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New GS Owner
Hello from San Antonio, Texas! New to the forum but not motorcycles. I'm a frequent poster on KZ650.info. I'm am an old fogie that rode a lot when young but put aside when I got married and had kids. Fast forward to a new cable show about Cafe Racers and the fire is re-ignited! I found a basket case 79 Kawasaki KZ650 SR. Only 17k on the clock but clearly had been sitting out side for awhile. Ponied up $650 and brought it home. Took me a while to ge my feet wet again so I took my time. Pulled the plugs and looked at the piston tops. They were nice and clear. Pulled the pan and it was pristine so I knew it would run. Tore it down to the frame and built myself a very nice cafe racer!
A year and half build and approximately 3000 miles I got my riding wings back and needed more power. I reluctantly sold her and purchased a 95 Honda CB1000 (Big One). Still own that bike today and only did cosmetic changes. Great riding bike! But.....I missed my Cafe Racer! That bike drew a crowd! In the Texas Hill Country there's well, a sea of Harley's. So lucky me, I came across a 83 Suzuki GS1100ES! It's been stored in a shed for 20 years. Clock is broke and shows 2513 miles. PO said no more than 2k more. It's a little rough on the outside but original tires are holding are. Peg rubber looks good. Dent in top of tank where something dropped on it and scrape on right side of fairing and seat hump. Very solid bike and @ $300 how could I resist! I don't have a lot of knowledge about these bikes but a retired Colonel who sold me the Honda is a Suzuki guy. Told me it was the one to have! Plan is to Cafe this Rocket and have the best of both worlds! At 58 I probably should be riding a Harley but these are what I loved as a kid and young man. 1st bike was a Honda Trail 70, then CB350 Twin, and last was Z900. Never was a Cruiser guy. Although almost everyone I ride with is!new bike 1.jpg
A year and half build and approximately 3000 miles I got my riding wings back and needed more power. I reluctantly sold her and purchased a 95 Honda CB1000 (Big One). Still own that bike today and only did cosmetic changes. Great riding bike! But.....I missed my Cafe Racer! That bike drew a crowd! In the Texas Hill Country there's well, a sea of Harley's. So lucky me, I came across a 83 Suzuki GS1100ES! It's been stored in a shed for 20 years. Clock is broke and shows 2513 miles. PO said no more than 2k more. It's a little rough on the outside but original tires are holding are. Peg rubber looks good. Dent in top of tank where something dropped on it and scrape on right side of fairing and seat hump. Very solid bike and @ $300 how could I resist! I don't have a lot of knowledge about these bikes but a retired Colonel who sold me the Honda is a Suzuki guy. Told me it was the one to have! Plan is to Cafe this Rocket and have the best of both worlds! At 58 I probably should be riding a Harley but these are what I loved as a kid and young man. 1st bike was a Honda Trail 70, then CB350 Twin, and last was Z900. Never was a Cruiser guy. Although almost everyone I ride with is!new bike 1.jpg
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