stephentcandrews
New Member
Hey folks,
I picked up a 1979 GS750 a few weeks ago for a pretty decent price. The bike was in excellent condition, with a few aftermarket parts and only 21,000km on the odometer. It's my first street bike, so I'm glad to have come across this one, as I feel it'll make a great donor bike. I viewed a few early 80s CB750s but wasn't as fussy of the frame lines. The GS750 is a much straighter shot from the bottom edge of the tank through to the end of the frame, it seems. No bikes in my area could come close to the mileage on the GS, either. Most were pushing around 60k to 70k.
At this stage of the build, most superfluous pieces have been removed from the frame and I've sourced the majority of my parts from eBay, apart from my grips which are coming from FortNine. So far, I've order an axle-mount license plate holder, a taillight to fit into the plate holder, all 4 indicators, zero drag handlebars, Biltwell Torker grips, and bar end mirrors.There's a couple chips on the tank's paint, so I'm exploring my options with that. My plan right now is to strip the tank to bare metal and see what kind of condition it's in. if all looks good, it'll get clear-coated. If it's looking a bit gnarly, it'll be sprayed black.
I've included a few pictures of the bike in its stock state and will continue to send along photos as the build progresses. I welcome your suggestions and tips for the conversion.
Cheers,
Steve
I picked up a 1979 GS750 a few weeks ago for a pretty decent price. The bike was in excellent condition, with a few aftermarket parts and only 21,000km on the odometer. It's my first street bike, so I'm glad to have come across this one, as I feel it'll make a great donor bike. I viewed a few early 80s CB750s but wasn't as fussy of the frame lines. The GS750 is a much straighter shot from the bottom edge of the tank through to the end of the frame, it seems. No bikes in my area could come close to the mileage on the GS, either. Most were pushing around 60k to 70k.
At this stage of the build, most superfluous pieces have been removed from the frame and I've sourced the majority of my parts from eBay, apart from my grips which are coming from FortNine. So far, I've order an axle-mount license plate holder, a taillight to fit into the plate holder, all 4 indicators, zero drag handlebars, Biltwell Torker grips, and bar end mirrors.There's a couple chips on the tank's paint, so I'm exploring my options with that. My plan right now is to strip the tank to bare metal and see what kind of condition it's in. if all looks good, it'll get clear-coated. If it's looking a bit gnarly, it'll be sprayed black.
I've included a few pictures of the bike in its stock state and will continue to send along photos as the build progresses. I welcome your suggestions and tips for the conversion.
Cheers,
Steve