i was offered a bike today for "a few hundred bucks" from what I can see, it looks like an 82 gs450L but im not sure . Im tempted to get it and just see what i can do as its going to be my first street bike. The guy who offered will get it running for me too. Any ideas or knowledge i may want to know would be much appreciated.
possile project need advice
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brewtown16
what, me worry?
a running bike for a few hundred dollars? the GS450 looks like every casual jap bike from the 80s, sweeping lower frame to the rear, and those hideous ducktail 2up seats. if it has a title i would pick it up.
Deviant1
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Yep... title being the operative word here... If it doesn't have a title, then check the laws in your state to see how much of a pain in the ass it'll be to get a title. If that pain in the ass is acceptable, then at least try to get him to knock some money off the price.
yeah its definatly going to need a new seat , the one on there is incredible ugly. Has anybody seen a caffinated gs450 or is that just something that would get me laughed at? The title is there and everything, its my bands bassists dad so hes hooking me up since he already has something like 10 bikes around his property. Im going to check it out some more today .
Mine's still a work in progress - and it's not an "L", but they have good potential as a cafe 
http://dotheton.com/index.php?topic=6004.0
Also, here's a 250 build:
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=110431&highlight=GS250
Like the others have said, if it's running and has a title it'd be a good starter ;D
http://dotheton.com/index.php?topic=6004.0
Also, here's a 250 build:
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=110431&highlight=GS250
Like the others have said, if it's running and has a title it'd be a good starter ;D
brewtown16
what, me worry?
hahah make a bobber out of it!
uh oh here come the insults....
uh oh here come the insults....
Nasty Nate
New Member
I have a an '81 GS450 that i'm currently making into a cafe....... no seat yet, i'm still rebuilding the motor..... but here is a good "starter" pic.
Started as;
As it sits;
Started as;
As it sits;
I think it would make a great cafe. I had an 82 450T for a few weeks. I wanted to cafe it but it was too nice to hack up. Nice little twin that had some pretty decent get up and go. Not really sure how fast, but it would bury the 85mph speedo pretty easily.
I converted a '79 550L into a cafe racer so I wouldn't let the current looks scare you off.
Here is a before and after of mine.
Go for it and post up pics of the progress!
Byrd
I converted a '79 550L into a cafe racer so I wouldn't let the current looks scare you off.
Here is a before and after of mine.
Go for it and post up pics of the progress!
Byrd
