Recent content by dgm

I've got an '80 GS450L that I've pulled off everything I can and still have it running/ridable at this point and just not sure what to tackle first. Goal: cafe racer with as many modern components as make sense w/out sacrificing the look too much. Essentially, what I want is a cafe bike that...

Yeah, I am a GS Forums member, but haven't posted anything over there yet. I will though. I agree on the headlight, probably just blown. I'm sure the carbs need a good cleaning and I'm guessing the lingering revs might be an air leak? I don't know a ton about carbs, so I'm looking forward to...

thanks! Where in IN are you? (nevermind, just saw your from Indy). I'm about 1.5hrs north. I'm in Indy all the time though. I haven't given it a full look-through yet, but here's the issues I noticed right away: -headlight doesn't work -once warm, if rev'd up, the revs will linger for...

Hey everyone, I just acquired an '80 suzuki GS450L that I want to cafe. Here's a couple pics of how she looks currently. Runs pretty good, but has some minor issues. I did ride it home about 10 miles in the rain yesterday with no problems. Looking forward to this building process and...