like that? any help with identifying it? lol :/

That appears to be a Bassani pipe, very sought after. If it is, selling it should fund most of your project, if you get the price the last seller demanded...$1000.

Tony.

 

[Agemax]

Axonz,
Well I can't say that the thought or sound of SLAMMING (whatever that means) an ED is appealing

bascally lowering it as far as possible, known as "slamming it to the deck"

 

[axonz]

thanx for all the feedback guys

Axonz,

Since you asked for help not opinions.... I sent you a PM, any other questions, just ask.

If it's your bike you should make it like you want. If someone wants a stock and original bike, that is their perogative, but it's also their bike. You won't have to ride it or pay for the gas that goes in it. If someone wants to cut their bike up into a bobber, it's theirs not yours....let it go. Don't let anybody pigeonhole you into what they think your bike should be.

DON'T LET THE MAN KEEP YOU DOWN!!!!!!

i couldnt agree more. alot of people tend to nit pick at things cause its not in there liking, but in my opinion if alot of time and effort was put into your project who cares how it looks its the effort that was made.

It's not his bike though.. it's his dad's. LOL

reading>you

but his dad is obviously allowing him to mod it the way he wants

thank you for clearing that up for him.

Axonz,
Well I can't say that the thought or sound of SLAMMING (whatever that means) an ED is appealing, but it does appear as if you have a level head on your shoulders and you obviously are dealing well with some of the more negative comments. Good luck and keep us posted with pics
Posplayr

thank you, and yes slamming means going very low but im kinda considering just extending and dropping it to wear i dont have to change to a sidewinder.

That appears to be a Bassani pipe, very sought after. If it is, selling it should fund most of your project, if you get the price the last seller demanded...$1000.

Tony.

wow my dad said he bought it in 83 for 400.

 

[jwhelan65]

Why do I get the feeling that this beautiful machine is going to get chopped up like a ripe tomato?

 

[LarryT]

I say lower ,chop it its your!!! anything i own dont stay stock long

 

[slow_heavy_750]

Be sure to post pictures after youre done..im interested to see how it turns out.


Lets try and remember folks, its just a motorcycle, who cares if he lowers it?

 

[koolaid_kid]

axonz, I say go for it. I own a (almost totally) stock red 83. I like it just like it rolled off the production line, with a few enhancements (oil cooler, stainless steel brake lines). But I think you have an excellent project ahead, and look forward to pics as you get things done. Of course, you need to get it running first, and the technical section is your friend for this. When you do get it running, you will find it is a very peppy machine, loads o' torque.
Best of luck.

 

[Guest]

hey sup guys im new here, my father owns an 83 gs1100e (only owner) and im looking to slam the nuts out of it. since im not familiar with products for bikes i wanted to ask whats the best way of slamming this thing!
heres a pic of the bike

CAFE THAT PUPPY!
Cut that goofy looking rearend off that thing!

 

[Zooks]

I think that for most folk here the thing that 'gets' them is that good condition bikes are getting hard to come by. Modifying a bike that most people would like to own 'as is' can be hard to watch. Every one that get's chopped, raked, cut, slammed etc is another one lost.

On the other hand, modyfing a bike that is in deperate need of work doesn't 'raise the hackles' quite so much.

Yes, it is your bike but to a crowd of enthusiasts it can be tough to watch. It would be kinda like me getting an original '32 Ford Roadster and saying that I was going to build a Hotrod out of it.

99% of the folks on here will be pleasant to you and offer good advice but only 50% will agree with you (if you're lucky).

Peace.

 

[4x4fab.com]

I can understand to a certain point that some of the people on here don't like to see something original and nice to get cut up. I can understand that, to a certain point. But, let's face it guys, our bikes are old and out dated, way behind the times as far as technology and I can't ever see our bikes being worth much of anything at all.

Look at it this way......If you have a nice bike, and YOU, (not the population of this forum), decided to keep it 100% bone stock, then GREAT! There is nothing wrong with that (I wish I had one......). But everytime one of these losers like myself cuts half the frame off to make it a drop seat bagged lowridin good for nuttin but showin off piece of crap rat bike, the value of your machine goes up just a little. Because now there is one less perfect Suzuki out there.

I've never owned anything that I haven't modified. I have a fab shop, just so I can modify and build my own stuff. If all I did was ride stock 30 year old bikes, life would suck. MAKE IT YOUR OWN (even though it's your dad's, HEHE)

 

[Guest]

It would be kinda like me getting an original '32 Ford Roadster and saying that I was going to build a Hotrod out of it.

No its not..
What's the Ford worth, 30-80k?

That bike's worth about 2 grand, maybe 3 in perfect original condition.
And even thats a push!

 

[Guest]

I can understand to a certain point that some of the people on here don't like to see something original and nice to get cut up. I can understand that, to a certain point. But, let's face it guys, our bikes are old and out dated, way behind the times as far as technology and I can't ever see our bikes being worth much of anything at all.

Look at it this way......If you have a nice bike, and YOU, (not the population of this forum), decided to keep it 100% bone stock, then GREAT! There is nothing wrong with that (I wish I had one......). But everytime one of these losers like myself cuts half the frame off to make it a drop seat bagged lowridin good for nuttin but showin off piece of crap rat bike, the value of your machine goes up just a little. Because now there is one less perfect Suzuki out there.

I've never owned anything that I haven't modified. I have a fab shop, just so I can modify and build my own stuff. If all I did was ride stock 30 year old bikes, life would suck. MAKE IT YOUR OWN (even though it's your dad's, HEHE)

I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Anyone can restore a bike to its original condition, it takes skill and imagination to build it into something else.

 

[pano]

If you do sell the pipe, I am interested.

 

[Zooks]

No its not..
What's the Ford worth, 30-80k?

That bike's worth about 2 grand, maybe 3 in perfect original condition.
And even thats a push!

2 points -

1. I did say 'kinda'. I was just tryimg to make a point.
2. The Ford has had 50 years headstart. I bet they weren't worth sh!t in the 1950's.

 

[Zooks]

I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Anyone can restore a bike to its original condition, it takes skill and imagination to build it into something else.

That's garbage too. Most of the peole I know wouldn't have the first clue how to restore a motorcycle. It takes a huge amount of skill.

 

[Agemax]

if the guy wants to lower it, then fitting shorter shocks and dropping the forks up through the trees (i am getting used to the american lingo now,lol!!!!) and fitting a suitable exhaust to suit the lower bike then he is not really destroying a perfectly good, classic bike.
you could probably restore it back to original spec in less than a day.

 

[russr33]

Why do I get the feeling that this beautiful machine is going to get chopped up like a ripe tomato?

Now Joe, I can't believe a guy who has done extensive mods to TWO bikes such as yoursef would say such a thing......