My 82 Suzuki Bobber Build (Move if in the wrong spot)

[Nexus]

Last year a close friend of mine gave me an 82 Suzuki GS1100 that belonged to his dad. He has no interest in motorcycles but didn't want to trash it!!

New it would have looked like this:

1982-suzuki-gs-1100-gl-1 by Charles Marson, on Flickr


When I received it, it looked like this:

IMG_20210616_113105 by Charles Marson, on Flickr

IMG_20210616_113113 by Charles Marson, on Flickr


Since having for almost a year, it looks like this:

20230710_104122 by Charles Marson, on Flickr


This is a mock-up of what I want it to look like:

20230409_141052 by Charles Marson, on Flickr

[Nexus]

I finally got around to taking the airbox off and found this:

20230615_131419 by Charles Marson, on Flickr

20230615_131431 by Charles Marson, on Flickr

20230615_131436 by Charles Marson, on Flickr

Luckily with all the parts I received (anything motorcycle related), is a set of 4 replacement carbs for which I purchased a rebuild kit to install in it!!

Money invested so far for this bike is around $100.00 to $150.00 bucks!!

[Nexus]

I tried different looks:

20230409_140846 by Charles Marson, on Flickr

20230409_135228 by Charles Marson, on Flickr

20210917_131153 by Charles Marson, on Flickr

20210917_122418 by Charles Marson, on Flickr

[Nexus]

Found a surprise inside the tank:

20230616_141528 by Charles Marson, on Flickr

20230616_141525 by Charles Marson, on Flickr

[5th T/A]

Charlie, congratulations on the GS1100. A good friend used to own an 81 GS1100E, it was a great bike and regrets selling it. Once you get the fuel tank and mouse houses sorted out it should run much better!

[kentucky yeti]

I had an early 80's (80 model, I think.  I'm old and can't remember) GS1100 right about 40 years ago.  Same color but with a terrible custom paint job (that was a big thing back then) that looked like birds had roosted on a limb above the bike    Never let a friend paint your stuff. 

[roadking77]

Good luck with the bike Charlie, looking forward to see what you come up with.

Thats funny Mike. Especially if there is Coors involved.

[Nexus]

I had an early 80's (80 model, I think.  I'm old and can't remember) GS1100 right about 40 years ago.  Same color but with a terrible custom paint job (that was a big thing back then) that looked like birds had roosted on a limb above the bike    Never let a friend paint your stuff. 

My buddies bike had the same thing happen. They wanted to surprise him with a painted tiger on the bike. It was a very 80's thing to do

He didn't like it and parked the bike

[kentucky yeti]

My buddies bike had the same thing happen. They wanted to surprise him with a painted tiger on the bike. It was a very 80's thing to do

He didn't like it and parked the bike

I sanded the gas tank and rattle-canned mine in basic black.