Storms 79 1000e

[storm 64]

I am happy to say that my newest motorcycle arrived today. It's in my garage and already up on the lift. Everything looks great. The engine covers still have the old clear coat on them, so I plan on refinishing them. I'm thinking a brushed aluminum look... It came with a box of all the receipts that Sedelen had done to the motorcycle. It gives me a heads up what has been done and what needs to be done. I think with a little detailing here and there it will be show quality with no problem at all.


(not concourse, I ride my motorcycles)

 

[GSXR7ED]

What a sweet bike Norm.


Ed

 

[steve murdoch]

That signature list of bikes is looking mighty impressive.
What wheel chock is on your lift?

 

[Guest]

Be nice to her, Norm. I'm sure she's in good hands.

I was working on Steve's 1100E this morning, trying to find the knocking and it looks like the basket springs. Hoping to win a tight one, if not looks like a APE modified basket is in my future.

 

[dorkburger]

Cool, it seems that once again it has landed in good hands. I find interesting how when a bike or car stays within a group, the name of the person that brought it into the group tends to stay attached to it.

 

[Chuck78]

Very clean score, Norm! That's two GS's in a row you've acquired that are already in nearly immaculate shape... I'm so used to getting well ridden (appearing) bikes that have been butchered up or neglected! I guess I enjoy the mechanical quest and feel rewarded by resurrecting them from ill fate... very good bike you have there...
AND...the only pre-1980's bike in your garage! Cool!

 

[Chuck78]

Maybe this will be the bike of choice now that you ride down to SouthEast Ohio to meet up with us in the hills??? Lighter than the 850 for sure, I'm sure it'd be a blast in the twisties! The shaft may still be a good choice however due to smoothness & no chain stretch over the 3 hour commutes down that way to meet up with us...

Stick some fresh Avon RoadRiders on there, drop in some Racetech Cartridge Emulators and Sonic Springs, and maybe some braided stainless front brake lines to cope with the monstrous 8v engine in scenarios where the right wrist temptation got the best of ya...those few upgrades would make it really sweet!

Does it still have a 630 chain? I was blown away at the smoothness upgrading from a worn 630 up to a high end 530.

Nice bike!

 

[storm 64]

Thanks for the compliment and suggestions Chuck. Yes it does have the 630 chain on it. It's a RK o-ring chain in good condition. I suppose when it starts to wear I'll switch over to the 530. I'm like RobS, I like the bigger masculine look of the 630 chain. I will up grade the brake lines to some stock appearing braided lines. Some Sonics would be nice too. I'm going to the Suzuki shop this weekend to pickup/order gaskets and new engine cover badges... Yes, I can't wait to get down to southeast Ohio, it's always nice meeting up with Chuck and his buddies.

 

[Guest]

That's a good looking bike, make sure and bring it to VMD next year!!!!

 

[Guest]

That is one fine looking collection you have there. Congratulations on the new addition, she looks mint.

 

[Chuck78]

Norm is going to have to enlist a 2nd NE Ohio/Western PA volunteer to help him ride all his pristine bikes to VMD if this keeps up as is!

 

[barnbiketom]

Norm is going to have to enlist a 2nd NE Ohio/Western PA volunteer to help him ride all his pristine bikes to VMD if this keeps up as is!

Yes indeed!!!!!!!! hint hint lol
Congrats Norm.. this one is in GREAT HANDS

 

[rudeman]

Thanks for the compliment and suggestions Chuck. Yes it does have the 630 chain on it. It's a RK o-ring chain in good condition. I suppose when it starts to wear I'll switch over to the 530. I'm like RobS, I like the bigger masculine look of the 630 chain. I will up grade the brake lines to some stock appearing braided lines. Some Sonics would be nice too. I'm going to the Suzuki shop this weekend to pickup/order gaskets and new engine cover badges... Yes, I can't wait to get down to southeast Ohio, it's always nice meeting up with Chuck and his buddies.

Good looking stable of GS bikes! When I free up some room I'm going to look for a GS1100EX; hopefully I can find a blue one.

 

[RichDesmond]

Beautiful bike, identical to my first GS. Enjoy it!

 

[Guest]

Greetings one and all! Surely I miss the bike. It would be an awesome thing to have one down here amonst the sea of one lunger 150cc bikes. And I show pictures of it and the 1100 I use to have to all the bikers I have conversations with. I am now without a bike, but I have access to one. A little 150 crotch rocket Indian job. It's just so disappointing to get on one and open the throttle and not feel any power what so ever, just more noise from the exhaust. And with a top speed of about 70 mph there's not much to get excited about.
The GS1000 was my favorite bike to ride, it just fit me. Enough power without being scared of it like my 1100, I like the handling especially.
This is the bike that inspired me to get the '79 after a 28 year absence of riding.
My first GS1000 was a '78 Skunk that I got with less than 500 miles on it in Alaska. It was bulletproof.


So, 28 years later I decided to look for a bike, and it was a GS1000 I was looking for. But I couldn't find one, but I did find the 1100, and wouldn't you know it 6 month later I found a 1000.
I did in fact replace the chain when I got it, with a RK RXW ring chain, the top of the line, along with new tires, (I wished I had put the next larger size Avon Road Rider on the rear. I also put in new brake pads, front and rear, handlebars, a good set of pipes and kept the best headers. No stuck bolts on the headers, came out easy peasy, new points and condensers, put on a luggage rack I got from someone on the forum, even came in the original box. I changed out lots of parts, recovered the seat, had the major parts painted. I changed out the original levers for recessed, but that clutch safety switch broke, I didn't replace it as the engine turned over. I also changed out the oil filter cover to a '78 model because it had a drain plug. Handlebars, grips, etc. etc. I finally decided it was time to quit putting off my move to Colombia and sell the bikes when a lady pulled out in front of me and a friend of mine riding his Harley Custom Sportster and stopped right in our path. It was as close as I'd ever want to get to T-boning someone and I thought for sure I wasn't going to be able to avoid it. I was going sideways and realizing I couldn't stop in time let off the brakes and managed to go around in front of the car.
Luckily I was riding some 20 feet behind my friend who cut over to where I would've been without looking.
I am thankful someone on the forum got this bike and hope they enjoy it as much as I did.

 

[KEITH KRAUSE]

She's a purty one. I've owned my black '79 since new. Great bike! Enjoy!

 

[storm 64]

I am definitely happy with the motorcycle and I'm looking forward to this summer's riding season. However, I need to do some work to it to get it in top notch condition. I have the engine covers off for refinishing. I took the ignition cover off and was surprised to see POINTS! Points, I never messed with points before. I'm going to upgrade to a Dyna S ignition and Dyna coils/wires. Also it needs a regulator/rectifier upgrade. Hopefully the stator will be good for a while with the SH775 R/R. Then the brake lines will also need replaced. With a few hundred dollars and some elbow grease it will be in top notch condition.

 

[Guest]

I am definitely happy with the motorcycle and I'm looking forward to this summer's riding season. However, I need to do some work to it to get it in top notch condition. I have the engine covers off for refinishing. I took the ignition cover off and was surprised to see POINTS! Points, I never messed with points before. I'm going to upgrade to a Dyna S ignition and Dyna coils/wires. Also it needs a regulator/rectifier upgrade. Hopefully the stator will be good for a while with the SH775 R/R. Then the brake lines will also need replaced. With a few hundred dollars and some elbow grease it will be in top notch condition.

Indeed, it has points, and condensers also, put those in when I got the bike. I wanted to keep it original as best I could, or at least the original parts. The oil cooler came with it, so I kept it, but I did get a original housing in case I ever wanted to remove the cooler, along with the original levers, and the original oil filter cover. Why they replaced the cover with one without a drain plug is beyond me. I always used Suzuki OEM parts. I do believe I polished up one cover, the one the gear shift shaft comes through, but was reluctant to do the rest as I could not get the original points and stator cover emblems. The clutch cover still had the original gold oil level quantity sticker on it, so I didn't fool with that either. Once you remove that dried out oxidized coating, you have to keep it polished frequently as I found out with the 1100. I have seen replacement coatings for sale in aerosol cans but don't know how good it is or how long that will last. The bike started deteriorating, getting weathered when I moved to another place and it was no longer kept in the garage, but in a carport. I know the tires shelf life spells replacement as do the tubes, it's been about 5 years, unless they've been replaced that is. I went through about 20 first generation turn signal control units from E-bay and anywhere else I could find them only to find two good ones, one of which I gave Dale, (Rustybronco) for his Skunk project. Went through 4 handlebars before I found a straight one, Dale gave me a headlight housing, as the one originally on it was indented from where a windshield sat on it. Sometimes things don't always work in your favor though, as I had a flat tire in Daytona and the guy replacing the tube buggered up the decal on the chain guard. Another guy wedged the front fender under a fence rail and scratched and slightly indented the front fender. I tried to find a replacement but couldn't find one better. Sometime before me, before the guy I got from, someone took a spill on it, and if you look at the right case saver you can see that the bike went pretty far down the road on it's side to grind it down so much. I often wondered how he faired. The damage to the bike was a welded handlebar, dents in the tank, the right front foot peg bent (replaced), the seat torn, the seat grab rail scratched (replaced with one that Dale gave me), the rear turn signal sheared off and replaced with a non OEM one, replaced with an OEM one. I believe the bike did have in addition to a windshield, saddlebags as the mounting plates were still there. It also had a set of highway foot pegs mounted to a bar on the frame and fog lights also. So, I had to de modify and repair all of that. I had a guy remove the dents in the tank and repaint the tank, side covers (originals aren't painted) and tail piece, all new emblems. I do believe I had the seat trim painted also. Take your fingernails and you won't feel no edges, high points where the decals are, as there are no decals, those pin stripes are painted on! He was a very good painter. Anyway, I gave Rick a list of what all needed to be done to the bike when I sold it.

 

[storm 64]

I think I'll be keeping this motorcycle for awhile. After buying the motorcycle in December, I've put around $600 into it to update the ignition, charging system, brakes and suspension. I understand Steve for wanting to keep it all original, but I needed it to be as reliable as possible. I did go with the black brake lines to keep its original style. I look forward to putting many miles on the motorcycle this summer. Just making a sweet motorcycle sweeter

 

[Chuck78]

Awesome! No electric in my new house's garage yet so no wrenching for me, just planning projects. Can't wait to see you get this thing on the road this year Norm, keep up the great work!