Picked this up Saturday GS1000G

[eddypeck]

Following on from my intro last week, http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?248992-First-Post I went ahead with the purchase and an now the proud owner of this....

Originally destined for the US, it was imported into the UK in 1996.


I've been watching this bike for a while, and I suspect it's these add ons that were the reason it was unsold and why I managed to get it for what I consider to be quite a reasonable price.


Luckily it came with the standard headlight and indicators and all the fixings. So within a couple of hours of getting her home (even though I'd been to the chiropractor that morning, was aching like hell and had just ridden the behemoth home for an hour, so should have been resting...) she looked like this.

A little later like this, then I realised I didn't have the plug or the loom for the headlight bulb.


Here's where my parts store came into play. Buried at the bottom of shed stash I have a box containing the full wiring loom from a Mk2 Golf GTI I'd broken for parts previously. Although slightly reluctant as it was a complete loom I decided I could sacrifice a H4 connector and a few inches of wire.


So back in the lounge in front of a bad Dwayne Johnson film (San Andreas) I made up a little loom that would plug into the exisisting wire so I didn't have to cut any of the original plugs off. Leaving the film playing to an empty room - Ok, 2 sleeping dogs - I popped back out the garage and by 1:00 this:

Managed to get a few more mile on it Monday, and stopped for some pics in the sunlight:

Then got home and gave it a wash and polish:

The black paint has actually got a green metallic in it which is pretty cool when the sun hits it, not sure if that's original or if it's been painted in the past:

And have rode it into work today :thumbs:


So.... any interest in this?

I suspect not, lol

 

[EmjayGSX1100G]

Sweet, nice clean bike.

I suspect not, lol

Probably not. Though they sure are nice when travelling distances in cold wet weather, those fairings and bags are just too much.

 

[Gorminrider]

Sweet, nice clean bike.

Gee, I'll say!

as to Vetter stuff- well! Don't be so fast to denigrate it. Some of us like that stuff....and that is a nice kit. The tricky bit is in the mounts for the fairing which won't fit every bike. So best value comes from selling it to someone they'll fit for....GS 850, likely 650? maybe others.
Piecemeal too, for someone that has broken ones or can haywire em on...rear saddlebags and its mount are pretty easy to suit many old-type bike frames....

 

[eddypeck]

Thanks guys.

As for the Vetter stuff, there are guides for making brackets on http://craigvetter.com/pages/Vetter_Fairings/Home-made-mounts.html

I'm hoping someone wants them as I'm willing and eager to sell them. Shipping may be an issue as the whole lot weights in at 20kg and is quite a bulk. I guess Pallet shipping would be the safest way.

What I have noticed on eBay is there's a need to parts, say someone has the kit but has damaged an blinker lens, lost a storage cover or cracked the windscreen.
So I might do better off breaking them down into parts, which would seem a shame but it's more likely to be useful and sending internationally would be a lot easier.


They've got the speakers in too...

I gather the grills are sought after?


We'll see, I think I'll list it all on eBay worldwide and see what interest I get.

 

[GSXR7ED]

Nice work getting her cleaned up, Eddy.

That vetter kit and bags are nice for someone who appreciates them.

I like how you mention a sunny part of the day; I lived in Braintree (Essex), Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket (Suffolk) from 1989-1993 so I know about the weather.

I must say, it does look great without all the accoutrements. Good luck with shipping and welcome to the site!


Ed

 

[Guest]

Wow....amazing the difference between the before an after shots. No shade to the Vedder fans, but you turned that into a sweet ride. Put some Daytona Bars on it, and you got a hot ride boooooooeeeyyy!!!!!!

 

[alke46]

Nice find on your part. The 1000G model is what I was looking for 9 years ago but could not find one quick enough so I settled for the "E" model and I just can't get too much saddle time. I get more smiles per mile with the chain drive than I ever imagined. Makes me kind of glad I couldn't find the G model. Beautiful bike that you have anyway and welcome to the forum.

 

[Redman]

Welcome to GSR.

Looks to be in good condition.

Good that PO had the signals and such for you to get it back in stock configuration.

THe jammer fairing is fairly generic for use on many bikes, but the mounting bracket/frame is specific to smaller range of bikes, say GS850 and GS1000 for example. So, when selling it, you need to say what bike the bracket/frame came from. And somewhat the same for the wiring harness.. do have the wiring harness available with the fairing, don't leave it on the bike.
The fairing will be worth more to someone with the same bike that the frame will fit. And the faring not worth much without the harness.

Maybe consider holding on to the fairing.
With the fairing you can ride in colder/damper weather .... and can ride longer and, maybe, have chiropractor visits further apart.

No, not stock paint. Stock paint not have the metal flakes, Stock paint will have double color stripes on tank and fender and side panels and tail piece.

Thanks again for posting pics.

.>> later note
Hum.... fender is chrome.
US model you say.
Maybe fender is from an L.
Minor point.

.

 

[salty_monk]

1000G is my favourite model so far I think...

The Euro Bend Bars are perfect on it. The twinpot brake mod really helps especially if two up.

Mine was helped by a Dyna Ignition (the stock box went bad) and running the coils through a relay.

 

[mnferwerda]

Sweet ride!

 

[Guest]

You've done well there, Eddy. Nice looking bike.

Try the UK GS facebook group to sell the Vetter kit.

 

[eddypeck]

1000G is my favourite model so far I think...

The Euro Bend Bars are perfect on it. The twinpot brake mod really helps especially if two up.

Mine was helped by a Dyna Ignition (the stock box went bad) and running the coils through a relay.

Thanks, just looked through your link to the twinpot mod, I was wondering if there was any direct swap calipers but looks like it's slightly more involved than that. Unfortunately with Photobucket's recent step it's killed off a lot of the images. :-(

My previous bikes include ZZR600, which had the 4 pot Tokico caliper which I gather can be used so I'm familiar with those, after that I had zx7r and zx9r which both use the 6 pots, although the 7r had bandit 4 pot nissins fitted as an upgrade, I gather those can't be used.

I did look up to see if Harrison Billet do a direct fit, it's not listed on their Suzuki page but if you go through to the spec sheets, yes they do a 6 pot for GS1000. Not going to be cheap though and that will be on the original rotors. I'll do some more reading of you mod and looking up of donor parts, more stopping power would be nice.

For now though, new bars are priority but I'm having real trouble finding some suitable. It's a wide bike and a lot of the bars available seems to be a lot narrower or the stupid sellers don't even list dimensions. I'm thinking about totally flat drag bars, but maybe a small lift would be better.

 

[eddypeck]

You've done well there, Eddy. Nice looking bike.

Try the UK GS facebook group to sell the Vetter kit.

Thanks, good shout. Request sent, awaiting admin approval.

 

[Guest]

That stripping song came to mind while reading this. I can't remember the name (if there is one), but I think they used it on a shaving cream commercial.

These bikes look way better naked, in my opinion.

 

[salty_monk]

Thanks, just looked through your link to the twinpot mod, I was wondering if there was any direct swap calipers but looks like it's slightly more involved than that. Unfortunately with Photobucket's recent step it's killed off a lot of the images. :-(

My previous bikes include ZZR600, which had the 4 pot Tokico caliper which I gather can be used so I'm familiar with those, after that I had zx7r and zx9r which both use the 6 pots, although the 7r had bandit 4 pot nissins fitted as an upgrade, I gather those can't be used.

I did look up to see if Harrison Billet do a direct fit, it's not listed on their Suzuki page but if you go through to the spec sheets, yes they do a 6 pot for GS1000. Not going to be cheap though and that will be on the original rotors. I'll do some more reading of you mod and looking up of donor parts, more stopping power would be nice.

For now though, new bars are priority but I'm having real trouble finding some suitable. It's a wide bike and a lot of the bars available seems to be a lot narrower or the stupid sellers don't even list dimensions. I'm thinking about totally flat drag bars, but maybe a small lift would be better.

Amazon? https://www.amazon.com/BikeMaster-European-Bar-CHROME/dp/B000GZNTQ6

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/15395/i/bikemaster-european-handlebar

Jeff probably has them too: https://www.z1enterprises.com/ He's an ex-pat & will likely ship international (plus a member here too).

The 4 pots are too wide. You need to use the two pot sliding pin style. With the brackets they are pretty much a straight bolt-on with the CBR disk (or the single brake GS550 disk).

 

[Redman]

That stripping song came to mind while reading this. I can't remember the name (if there is one), but I think they used it on a shaving cream commercial.
........

And I know the song, and the lyrics

whaaa wahhh wahh wha whaa whaa whaaa
whaa bump ba bump
whaa bomp ba bomp
whaaa waha whaaaaaa


St Louie Blues

And.... A person would have to be of a certain age to recall the shaving cream commercial (with Joe Namath "taking it off")

 

[80GS850GBob]

Welcome to GSR.

...........>> later note
Hum.... fender is chrome.
US model you say.
Maybe fender is from an L.
Minor point.

.

I'd question the turn signal year too...'80 GS-G was still round...'81 GS-G went square, I'd thought? Either way, they look fine and as long as they work....

 

[80GS850GBob]

Ed-
A} Welcome aboard the GSR, there's a lot of knowledge here if you ever need it.
B}I missed it in the photos, but I'd be curious how many miles...sorry....Kilometers are on the old girl? Also, are the fork tops "air suspension" caps or pre-load caps?...US bound bikes got air forks while the UK models got pre-load adjustment caps...your lot fared better.
C}...I didn't ask what you had to pay to get it...but I'd bet you got Shafted..............................{G model joke, sorry}

 

[eddypeck]

Hi, I also wondered about the indicators as well as the seat and grab handle looked like 81 spec when I was trying to look it up. It's down as a December 80 production date so that would make it an 81 model as I understand production years don't run January to December but it's also likely they made an error when it was imported. That's not unusual.

i think it's air forks, how can I be sure?

Mileage was bang on 43000 but I've already put another 200 on it.

it was for sale at ?2200 but I got it for a fair bit under the asking for price so I'm happy with that.

 

[salty_monk]

Ed-
B}I missed it in the photos, but I'd be curious how many miles...sorry....Kilometers are on the old girl? Also, are the fork tops "air suspension" caps or pre-load caps?...US bound bikes got air forks while the UK models got pre-load adjustment caps...your lot fared better.

The UK uses miles for their roads/vehicles. It's a common misconception here in the US that the UK is in KM.

Does it have the 80MPH speedo on it? (i.d. speedo only reads to 80mph) I think that's a US only thing....

It has the air caps on the top of the fork legs - can see in the pics. We mostly all ignore the air function & put proper weight springs in with 10w oil. Can play with the air gap at the top (oil height) a bit if you're on the heavier side too.
Cartridge Emulators make a good addition to these forks but I could scrape pegs on my 1000G easily without them....