I just picked up two bikes with titles from a local guy here in Chicago. He used to race these things but has since moved on to other stuff. With the bikes i got a bunch of spare parts. Some in good condition, and some in bad i'm sure. But i think i could prolly piece together a third bike too if i wanted. My immediate goal with this project though is to get two bikes up and running asap. I want to enjoy this summer! One is for me, and the other one is for my GF who has a license but never ridden. Here are a couple of pics i took last night before i unloaded my van...
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Looks like you've got a kat f/e on one of those bikes, nice find. Keep us updated with the project.
You're crazy man, it's never gonna work. All those parts are from chinese knock-offs of the gs. I'll give you $20 + shipping for all of them to 35215, IF you throw in a bucket of cold beer.
I'm kidding man, that's a good lot of parts. You'll have a fine machine in no time ! Congrats on the haul and welcome to gstwins ! :)
A Kat Front End Is A Great Start of A Project!
Dude! that rocks, keep posting pics of the builds. Think I'll go ride my GS.
I want to ask you what you paid but that wouldn't be very polite.
Bucks - You got eyes like Tiger! Nice spy on that F/E! It is a Kat. And I'm going to try and update the log at least once a day. = Progress!
OhGood - 2 out of 3 ain't bad... Yes, I'm crazy! And yes, it's never gonna work! But no Chinese knock-offs here :nono:
Jay - Thanks!
Dude... Or, "The Dude". Whichever you prefer - Pics with every update... I promise!
PJ - Don't sweat it man, I paid 1k for the van load. It seemed like a fair price... *shrugs*
yeah you did well. any plans to sell any spares, or are you waiting until you get teh builds finished first
I do want to mention i clocked the Kat F/e also , except ur missing half the fender , Looks like the one on mine :thumb:
Also i spot to other Front ends , Both with Bigger Master Cylinders , witch would indicate , they are Dual Disced , also 2 Exhaust Systems , maybe ones a Slip on ,
I think u got a bargin there!
sweet deal man
I recently scored as well.I got the GS twins from Burlington,NC.Both 91's but I have to check the VIN's to be sure.They could be 92's.
OhGood - I forgot something... Thanks for the welcome!
YamaKow - I definitely plan on sharing the bounty with the forum members at some point. But ya, i gotta figure out what i need first. And then i gotta figure out the condition of the parts left over before i let them go. Everything will be checked against spec and then checked again to ensure the condition is know before any deals take place. It's just how i am. I like to sleep EZ at night! And unfortunately it's gonna take sometime before that happens cause after i get the first two finished I'm pretty much set on building a third.
I'm not sure if it's been done before but i think a forum voted GStwin (dot) com bike would be a cool thing to do. Everybody would get a say on how it turns out and we could collectively build the bike that some of us would, if only we could. And i don't know about you, but that 555cc build i've seen roaming around on the forum here looks pretty sweet to me. That would definitely get my vote!
Jay - Ya, i saw that, but i couldn't give you any points for the score cause Bucks clocked in a little faster. Hang with me though, I've got such a mixed bag of parts i'm definitely gonna need your help with identifying them all. Thanks again!
Mdow - Thanks! I thought so. But i'm trying to keep my enthusiasm tempered until i find out all of the surprises... I'm sure there'll be a few :mad:
Ben - Grats on your score!
super deal. good luck with the project!