foebux
New Member
Hello all,
Recently I moved to the east coast, jersey to be specific, and picked up a 79 gs 550 for $700 last night. The previous owner did a descent job of getting it running (cleaned carbs and valve adjustment). I took it around the block a couple of times and she ran mighty.
So my goal here in the next month or so is to make it into a cafe with a budget of around 1000 to 1500. I have plenty of time on weekends, and did a good amount of researching and lurking around on the forums.
My first order of business is to repaint the frame so I have a nice skeleton to work on.
I would very much appreciate some money saving tips and where to actually put my money in, in order to make it worth while. Here are some initial shots of the bike. I will be updating soon.
Signing out for now
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Recently I moved to the east coast, jersey to be specific, and picked up a 79 gs 550 for $700 last night. The previous owner did a descent job of getting it running (cleaned carbs and valve adjustment). I took it around the block a couple of times and she ran mighty.
So my goal here in the next month or so is to make it into a cafe with a budget of around 1000 to 1500. I have plenty of time on weekends, and did a good amount of researching and lurking around on the forums.
My first order of business is to repaint the frame so I have a nice skeleton to work on.
I would very much appreciate some money saving tips and where to actually put my money in, in order to make it worth while. Here are some initial shots of the bike. I will be updating soon.
Signing out for now
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2