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  1. wtred

    wtred Active Member

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    Hi all!

    I'm new to bikes (got my L's in October) and new to tinkering.

    I recently purchase 2 1980 Suzuki GSX 250s
    (one: registered and running, the other: a work in progress).
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    I'm hoping to learn as I go both how to put a bike together and how to keep it together once it's up and running. At this stage they both need a bit of tlc but I'm confident they'll be turning heads in no time (give it at least a year at this rate haha).

    Anyway, just thought I'd throw up some pics and say g'day as I'll probably be posting a lot more on here as I run into problems.

    For now, it's back to figuring out what parts I need...
     
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    Andych Moderator Staff Member Premium Member Contributing Member Dirty Wheel Club

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    Welcome wtred, good luck with the bikes, looking forward to more pictures.
     
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    welcome to the forum...:welcome:...FGS dont cafe racer them, or you will be outside the box with me..Ive been out here so long Im starting to smell :crazypilot:
     
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    Welcome and enjoy the forum. I agree with Wozza please don't cafe racer the bikes.
     
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    To put Rob and Wazza at ease: I'm not planning on chopping the blue one at all. PO put clubmans on and got rid of the stock mirrors but the rest is stock.
    Only cosmetic changes I can see for it would be a good detail and maybe some better looking indicators but pretty happy with it as is.

    The black is a bit of a different story...
    From what I've been told, the owner before last had started a cafe conversion but gave up at some point. The guy I bought it off had grand plans but never actually did anything with it. And now I've gotta pick up the pieces and do my best to get it running again. So, without meaning to cause offence, my plan is to try and finish the cafe conversion. The frame has already been chopped, foot pegs are gone, air box is missing and a few other minor things so I can't really go backwards.

    The way I look at it, I get to keep one old bike on the road and try to breathe new life into the other.
    :drinks:
     
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    Murdo The Good Doctor Staff Member Contributing Member Ride and Events Crew

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    Just for the record Im pro modding and chopping :D...lets face it the 80's an 90's were ugly ;)
     
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    Haha yeah I dunno what they were thinking
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    Haha if you lived out my way you would know the Mullet is making a comeback... unfortunately... Love outer western Sydney :)
     
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    Business up front, party out the back !!
     
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    .... Just hope safari suits and shoulder pads stay in the past ....uuug what were we thinking :)
     
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    Haha mate your preaching to the choir, I work in Penrith :headbang:
     
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    Then you know all about it. That’s where I live.


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