GS1000 Livery (1978)

[Anonymous]

I'm looking at buying what is described as a '78 GS1000. Looking at the standard bikes in the gallery, this one's livery doesn't seem to match. This bike is all black, but has a white stipe along the top centre of the tank and the tail peice. Does this denaote a specific model or is it merely one of many paint schemes that were used?

Thanks

Darryl

[earlfor]

Re: GS1000 Livery (1978)

I dont believe that would be a factory paint scheme. I cant recollect any of the GS line coming with that combination. Could be wrong though, as I have recently been reminded that a mind is a terrible thing to lose. :-)

Earl

I'm looking at buying what is described as a '78 GS1000. Looking at the standard bikes in the gallery, this one's livery doesn't seem to match. This bike is all black, but has a white stipe along the top centre of the tank and the tail peice. Does this denaote a specific model or is it merely one of many paint schemes that were used?

Thanks

Darryl

[KGB]

Could be aEuro model. Some of them had different paint schemes.
Doug,CragAntler posted a paint chart showing models and years of paint.

Somewhere on this web site..........

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I should have mentioned that it was a British bike. Actually there seems to be two white stripes across the top centre of the tank and tail piece, about 2 or 3 inches apart. Also a big GS log sits on top of the tank, so it looks like a pukka suzuki thing.

I'll have to have a look for the colour scheme post.

Thanks.

Darryl

[robinjo]

I think its a custom paint job, sounds nice though.

[focus frenzy]

black with two white stripes running down the center??
sounds like a skunk!

[Hoomgar]

It is indeed the skunk!

In 78 they made your bike with that paint and it was quickly dubbed the skunk because of the black with a white stripe.

There are a few in the gallery under 78.

Here is the first one that comes up. It's a nice one too

http://www.thegsresources.com/_scripts/gallerydispwnd.php?RegID=401