77' Gs 400, a small cafe from Norway

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

Hi, and welcome to my project

I bought the bike as a project that had fallen asleep.
It was not complete, but all the main components was included in the deal.
At least if you don't count the electrical system in as a main component

Pick up day:

 

[Floegstad]

Hello Mr and fellow countryman!
I am also doing a 77 gs 400 from time to time :.
Looking forward to see how this turns out
Cheers Jorgen

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

First seat fitting before cutting the seat tubes/frame.
As you can se I had already swapped the stock front at this time.
I wanted to upgrade the stock single disc, and the front mounted came from a 93 Cbr 900RR

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

Thank you for the warm welcome Jorgen.
I have come a little bit further than this initial pictures

Here is a couple of more of the front end.
The discs is just hanging there at this moment.
I used the original Gs stem with the RR front. That way I could also use original Gs bearings

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

Seat tubes cut, and holes filled in.

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

Test fitting of the seat after adjustments,Aprillia rear sets,exhaust etc.

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

After test fitting the bike were tore down for powder painting the frame etc.
It was -20c outside then, so the kitchen was the place to keep the parts for display for å couple of days. Oh happieness, and my girlfriend felt the same

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

I relaced the wheels with new spokes.
I like the look with black rims and new spokes

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

First colour out on the tank and seat was white, and another colour will be applied when I have decided what to go for....

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

I have also startet polishing the engine covers and freshing them up with new Suzuki emblems, and the brown colour on the RR legs are history

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

Gs 400 at sunset

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

Spacers for the RR discs on the Gs 400 hub.
There is only one disc originally, but both sides of the hub had threads for a disc.
Now it is bolt on

 

[2_DONE_THE_TON]

nice build dood!im in!

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

Thank you Ryan.

If the RR discs and brake caliper does not stop this little thing I am out of ideas
I think it looks good with twin discs and the spoke wheel:

 

[Roar]

Lookin good, Mr!


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[alzcbz]

I may be wrong, but are the spokes laced correctly on your rear hub? Some of the spokes look like they have an arc in them. The pattern looks different with the new spokes than before painting them black.

 

[GeirL/73CyclesGarage]

I may be wrong, but are the spokes laced correctly on your rear hub? Some of the spokes look like they have an arc in them. The pattern looks different with the new spokes than before painting them black.

Good spotting, and you are 50% right.
The pattern is the same, but the angle the picture was shot is different so it's not easy to see the pattern.
There is an arc on some of the spokes due to that the nipples just where thigtend by hand when the picture was taken

Br
Geir