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The original '77 GS550 (along with the '76 GS750 and the '78 Kawasaki KZ650) was the bike that put Honda on notice and sparked the UJM wars of the late '70s and early '80s. It's got a bad reputation for reliability thanks to shortsighted design in the charging system. The regulator/rectifier...

Looks fantastic so far. How stable are those rear turn signal mounts though? Wouldn't the slight rotation of the shock under load slowly work it out of position? I'm not criticizing, I'm just new to this and actually think it's a really good idea if it works. I've been trying to figure out what...

Working on this thing in an unheated storage unit on the outskirts of town seemed like a much better idea when it was 70 and sunny... Since I shouldn't really do anything major until I make sure the damn thing will run and I can't work on that until the final spring thaw without having to...

Apologies if this has been covered to death, my google-fu is weak. What size tires do I need for this stupid thing? Stock were 3.25x19 front and 3.75x18 rear. How do you convert that? I've seen a lot of conversion charts that say that works out to a 90x19 front and 110x18 rear, but Pirelli (who...

If I stuck to my skills I'd be buying off the lot, and if I stuck to my means I'd be riding a bicycle... meh, learning by doing is more fun.

Gentlemen, please, no fighting in the war room! I'll freely admit I'm not a carb expert yet, but it says right in the manual for these specific carbs that if you buy one specific model of pod they will work. Should be easy to get them tuned by using the instructions in the tuning section of the...

Sounds like a good deal to me. How would you like to do this?

Thanks guys. In my case the open triangle look isn't just about the look, which I do like, but also because the side covers are missing and from what I've seen they're expensive to replace. I need to replace the battery and R/R anyway (with totally different ones, not OEM) so in the process why...

Dumbass noob question time! So as I'm thinking about the direction I want to go with this thing, I'm wondering about chopping down the frame. May not be necessary at all since I'm going for a two-up seat and the stock fender, seat, cowl, etc. extend past the rear of the frame, but I may want to...

Hey thanks guys! Cosmetically rough, mechanically in good shape. If I keep repeating that to myself maybe it'll be true right? ::) Nah, it's actually decent mechanically, surprisingly clean and neat on the inside, it just sat in someone's barn since 2006. Cj, some ugliness in your thread...

Hey Focus, if you have them for the GS550, how much would you ask for what BikeBandit.com calls 10: Cover Contact B, 12: Gasket Breaker, and the fasteners, shown in the diagram here ?

Hi guys! Been lurking a long time here and finally decided to join the club. I got a 1977 Suzuki GS550 today, $300 from Craigslist. Previous owner was a college student that had it about a month, drained all the fluids, took the carbs off to clean, and that's about it. Doesn't know if it runs...