Maz's GS550 project

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Re: Maz's GS550 project

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love the gauge in the gas tank... the girder... -heck, it's all cool!
Way to go :clap:
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Re: Maz's GS550 project

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chopsmitty wrote:love the gauge in the gas tank... the girder... -heck, it's all cool!
Way to go :clap:
Thanks dude, I really appreciate your comments - to get praise and appreciation from such a cool bike builder is simply awesome :bow-blue: :bow-blue: :bow-blue:

Hope you like the next one :banana-dance:

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Maz wrote:Thanks Jeff, I will get some more :banana-gotpics: soon cos we're doing a photo shoot for some of the magazines..... :shhh:

Maz xx
So......did you guys get the shoot done? & btw....I'd still like to see pics of the bike without the rack & sissy bar..
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We haven't done the photo shoot yet and I'm trying to recover all my data after my computer crashed....guess I may just have to go take some more pics myself :doh:

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Well its a full year since I built the GS550 for my little sister and I've just had the bike back for a few minor repairs (carbs and starter) so here's the latest pics....
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The bike is as sweet to ride as ever and the motor pulls really well for a 550.....that reminds me, I have a nice GS750 motor in the corner of the workshop...... :think:

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Re: Maz's GS550 project

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That's a clean ride, I like that verticle line for the back and down tubes at the head stock. The girder is very clean as well. I'm starting to think that would be a good thing for me to do to mine. I do happen to have access to a 21" spoke wide glide wheel... It will have to wait till I get the metric bobber done.
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Well my little sister Niccy, owner of thhe GS550 Chop enetered it in the Bristol Bike Show which took place yesterday..the event is a free street show organised by MAG and held in the same place every year.

No28 was exhibited on the stand of the guy who painted her and attracted a lot of attention from the crowd and other exhibitors...we were well pleased when No28 won "Best Paint" and we got a blue rosette and a trophy :banana-dance:

We will be taking No29 to a few other shows over the next couple of months....
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Ace (sprayer), Niccy (owner) and me....

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Re: Maz's GS550 project

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:obscene-drinkingcheers:
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Re: Maz's GS550 project

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Looks nice and long; I like long bikes. Congrats on the award.
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Re: Maz's GS550 project

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Next time you are stuck for an idea for a custom fuel tank , take a look at one of the stainless steel kitchen sinks that you find in a skip when some one does a remodel of the kitchen .

I can see how to slice it and reweld it to make a very good looking tank and it is STAINLESS !

All the weld marks can be polished out and the result buffed to a high shine or scotch brited to make a brushed finish .

Either way , its a good resource to try !!

:think: :popcorn: :D :obscene-drinkingcheers:
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Re: Maz's GS550 project

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i work in a milk plant. they thow 1mm stainless sheet out all the time
grabbed some for a future project
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Re: Maz's GS550 project

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Not much to report on this project other than we had to rebuild the ignition system after it failed coming back from a show.... :doh:

But another of my projects finally came home late last night....I originally built the Widowmaker about 10 years ago but then lost track of it...the bike is still owned by the same guy (Kev) and he had recently taken it to another custom shop for final completion...respect to Clive and the crew at SoLow Choppers for doing such a fine job, now she's back with me for some fine tuning and a few little details etc...
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For the techinally minded, she's an FJ1200 with 10 inch over front end, one-off frame with 6 inch goose and 8 inch over at the rear.....

More soon guys

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Re: Maz's GS550 project

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Looks good. Lost count of how many people have used those FJ front forks too.Got some on the front of one of mine.
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Re: Maz's GS550 project

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I like long bikes.
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I dont know if I can think of enough to say to reach the two hundred charactor minimun set by the mods , but I will persevere
Location: Greenock Scotland

Re: Maz's GS550 project

Post by gearhead1951 »

Have you ever considered (as a future project) a hossack front end on one of yer bikes !

Like an "S" shaped single sided girder part with one pivot point in the bend and the other at the termination at the top ??

:auto-dirtbike: :lol: :obscene-drinkingcheers:
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