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Guru

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Date: January 22nd
1980 Suzuki GS450 Bobber
 
 


Well, I haven't been on for almost a year, partly because we were so busy last year that we didn't even have a chance to take the boat out!...SO SAD!  Part of the year was taken up by my Bobber project.  I found a great deal on an old 1980 Suzuki GS450, and decided to turn it into a custom bobber.  To bob something is to cut off the back, kinda like a "Bob" haircut.  So I took off the seat, and pretty much cut off the back half of the bike.  I welded it into a rigid frame, made a solo seat pan with a mono shock.  I used a trailer fender that I modified into a rear fender.  I chopped the signal lights down, and also the side view mirrors.  I chopped the exhaust, and welded straight pipes and wrapped them with exhaust wrap.  I pulled the stock air box out, and used the cone high performance air filters.  I painted the frame flat black, and painted the tins flat black with a gloss white stripe with custom pinstripe designs!  I also painted the rims to make them stand out, and built custom handlebars.  I then finished it off with a retro sissy bar!  After rebuilding the carbs, and re-jetting it, this sucker really cooks!  It doesn't look too bad either!!  evileye  



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Guru

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Date: January 23rd
RE: 1980 Suzuki GS450 Bobber
 
 


Nice Work. It looks great!

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Date: January 23rd
RE: 1980 Suzuki GS450 Bobber
 
 


THANX!!  Yeah, I finished it late fall, so I only got to ride it a few times before the weather turned.  So I'm itching for Spring for a little bikin' and boatin'!!  biggrin



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Captain Gdub

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Date: January 24th
RE: 1980 Suzuki GS450 Bobber
 
 


Very impressive!

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