older bikes late 70's early 80's

[vintage ex race]

Just curious if anyone on this site is interested in or rides the old superbikes of yesteryear? I have a small collection which I still enjoy riding. I have a GS1000 1980, a GS750 e 1081, aGS750ED 1983 aGS1100ED 1983 and a 97 gsxr1100, all ridden regularly except the gsxr1100 it's for sale

[Doc]

I am more intested in the smaller old classics CB400's and such.

[ZX-12R]

I have an '81 KZ-1100 shaft drive and an '82 KZ-1000 LTD. Both have Kerkers!

Both bikes are in need of a good refreshing. When I get around to it and I have the free cash, I want to make the 1000 LTD into a cafe racer.

[vintage ex race]

Ya I have a few project bikes also ,I have a 75 GT380 I have been collecting parts for, I just scored a brand new old stock tank and seat yesterday from the dealership next door that went out of business last fall,And I am restoring a 1977 GS 750 first yr Suzuki built them also first yr Suzuki built a 4 stroke engine, The bike I have was built early Aug of 76 as a 77 model and the serial# is 00053 only yr of spoked wheels also

[Ryno]

My first street bike was an 81 GS1100E
I still miss it

[chiwawa444]

got two of the blue and white 1985 gs550e. one running, took it out earlier today for a bit, the other just a rolling frame. once i get a house with a nice garage they will both undergo a nice resto, one bone stock, the other modded out. i can't wait

[vintage ex race]

Just sold a 86 550E last weekend,needed work but was street able, mainly just cleaning up nice little bikes though. strange carb setup though, kinda like a 2 barrel on a car

[stevecbr900rr]

Thats all i have are Dinosaurs...The 1100s giving me a hard time right now...If i could only find my sledge hammer.

[vintage ex race]

Thats all i have are Dinosaurs...The 1100s giving me a hard time right now...If i could only find my sledge hammer.

no save the endangered

[CMG241]

No KZs???

[roadracer685]

When i was a kid my old man had a few different Kawasaki's my favorite one was a Z1 he had that was all tricked out and he also used to race a Yamaha TD2 250 two smoke back when there was more than one track in the area to ride

[Ericthejet]

I had a 1983 Suzuki GS750E.
I also rode a 1983 Kawasaki Gpz750 and a 1982 Yamaha Seca 650.(stone)

My current bike is a 1984 Kawasaki Ninja 900.

[TheIglu]

I have my 1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport in the basement warm and dry....

[Evil_Weasel]

i was planning on buying a 1970s cafe racer project this summer but than i broke my foot, setting my plan back for afew months.

i love vintage jap bikes and my next streetbike is deffinatly going to be something old, and interesting. i'm currently all set with modern sportbikes on the road...that's why i own a track bike.

[OreoGaborio]

yeh, +1 to Weasel... I dunno when i'll be able to make it a reality though.

[zombie]

I got a bunch of 60's stuff and a 79GS1000E
and some other crap lying around

[Rick Lee]

I just picked up a 75 CB750 in need of a lot of love for $75. I plan on making a cafe racer out of it. See the for sale/wanted forum as i am in need of some parts. There has to be someone on this website with a 70 - 75 CB750 parts bike! Once i get it all sorted out i would love to go for a vintage ride.

[breakdirt916]

do you like them because they're fun?

or do you like them because that's what you started on?

for me, I loved them when I had them, but once I got on a newer bike, it was easier to forget them:

oh yeah, and old bikes were cheap, and I was poor, which is why I had them:

1989 Kawasaki Ninja 600R







1979 Kawsaki KD125



1972 Honda XL-250

[vintage ex race]

I like them because I find them fun , plus the 83 gs 750ed was my first new street bike .Bought it brand new in April of 83,saved my money all fall and winter as a bag boy in a grocery store my sr yr of high school and paid cash in the spring. takes a while to save $2855.00 at $3.35 pr hr I still have that same bike.I also had a GPZ 750e turbo back about 5-6 yrs ago that I restored, sold it in the Jerry Wood auction in Deland Fla. .Cool bike but dangerous,Had 113 dyno'd rear wheel hp at Allsport in Orange.Not to shabby for a bone stock 1985 750 .The bike was a slug until it got up to about 5500 rpm then it would have full boost and immediately jump from 5500 to 9500 rpm . If you were just cruseing around and say you came into a corner at 3700 rpm and had to down shift rpms would start coming up and so would boost if it was 2 gears you needed you would put it over 5500 and any throttle it would go to redline .I rode it 1 summer then 2nd summer I put a pipe on it and it helped alot but it lost a ton on the topend

[vintage ex race]

I got a bunch of 60's stuff and a 79GS1000E
and some other crap lying around

Are you doing any thing with the 1000, is it a rider , a project or just sitting around collecting dust. any plans?

[vintage ex race]

No KZs???

I have a couple KZ's but not my favorites, partial to Suzuki

[MrBreese]

1980 Honda 750F bought new, $2800, in cellar warm dry. Little elbow grease and cash she'll be ready. I remember last ride several yrs ago after I'd ridden my 1000F for a couple yrs. Really felt naked, guess we were naked but didn't know it.

[01 Taxidriver]

I have been collecting parts for a 1973 Suzuki GT750 Waterbuffalo.My first street bike was a suzuki T500 and my brothers was a suzuki x6 hustler.Then a couple of RD 350'S to make some noise.

01Taxidriver

[RandyO]

I got a couple XV920Rs

[Doc]

I should have never gotten rid of that CB400f I had...