Angle Grinder to the frame.

      So, after my disagreement with my angle grinder, I picked it up again and removed the hideous tail section of the frame. I have to get this of my chest - the last 2 owners showed such disrespect and were complete cockwombles regarding the GS restoration. Leaving parts in platic boxes in the open to rust and decay. Not to mention the half hearted attention paid to anything done to the bike.

     The cutting has already made the bike look soo much better.

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     Added to the removal of the dispicable rear, i have also removed the raised handle bars and got the bike onto the lift. All so I can get to removing the front and rear wheels and suspension. The good news, and there is a pausity of it with this bike, is that the forks are not beyond salvage, indeed they look ok, after a light caress with 0000 gauge wire wool. The seals do need replacing, but that is a nause I am willing to tackle.

     I did notice another attempt at complete fuckwittery:

 

     Notice the clearance differances of the 2 suspension legs, how they out of 'sync', this is also quite obvious, when you look, as the front wheel is out of kilter. Oh the joys of a ground up restoration project. At least the engine turns and has compression with a spark. So thats a positive. And no road rash on any of it.

     So the bike is now on the lift and the strip down with happen at pace now. Front and rear is next.

     Remeber the carbon seat unit that was gifted to me by my father-in-law, well I put it on the bike, to see what it looks like, and was not over impressed, see the picture, and the tail unit I think should go onto the bike:

 I prefer this style for the restoration, i think decison made. colur may change, as it is a bit too 'Yamaha' for a Suzuki. The juices are flowing, so let the fun commence.