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Another Suzuki done

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Just finished up this winter project, 1979 GS1000E
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1975 Honda GL1000 - Naked
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Re: Another Suzuki done

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Re: Another Suzuki done

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Very nice! What all did you have to do to it?
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Re: Another Suzuki done

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A fair bit, it didn’t run and looked pretty rough.

Took motor out to fix broken off exhaust bolt, painted frame and engine, vinyl wrapped the tank and plastics, rebuilt carbs, cleaned out the tank, rebuilt masters and calipers, new brake and fuel lines, tires, swingarm and steering bearings, wiring was a bit of a mess, electronic ignition (points plate had a tiny crack and grounded out, probably what made someone give up on it in the first place).

Did some custom LED lights, seat is from a Kawasaki 1200, different bars and grips.

Was a lot of fun to do but a headache at times, especially dialing in the carbs.
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Re: Another Suzuki done

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Sweet! I'm curious how difficult the vinyl wrap is to do?
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Super quick bikes back in the day!
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