New 650 project....

[Guest]

First id like to say hello to all and thank you for building such an amazing forum. All of your hard work and love for the gs helps new guys like me. My buddy and i started a new project this weekend and i wanted to share it with everyone seeing as im gonna be frequenting the resource very often and i will be using your info to help us along the way.

[Steve]

First of all,

Next, you do realize that there are a few requirements?

Please edit your profile to show your approximate location and add a short sig to show what bike you will be talking about.
That way you won't have to remember to mention it in every post.

Then, there are the obligatory pictures.



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[dennislee78]

Yeah sorry ive been tryin to figure out this whole loading images thing on my mobile and its not to easy. Here she is though shes a 1982 gs650. I also have a 1982 gs750 but i dont have her in the garage just yet.

[Steve]

I think that calling that a "project" is being very kind.

Looks more like a "resurrection" to me.

Kinda hard to tell from that angle, is that a G or an E?

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[dennislee78]

Yes it does look rough but a lot of the off color on the frame wheels and engine are all bad painting by the last owner. The title doesn't say g or e and i havent looked at the sticker yet.

[Steve]

Quick way to tell ... is there a chain or a shaft driving the rear wheel?

Chain would be an E, shaft would be a G.

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[dennislee78]

Ahhh thank you very much sir. This bad boy is a 1982 Gs650G......already learning so much. lol

[Steve]

Ahhh thank you very much sir. This bad boy is a 1982 Gs650G......already learning so much. lol

OK, now edit your profile and put that in a signature.

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[dennislee78]

Still workin on the sig I hope it works

[huntb]

The chrome fender is telling me it is a GL

[Steve]

The chrome fender is telling me it is a GL

But it's only the front fender that is chrome.

If it were a GL, the rear fender would be chrome and the light would be different, as well.

Click on the link in my sig for my son's '82 650GL, you will see what I am talking about.
(Well, you can see the light, the fender is somewhat hidden by the saddlebags. )

EDIT: I just compared the rear light for the G and the E, and find that the light in the picture looks like the G.


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[Steve]

The chrome fender is telling me it is a GL

Yes, the GL did have a chrome fender, but the also had only ONE brake disk on the front.

Click the link in my sig for my son's 650GL.

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[dennislee78]

Im with you steve i also believe its a gs650g. And again thanks for the help. Now i need some advice on how to replace a chopped up wiring harness. I cant find a new replacement online so it looks like we may have to rebuild the harness we have.