SUZUKI GS850 CAFÉ RACER BY MCAFEGARAGE

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https://www.bikebound.com/2021/06/23/su ... afe-racer/

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Quite like that, a GS made better, you don't see that very often.
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Yay! Side panels and a proper seat!

Nay! No mudguards :(
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It's well done, but not for me
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not bad - but the brown seat is a bit of a let down ...
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Mr Moofo wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:53 am not bad - but the brown seat is a bit of a let down ...
I like how it matches the plug caps!
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I like it apart from the Royal Enfield paint job
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Flatslides and pods on an 850? That won't have fuelling issues, oh no......
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Look more like Smoothbores than flatslides to me?
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There's a former London m/c despatcher here that has one with a '75 Kaw Z1-B paint job on it, albeit the wrong colors, it's mostly silver. He's owned it for at least 25 years.
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KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:02 pm Look more like Smoothbores than flatslides to me?
Look like standard early GS1000 carbs, early GS850s may have had the same carbs, they're relatively easy to get running on pod filters.
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Take the disc off the back wheel so it matches the front and I like that. Can't say I'm a fan of mismatched wheels.
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BBB wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 4:51 pm Take the disc off the back wheel so it matches the front and I like that. Can't say I'm a fan of mismatched wheels.
I hadn't spotted that... bit silly. And not great in sidewinds, I believe. The old Banana Comstars on Hondas were a bit of a mare when the wind blew.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:19 pm
KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:02 pm Look more like Smoothbores than flatslides to me?
Look like standard early GS1000 carbs, early GS850s may have had the same carbs, they're relatively easy to get running on pod filters.
Yes, they look like the Mikuni VM26s fitted to my 750, iirc the GS1000 used VM29s. I thought the 850 used CV carbs as standasd though.
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Druid wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:40 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:19 pm
KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:02 pm Look more like Smoothbores than flatslides to me?
Look like standard early GS1000 carbs, early GS850s may have had the same carbs, they're relatively easy to get running on pod filters.
Yes, they look like the Mikuni VM26s fitted to my 750, iirc the GS1000 used VM29s. I thought the 850 used CV carbs as standasd though.
The 850 and 1000 shafties both used CVs on UK bikes.
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