Zweihammer GS1127

[Guest]

Hello GSR-
Rather than resurrect a six years dead thread I started in ‘09, with all the pics broken. Like this,
https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?151037-Simple-old-school-new-school-call-it-pre-skool&highlight=
I figured I would start from where I am now. My son was 8 when I started this particular project, I thought it would be a couple simple changes and updates.
He started college last month.
I have been amassing stuff, ostensibly for this, the whole time and it has been changed to the point that little is left of the ‘82 I started with. I wasn’t sure GSR would be interested in something so far removed from its origins. Looking around, it seems like there’s quite a few here.
I am still in no great hurry, as I spent the last few months fixing up my ‘83 which I ride most everyday. It is almost done, for now, so I can give this ‘82 its annual attention.


Cheers, Zweihammer

[dorkburger]

Just perused your original thread... Man time flies... it was started and went dormant before I was even a member here.
Thanks for taking the time to share it over here. I love when old builds come back to life.

[Zweihammer]

Thanks again, Dorkburger.
Yeah, I thought I would have it off the road a month or three. Even thought of breaking it for parts once or twice. I don’t think I will ever get rid of it, as long I have a covered place to park it.
Now that my son is grown and off to college, I suddenly have much more time, again. Kinda like my 20’s. Now, I have more resources and access to knowledge, though.

[dorkburger]

Funny how that goes. I hope to give my ES a proper do over someday, but the thing that holds me back is fear of a lingering project. It's my only bike, and money is tight so it's been maintain and ride since 99. It's frame is bent from either the PO (purchased with known crash damage) or from when I crashed it in the early 2000s. I have a spare frame, but it has rust issues. I'm planning to take the plunge and attempt a repair. It's of little use / value now so I may as well make an attempt and learn a thing or two.

[Charlie G]

Glad you've revived a thread for this project. Deluted genitics and all....