78 GS550 cafe project

[simon_C]

wow great bike man! i love when people use parts from other bikes! gives me a few ideas for my gs400...

ive got a ninja frontend, wonder if itll fit the neck...

[80GS750]

so what is original exactly, just the frame and engine!!!!

haha that is one badass bike man.. ride the hell out of it for me!

[80GS1000]

Drooooool. Sick looking cafe 'fighter you've got going on there. How's it ride?

[Billy Ricks]

I just took the same front end he is running off of my bike if anyone is interested. I'm using an inverted front end now. There are rotors too but one of them is warped. The top triple has handlebar mounts to run a tubular bar like a Daytona or superbike bend. Too short for 750's but would work great on a 550 or smaller.

[kingofvenus]

My compliments to the chef. Very nice.

[beergood]

You really whipped yourself up a pretty sweet ride there. Enjoy.

[80gs1000e]

Wow, what an amazing bike. Congrats, very nice work. Sick!!!

[first timer]

so where in Wisconsin you at, we should go riding some time if you are not to far.

[bradleymaynar]

WOW!!:shock: 80gs1000e told me about this thread yesterday. Definitely gives me some good ideas of what to do with the Yamaha XS400 I have in pieces in my basement.

You've done a superb job.=D>

Brad bt

[spots25]

wow great bike man! i love when people use parts from other bikes! gives me a few ideas for my gs400...

ive got a ninja frontend, wonder if itll fit the neck...

what year ninja? i've got a 85 900 Ninja front end on my '78 GS400...

also, 78gscafe, once I get my 400 done in the classic cafe style, we might totally have to go riding. I live in SE MN. Just gotta get that katana 600 rear wheel and GS1150 swingarm installed...

[simon_C]

what year ninja? i've got a 85 900 Ninja front end on my '78 GS400...

also, 78gscafe, once I get my 400 done in the classic cafe style, we might totally have to go riding. I live in SE MN. Just gotta get that katana 600 rear wheel and GS1150 swingarm installed...

89 ninja 600.... did it fit???

[spots25]

yeah, the only thing I had to do was take out the... uhhhh... center part that the bearings ride on and have the lower race machined a little smaller

[bradleymaynar]

I live in SE MN.

If you're available the first weekend of October, a group of us are planning on riding up from Galena, IL to Fennimore, WI and spending a day riding around the river. Be nice to meet up with you. Check the meeting place forum for details.

Brad bt

[spots25]

If you're available the first weekend of October, a group of us are planning on riding up from Galena, IL to Fennimore, WI and spending a day riding around the river. Be nice to meet up with you. Check the meeting place forum for details.

Brad bt

dang, I'm gonna be way off in south dakota by then for school... maybe next year...

[78gscafe]

Well the bike wasn't running very well so I upgraded to a dyna s system with three ohm coils. It was very easy to install but suzuki used two different ignition suppliers at the time and dyna sent me the wrong one. So I had to wait almost three weeks calling and emailing them every other day to get the correct one. But now it starts up on the first go and runs all day long. See you at Rockerbox this weekend.