Gettin there, sloooowly...

[po-boy]

Rear end mock-up, long way to go...

[Richharr]

hardtail in the plans?

[po-boy]

For right now, solid struts. Pic was to verify length before I start weldin them up. Yours is lookin sweeet by the way Richaar. I would love to do an actual hardtail, but this was a $30 craigslist find and so I'm buildin it on the CHEAP, as in $500 budget. Tryin to build it using the cheapest methods available. We seem to think alike on that aspect, ie yur sissy bar, "oil tank", good stuff, keep it up man. Still got some grindin to do on the frame before prime amd paint, then forwards from son's stunt pegs off his bmx bike... Yeah, I'm cheap.

[Richharr]

what about just doing a cheap hardtail, the top 2 legs and using the swingarm as the bottom. shouldn't cost more than $30 in material

best one I could find

[Richharr]

[Richharr]

here is a cheap hartail job, I'm gonna keep pushing you to do it!

http://www.bikepics.com/members/fixedschwinn/79gs450/

[groundshock]

Y'know theyre your bikes, and you do what you want, but I really wish this cutting up of perfectly good bikes would stop.

Its not like theyre making more of these every day.

[Richharr]

Y'know theyre your bikes, and you do what you want, but I really wish this cutting up of perfectly good bikes would stop.

Its not like theyre making more of these every day.

people cutting things up makes the originals even more rare, so for those of you with awesome looking originals (in this case GS'), you get a boost in value. the bikes I have were destined to rust to death in a garage, at least someone is using it. We have plenty of time before anyone (outside of us) cares about suzuki gs', lets enjoy them while they aren't rare and therefor CHEAP.

[NetBSD]

Y'know theyre your bikes, and you do what you want, but I really wish this cutting up of perfectly good bikes would stop.

Its not like theyre making more of these every day.

its the 80 and 70's, lots left. now if it was a 60's id think twice about chopping them.

i got an idea, lets just put these bikes in the back yard or garage to get REAL old and rusty then try to sell em

[Napoleon047]

people cutting things up makes the originals even more rare, so for those of you with awesome looking originals (in this case GS'), you get a boost in value. the bikes I have were destined to rust to death in a garage, at least someone is using it. We have plenty of time before anyone (outside of us) cares about suzuki gs', lets enjoy them while they aren't rare and therefor CHEAP.

I agree, if the guy doesn't want to spend the cash on a bike with trashed or no shocks, he has two choices: hardtail or part out the bike. I would rather him hardtail it and keep it on the road than part it out.

[po-boy]

Y'know theyre your bikes, and you do what you want, but I really wish this cutting up of perfectly good bikes would stop.

Its not like theyre making more of these every day.

I realize this is for the most part a "purist" forum here, but lets be honest, these are not "rare collectibles" by any stretch of the imagination. If any of you have illusions of sellin your pristine, unmolested GS in hopes of gettin rich or retiring from the profits, I've got a bridge to sell ya... These bikes were designed and sold as transportation back in the day and were produced by the tens of thousands, rare, nah, not so much. Whatever your taste, make yur bike yours, ride it and enjoy it. Imagine your local bike night w/ nothing but stock bikes, whatever brand or flavor, can you say BOREING? For those of you appreciate the work and time involved in altering any stock vehichle, I raise my frosty 12 oz. and solute you, keep the pics and suggestions coming.
I will now place my soap-box back in its place and await the back-lash sure to follow.
Keep choppin...
Jeff

[Beaker]

I realize this is for the most part a "purist" forum here, but lets be honest, these are not "rare collectibles" by any stretch of the imagination. If any of you have illusions of sellin your pristine, unmolested GS in hopes of gettin rich or retiring from the profits, I've got a bridge to sell ya... These bikes were designed and sold as transportation back in the day and were produced by the tens of thousands, rare, nah, not so much. Whatever your taste, make yur bike yours, ride it and enjoy it. Imagine your local bike night w/ nothing but stock bikes, whatever brand or flavor, can you say BOREING? For those of you appreciate the work and time involved in altering any stock vehichle, I raise my frosty 12 oz. and solute you, keep the pics and suggestions coming.
I will now place my soap-box back in its place and await the back-lash sure to follow.
Keep choppin...
Jeff

Here, here Jeff. Well said. As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and what I have seen so far is excellent. Keep them pix coming!!

[OhioEric]

do what you want, do what makes you happy, just make it cool!
Are you a member at
thechopperunderground.com ? you need to register to get in, site hacked and erased last year so registration is required to enter...
Really good guys, and very knowledgeable about what you want to do.
( they refer to this site often, so i hope the admins dont mind my link)

it is what you are looking for...

[groundshock]

I realize this is for the most part a "purist" forum here, but lets be honest, these are not "rare collectibles" by any stretch of the imagination. If any of you have illusions of sellin your pristine, unmolested GS in hopes of gettin rich or retiring from the profits, I've got a bridge to sell ya... These bikes were designed and sold as transportation back in the day and were produced by the tens of thousands, rare, nah, not so much. Whatever your taste, make yur bike yours, ride it and enjoy it. Imagine your local bike night w/ nothing but stock bikes, whatever brand or flavor, can you say BOREING? For those of you appreciate the work and time involved in altering any stock vehichle, I raise my frosty 12 oz. and solute you, keep the pics and suggestions coming.
I will now place my soap-box back in its place and await the back-lash sure to follow.
Keep choppin...
Jeff

My problem is 99.9999999% of the bikes similar to what you are creating end up complete garbage that the creator rides for a month, realizes the bike is now trashed, and they end up in worse shape than they were before.

You very well might end up making something very interesting and well-made, but the odds lean towards welding the back end tight, cutting off the exhaust, painting it flat black, using a leather throw pillow as a seat, and the whole now-destroyed mess looking like complete sh*t.

Sorry to crap on your thread. Good luck.

[jknappsax]

Are those GSXR brakes and rear wheel?