1981 Suzuki GS750E highly cosmetically customized frame, rebuilt from ground up
1981 Suzuki GS
Price: | US $1,999.99 |
Item location: | Floral Park, New York, United States |
Make: | Suzuki |
Model: | GS |
SubModel: | EX |
Type: | Sport Bike |
Year: | 1981 |
Mileage: | 21,533 |
VIN: | JS1GR71A7B2105849 |
Color: | Blue |
Engine size: | 749 |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Contact seller: | Contact form |
Nice bike. Frame and all metal parts custom powder coated a deep dark metallic blue. Not distracting or gaudy at all - subtle and awesome looking. Then the bike is painted a baby blue with a silver double stripe down the center of the entire bike. That paint isn't in the greatest of shape (in my picky opinion) so I'd repaint, f I were to take this bike home. Nice chrome mirrors with turn signals built in and LED lights all around (including cluster) (well the headlight isn't LED, nd one brake light isn't LED, ust because I ran out LOL). Electronic ignition - no more "igniter box" junk. New DC rectifier and stator just in case with about 50 miles since replacement. Starter motor just rebuilt. New bearings all around. I also rewired some of the bike to improve reliability and labeled all connections and everything is connector based so the bike is super easy to diagnose and work on. New throttle and clutch cables. Any spare parts I have are yours (there aren't a lot, ost of them are now on the bike). Kerker exhaust and 4-1 headers and pods for air filter. Sounds good, erforms well.
This is a very customized bike on a stock shape frame, andlebars and so on. Easy riding and handles like it should.
I spent way too much on looks (powder coat was probably $1800 all told on this bike) and paint was meh - my first paint job. But, t looks pretty good. Mechanicals are good - with a few exceptions
1. The carbs still aren't adjusted right. When the bike is cold (even on a warm day) it takes some cranking or starting fluid to get her going. Choke it up and she's purring quick with that starter fluid. Adjust carbs!
2. The tach and turn signals literally just stopped working. Could be a 5 minute fix on both - or not. These might even be fixed by the time you get here. If not they can't be that bad.
3. There are some minor chips& scratches (no i've never laid down the bike) on the right side of the tank. Don't know why - probably got "rolled into" something by someone moving my bike without me knowing. Sigh.
4. The bike smokes a bunch when it's cold. When it's warm it doesnt. I'm assuming it could use some rings - it eats some oil too (they all do of course this one just eats more than I'd like).
5. I don't love the progressive springs the last owner put in the forks. I'd upgrade if I were keeping the bike. But, hat's personal opinion.
6. I never finished the seat covering. The cover is on there but you could fasten it with about an hour of work and a knife and pliers and then put the bar back on the rear seat (if you wanted to).
Register it as an antique and save on insurance and yearly inspections/registrations! I did. If you are from NY I will include the original plate from 1985 (with 1985 registration sticker still on it) - you can use it as your plate. Stand out!
So, t's a minor project. In reality fix the turn signals (if they're not aleady fixed!) and ride it. The rest are me being a nit picker. But if you want it perfect, here's the other stuff on the list.
Make me an offer. I'd like to get $1800 and given where this bike is at I think that's pretty firm, 'm only selling because I have 3 bikes and no time for this one (hence why my account even went away on this forum LOL - I had to re-register, just haven't had time to ride or keep working on it.. sigh.
Low miles. whatever the picture says. It's not getting ridden.
Cash in hand for a test ride sorry I know how this goes...
Also published at eBay.com