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    Finally..it fits-my motor in frame-pic!

    I'm building a custom bike for a friend and my foundation was a 1980 GS550 motor. Thinking I had found a good donor bike-I bought a complete bike that was GS550E frame with a GS450 motor (roughly 1980)
    Finally after dealing with the 1980 GS550E frame from the donor bike I bought, I scrapped it for now, none of the mounts worked, someone had actually swapped mounts from left to right side...talk about a discouraging headache-
    So, I went ahead and bought a 1982 GS550L Frame-thanks Ebay!
    And thanks to a particular member on here...last night I got the motor to slide into the frame!
    Now I need a new swing arm and front end-
    I'm calling a Suzuki shop today to see if a 1980 GS550L front fork and trip tree will mount to my 1982 GS550L frame...I think it will-
    Soon I will have a roller!
    Here is a pic of the motor in frame...its a phone photo (sorry about quality)

    #2
    As long as they are both L models it should be fine!!

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      #3
      Give the member his perks.
      1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
      1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.

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        #4
        Nice job !! Post up some pics as you go along please.
        Larry D
        1980 GS450S
        1981 GS450S
        2003 Heritage Softtail

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