Well, I've never really kept track of any of my bikes progression, so i figured I'd give it a go with the gs.

Picked up this 89 off a friend who had scavenged the motor, who then gave me the remaining bits for free 



I was pretty happy because it hadn't been hacked to hell, the original turn signals were still there, the wiring harness was all intact.
I sourced a motor for 100$ (score!  ) and some carbs for the same price.

Roughly threw it all together, also installed a spare shock i had laying around from a 1994 gsxr-750W. The stock GS shock was looking pretty rough, and i figured I've been riding around on the gsx-r for the past 2 years, so the harsher ride wouldn't bother me too much, it still seems to sag appropriately so we shall see.



I re-ran all the wires, tucked everything away neatly. Then i decided to dig into the carbs. For the most part they were all there, but need a rebuild for good measure. The tank is also rusted HORRIBLY. Found one of those from a very helpful fellow on craigslist. The bike now sits like this, waiting for parts to come in.



There is also a chin fairing in the works from another member on the forum, will update as things come together.

Ayeeee

Pleaaaaaaaase do not paint it, i will give you a set of fairings and tank straight up fort those that you can paint.

Quote from: jacob92icu on August 20, 2013, 08:16:20 PM
Pleaaaaaaaase do not paint it, i will give you a set of fairings and tank straight up fort those that you can paint.

any painting that will be done, will be done in the stock colors/scheme. the tank i am receiving was painted "custom"(aka. hack) and i am going to attempt to replicate the red white and grey/silver scheme.

Quote from: jboogie13 on August 21, 2013, 05:00:01 AM

Quote from: jacob92icu on August 20, 2013, 08:16:20 PM
Pleaaaaaaaase do not paint it, i will give you a set of fairings and tank straight up fort those that you can paint.

any painting that will be done, will be done in the stock colors/scheme. the tank i am receiving was painted "custom"(aka. hack) and i am going to attempt to replicate the red white and grey/silver scheme.

i also really like those paint colors haven't seem them before.

I believe my 90 model had the same scheme, I do like them also myself.... wish I could confirm the original of mine as would love to bring it back to its original colours....

Quote from: Golly on August 22, 2013, 06:11:13 AM
I believe my 90 model had the same scheme, I do like them also myself.... wish I could confirm the original of mine as would love to bring it back to its original colours....

i can't guarantee that the colors will be 100% matched (especially the red) seeign as I'm not into waiting for the OE paint code match to come in, but i have had very good luck in the past with matching rattle can colors. MAYBE i would re do it all from the ground up over the winter, but right now i just want something to finish out the riding season. I feel out of place without a bike 

Im feeling the same way JB, I want to repaint mine before I get onto it, but also want to ride it and get my licence sorted out.  So I think 12 mths riding it enjoying my little work done to it, then give it full appreciation with a rebuild after that.  Bikes are bloody contagious, love working on mine, my 4WD is getting no love at the moment hahah

I wasnt planning on digging into this one right away, but i had to sell my GSX-R to pay for some car repairs thus leaving me bike-less. Not a good thing.

nothing better to motivate fixin' than being bikeless!  GReat thread!  Sub'd 

So, PLOT TWIST

The person i bought the tank off of, seemingly was not aware of the differences between the early and late E model tanks. The tank is really clean inside and only has one small dent on the right side. Unless someone wants to trade me an early E model tank straight up, I will be painting this tank, adding the tabs for the fairing clips, and adapting the seat to work with the tank. 
The upside is the added fuel capacity 

Love the way those early GS500s look, have you put any thought into how you would adapt your seat to fit the tank?

Quote from: Zookmang on August 23, 2013, 12:24:01 AM
Love the way those early GS500s look, have you put any thought into how you would adapt your seat to fit the tank?

It doesn't need much, I would probably just reform the tongue with a heat gun so that it hugged the tank a little better and didn't look so scrunched up.

Quote from: jboogie13 on August 22, 2013, 08:11:23 PM
adding the tabs for the fairing clips,

Let me know if you need the tabs, I'll be removing mine.

Quote from: fleshpiston on August 23, 2013, 07:29:47 AM
Let me know if you need the tabs, I'll be removing mine.

appreciate it. The ones on the rusty tank coming off the bike seem to be alright, but I will definitely keep you in mind

Quote from: jboogie13 on August 23, 2013, 08:06:42 AM

Quote from: fleshpiston on August 23, 2013, 07:29:47 AM
Let me know if you need the tabs, I'll be removing mine.

appreciate it. The ones on the rusty tank coming off the bike seem to be alright, but I will definitely keep you in mind

Doh! I completely spaced the fact you already have some on the old tank.  Cool build, carry on. 

Spent all day saturday painting the tank/front fender, and cleaning up the rest of the bikes. I am pretty happy with how it turned out



Got everything together and got it started tonight, to find some very odd symptoms. I will be making a different thread to trouble shoot the issue.

IT LIVES!!!!

fork seals, and fuel cap are on their way, then it just needs a chain, new tires, and some small touches.

 Congrats!

You gunna pot done Suzuki decals on the tank?

Quote from: jacob92icu on August 29, 2013, 01:18:26 PM
Congrats!

You gunna pot done Suzuki decals on the tank?

yeah, i will get around to it eventually, it will really balance out the tank colors i think.