Almost done...here ya go

[ride_002000]

This is my 1978 GS750, kinda turned it into a mellow cafe style so to speak, didnt hack into it but made it more my style with clip ons, and other odds and ends. Not done yet but have only had for a few weeks.

Here is a before pic.

And here is what it looks like today....

 

[Agemax]

loks good, BUT you gotta replace those exhausts and buy a nicer looking seat to match the rest of the bikes mojo

 

[Rover]

How do like those shocks?

 

[ride_002000]

The exhaust sounds good so I dont have plans for that and it runs great so I dont want to have to mess with rejetting it...and yes the seat needs to go, im not done with the bike yet, this is just what I have so far.

 

[ride_002000]

How do like those shocks?

There not bad for $109, they hold my fat a$$ up, but I havent done any hard riding with them.

They look good and raised the rear up a bit like I wanted so they are doing the job thus far.

 

[bccap]

That's a fine looking bike. Did you do the paint yourself ?

 

[ride_002000]

That's a fine looking bike. Did you do the paint yourself ?

Thanks and yes sir, did the paint the other day. I used to do custom airbrushing and painting back in college so this was no trouble for me. The only thing actually painted is the tank and the headlight bucket...my initial plan was to vinyl wrap it so I got started doing the smaller pieces and then couldnt find a piece big enough to do the tank that matched so I just painted. Turned out good.

Oh and obviously the frame, swingarm and rims were painted too.

 

[JEEPRUSTY]

it looks nice.
Do yourself a favour and affix a front fender.

 

[ride_002000]

it looks nice.
Do yourself a favour and affix a front fender.

Well heres the story on the front fender...I got the bike in running condition and had only ridden it once around the block before buying it so once it was road worthy I took it up the road to home depot to get some bolts and what not and hit a big bump while braking and the thing bottoms out so hard it put some big dents in the fender...so after that happening I took the forks off and found out their was virtually no oil in the forks.

So I took it off and probably wont put it back on unless I find a new one.

 

[bccap]

Up until today, I had never heard of vinyl wrap. But googled it after reading your post. Is this a good alternative to painting ? From the posts I read it appears to be 100% reversible. Is this true ?

 

[jwhelan65]

Different seat and that thing would be bad ass, are those shocks on the wrong sides?? usually the res points to the rear....

 

[ride_002000]

Up until today, I had never heard of vinyl wrap. But googled it after reading your post. Is this a good alternative to painting ? From the posts I read it appears to be 100% reversible. Is this true ?

I did it because I live in an apartment and really didnt have a place to paint so I thought I would do a vinyl wrap instead, you can take it off whenever you want and your paint is untouched underneath, you may get some residue but that comes off with alcohol or another goo off product.

Different seat and that thing would be bad ass, are those shocks on the wrong sides?? usually the res points to the rear....

The reservoir doesnt matter on these I can easily switch it to face the rear, but I liked how the angle of the reservoir bracket matched the angle of the frame.

 

[snyderman]

it looks nice.
Do yourself a favour and affix a front fender.

I am rebuilding my gs as a cafe racer and I kind of like the look without the front fender, but it seems like a structural component of the front suspension and fork. Will the front end be weaker, or will the bike handle differently without the front fender?

 

[Agemax]

I am rebuilding my gs as a cafe racer and I kind of like the look without the front fender, but it seems like a structural component of the front suspension and fork. Will the front end be weaker, or will the bike handle differently without the front fender?

if you dont want a fender, get a fork brace instead

 

[Big Rich]

+1. With no fender or brace, the front wheel can twist independently from the triple tree. It's not a lot, but it doesn't take much either.

 

[Big Rich]

Oops- nice progress btw.

 

[7981GS]

Why not just cut the fender down to about a foot long and still have some rigidity?

Daniel

 

[snyderman]

That's most likely what I will do.

 

[gtsg01]

Where did you get the shocks?

 

[Flaming Chainsaws]

I like the wheels.