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This make me feel better. I live in Atlanta Georgia, Yes, the magical land of Pitbulls and Kudzu. I'm midlife and for the first time, unemployed. 
Chin up, carry on, but its certainly odd not getting up and going to work?
What to do to fill the downtime between interviews and general boredom around the house??? Road trip?! and explore the old back road cycle shops of Georgia and find a ultra cheap GS project to piddle on. At least, personally, the idea brought a needed diversion and a bit of a "pick me up".
So, last week I made list of 10 old cycle shops/junkyards addresses, filled the Jeep with gas and hit the road before light. I made it to the 3rd address about noon and chatted it up with a couple of "old guys". I said, "I needed a $100 tops project". One of them said, "for that money I would have to go way way way! in the back and dig deep". The new expensive stuff in in front and on top, have at it and see what you can find. Armed with a Maglite (to keep the emancipated mangy guard dogs at bay), the flashlight gleamed MF5822. I'm convinced that all bike shops have one of these buried way in the back. She was truly buried way way way in the back under 32 years of cycle carnage. MF5822 aptly named because it was a MF to dig out.
It was dark and past closing time before I was able to entangle her. Think hellish motorcycle "pick-up-sticks". He gave me a "Bill of Sale" and said "Wait a minute?" and went to his files. He found the keys for the bike and the title for this 1978 GS1000. He threw in 2 more seats with skunk trim and I did see confirm another 1978 GS1000 skunk bare frame and some other skunk trim sitting around. I'm going back thinking there has? to be another bike/skunk parts??? somewhere in the mess.
The next morning I pulled my $100 piddle out of the back of the Jeep. It was covered in 32 years of grime dust and poop. Bigfoot musta took a dump on it too at one time. Stink on top of stink. Looked worse than the seat. Under that was a layer of untouched wax. Washed off the tank, trim and wax this is what she is.
Picture time:
Anyway I will do a build to pass the downtime. I have no job so this will not be a restoration. I'm sorry to the pursuits, but I just can't afford it. Just a "make do build" with the parts I have laying around. I know my little shop needs cleaned a public build will help.
Dad was an engineer and Mom was an artist. I'm the product of both. I've built several hotrods and this will be my first built cycle. PS: I have a Star Racing '82 GS1100e and another 1983 GS1100es and love old GS's in general. Thanks for your help. Here is the start of build - MF5822. T
Chin up, carry on, but its certainly odd not getting up and going to work? What to do to fill the downtime between interviews and general boredom around the house??? Road trip?! and explore the old back road cycle shops of Georgia and find a ultra cheap GS project to piddle on. At least, personally, the idea brought a needed diversion and a bit of a "pick me up".
So, last week I made list of 10 old cycle shops/junkyards addresses, filled the Jeep with gas and hit the road before light. I made it to the 3rd address about noon and chatted it up with a couple of "old guys". I said, "I needed a $100 tops project". One of them said, "for that money I would have to go way way way! in the back and dig deep". The new expensive stuff in in front and on top, have at it and see what you can find. Armed with a Maglite (to keep the emancipated mangy guard dogs at bay), the flashlight gleamed MF5822. I'm convinced that all bike shops have one of these buried way in the back. She was truly buried way way way in the back under 32 years of cycle carnage. MF5822 aptly named because it was a MF to dig out.
It was dark and past closing time before I was able to entangle her. Think hellish motorcycle "pick-up-sticks". He gave me a "Bill of Sale" and said "Wait a minute?" and went to his files. He found the keys for the bike and the title for this 1978 GS1000. He threw in 2 more seats with skunk trim and I did see confirm another 1978 GS1000 skunk bare frame and some other skunk trim sitting around. I'm going back thinking there has? to be another bike/skunk parts??? somewhere in the mess.
The next morning I pulled my $100 piddle out of the back of the Jeep. It was covered in 32 years of grime dust and poop. Bigfoot musta took a dump on it too at one time. Stink on top of stink. Looked worse than the seat. Under that was a layer of untouched wax. Washed off the tank, trim and wax this is what she is.
Picture time:
Anyway I will do a build to pass the downtime. I have no job so this will not be a restoration. I'm sorry to the pursuits, but I just can't afford it. Just a "make do build" with the parts I have laying around. I know my little shop needs cleaned a public build will help.
Dad was an engineer and Mom was an artist. I'm the product of both. I've built several hotrods and this will be my first built cycle. PS: I have a Star Racing '82 GS1100e and another 1983 GS1100es and love old GS's in general. Thanks for your help. Here is the start of build - MF5822. T
Best of luck on both the build and job search.
