A new member from Manitoba

[Dharma-man]

Hey all;

Just picked up this girl a couple days ago and put on a couple hundred kms to get acquainted. 1980 gs1000 g.

She's got lots of extra stuff with the vetter and such and I'm think I'm gonna start removing some of that bulk. Looks like I'll need to get my hands on a headlamp and front signals.... Hoping that getting the vetter off isn't too much of a hassle. ... Any tips??

 

[Rob S.]

Hey all;

Just picked up this girl a couple days ago and put on a couple hundred kms to get acquainted. 1980 gs1000 g.

She's got lots of extra stuff with the vetter and such and I'm think I'm gonna start removing some of that bulk. Looks like I'll need to get my hands on a headlamp and front signals.... Hoping that getting the vetter off isn't too much of a hassle. ... Any tips??

Welcome to the site.

I used to have a Vetter, backrest, luggage rack, etc., but now I feel less is more. So while I can't offer specific tips (though I do remember the Vetter came on and off in minutes), I agree: remove the bulk, increase the fun.

Welcome.

 

[Charlie G]

Welcome Dharma! A 1000g is the absolute most comfortable Suzuki made. My 1100g is second best with a bit more grunt. Try to find the proper bucket and trim for that bike and consider a brichter replacement bulb. I went with an ADVmonster 35w LED bulb but there a few to choose from, from other sources. Loosing the Vetter is a good thing.

 

[Dharma-man]

Welcome Dharma! A 1000g is the absolute most comphortable Suzuki made. My 1100g is second best with a bith more grunt. Try to find the proper bucket and trim for that bike and consider a brichter replacement bulb. I went with an ADVmonster 35w LED bulb but there a few to choose from, from other sources. Loosing the Vetter is a good thing.

Cool... I'll look into that. And yep she's quite a bit more comfortable than she looks really. !

 

[Steve]

"Losing the Vetter" is a matter of taste. :-k

If you never encounter bugs, sand, gravel, rain or cold weather, yeah, go ahead and lose the bulk.

However, if you encounter any of those items with any regularity, having a large deflector in front of you really helps.

It also depends a lot on your riding style. Even though your bike is a shafty, it's still sporty enough to hang in there with most of the other bikes. It's the rider that is usually the limiting factor, not the bike. If "sporty" riding is what you are after, ditching that 30+ pounds of weight over the front wheel might be the best thing that ever happened.

If you happen to like to ride around, see the sights, maybe visit the next Province over, you will appreciate that 30+ pounds of bulk in front of you.

Your bike, your choice. :encouragement:

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[Dharma-man]

"Losing the Vetter" is a matter of taste. :-k

If you never encounter bugs, sand, gravel, rain or cold weather, yeah, go ahead and lose the bulk.

However, if you encounter any of those items with any regularity, having a large deflector in front of you really helps.

It also depends a lot on your riding style. Even though your bike is a shafty, it's still sporty enough to hang in there with most of the other bikes. It's the rider that is usually the limiting factor, not the bike. If "sporty" riding is what you are after, ditching that 30+ pounds of weight over the front wheel might be the best thing that ever happened.

If you happen to like to ride around, see the sights, maybe visit the next Province over, you will appreciate that 30+ pounds of bulk in front of you.

Your bike, your choice. :encouragement:

.

You make some great points.... But I think she still has too much junk in her trunk...

 

[Rob S.]

"Losing the Vetter" is a matter of taste. :-k

If you never encounter bugs, sand, gravel, rain or cold weather, yeah, go ahead and lose the bulk.

However, if you encounter any of those items with any regularity, having a large deflector in front of you really helps.

If you happen to like to ride around, see the sights, maybe visit the next Province over, you will appreciate that 30+ pounds of bulk in front of you.

Your bike, your choice. :encouragement:

I remember visiting cousins in rural south Jersey and seeing the amount of crap that accumulated on their Vetter windshields, and thinking, "Yeah, I get it."

I was there to buy their best friend's Z1, with Vetter, from the young widow. Yeah, an authentic 'widow-maker'!

With NY City rush hour lane splitting I found I was using it less and less, until I eventually removed the mounting bracket.

 

[Dharma-man]

I remember visiting cousins in rural south Jersey and seeing the amount of crap that accumulated on their Vetter windshields, and thinking, "Yeah, I get it."

I was there to buy their best friend's Z1, with Vetter, from the young widow. Yeah, an authentic 'widow-maker'!

With NY City rush hour lane splitting I found I was using it less and less, until I eventually removed the mounting bracket.

Absolutely, that's kinda where I'm at as well.. This bike is a senior citizen and it's purpose now is for low speed, short distance rides with the kids or wife on board to go enjoy the breeze and get ice cream.

Planning to get some full face helmets to defeat errant bugs and such... I'll soon begin the process of stripping off the extra bulk and giving her a good amount of tlc.

 

[Dharma-man]

Fun fact... You can just barely fit a forty pounder in each of the Vetters storage pockets...

 

[Rob S.]

Fun fact... You can just barely fit a forty pounder in each of the Vetters storage pockets... 

40 lbs of what? Babies?!?

 

[Dharma-man]

40 lbs of what? Babies?!?

Ummm. ? Like really?

 

[Rob S.]

So what's a forty pounder? Bowling ball?

Armstrong RBL canon from 1860?

 

[Dharma-man]

So what's a forty pounder? Bowling ball?

Around here is a 40oz bottle of liquor!

 

[Rob S.]

Around here is a 40oz bottle of liquor! 

Ohhhh...around here they're just called "40's".

I suppose you could mix and match. Just be careful. In New York it's illegal to carry a baby at the same time as an open bottle.

 

[Dharma-man]

Ohhhh...around here they're just called "40's".

I suppose you could mix and match. Just be careful. In New York it's illegal to carry a baby at the same time as an open bottle.

Great tip! Thanks!