Evan Fell Motorcycle Works

  • About Evan Fell
  • Contact
  • Photos
  • Thank You
  • Sitemap
Home Come Back Any Time 2007 October 1981 Suzuki GS550L

1981 Suzuki GS550L

I bought this bike on a whim because the price was right. It hadn’t been on the road for a couple years, but it at least started and ran and appeared to be reasonably safe. I gave it a 10 mile test run once I got it down off the trailer. It seemed to go ok, not great, but ok. So that night I flushed the oil. I then threw my saddlebags over the back of the seat, strapped on a suitcase and tent and left for and left for a roadtrip to Kentucky. I’m sure you are thinking that it’s a terrible idea to ride an old bike like this 1,000 miles without so much as checking bearings, but that’s just the kind of rider I am. . . reckless. Heh.

It got pretty bad gas mileage, and only had a 3 gallon tank, but I managed to make it all the way to Kentucky. 1,000 miles in only 19 hours on the road. I wouldn’t say the bike performed beautifully, but it did perform.

On the way back I ran into a couple minor mechanical troubles, as well as a hell storm of dense fog, torrential rains, and lighting. But I’ll get to that all next time.

Oct 25, 2007Evan Fell
1980 Honda CM4001971 BMW R60 /5
You Might Also Like
 
Yamaha YZF R6 Owners Manual
 
Honda CB600F Hornet Service Repair Manual

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Click to cancel reply
Evan Fell

Hey, I'm Evan and this is one of my motorcycle sites. You can find more about me on my homepage, or visit me on Google Plus: +Evan Fell

15 years ago Motorcycle Blog Posts
Footer Sidebar 1

Drop a widget on "Footer Sidebar 1" sidebar at Appearance > Widgets page.

Footer Sidebar 2

Drop a widget on "Footer Sidebar 2" sidebar at Appearance > Widgets page.

Footer Sidebar 3

Drop a widget on "Footer Sidebar 3" sidebar at Appearance > Widgets page.

Footer Sidebar 4

Drop a widget on "Footer Sidebar 4" sidebar at Appearance > Widgets page.

© 2015 Evan Fell Motorcycle Works
Grimag theme by StrictThemes