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This is my GS750EF.
I've been lurking and asking a few questions here for a couple of years but due to other projects (like opening a small business) I didn't have time to get to work on her until last spring.
Right here at the top I want to thank Sargent Cycle Products for making me up a great seatcover for my stock seat. Great to deal with and I plan to have them redo my Katana 550 seat when I get to that point.
Since I took these pics I leveled out the turn signals and the temp registration is no longer under the windscreen.
I've also added three thin dark grey stripes to the side panels to match the tank and fairing color and painted the fairing "gills" to match. Its really a very dark metallic grey, not black. The gold and black Suzuki and GS750EF lettering was on the bike when I got it. I added the grey and resprayed the tail, fairing lowers, right side panel (from a blue bike) and added the stripe to the tank. Blending in around the existing lettering was an adventure for my first shot at painting a bike but I'm really happy with how it came out. Oh yeah, I replaced the foam and wire ties on the grips with real foam grip covers. :roll: I used these mirrors, they work well and hold position up to at least 105mph. :twisted:
This bike is made up of parts of four bikes, at least.
'84 GS750EF - All the plastic save one side panel that I got on ebay, wheels, seat pan, center stand, side stand, foot pegs (all of 'em), tank, forks, bars/controls, carbs and airbox, exhaust header pipes (Stock) and wiring
'83 GS750ES Engine. "shorty" fairing lowers from the ES painted to match the bike if I want to go more naked. (And this is the bike I was going to restore!)
'83 GS750E Frame and title. The ES owner never turned up the title before I lost him back in CT (I had this in the garage for about six years before I worked on it) and the EF was sweet talked across the border with no emissions papers and with the promise that I'd do time if I tried to register it.
'83 GS750ES off ebay, right side cover.
'?? Hayabusa. Canisters and mid pipes mated to stock header pipes with 'busa adapters. (I'll get around to posting pics in P-Mods soon, really!)
So it isn't REALLY and EF on paper or even an '84 but I think its close enough.
Since I finished her in early October 2005 I put about 500 local shakedown miles on her, changed the chain and sprockets (530 -15/45) then road down to Atlanta from Upstate NY just before Thanksgiving where I left her in a safe garage until I get back down there myself in about a month.
All in all I'm really happy with this, my first bike. I've got lots more to learn I know but I rebuilt or refurbed everything from the front calipers to the speedo drive to the shock preload adjuster to the tail light and I'm proud every time I look at her.
I hope you like how she looks, (all) comments welcome!
/\/\ac
P.s. I'm going to post a new pic ot two of how it looks now once I get back in the same state. What do you think, do I stand a chance at bike of the month?
I've been lurking and asking a few questions here for a couple of years but due to other projects (like opening a small business) I didn't have time to get to work on her until last spring.
Right here at the top I want to thank Sargent Cycle Products for making me up a great seatcover for my stock seat. Great to deal with and I plan to have them redo my Katana 550 seat when I get to that point.
Since I took these pics I leveled out the turn signals and the temp registration is no longer under the windscreen.
I've also added three thin dark grey stripes to the side panels to match the tank and fairing color and painted the fairing "gills" to match. Its really a very dark metallic grey, not black. The gold and black Suzuki and GS750EF lettering was on the bike when I got it. I added the grey and resprayed the tail, fairing lowers, right side panel (from a blue bike) and added the stripe to the tank. Blending in around the existing lettering was an adventure for my first shot at painting a bike but I'm really happy with how it came out. Oh yeah, I replaced the foam and wire ties on the grips with real foam grip covers. :roll: I used these mirrors, they work well and hold position up to at least 105mph. :twisted:
This bike is made up of parts of four bikes, at least.
'84 GS750EF - All the plastic save one side panel that I got on ebay, wheels, seat pan, center stand, side stand, foot pegs (all of 'em), tank, forks, bars/controls, carbs and airbox, exhaust header pipes (Stock) and wiring
'83 GS750ES Engine. "shorty" fairing lowers from the ES painted to match the bike if I want to go more naked. (And this is the bike I was going to restore!)
'83 GS750E Frame and title. The ES owner never turned up the title before I lost him back in CT (I had this in the garage for about six years before I worked on it) and the EF was sweet talked across the border with no emissions papers and with the promise that I'd do time if I tried to register it.
'83 GS750ES off ebay, right side cover.
'?? Hayabusa. Canisters and mid pipes mated to stock header pipes with 'busa adapters. (I'll get around to posting pics in P-Mods soon, really!)
So it isn't REALLY and EF on paper or even an '84 but I think its close enough.
Since I finished her in early October 2005 I put about 500 local shakedown miles on her, changed the chain and sprockets (530 -15/45) then road down to Atlanta from Upstate NY just before Thanksgiving where I left her in a safe garage until I get back down there myself in about a month.
All in all I'm really happy with this, my first bike. I've got lots more to learn I know but I rebuilt or refurbed everything from the front calipers to the speedo drive to the shock preload adjuster to the tail light and I'm proud every time I look at her.
I hope you like how she looks, (all) comments welcome!
/\/\ac
P.s. I'm going to post a new pic ot two of how it looks now once I get back in the same state. What do you think, do I stand a chance at bike of the month?
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