March 2010 Bike Of The Month
1978 Suzuki GS1000E
Owner: Brett Qualtieri
bsq@kootenay.com
ID #52
A Note From The Owner...
I found this GS1000E in the back of my neighbors wood lot in Canada where it was exposed to all the different elements of the seasons - I traded him mechanical work for it.
It took me two years of hard work and frustrating nights looking for some of the missing parts - this is the final result.
All the work has been done by myself. This was a frame up rebuild. I repainted it with the original black color, with all the chrome pieces blacked-out.
I hand built the the exhaust, and upgraded the charging system and brakes.
It has only 20,000 original kms. Unfortunately, I have only rode it 200km in the last year.
Brett Qualteari
Canada