GS750 in Beautiful British Columbia

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Here it is en route back to Alberta from British Columbia. Labour Day weekend, 1977, at Pocahontas resort area, on Highway 16 in the Rockies. (We don't need no fancy luggage!!)

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A bigger pic of my avatar. Fettling in the mud, Spring 1978. Less hair now, and definitely a different colour!

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Embarrassed to show it, but it is part of the 'history'. My disgusting rattle can paint job. Let the stoning commence!

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The bike when I saw it again for the first time in 30 years. Stored here for 17 years or so. Note the luggage rack which was the giveaway that it was my old bike.

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As delivered to my place.

[Redman]

As delivered to my place.

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Nice. Look at those pipes.

Thanks for posting pics.

Looks like it hasnt suffered any bad hazard in those years.
Wow, those pipes.


I was a bit confused for a while.

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Here is the bike very shortly after I got it, at Mariana Lakes fuel stop
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Your pic of "when I got it", that looked shiny stock, original paint, (post #15 & 16) I was thinking just got it a couple weeks ago.... oh, when you first got it 30 years ago.

30 years ago, when you painted it over. Not last week, original shiny stock paint.

Again, Interesting story of how you moved away, and came back 30 years later, worked with the guy for a year, then looked at bike, and immediately knew it was your old bike.

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Nice. Look at those pipes.
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Usually only hear that comment when looking at a member of the fairer sex. They look great, but on closer inspection there is corrosion underneath at the front of the mufflers. Not too serious (I hope) but I won't know until I finally get it started.

I suppose the condition is to be expected since the bike has never been down and it has been stored indoors all its life. And it has only been 'on the road' for maybe 5 of the 38 years of its life.

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There are not many of the 30 or so bikes I have owned over the years that I would be interested in having back. The one at the top of the list would be my first, a 1972 Honda CB175.

Upon reflection I consider myself incredibly lucky to have a second chance at owning what was one of the most 'ground breaking' bikes of its era. Truth be told, when I bought it I was having difficulty in choosing between the GS and the also, then-new, Kawasaki KZ650. This was, after all, going to be my first 'big' machine. Kawi hyped up the supposed fact that the KZ was a 650 with the performance of a 750. There wasn't much difference in the price, however. Maybe I was seduced by the colour of the GS!! Anyway, $2700 later it was mine.

Not sure what I am going to do with it, however. Hopefully one of my grandsons will show an interest in riding.............