track06
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Hello, I'm quite excited to start on this new project i picked up today. It's a 1980 gs550 that tbh has already been started and was nearing completion before i got it. This however is perfect for me to get my hands wet and finish the build. This is not my first bike, but it is my first bike that I'll be putting together. So a bit about what i got. It is currently a roller, a clean one too. The carbs have already been cleaned, rebuilt and synced, the frame has been chopped, rear triangle cleared. Battery and electrical box has been welded in under the custom brat style seat, and hoop has been welded in. Forks have been rebuilt, brakes are done, nice vintage koni war shocks, new tracker/ dirty bike bars with new grips, switches and a new master cylinder. Came with a nice clean set of pipes, everything. Else is in a tote and is bagged and tagged. Two sets of gaskets, two wiring harnesses, the manual, and a tote of pretty much everything that was taken off the bike.
I'm going to just replace some gaskets and get the motor in the frame. I still need to buy a chain, and a battery, but I'll also be picking up a smaller speedo to keep the front clean. I've been doing a lot of reading about which battery to get since i have to get a smaller one to hide under the seat, but I'm very confused as to which one will actually work with my bike. I was looking at the ballistic evo2 8 cell since it's small and I've seen a few people using these but will have to convert everything? If so what would i need to get to make this work? Thanks check it out, and thanks for the future advice! I'll be taking pics of my progress, I'm really excited to get this thing up and going!
I'm going to just replace some gaskets and get the motor in the frame. I still need to buy a chain, and a battery, but I'll also be picking up a smaller speedo to keep the front clean. I've been doing a lot of reading about which battery to get since i have to get a smaller one to hide under the seat, but I'm very confused as to which one will actually work with my bike. I was looking at the ballistic evo2 8 cell since it's small and I've seen a few people using these but will have to convert everything? If so what would i need to get to make this work? Thanks check it out, and thanks for the future advice! I'll be taking pics of my progress, I'm really excited to get this thing up and going!
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