Time to make my apperience

[Fanning]

Howdy,

I suppose this is going to be my official unofficial project post. Well my summer started off swell, I got a 750 and fixed that up then sold it to a frend of mine. Nice bike, posted a pic of on here somewhere. And he loves the thing, need to sort a few more issues, but its getting there. After selling it to him, I desided I wanted to get myself a project for me, so he found me this 1977 GS 400. Cute little bike. However it looks like its been in a boxing match and lost. Well look for your self:







As you can see, it has seen better days. Lucky for me all the damage is cosmetic. I just pulled all the tins off it and it looked 100 time better.



This is the way she sits right now. I've got a new tank for it and I am going to fix up the seat and what not and she'll right as rain. I'll snap a pic with the new tank on soon so you can see my direction for the bike. I really love working on her, hope to have it running a week or so. Tell me what you guys think of her. I would love an idea for a seat, I am thinking a generic bobber seat as It is gonna be a single seater, but now sure yet.

Anywho, thanks for looking at her.

Fanning

[TheCafeKid]

CAFE that bad boy!!! heheheh

[n1elkyfan]

Those are the best projects to have because with the shape its in you can do what ever you want and not feel guilty about messing up a nice bike.

[t3rmin]

Love the bars. 8-O

[Fanning]

This is what I have so far:





What you see here are just mock up pics right now. The tank is from a different year and I need to make my bracket to hold it on the bike. And the seat is just sitting there. I'm not sold on that seat. Like I said, I think I'm going to put a generic bobber seat on it. Cafe is not totally out of the question, I just like my bars to much.
The plan is to cut the frame after the shocks and fab up my own rear fender. Then mount a custom tail light off the side of the bike somewhere. You guys know the deal.

Fanning

[brveagle]

get rid of those fugly bars... some nice dragbars should do the trick

[dwcopple]

no way, keep the apes and screw the cafe style...that bike screams bobber...however a rear mounted taillight is MUCH safer than a sidemount one...flat trailer fender and a sparto tailight should be no more than $60 combined.

[97Intruder]

Wow, I've seen some bikes in sad shape before, but that one took the prize....wonder what ripped that muffler open like that?.....you definitely have a project on your hands.....me personally, I would do an old school chopper, the way those bars are, and with the twin cylinder, do some kind of crossover to have both pipes exit the right side, maybe straight pipe slashcuts.....a step seat with a mild/wild sissy bar.....a wicked paint job....black-out the chrome, and shiny bits... the cafe thing looks ok, and the bobbers are becoming all to common, I prefer to be different....or maybe do a combo....cafe/bobber/chopper? It all really depends on what your tastes are.
As I said, I would do old school chopper, for some reason, when I first seen it, that's what it screamed to me.
Good luck....post lots of pics.....we love the eye-candy.....plus it gives other starting GS'rs great ideas.

[Fanning]

I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one who loves my bars. That almost exactly what I was thinking. I am planning on using a trailer fender to make my rear fender.

Yeah I know the bike is in real rouph shape, but thats kinda why I wanted it. And I'm pretty sure it was a hammer that did the all the damage to the bike. The tank has hammer claw marks thru it and so does the exhast.

[Grandpa]

I'm glad you've made your appearance!

Good for you that you seem to have the patience and creativity to make something out of that bad boy. :-D

[silverkrown]

Wow that bike is in rough shape. It will be cool to see what you
make of it. Keep us updated.

[Fanning]

I'm glad you've made your appearance!

Oh you hush, I noticed that right away and was like what did I just say. Please forgive me, I'll try to keep my stupidity to a min.