New Member Introduction - Thordane65

[Guest]

Hey there! So excited to find this Forum.... holy cow been doing some reading and there a ton of expert level info here so thanks!

I have an 1981 GS1100E I'm restoring / upgrading / cafe racer etc. Not new to bikes. In 1991 (19 years old) I had a 1989 GSXR1100... thank god I survived that monster. But always wanted an 80-83 GS1100E as my dads buddy had one and never got over it. I've been restoring 65 mustangs for years and this is my first bike resto... so some possible dumb questions coming your way... but I'll make sure I read as many posts before asking :-)

Looking forward to learning about and building this beast. Plans are for a performance engine build... while maintaining the retro looks with some obvious safety (brakes, maybe forks) upgrades. Very similar to my mustang (she runs low 11's but is streetable and safe but still looks and feels 1965). Considering GSXR upgrades but also dont want to take away from the vintage look and feel of this bike... its always a balance.

great to be here!

[steve murdoch]

Welcome aboard, Thor.
Good looking bikes with some nice upgrades already. The steel brake lines, oil cooler, louder horn and i like the sound of the Supertrapp systems.
Lots of BC owners on the site.

[salty_monk]

Welcome to the madhouse

[Gorminrider]

Hi Thordane! Gee, you're just up the sound from me. A Suzuki as nice as that- I'll definitely keep an eye out and flag you down somewhere's.... I guess you know to visit Jack's on Ryan rd the odd time in case he gets an old Suzuki in....and watch out for the salt if you take her out for a rideabout this winter. These Suzukis dissolve quickly with a bit of salty road-dust....

[1978GS750E]

Welcome! Nice looking GS. You might want to cover up that Harley in any future pics, as there are many Harley haters wandering around this site!Just kidding!

[mvalenti]

Welcome aboard

[80GS1000]

Welcome to the nuthouse!

[Thordane65]

Thanks! And I absolutely love your GS... very similar build to what Im going to do..... curious are those Bandit forks? Ive researched endlessly and still undecided what forks to upgrade too.

[Thordane65]

great to hear from you Gorminrider... yes ive been told about Jack's ... will have to head there for a visit. Im looking for someone to rebuild and performance modify the GS. yes, winter is upon us!

[80GS1000]

Thanks! And I absolutely love your GS... very similar build to what Im going to do..... curious are those Bandit forks? Ive researched endlessly and still undecided what forks to upgrade too.

The gold forks are from a 04 GSXR 1000. Lots of folks use the Bandit 1200 forks because they are a similar length as the stock GS forks and maintain a stock-ish appearance while allowing you to run a 17" front wheel, radial front tire, and better brakes.

[ddaniels]

Welcome to the forum. Great looking bike! And show the Harley Davidson proudly.