Runesika
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3 hours ago, gs7_11 said:
Congrats.
I don't think that's too bad a price. Whatever the reason, a genuine S is worth a premium over other GS1000's.
Good luck finding parts...let me know if I can help. There's a Facebook group which might be of use.
I just happened to go to where the bike is stored and my brother was there having pulled the GS out the shed , he pored a gallon of fresh petrol in the tank and jump started it with the car . It ran a little rough at first but then he rode it up the road , he was gone long enough for me to go looking for him expecting to see it parked up with blocked carbs but he came past me with a smoothly running and fairly sweet sounding engine (blowing at one exhaust header) .
It needs a lot of money spending on it but I’m confident the 25 thousand miles showing is correct so only gaskets and a good polish and change some battle scarred cases should sort that out .
I don’t do Facebook but I’m happy to pester you on this site so thanks for that , one super hard item to find item will be the inner fairing . Are the aftermarket main fairings any good or will I be better off repairing the badly cracked original ? Who are you going to use to repaint your bike when the time comes ?
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Not sure if it’s congratulations or commiserations but I’m now officially the owner of a rough but running 1979 GS 1000s .
We have agreed on £2650 that I know some of you think is more than enough but being a "correct U.K. s model " justified it in my book , plus another memory was having a wheel to wheel, flat out race with my brother on this very GS while I was on a touring version of a CBX , I’m afraid to say on this site but the prolink edged it after more than a mile .
This bike is chassis number 527*** so at the tail end of the 1979 production run according to this information I found on another site .
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Awesome ! (raising shoulders ) while exclaiming "he who dares Rodney , he who dares .
thanks for the info .
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On 12/2/2018 at 2:55 PM, gs7_11 said:
Yes, the SN was mostly same as EN. Differences were tank, clocks, fairing, painted steel front guard, wiring loom, and 18" back wheel. Oh, and side panels with no holes!
The 1980 ST had more differences, and varied according to market, which causes endless debate! The Aussie STs in particular were oddballs, whereas US STs looked like SNs with CV carbs. We never got the ST, so that helps! Also, the SN had 28mm carbs, whereas most 1000s in the US had 26's, but UK EN's had 28's anyway, so another cause for rows! Myths abound.
I remember looking at these in the showroom in 1980, unsold, no-one wanting them cos the GSX1100 was sat next to it! My own bike is a 79 but not sold till March 80.
I got an 850 front guard in good nick from a US bike, that's away being painted at the moment.
Well , despite not owning it yet after reading your information on the painted GS850 mudguard being suitable I taken a chance and brought this one , it’s NOS but has the odd mark . Please tell me it’s the correct fitment ! It looks right to my eye .
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2 hours ago, Duckndive said:
easiest way is to count the fins on the block
Easiest way is to start it up , Rev it till the revcounter needle hits the stop , ping out the clutch in 1st gear . Results will be (a) you end up in a bloody mess covered in gravel and grass (it’s a 750 ). (b) you wake up and your family are five to ten years older (it a 1100 ) make sure it’s on video .
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18 minutes ago, gs7_11 said:
Nice project. Depends what you want to do with it.
If you want an S, you've got most if the bits, but you'd need to put a couple of grand into it to see the extra value of the S, and you'd have to go as original as possible.
Or you could treat it was just a GS, sell the S parts and end up with a nice GS1000, non S. But then don't pay S money for it.
Shame the clock surround has been trimmed.
Check the tank for rot. S tanks with no badge mounts are sought after, but a lot of tanks are rotten and need expensive repairs. I've been through 3 to get a good one, and had to settle for an E tank that will need the badge mount filling.
GS1000 prices seem a bit daft at the moment, especially S's, but how many sell at the advertised prices?
It needs rescuing!
As it’s a genuine s with chassis number starting 52**** i would try and put it back to original , apart from the tank and clocks isn’t it all GS 1000e parts ? Front guard it rotted out steel , is this original or were they plastic ? . I like your pictures it’s how I remember this one but back in the day everyone thought that his paint design looked better than the "ice cream van " one , myself included but times change and "ice cream van "is where it’s at .
Another image from urban Essex .
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1979 GS1000s pictures , interested in any comments you may have .
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1 hour ago, gs7_11 said:
Yes that's correct. The UK 1000S used the same handlebar mirrors as the 1000EN. They're even inn the parts book as 'Special Market'.
However some owners, back in the day, ordered and fitted the fairing mirrors including me. They were about £30 each back in 2001 when I got them.
Often tempted to sell them and put the standard mirrors back on!
Why do I feel like I’ve just potentially just saved £700 quid . Going to take a few pictures of the GS today in an attempt to gain 1oz of credibility after my CBX picture . I’ve fully read the entertaining rules now but I feel my ignorance of Suzuki law are justifiable mitigating circumstances for me not to have to display an oldshoolsuzuki banner while astride the GS , I throw myself to the mercy of the court .
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On 11/28/2018 at 11:46 PM, gs7_11 said:
If it has some if the original parts specific to S models, they alone can be worth good money. A set of clocks went for over £1000 recently. Fairing mirrors £3-400. (Not a UK fitting I know but some got them fitted.)
Buy it and flog the bits!
Is it correct that the U.K. GS1000s bikes were not fitted with the fairing mirrors ? They must have had mirrors of some kind , did the use handlebar mirrors?
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20 hours ago, wraith said:
Well, he is from Essex
If a cat gives birth to kittens in an oven it doesn’t make them biscuits.
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14 hours ago, Jaydee said:
Be careful or you'll get the ban hammer. Such profanity is frowned apon round these parts.
But I love my girls blouse, the style the colours , the way it feels . I’m proud of my girls blouse, every man should have a girls blouse but they suit me it particularly. Dooh !
Changing the subject I’ve had a few Suzuki ‘s a GT 250 GSX 750 and a DRZ 400 the latter resembled a boat anchor after only one winter . I think the 1000 or 1100 Katana is top of the wanted list but I’ll pester my brother for his GS In the meantime . He may be my brother but he’s not Bill Gates so the only thing I expect is first refusal, was the £1,800 serious? Seem too cheap for a any running 1979 1000cc bike .
Ps never underestimate a toffee hammer, while you’re swinging the clumsy sledgehammer I’ll tap you on each testicle and bring you to your knees.
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6 hours ago, Runesika said:
I was thinking around 3K being an "s"
think I’ll post an image of my 1978 Gurls blouse range brochure for you pleasure, you meet the nicest people on a Gurls blouse .
Sabotage ! Oh I see I need to be sneaky on this site Gurls blouse Gurls blouse Gurls blouse
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22 minutes ago, YoshiJohnny said:
£1800...
YOU can edit the Gurls blouse
I was thinking around 3K being an "s"
think I’ll post an image of my 1978 Gurls blouse range brochure for you pleasure, you meet the nicest people on a Gurls blouse .
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2 minutes ago, no class said:
AAAAARRGGHHHH MY FUKIN EYESSSS
Love it !
2 minutes ago, no class said:AAAAARRGGHHHH MY FUKIN EYESSSS
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1 minute ago, gs7_11 said:
If it has some if the original parts specific to S models, they alone can be worth good money. A set of clocks went for over £1000 recently. Fairing mirrors £3-400. (Not a UK fitting I know but some got them fitted.)
Buy it and flog the bits!
I know parts are expensive but I could never do it , it’s got too much family history .
‘It’s got the original handle bar fairing but no mirrors (a RHS NOS one sold for £386 on Eblag this morning WTF !
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Apologies if cbx image is against the rules (please just delete if so ) I’ve just read the rules after my first post , bad start .
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My brother still has his 1979 GS 1000s from the 80s it’s unloved and neglected and I’ve decided I want it ! He thinks it’s for sale (lots of memories racing me across a stubble field on my CBX , yes really) is making it a hard decision for him .
‘It’s well used and has lost its original exhaust and it’s now a well painted black not it’s original blue/white when he first owned it , it’s an original UK bike and still runs ok with ancient petrol in it . What would be a fair price for this bike ?
‘No pictures yet but here is one of my CBX
GS 1000 s potential owner
in Air Cooled
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Well i think gs7-11 has answered it far more eloquently than any attempt I may make .
‘I’m probably going to "try’ and get it as original as possible and I’m under no illusions that it’s going to be a cheap or easy project and advice from someone in a similar situation is invaluable and my aim is not to make money but not to loose money by spending more than it’s worth . It would not surprise me if I spent more on it than it’s worth but it’s in the balance, something that’s not possible if it were a standard non s model so I’m in with a chance .
Am I a biker ? Well I’ll start by saying I rode to work this morning like I’ve done every day of my working life since I was 16 years old , I’m now the wrong side of 50 and don’t even hold a car license or have ever attempted my car test due to having no interest in four wheels , my holidays are motorcycle touring based and I raced in the "headbangers " LC 350 back in the day . I currently have 14 bikes but I’m not a collector as they all get ridden not hidden. It amuses me every summer when I’m invisible to the freshly emerged bikers as my work bike is low on street cred !
Katanaminger . WTF does RTFR mean ?