New member introductory 1st post

[BEW]

Greetings! Thanks for the acceptance of letting me join this forum. I do not presently own a Suzuki GS but did back in 1982 when I purchased a new maroon GS1100E with matching Bell helmet from a motorcycle shop in Rome GA. I kept this great bike 2 years and foolishly traded it even Steven for a small Italian 2 seat sports car. What a mistake as the engine blew in the car 2 weeks later! Anyway, I am a vintage 2 stroke street bike junkie and currently own a 76 Suzuki GT750 A Water Buffalo, a 72 Kawasaki H2 750 Mach IV Triple, and a KRR Yamaha RZ350. Have been riding so since 1971 and currently 62 years old and retired. I primarily joined for reasons related to planned upgrades on my GT750A with front suspension mods/ braking upgrades and knew you guys would know all the answers to questions I’ll have. I also joined as I’ve heard of this salty_monk fellow that sells caliper adapter kits and hoping he still may have some. Just wanted to give an intro before I post up some questions. Glad to be here!

[rphillips]

Shouldn't be a problem. GS vs GT exact same thing only different. Good luck & welcome

[GSXR7ED]

Welcome!

62 years of age...you're a young buckaroo around here...lol!

I'm one of the young ones pushing 55 next month. I'm not 20-something anymore and I outsource many things I can't be bothered to do...lol!

Let's see pics of your ride(s)...you've been riding for a while...I started at age 44.

Ed

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[Markrkolb]

Greetings and welcome from another newbie! I would love to see pics of your water buffalo. My first new vehicle purchase was a 2-stroke Suzuki gt550 in 1972. I have recently fallen for a few gs550s but i will always have a soft spot for the 2-strokes. This has been a great forum to learn new things and be entertained. Lots of nice people here to help us!

[BigD_83]

Waitaminit...I know you are not the first member from Macon, GA. The place must be overrun with old Suzukis, or at least old Suzuki lovers.

That's a nice stable of smokers you have. I have always loved the KRR RZ350. My parents (rightfully, in retrospect) fought me tooth and nail when I suggested it'd be a great, first motorcycle when standing astride one on the showroom floor back in the day. I don't think MY eyeroll could have gone further into my head when the salesman suggested a Seca 450 instead.

[Redman]

BEW, Welcome. Thanks for intro. Pics would be good.

Yep, Salty Monk here is the guy with the brake mod/update.

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[alke46]

Welcome to the site and yes, we do love looking at pictures here. Let's see those 2 strokers. My 1st bike was a GT550 2 stroker. What a thrill the 1st time I rode it.

[salty_monk]

Welcome to the madhouse.... (Yes I do have a few sets on my shelf).

[Rob S.]

Welcome, and please show us lots and lots of pics of your Kaw H2!

[BEW]

Thanks for the warm and friendly welcome! Question on posting pics- is there a way to direct upload from this site as an attachment? I’d make sure to resize to 640 x 480.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Welcome BEW. Please create a signature with, at the very least, your bike info. Go to Settings at the top right of any page, while you're logged in, then find the signature links on the left side of the page.

The best method for posting pics on this forum is to have the pictures hosted on a picture sharing site like Flickr or Imgur. Once you set up an account and upload your pictures, you need to copy the BBCode of the image, and paste it into your post. I have detailed instructions on using Imgur linked in my signature.

[BEW]

Test for signature. Hope it works!

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Signature looks good!

[Markrkolb]

Thanks Rich very helpful

[BEW]

Welcome to the madhouse.... (Yes I do have a few sets on my shelf).

Will be sending you an email so you can see if you have what I need. Thanks for piping in!