Finally a picture or two

[Guest]

Well, I said I would post a picture of the repainted front fender, rattle canned and all.

[Griffin]

Looks good. Since I first saw one in a magazine ad, I have loved that maroon/black color combo on the '83 GS750E. I see you removed the bikini fairing and installed a round headlight to facilitate the new windshield.

Rattle can paint jobs, if done correctly and carefully, can be made to look almost as nice as a professionally sprayed job. The big problem is durability.

I've painted many body parts with rattle cans before, and several people have commented that they had no idea it wasn't factory until I told them. I wouldn't ever try rattling a fuel tank because the clear would be ruined after one paint splash, but fenders, tail pieces, and side covers can be made to look like new with spray cans.

Looks like you're ready for the open road.

[Craiger]

Very nice, Clone! Bike looks great.

[scottp8113]

wait... since when did suzuki make the HHR? i guess the engine is the same size though 8-[

[jola]

Suzuki decal on a Chevy?? Travesty! Nice motorcycle though.

[Clone]

I am proud to ride an ancient Suzuki, it is no different than those guys who put a harley sticker/buel,yamaha, arctic cat sticker on their other rides. My wife hates that red S, the first day she came home, the first thing she says to me is where did that Suzuki sticker come from:roll:

[jola]

Not to go off topic, and feel free to switch to PM, but how do you like the HHR? My mom may be picking one up soon. I've sat in one and it was too awkward and squished for my liking but I'm a lot taller then her. How is the reliability, mpg (guess that depends on which motor you get), handling, etc.?

[Clone]

Jola, the HHR is nice for us, both of us are under 5'10" and not heavy folks. So we find it roomy, with the dog in the back seat. The seat folds down flat and gives you a huge cargo area. It does suffer from severe torque steer when you stand on it. But that is from the 2.4ecotec, the smaller engine doesn't torque steer so badly. The other issue is the 2.4 doesn't like regular, it neds midgrade or premium so it costs a bit more to fill up. The milage is pretty good, consistently 8.0l/100k on the highway and around a steady 60k in town, you can get 6l/100k. In stop and go traffic it gets up to around 11l/100k. If you use the cruise a lot it is really economical. And for us the trade off was interior space vs ride vs economy vs comfort. And 0% financing was important.

Does this help?

[zig06]

Every time I see a picture of a clean '83 GS750, I think "why in the heck did I sell mine!"

Nice bike ~ your a lucky man!

Maybe some day I'll find another. [-o<

[jola]

Jola, the HHR is nice for us, both of us are under 5'10" and not heavy folks. So we find it roomy, with the dog in the back seat. The seat folds down flat and gives you a huge cargo area. It does suffer from severe torque steer when you stand on it. But that is from the 2.4ecotec, the smaller engine doesn't torque steer so badly. The other issue is the 2.4 doesn't like regular, it neds midgrade or premium so it costs a bit more to fill up. The milage is pretty good, consistently 8.0l/100k on the highway and around a steady 60k in town, you can get 6l/100k. In stop and go traffic it gets up to around 11l/100k. If you use the cruise a lot it is really economical. And for us the trade off was interior space vs ride vs economy vs comfort. And 0% financing was important.

Does this help?

Thanks! It helps a lot.