restoring an old girl

[Davy1100]

hi folks im restoring an 1977 gs 750 for my mate its all stripped down frame etc away for powdercoat full carbs ultrasonic clean and rebuild im looking for rear shocks problem is ive seen some for sale but they say for 77 but have single eye fitting top and bottom the ones of his have a fork fitting at the bottom im not sure what model his is ie different letters after model any info would be great also any recomendations for good shocks thanks

[Captain Chaos]

[Davy1100]

i wouldnt belive you lol punctu what ?????? 

[johnr]

why not post pictures. then we can see what you are talking about. its possible that the bike you have has either got an aftermarket swingarm or one from another bike, or else the shocks you have are wrong.
gs should have fork on the bottom iirc, certainly the 1000 has, have you got a manual for it yet? surely the first port of call if you are restoring. either that or else look up the bike on a site like alpha sports, find the microfiche for your model and have a look at the shocks they list there.

[Davy1100]

i know the proper shocks are the fork on the bottom just having bother finding a new set for sale on e bay there are ones listed for £50 but they look rubbish looking to spend around £150 . the bike is standard 1977

Edited June 2, 2016 by Davy1100

[Swiss Toni]

Give Hagon a bell???

[johnr]

you wont get a set of hagons for 150 quid though.

[Davy1100]

Don't need to be top quality  but ones I seen on the bay were 140 it's not the mates only bike he  has a fazer so this will be sunny weather bike