1979 GS1000S Input needed

[curt101]

I have a 79 GS1000S that is not stock. I am looking for other GS'ers input on what I should do. Leave it alone, try and bring it back, or do more mods, or sell. Frame has been nickel plated, after market 4 into 1 exhaust with yoshi pipe, aluminum spoke wheels, 29mm smooth bore carbs with K and N filters, bump seat, oil cooler, fork brace, rear fender cut, ... I think that is it. I love the bike, but have actually been thinking of selling for a newer bike. Right now I have the fairing and gauges off with older Honda speedo and tach installed. Reason being is that I am missing both upper mounts for the fairing and it vibrates when installed because the upper part is loose. The pic I am attaching still shows the fairing on, but it looks more like a regular GS right now. Anyway just looking for input.
Curt

[TheCafeKid]

man that thing looks like hell. It far beyond any restoration or revival. I think the best thing for YOU to do, is allow me to fly out to Seattle and take that thing off your hands for you. I dispose of it propperly. And i wont even charge you for it either! My treat. How does that sound? :-D

[KiwiGS]

If it were me I would keep it! spend the difference in money between it and a newer bike on more mods to compliment the ones it already has.
Just my NZ 2 cents though.
Cheers

[8trackmind]

Anyone can buy a new bike.
You have something special, my friend. If you don't see that, by all means sell it to someone that does.

[steve murdoch]

Curt, the fairing mounts are still available from Suzuki, i think.
The Wes Cooley is a special bike. If it is a legitimate "S" model I would lean towards restoring it to stock condition.
I have a hot rod "S" clone that started out as a '78 "E".

[robertob]

LOL turn it back to stock and sell me that pipe

Seriously I'd keep it as-is and fix the speedo/tach/fairing. It has nice period mods (nickel frame! cool!) and you can't duplicate that today without spending a lot of money.

Personally I'm a huge fan of "resto-mod" bikes cleaned up with contemporary mods like yours.

[renobruce]

Keep it or sell it cheap to me. I'll take good care of her. :-D

I guess it really depends on what you expect from your ride, and what you use your bike for. I prefer the old school stuff over the new stuff, although I will have a Busa someday soon

[simon kuether]

Maaate.You've got the rarest of all the GS's.Take all the crap off it ,sell anything not standard and put that cash back into a full resto.I've recently restored one and have only seen one other.I'll bet my right nut that the good folk on this site will queue up for a chance to take it off your hands to take it back to original.My favorite bike on this site is the June '05 Bike of the month,so I like modded bikes as well,buuuut,that beauty you've got deserves respect,damn it!!!!! If you want something different,buy a pig and build what your little heart desires.Cheers,Simon.:shock:

[pan]

If you do put it back to standard, can I have first refusal on the seat? I may have some top fairing brackets spare, do you have any other pictures of the bike, it looks spot on.

Cheers,
Mark...

[curt101]

Another picture

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[80GS1000]

Wow, beautiful bike.

[TheCafeKid]

Ill give ya 800 for it right now You pay shipping of course...hehehe Gorgeous bike man you should keep it for real.

[knotzilla]

If you want braided brake lines for your project I 've just ordered some from Z1 enterprises for my 1980 gs850g. For $150 I get 3 lines for the front and 1 rear and 8 fittings. I went to my local bike shop which wanted $325 for them to make them up. It pays to shop around,Ted

[renobruce]

I like it. I wouldn't change a thing on it. A customized S..... very cool! Shine it up and ride it with pride. I'd take a nice Wes Cooley S over a new bike all day.

That bike actually has some of the same mods I'm doing on my project GS1000... silver frame and black engine. It's nice to see a bike modded that way so I can get a better idea what mine will look like. I might hit you up for some more pics! :-D

[KGB]

It's your bike, do it up as you wish.

I have a 1980 S. Minor mods, V&H 4>1, Progressive suspension. I also diid a 530 chain conversion years ago. GS1100 swingarm.
Nothing "radical" Typical mods for the time.
I also have a "ZERO" brand superbike racing seat and the stock seat.

Now some people think these are the holy grail of GS'.
I do, but if a person wants to make the bike their own, well.......pick another model

I do love the spoked wheels. The only other S models with spokes I've seen are in Australia--see Sharpy's S. (Which is beautiful)
Are you keeping the spokes? Or want a set of mags? PM me if you do, we may be able to work something out

You've got a very strong base of a bike to work from.

This is a pic with the superbike seat