Ronny Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Hi everybody, joined the forum ages ago, but never posted. A house move has prompted a clearout of bikes, but I managed to persuade the Mrs to let me keep two... One of which is a rough (and I mean rough) GSX550. I can’t get rid of it because I feel sorry for it, frankly (and also because only the scrap man would buy it) Plan is to make it into something like one I saw on an Italian website in JPS colours in a kinda cafe racer style, but not in the same colour. Seen some really helpful posts here already about front end swaps, so that’s a good start! Disclaimer: I’m about as far from a hipster as you can get, I’m doing it because I drooled over the finished one I saw! 2 Quote Link to comment
Askamaskinservice Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Welcome to OSS, even though you been on here for ages. You know what they say, Pictures.... Quote Link to comment
Fazz711 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Hi bud. Welcome to OSS. Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaos Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 yes, pics of the rough GSX. And of you to prove you're not a hipster. 1 Quote Link to comment
simesman Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 What is the other bike you were allowed to keep? Quote Link to comment
wraith Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Hi and belated welcome as As above pics, pics, pics 14 minutes ago, simesman said: What is the other bike you were allowed to keep? Only if it's a Suzuki Gsxr/gsxf 750 motors go in the 550 or you keeping it air cooled Quote Link to comment
K.H.I Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Do yourself a favour, don't 'cafe racer' it, the world doesn't need anymore brown seated fag chariots. It isn't a stripped down Brit twin and no amount of male grooming products will make it so. If you want clip ons and a old style race paint job just turn it into a stripped down endurance racer. 2 Quote Link to comment
Ronny Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 Thanks peeps Yes, photos of bike will be forthcoming when I grab some. The other one I was allowed to keep (but possibly not now) is from another Japanese manufacturer beginning with H that some may have heard of No pics of me until I’ve been to Old Street to get my moustache waxed and my latest ironic tattoo is finished Fear not K.H.I, I used the wrong term, it is in fact the endurance racer look I’m after! I did actually laugh out loud at your summary of cafe racers 2 Quote Link to comment
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