1985 GS550l scrambler/cafe questions

[Conno1998]

I have an '85 GS550l that is far from stock that I bought on marketplace a couple of years ago. The gas tank and fenders were very poorly rattle canned black and the exhaust is a 4 into 1. I was wondering if anyone has done something like this with this style of frame as it doesn't really have the straight line from gas tank to the seat like some of the older models do. I imagine it is going to take a good amount of frame modification if I decide to start this project. Thoughts?

[unfocused]

Custom Fighters forum is a better choice for the information you seek. You could also search the market places for a different frame and go that direction.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Yeah, I don't think your going to get too much in the way of direction here. It's really up to what you want.
MAYBE if you put up pics of your bike against pics of example your shooting for in the scrambler/cafe spectrum. Even then, there's better places to learn about things like hidden battery /electronics trays, flat seats, pod filters, and knobby tires.
You-Tube guy Urban Monk did a very good whole series on cafe-ing a '78 GS550. You might check that out. I don't particularly like cafes, but i watched every one of his videos in that series
Where he started 7 years ago:

Where he finished 4 years ago:

[Rijko]

It's not an L, but i kinda like what this guy did with a GS550E ... a tail piece on the bike would make it look better i think.

https://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/suzuki-cafe-racer/suzuki-gs550-cafe-racer-d1/

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[Rob S.]

I'll give him some direction. Finish your exhaust in anything but tape.

No excuses. Chrome severely corroded? Get out the flat black, high temp paint. Even if you have to touch it up with a brush every few rides, anything's better than tape!