Nothing more expensive than a free bike, or my GS-850 tale

[lti_57]

Well ok not so much a tale not too much into writing and being witty.
any way here are some pics of my 1980 GS-850 when i picked it up in sept or oct.




I know pic,s are great right here's some more.




hope i am not using to much band width



my project today MLK day



fiber glass over foam the shapping begins bondo to smooth it out then rough it up and lay over another layer of glass mat finer looking stuff not the course stuff i used at first then make an aluminium plate at the front between it and the foam seat with an opening for tools and my papers for the law dogs

[Steve]

OK, any idea how much your "free" 850 has cost you so far?

My "free" 850 at least came as a "roller", but needed a bit of work, along with various body panels and the usual maintenance items.
After a couple months of ordering, cleaning and assembling, the total came to $869.60.
The result was not aesthetically perfect, but mechanically, it was great.

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[lti_57]

I am probably in it for around 600-700 dollars
I will probably wind up with 1000-1200 dollars in all
I am cheap for the most part i have no problem paying out $50 -$80 a month and build a bike rather than make a payment
even if i put more in than the bike is worth to me it is my long term project

[kparrott]

Thats a good start on the bike... Its looking good so far

[mighty13d]

That's awesome. My 'free' 850 wasn't an L but ended up costing me about $850 also. That included the tires and oil and all the fun stuff like that. Even taking the ugly fairing off and making it naked.