Here's the GS 650G that another forum member donated to my worthy cause:
Complete with 850L tank, high handle bars, L front fender, Big Ass rack, mismatched signals, a really cool seat, and a little chrome thing hanging on the rear fender:
Found a 650G tank and front fender from another member here, this had orange Krylon, gray primer below that, a really nice black and yellow stripe job, probably professionally done, and the original blue Suzuki paint job under that... And absolutely no dents, rust or Bondo. Yay! Got some side covers from the local wrecker.
Got these cool little bullet turn signals on the 850 which was set up as a big road pig, fairings, hardbags, all of it. They were totally wrong for that bike, looked incredibly stupid, and nearly invisible under the bags on the back. They will end up one day on the 550/650 hybrid clone cafe racer where they will look pretty cool, but for now they are here on this 650 looking only moderately stupid.
Along the way did all of the usual BS, cleaned the carbs, adjusted the valves, replaced the stator, cables, put on lower bars. Fixed a bunch of leaks. It runs pretty darned good. The little shorty pipes are about as quiet as the stock ones, but I don't think they flow as well. The top end power seems a little lacking. Maybe because I was used to the riding the 750/1000 Projectile...
It has a super slippery Dunlop 491 on the back, and a Sport Demon on the front. If you corner hard enough and twist the throttle the rear steps out like a flat tracker. Especially on paint stripes. Kind of fun in a stupid sort of way.
I put on some clapped out 850 shocks because the 650 ones were a lot worse. The shocks are way too short, it handles like crap. Hope I don't dump it before I get around to putting the Road Riders on.
Here it is in primer:
Next, some pattern of cool stripes and things in Red, Silver and Black, not necessarily in that order. Still tying to come up with some cool stripe ideas, I'm getting closer to having it figured out. I'm going to try using the Duplicolor Paint Shop stuff they sell in quart cans at the auto parts stores, with a real catalyzed automotive clear coat over the top to resist fuel. Total for all the paint, primer, clear and everything should be right around $130 or so. That's enough for three bikes, maybe more.
Complete with 850L tank, high handle bars, L front fender, Big Ass rack, mismatched signals, a really cool seat, and a little chrome thing hanging on the rear fender:
Found a 650G tank and front fender from another member here, this had orange Krylon, gray primer below that, a really nice black and yellow stripe job, probably professionally done, and the original blue Suzuki paint job under that... And absolutely no dents, rust or Bondo. Yay! Got some side covers from the local wrecker.
Got these cool little bullet turn signals on the 850 which was set up as a big road pig, fairings, hardbags, all of it. They were totally wrong for that bike, looked incredibly stupid, and nearly invisible under the bags on the back. They will end up one day on the 550/650 hybrid clone cafe racer where they will look pretty cool, but for now they are here on this 650 looking only moderately stupid.
Along the way did all of the usual BS, cleaned the carbs, adjusted the valves, replaced the stator, cables, put on lower bars. Fixed a bunch of leaks. It runs pretty darned good. The little shorty pipes are about as quiet as the stock ones, but I don't think they flow as well. The top end power seems a little lacking. Maybe because I was used to the riding the 750/1000 Projectile...
It has a super slippery Dunlop 491 on the back, and a Sport Demon on the front. If you corner hard enough and twist the throttle the rear steps out like a flat tracker. Especially on paint stripes. Kind of fun in a stupid sort of way.
I put on some clapped out 850 shocks because the 650 ones were a lot worse. The shocks are way too short, it handles like crap. Hope I don't dump it before I get around to putting the Road Riders on.
Here it is in primer:
Next, some pattern of cool stripes and things in Red, Silver and Black, not necessarily in that order. Still tying to come up with some cool stripe ideas, I'm getting closer to having it figured out. I'm going to try using the Duplicolor Paint Shop stuff they sell in quart cans at the auto parts stores, with a real catalyzed automotive clear coat over the top to resist fuel. Total for all the paint, primer, clear and everything should be right around $130 or so. That's enough for three bikes, maybe more.
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