1982 GS1100GL redux - BARF

Charmed · 04-24-2019, 11:04 AM

My uncle here in CO is getting up in years and went to a Harley trike, so he was nice enough to gift me his GS. It wasn't my style, and didn't run that great, but I knew I could work with it! Pulled everything apart, cleaned everything up, tuned/adjusted and came out with a bike that runs great and that I really enjoy riding.

Charmed · 04-24-2019, 11:06 AM

Redux

SFMCjohn · 04-24-2019, 11:09 AM

Wow! new life for a classic bike!

Charmed · 04-24-2019, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SFMCjohn

Wow! new life for a classic bike!

Thanks!

Johndicezx9 · 04-24-2019, 11:23 AM

That’s a very cool clean-up job!

It’s really hard to kill some of those old GS Suzukis.

(Nice to see you posting, too.)

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Charmed · 04-24-2019, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Johndicezx9

That’s a very cool clean-up job!

It’s really hard to kill some of those old GS Suzukis.

(Nice to see you posting, too.)

Thanks, John. Figure I oughtta once in a while

The amazing thing about this bike was the mileage...23,250.

SFMCjohn · 04-24-2019, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Charmed

Thanks, John. Figure I oughtta once in a while

The amazing thing about this bike was the mileage...23,250.

love those GSs ... had a couple friends who were fishermen
back east and took their money in '82 and purchased a pair
of GS and rode out cross-country to visit me in Ventura ...
bikes were just beasts ... big stories of going wfo on the way ...
guess we were all twenty-one years old ...

your GS looks like it would do well in a bike show ...

Charmed · 04-24-2019, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SFMCjohn

love those GSs ... had a couple friends who were fishermen
back east and took their money in '82 and purchased a pair
of GS and rode out cross-country to visit me in Ventura ...
bikes were just beasts ... big stories of going wfo on the way ...
guess we were all twenty-one years old ...

your GS looks like it would do well in a bike show ...

It's neat/cool, but not show quality. I'm also not done

I'd like to make a couple other significant customizations, not touching the motor of course. I see the 80-81 GS1000Gs (also shaft drive) have a 17" rear wheel. I'd really like to know if that would bolt up, because they're ALL over eBay. Putting it on 17s would be the last geometry change I would make (a little lift in the rear, and drop in the front would nicely flatten out it's lines), and open up my tire choices.

Johndicezx9 · 04-24-2019, 12:11 PM

Go the other way and put an old GS750e 16” front wheel, and then enjoy the ride.

Charmed · 04-24-2019, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Johndicezx9

Go the other way and put an old GS750e 16” front wheel, and then enjoy the ride.

That's another way to go! And an 18" on the rear. I can do a high boy of sorts

Johndicezx9 · 04-24-2019, 01:42 PM

Certainly don’t see many of those....

motomania2007 · 04-24-2019, 02:00 PM

Had a buddy back in the 80s that had what I think was a GS650G. Might have been bigger, not sure. I do remember it was a good match to my '82 650 Seca, but it weighed more. Still a fun bike.

Grissom · 04-24-2019, 03:46 PM

Wow that turned out really nice!

EastBayDave · 04-25-2019, 08:23 AM

Very nice ride.

Little elbow grease & show it. Lots of older folks would like to see it I'm sure.

**auntiebling** · 04-25-2019, 10:01 AM

well, it's no goldwing, but it's pretty!

04-24-2019, 11:04 AM	#1
Charmed Inbound @ this time, over BARF Recruiter Contributor ++++ Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Colorado Motorcycles: SV650 track bike, 2008 DRZ440SM, 1982 Suzuki GS1100GL, Bianchi San Lorenzo Name: BEEF	1982 GS1100GL redux My uncle here in CO is getting up in years and went to a Harley trike, so he was nice enough to gift me his GS. It wasn't my style, and didn't run that great, but I knew I could work with it! Pulled everything apart, cleaned everything up, tuned/adjusted and came out with a bike that runs great and that I really enjoy riding. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Official Heckler of TPW & Pissed on Scrumpy Fully triggered

04-24-2019, 11:06 AM	#2
Charmed Inbound @ this time, over BARF Recruiter Contributor ++++ Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Colorado Motorcycles: SV650 track bike, 2008 DRZ440SM, 1982 Suzuki GS1100GL, Bianchi San Lorenzo Name: BEEF	Redux Attached Thumbnails __________________ Official Heckler of TPW & Pissed on Scrumpy Fully triggered

04-24-2019, 11:09 AM	#3
SFMCjohn 13 AMA #2917550 BARF Moderator: Vintage Cafe & Adventure Riding Barfie Winner 2017 Contributor +++++ ++++ 1% Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Francisco, 94102 Motorcycles: KLR, K75s, TR7V, FXSB Name: John A.	Wow! new life for a classic bike! __________________ BARF Terms of Service San Francisco Motorcycle Club IBA#4200 - Let's Ride!: BARF Ride Reports Index

04-24-2019, 12:11 PM	#9
Johndicezx9 Rolls with it... Contributor +++ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Monterey Pen Motorcycles: :o) Name: John	Go the other way and put an old GS750e 16” front wheel, and then enjoy the ride. __________________ "I used to be 'with it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't 'it', and what's 'it' seems weird and scary. It'll happen to you!"

04-24-2019, 01:42 PM	#11
Johndicezx9 Rolls with it... Contributor +++ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Monterey Pen Motorcycles: :o) Name: John	Certainly don’t see many of those.... __________________ "I used to be 'with it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't 'it', and what's 'it' seems weird and scary. It'll happen to you!"

04-24-2019, 02:00 PM	#12
motomania2007 TC/MSF/CMSP/ Instructor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Merced, CA Motorcycles: BMW R1200R, FZ09, FZR400, CR250R Name: George	Had a buddy back in the 80s that had what I think was a GS650G. Might have been bigger, not sure. I do remember it was a good match to my '82 650 Seca, but it weighed more. Still a fun bike. __________________ If you are not having fun riding a motorcycle, you are doing it wrong. The best performance upgrade is upgrading the operating system of the operator. It is cheap, easy, fast, safe and works on every bike you will ever ride. I am also a Patent Attorney so if I can help you with any IP matters, please just ask.

04-24-2019, 03:46 PM	#13
Grissom .................... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NorCal Motorcycles: Suzuki's & Harley Name:	Wow that turned out really nice!

04-25-2019, 08:23 AM	#14
EastBayDave - Kawasaki Fanatic - Founding Member From the heart Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Lorenzo, CA "The Mudflats" Motorcycles: ZRX1200 Name: "Dave"	Very nice ride. Little elbow grease & show it. Lots of older folks would like to see it I'm sure. __________________ Enjoy the ride!

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