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    Nice 1981 GPz550



    gpz550 by nessism
    Ed

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    #2
    Auction expired, no sale.

    $5,100 is a lot of money to ask for a pretty bike that doesn't run well......
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      #3
      pipes have been stripped too. Not original not worth the asking price.
      1983 GS 550 LD
      2009 BMW K1300s

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        #4
        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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          #5
          I thought they were all done in black chrome?
          1983 GS 550 LD
          2009 BMW K1300s

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            #6
            Originally posted by Cipher View Post
            I thought they were all done in black chrome?
            You thought wrong.
            Ed

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              #7
              Imagine that thanks for letting us all know.
              1983 GS 550 LD
              2009 BMW K1300s

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                #8
                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 that
                1978 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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                  #9
                  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.
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Big T View Post
                    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 that
                    I do believe the later bikes had black chrome, but not the '81 550. I owned a super pristine sample in the early 1990's and the paint chipped easily. I was wondering at the time if they could be chrome under the black, thus the reason the paint didn't stick very well.
                    Ed

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                      #11
                      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 years
                      1978 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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