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Anyway, ripped off the ugly tall MX bar and replaced it with a Renthal Ultra-Low that I stole from my white GS. Added the GSXR bar end weights to finish it off. Grips need some more thought, those gel Pro-Grips are nasty.

Turns out that Suzuki was getting cheap by 1983 and my frame has the threaded bungs already welded on for the ES fairing... they're just covered with small black plastic plugs to keep the grunge out. That's got me thinking.....

https://youtu.be/DhqaizVSQiw

Please tell me more about how easy it is to fit the Kat fairing!

Been tinkering with her, changed the oil/filter and checked the sump strainer for crap... it was actually spotless in there! Amazing. Swapped in some new spark plugs, popped on the seat and took her outside for some sun. I had soaked the rusty chain with ACF50 which surprisingly freed it up, it's still going in the bin though in favour of a 530 conversion at some point. I yanked the Yosh exhaust off of my 80 GS11 and installed it on the 83 (new pipes coming for the 80!) and was able to ride it around my neighbourhood.... man it runs well! Carburetion is smooth and the bike pulls with no hesitation. It's actually better than my 80 is! So much for my tuning skills....

I'm leaning this way... although the finished bike might not be doing too much leaning either way!

Mostly because the chain IS a big ball of rust.... and the tires are age cracked... and if I'm going through all of the mechanical parts to ensure they're up to par, I may as well be building something out of the bike at the same time!

All good, but I kind of already built that bike...

Just picked up this '83 GS1100E for $500 to keep me busy... can you believe that it actually runs well, has a functional charging system and isn't a big ball of rust? I think it was quite a score! It has some really nice patina (if you're into that... I am!)... I'm not 100% sure what to do with it at this point... I was going to restore it but now I don't want to paint over the pockmarks! Thinking perhaps a vintage-style dragbike for the street might be fun. The planning is almost the most fun of a new project!

Incredible!