Kuzuri's '79 GS425L
 

I just figured I would start a thread for the latest project I'm working on since I plan to do quite a bit with it. I Want to have a history to look back on.

Anyway... I had wanted a motorcycle for the longest time but my money always seems to end up in my car so it didn't happen, until recently, my best friends dad told me I could just take his old bike. He was going to send it to the junk yard I guess...

He bought it brand new in 1978, and rode it for 11 years. It sat in his garage ever since.

I'll be updating this as the build progresses. I'm super excited to fix this thing up!


On to the pics!

After I rinsed it off the day I brought it home

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Seeing how well the ugly old chrome shines up. It looks a thousand times better, but will still most likely just be replaced in the end.

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The tear down that started this morning. Getting the motor ready to come out so I can start mocking up new parts, repairing the frame, and prepping it for powdercoat.

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do i smell a cafe racer build lol

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Cool! Building your own bike is a great way to learn about your machine. There is a huge level of pride and satisfaction in knowing you have turned every nut and bolt with your own hands. From personal experience, find yourself an official Suzuki shop manual, and use it...the ones from Chilton/Hayes/etc are ok (sort of), but are missing a lot of info that you will need for a full build.


I'm with the other guys...a café style build would be a great route to take, and likely more fun to ride. Small displacement bikes are a riot to rip around on once they're lightened up and geared down a bit. Good luck, and post your progress.

Im super excited to get started. I do all my own work on my FR-S also so I know exactly what you mean about the pride/satisfaction thing.

As far as a manual goes, I probably wont be buying one because everything on the bike with the exception of the frame and the actual headlight itself is getting replaced with aftermarket stuff. Im already looking at a different motor. As much fun as a 425 could be after its all rebuilt, I think it would get boring. Going for more power from the start! And all the wiring is going to be different so I just don't think a manual will benefit me in that situation

Even better. Have you decided what to use for a powerplant? Staying with a parallel twin? 500cc? Bigger? I've seen some modded GS series bikes, and they look pretty cool when they are done.

I have a pretty good idea about what motor I'll use but not 100% set in stone. It's well over 500cc though haha. I got everything stripped off the frame this morning with some help from a friend. Now I just need to start acquiring the parts I need and mocking everything up!

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Have you always wanted a bike to take apart or ride?

The bike didn't run, the gas tank is entirely filled with rust, only went through 3 gears, was covered in rust, and was otherwise being sent to the junk yard, so I think what I'm doing is pretty justified.

If you want a bike buy one. What you've dragged from the garage and taken apart was excrement in the early 80s. New.

Appreciate your spirit but I suppose. But youre not a biker and never will be. You'll have got it running and ragged it around a field until it died and then set alight to it.

Short stroking about engine swaps, posting and taking pictures and things apart etc is your bag, enjoy it.

This thread is for me to have a history of a build after it's complete, and you're talking shit on it 3 days in? LMFAO.

You're new here. If you want to troll, go somewhere else. Your negative input isn't welcome here.

This. I look forward to watching this thread. You have great taste with your car and I'm sure this will be no different. Good luck with the build OP! :party0030:

You are silly.

Sub'd. How is it going?

I just junked it