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Ive got an 85 gs450L I'd like to customize with out ruining. Its got 7700 original miles and is in excellent mechanical condition and good condition appearance wise. I like bobbers and rat bikes but its to nice of a bike to cut up. I just want to set it apart from the other gs bikes I see. Any suggestions are welcome.
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gold plate everything......1978 GS1085.
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24 or 18 carat?Comment
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18 is more durable i think, 24 is too softOriginally posted by selzer85 View Post
1978 GS1085.
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I'll keep that in mind. I was thinking more along the lines of custom paint and maybe swaping in some spoke wheels. The only body parts that are in rough shape are the fenders (the PO did a poor attempt at bobbing them but luckily left the frame untouched) so im going to need some replacements.Comment
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the choice is yours really,its your bike with your ideas. if you swap wheels and give it a nice paint job it will stand out from the rest, although there are hundreds of GS's out there with different wheels and pain jobs.
main thing is it will turn out how YOU want it to, not what other people think it should look like.1978 GS1085.
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Any suggestions on fenders I haven't checked Ebay yet but you dont find alot of L fenders here in Tennessee.Comment
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go for something different. you can make anything fit if you put your mind to it......1978 GS1085.
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Thank you I appreciate the adviceComment
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I saw a interesting pic in a thread in the last year where a person had taken a curvy long Harley F fender, cut it down and used it on the rear of his GS.
It was still about the same length as the stock rear fender on a GS, but looked really nice I thought.
There are so many options to custom on the cheap or not.
If you have A good fast internet connection start browsing different parts on E-bay and see if there is anything you think may look good on your bike.
The first thing I would change would be the headlight as you can get a custom look and upgrade something that I feel really needs it at the same time.
Something to keep in mind, studies have shown that in the daylight people are more likely to notice a motorcycle with two headlights up front then one.
At night my 750L could use some extra light with more angling out to help spot the woodland critters that like to pop out of the trees and cornfields where I live.Comment
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I just searched for pics of your bike...get shorter handlebars...and a shorter rear fender. I have an "L" seat on my "T" and I like the backstop for when I lean on the tank. And if you have any unnecessary accoutrements...86 them.
I have a cut rear fender from an 82/750T. If I were to use it, I'd have to drill 3 holes to hold the tail light. The cut end is sharp too so I'll file it down so I don't cut myself.
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Ape hangers....it's all the rage.Rob
1983 1100ES, 98' ST1100, 02' DR-Z400E and a few other 'bits and pieces'
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Whatever you do to the bike, do it because it makes YOU happy. Following subjective/trendy mods can lead down expensive roads...sigpic
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Do you see lots of GS's in your area? Post some pics in the GS sightings thread.Originally posted by selzer85 View Post
Restore yours to all original bone stock condition. No one else will have one like it. The only modification I would suggest is handle bars from an early Goldwing. They're bent a little different and much more comfortable, but hard to tell them from stock L bars.
Buddy09 Yamaha Venture Royal (my first Yamaha)
83 Honda VT500FT Ascot (three of them)
81 GS650G for the wife.
82 Suzuki GS850GL Bought it 3 times, sold it twice, then traded for a nice 82 GS1100G AND a 93 Honda 750 Nighthawk, even WOW!
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Get a spare set of fenders, tank, and side covers to make it custom. Keep the OEM ( and best ) ones in case you want to put it back as was. AND if you sell it, youll have the added point of having all the original stuff as a selling point.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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