82 GS1100GK comes home...

[Pharkmeh]

lmfao

soz I dont have time to reply in a manner befitting such an occassion....


but ffs


WOOOOO FKN HOOOOO !!!!

[argonsagas]

I like your story, Shirley. Well done!


With air in the tires the bike will be very different.

Take a good, long, look at the tires and be certain they are OK to continue with next spring. Even if the tread looks good, post the information found on the sidewalls. It is truly critical that the tires be good, even if other things are not. Nothing else is as important.

[speedzter2000]

ALL road trips (picking up cars, bikes, etc...) always have great stories attached to them, and live forever... Loved the way you represented yourself, your friend, the bike, and everyone else who helped you out.
Good luck with the project...have you breathed a sigh of relief yet ?:-D

[marvinsc]

Congrats on the Bike and the Adventure Shirl. I suspect that Once You get used to the Bulk You Will Enjoy Having a Muscle Bound Brute at Your Beck and Call!

[ScottMc1100L]

'82 GS1100GK, won on ebay, because I'm crazy AND IT'S HOME!!!

Yes you are :-P and yes it is 8-) !! Good for you, very nice!

[MissFabulous]

Thanks everyone!

It's going to be quite a project! I already know I'll have to fab headlight mounts or opt for a small fairing, add turn signals, and definitely change those tires. Like Ron said, they don't "look" bad but they've been sitting for two years so I'm just going to assume they're toast, but I'll wait until Spring for that since they'll be sitting for a few months anyway.

It has lots of rusty bolts and screws and light surface rust here and there, leaks a little oil and ultimately, I'll want to clean the carbs and who knows what else I'll discover. I'm actually really looking forward to doing all this stuff since I've spent so much time reading about it all spring and summer!

Here you can see some of the rusty bits, but I do have the sidecovers and filter - we took them off for transport.

[Planecrazy]

Cool, Shirl!! One down, another on the way -- your little dirtbike will be continuing it's journey tomorrow night from my place to your friend's shipping depot in Indiana!

Regards,

[MissFabulous]

OMG Steve that's awesome!!! You know it's weird... you KNOW how many bikes I tried to grab all year and how they all slipped through my fingers... why does it not surprise me that they're all now showing up at once??? Watch - I'll get re-offered that Rebel or something or the TX will suddenly show up! And hey - I'd be fine with that! I'd love to have a barn full of projects! Might be a long winter ahead...

I can't wait to get my hands on this thing! Can you PM me your number? Do you have a cell? Do you still have the terminal address? I'll try to get the number for you.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

This is the bike I get to make all my dumb mistakes on without killing myself and have fun without cages in my way. At least trees don't suddenly decide to change lanes... unless one of our big, famous snow storms comes along anyway!

[brenno]

Well done Shirley

You must be on top of the world.Looks a real cool bike.Well done.

Brenno

[MissFabulous]

Well done Shirley

You must be on top of the world.Looks a real cool bike.Well done.

Brenno

Thanks Brenno!!! I can't stop smiling!!! I can't stop browsing the tech thread and saving notes and picking brains already on stuff specific to the GK like I've done with every other bike I thought I'd manage to get but didn't, but I actually have this one! Right here, in my hands!! And I've only gotten three hours of sleep in the last 39 hours!!

I'll tell you what... when they had her running, she sang so sweetly...

You know what else?

I was getting so frustrated as summer abruptly came to a close here that when I heard about other people getting great deals on on this or that bike or free ones, I felt jealousy strongly enough to be discouraged. I HATE jealousy, and I don't like myself when I am feeling it inside me. I think it's the most destructive force in the Universe, and I scolded myself for succumbing to it and kept looking and believing... now I'm one of those people with an amazing find on a bike that is in much better shape than anything in my budget that I've seen all year, and I already have a story I'll never forget to start it off, and a dirtbike on the way to safely get used to things and have a blast in the winter.

Persaverance pays.

Persaverance while staying open minded to new possibilities pays even off bigger.

Just a few of the lessons I've learned so fa,r but among the bigger ones.

I'm so glad I found all of you guys and gals \\/

Now I am going to try and sleep!!!! This isn't likel me - I usually live for sleep!

[brenno]

Thanks Brenno!!! I can't stop smiling!!! I can't stop browsing the tech thread and saving notes and picking brains already on stuff specific to the GK like I've done with every other bike I thought I'd manage to get but didn't, but I actually have this one! Right here, in my hands!! And I've only gotten three hours of sleep in the last 39 hours!!

I'll tell you what... when they had her running, she sang so sweetly...

You know what else?

I was getting so frustrated as summer abruptly came to a close here that when I heard about other people getting great deals on on this or that bike or free ones, I felt jealousy strongly enough to be discouraged. I HATE jealousy, and I don't like myself when I am feeling it inside me. I think it's the most destructive force in the Universe, and I scolded myself for succumbing to it and kept looking and believing... now I'm one of those people with an amazing find on a bike that is in much better shape than anything in my budget that I've seen all year, and I already have a story I'll never forget to start it off, and a dirtbike on the way to safely get used to things and have a blast in the winter.

Persaverance pays.

Persaverance while staying open minded to new possibilities pays even off bigger.

Just a few of the lessons I've learned so fa,r but among the bigger ones.

I'm so glad I found all of you guys and gals \\/

Now I am going to try and sleep!!!! This isn't likel me - I usually live for sleep!

Cool Shirley.Sleep well.

You are going to have so many great stories to tell now with your new stable of bikes.It will be summer /spring again before you know it.The good thing is that you have a bit of time up your sleeve to get the bikes just how you want them.

Keep your stories coming Shirl
mate.

Brenno

[Captk]

Keep the storys coming,the dream is real.

You and the GS, what a team!

Congratulations,some things are just meant to be. Good on you.

[beby99]

... it looks so sweet to me in my driveway! THERE IS A GS IN MY DRIVEWAY!!!!

Gives me goose bumps all over....congrats girl.

[Billyboy]

More pics!

[MissFabulous]

More pics!

Here's an album I set up with close up shots. Besides taking off the fairing and luggage, pre-spraying rusty fasteners, looking in the tank, checking oil, etc... I'm not sure what I'll do next! Figuring out where to start should be interesting...

http://rides.webshots.com/album/555149669RIfOHN