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They said they couldnt find the month, but that VIN comes back to a 1980 GS 1000GT. Thats about all I got.
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Last edited by chuck hahn; 08-10-2015, 05:57 PM.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it. -
She did ask me if I had the engine # ..maybe PM me that and I can call back???????Last edited by chuck hahn; 08-10-2015, 06:25 PM.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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This is very good of you Chuck. I'll PM you all the details I've got (if I can figure out how to do PMs on this forum - if not, I'll just post them on here).
I'll have a go at posting some pics too. Shall I keep everything on this thread for now or should I start a new one somewhere else?
Thanks again to everyone so far your patience and help. I'm not at all computer-savvy so it takes me ages to get the hang of anything new, like this forum...Comment
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Here is a pic of my new bike. The staining on the board under it is just the Gunk I sprayed on the front and underside of the engine to start dissolving the oily grime. It came off a treat. I'm pretty sure all the oil was coming from the tacho drive unit.
Having removed the screen and rack, and cleaned it up a bit, I've realised just how original and untouched it is. Because somebody sprayed it green I'd kind of looked at it as a typically messed around 30+ year old bike, but it seems that the paint is the only think done. All the wiring looks original, all the pivoting parts (stands, brake pedal, gear linkage, handlebar levers etc) have very little slop, suggesting the mileage (about 28,000) could be true.
I'm already changing my mind on what to do with it. To begin with I thought I'd simply identify and fix anything necessary and just ride it. But I'm veering towards doing a full resto job now. I need to find some photos of the blue paint scheme from all angles so i can get it replicated. I have one pic of that scheme and it looks great: not so keen on the black or red, though I think this one was red originally.Last edited by Guest; 08-11-2015, 07:39 AM.Comment
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They usually dont paint the bottoms of tank when they do a repaint so there may be the original color under there....but red is one of the original colors.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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Couldnt get anywhere with the engine number Jon..but at least we do know its a 1980 bike.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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Very good of you to go to the trouble of trying to find the info Chuck, much appreciated. As you say, we know it's 1980 now, and that should be plenty good enough for almost all purposes.Comment
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