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Nice 1981 GPz550
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Those pipes look stock to me. The '81 bikes had some crappy fragile paint for the black coloring. By the lack of chips I assume there has been some touchup done on them.Ed
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Originally posted by Cipher View PostI thought they were all done in black chrome?Ed
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The 81's are unique in a number of ways, the pipe paint being one of them
I'll have to check my magazine test further, the one being sold pipes are satin and I think they may have originally have been flat black. Mine are flat black, but I repainted them about 1990 and that's too long ago to remember
The later GPz had the block chrome pipes, so you were right about that1978 GS 1000 (since new)
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I don't recall any GPz bikes of this era that did not have a black chrome finish, at least a bit shinier than that one.Last edited by 1980GS1000E; 08-05-2016, 02:03 PM.NO PIC THANKS TO FOTO BUCKET FOR BEING RIDICULOUS
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Originally posted by Big T View PostThe 81's are unique in a number of ways, the pipe paint being one of them
I'll have to check my magazine test further, the one being sold pipes are satin and I think they may have originally have been flat black. Mine are flat black, but I repainted them about 1990 and that's too long ago to remember
The later GPz had the block chrome pipes, so you were right about thatEd
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Mine is showing some rust underneath, so I really need to have them blasted and repainted
I'm going to have to confirm the shade of black, because I don't think I'll be owning it in 25 years1978 GS 1000 (since new)
1979 GS 1000 (The Fridge, superbike replica project)
1978 GS 1000 (parts)
1981 GS 850 (anyone want a project?)
1981 GPZ 550 (backroad screamer)
1970 450 Mk IIID (THUMP!)
2007 DRz 400S
1999 ATK 490ES
1994 DR 350SES
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