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GS Sightings

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theres a 81 gs1000 across the parking lot here...plus my bike lol..right off highway 63 in rolla MO...might try to buy it...wiring is all chopped...temping project..
 
Janice and I went away up Island for the weekend and I saw a guy go through an intersection at the last minute and it lookes like something vintage japanese. So I caught him at the next light. It was a beautiful 1979 gs1000! He told me he bought it new! Very cool. I never got a chance but I wanted to ask him if he was on GSR. We were in Courtenay.
 
Met up with two young guys on these GS's this weekend. I asked them why they would buy old GS's and they said because "they are cool"! Hehe from the mouths of babes. They looked pretty cool on them too, complete with retro helmets, bigs shades, beards, skinny jeans and plaid shirts.:p
First bike is a 78 gs 550
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Next is a 79 gs1000
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check out the pipes!!:eek:
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Nice! Did you find out anything about that exhaust set-up?
That is KILLER.

I saw a late '70s GS550 cafe style in my tiny little town, but I was on foot and he was riding by, so I never got to talk to him.

Fast forward a couple weeks and I get pulled over by an RCMP (police) truck.
The officer walks up and says "What year is that GS? I Have an old 550 Cafe racer!"

Turns out he pulled me over just to chat about GSes, lol.


Tank
 
I don't know Tank, but you are right they are awesome. AZR are thinks the name of them starts with a "B" but I don't know. Here is a pic of a Kawa that I took last month. It had cool pipes too.:)
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Steel Toed Tank said:
Nice! Did you find out anything about that exhaust set-up?
That is KILLER.

I saw a late '70s GS550 cafe style in my tiny little town, but I was on foot and he was riding by, so I never got to talk to him.

Fast forward a couple weeks and I get pulled over by an RCMP (police) truck.
The officer walks up and says "What year is that GS? I Have an old 550 Cafe racer!"

Turns out he pulled me over just to chat about GSes, lol.


Tank
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Yeah, it's killer, looks killer on your hands when you're trying to take the oil filter cover off :eek:
 
I knew there would be a place for this once I searched long enough on this site. Saw this guy while getting a tag for the "Riding Game" I was gunna leave a note or something, but I didn't have paper or a pen.. Mine is the Darker Grey ("L" model)

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David-Z said:
I knew there would be a place for this once I searched long enough on this site. Saw this guy while getting a tag for the "Riding Game" I was gunna leave a note or something, but I didn't have paper or a pen.. Mine is the Darker Grey ("L" model)



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Anyone else suddenly hear Huey Lewis singing, "Gonna go back in time" when you saw this picture?:D
 
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trevor said:
I don't know Tank, but you are right they are awesome. AZR are thinks the name of them starts with a "B" but I don't know. Here is a pic of a Kawa that I took last month. It had cool pipes too.:)
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I believe that is the OEM set-up, when I worked at a Kawasaki dealer back in the day, I happened to take a customer's SR for a ride, and, damn!, it was just about the smoothest running engine I'd ever ridden, like everything was just in PERFECT order. Certainly left an impression that has lasted.:)
 
My good buddy called me a few days ago and said he picked up a GS for a very fair price. FREE! A thoughtful friend we know from our community gave it to him. 82' 1100GK
The fella had just painted it, unfortunately a little too yellow but its a decent job. Nice side luggage and matching trunk all in nice shape. Freshly cleaned carbs and tune, fork seals, new tires, new Slipstreamer on the front. A little rougher up close than it looks in the pics, but absolutely turn key. We did an 85 mile loop out to the PA. border and back, both bikes running nicely. Only incident to report is at about 75mph one of his side covers blew off and flew into the grassy ditch. His rubbers are split but we recovered the undamaged side cover.
The YELLOW is a bit loud for his (and most poeples) taste, he started talking about flat blacking the whole bike, engine, body, tank, luggage. I not so tactfully told him it would look like a total piece of crap and he agreed it would look totally featureless and show little detail or have much appeal so he is gonna do black luggage boxes and some body striping of some sort. Whew! tragedy averted! :p Its his bike tho, he will do as he wants in the end.
Great ride, Frank is a good friend. We will now doubt be riding till the snow flies.
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Yah, that is yellow.
Wheels too.

And free . . . Wow.

And can tell it is actaully a GK, not a G that someone added the bags.
And they also would have had to fashion some headlight mount because stock 1100G headlight/mount will not fit.
And they had to come with some front t/signals and figure how to mount.

Pipes are black. Probably stock GK pipes.

Have seen a few painted over GK. SOme look drab if all same color without any stripping, especailly the darker colors.
Can not say that yellow is drab.


THose side cover rubber grommets can be replaced for cheap (or at least they were a couple years ago). I would say to replace all of them, before loose sidepanel for good.


THat yellow fits in well with fall color pictures.

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You know your GK's Redman... aftermarket head light bracket with what looks like a Harley headlight, mini signals in the front. Pipes are sanded down chrome stockers I think painted of course. I really like that fairing on that bike. A lot of GS's have that rough running clack to them, this thing is quite smooth.
I sat on it and it is soo very comfortable. Very roomy and great riding position. Just feels great sitting on it. 30k on the clock. Frank is a happy dude.
Good stuff.
 
Parked up beside this beauty the other day. Sounded even better than she looked (dunstall mufflers)

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The GS is a 79. Ya I like that little two stroke in town, she's a whole lotta fun all wrapped up in 10 & 1/2 HP.
 
Driving down the road this afternoon, saw what looked like a GK parked in a driveway on the north side of the road, no fairing or bags. Somewhere in the border area of Lancaster / Berks / Lebanon counties of Pennsylvania.
 
I met another GS rider in Perth (population about 5500) today-I thought I was the only one. He came up beside me on his '82 750E and we stopped and chatted for a while. His name is Mike. BTW, he needs a replacement seat, a dog ate a lot of his. I told him about the GSR, so hopefully he'll join and someone can fix him up. :)
 
Spotted a green 1000 or 1100 at Menard's in Oakdale, MN yesterday afternoon. Didn't have time to get a pic. Anyone here?
 
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