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the bars don't look quite right maybe if you swap the mounts side to side so the mounts are in front of the tubes, with bars on the same side as they are, then roll the bars back to a similar location the grip ends look a little flat as they are now and the swap may drop the outside a little for...

Re: 1977 Suzuki GS750, first bike, first post, no name yet. check to see if you have an air leak between the carbs and the head by spraying some engine start spray around the inlet manifolds while the motor is running if you have a leak the revs should change as you spray the motor will run...

back in the day before breath testing a drunk mate cruised up to a party all smooth like on his 750 and forgot to put the stand or his feet down and he and the bike just fell over in slow motion... we have never let him forget and that was 30 years ago

CJ where did you get the rear sets in the first photo they look to be just what I need for my 77 550 thanks

where will the fuel cap sit in relation to the "S" ? as it may ruin the design on the tank

My 77 gs550 has the front brake switch built into the underside of the brake lever mount but I'm changing my one out for a hydraulic switch built in to a banjo bolt like this...

I use too build Detroit diesel generators back in the 80's A Diesel genset is a just a diesel engine hard connected to a generator, straight onto the back of the engine with the correct adaptor/flywheel with the engine governed to a set rpm (1500rpm is standard here in Australia for 60hz supply)...

Ed I have been skipping through this thread and your blog and this is a great build are you still looking to do a little powder coating ? It looks like I don't live to far away (Baulkham Hills) and have a stove that has just been replaced if you want it you are welcome to it as I don't think...

A little more progress worked on the front end this week fitted new steering head bearings, stripped and cleaned the forks and fitted new fork seals, then painted them satin black fitted new front wheel bearings and painted the whole lot satin black cleaned up the brake rotors I'm...

wish I could find a build thread for this little gem -

finishing off the seat this weekend added the back and braced it to the battery frame cut the rear cowl down and fitted it on I think the lines worked :) added some padding and shaped with angle grinder (may have to change to a softer foam) I'll run it like this for a few weeks before I...

parts are in GO TURN STOP just waiting till it cools down here - 39 deg C (102 f) and bloody humid out in the garage

time to start work :) GO TURN STOP

Re: Suzuki GS 550 :) congratulations I'm waiting for this day for my 550 still a few months away

while waiting for piston and rings for the motor I got a little carried away and started to pull the bike apart haven't been able to remove the swing arm bolt as it seems to be fused to the spacer, Once I get the motor out I'll lay the frame on it's side and fill it with some sort of penetrating...