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well here is an update: new pics on the front end...http://pictures.aol.com/ap/miniViewLarger.do?shareInfo=mFQYMXJcDsUG7wz4ONpzsTHv4YC63AfZ8D7g6X5Nykm%2fjFCnkV3ciA%3d%3d&cursor=0&mode=pause...the gsxr 750 triple clamps back and put the bearings on, slid the stem thru the frame and they slotted right ...

well here are the pics of the 1983 gs550es finally...the swingarm and wheel are on... the triple clamps get back tomorrow...hopefully ill have a rolling chassis by tomorrow night
http://pictures.aol.com/ap/miniViewLarger.do?shareInfo=mFQYMXJcDsUG7wz4ONpzsTHv4YC63AfZ8D7g6X5Nykm%2fjFCnkV3ciA%3d%3d ...

a little update.....got the swingarm machined to fit the 550 frame(5mm taken off each side), turns out the 550 swingarm bushings fit inside the 750 needle rollers and bushings!! had the front forks mounted but ran into an issue of the stem not being long enough. So i looked up part numbers on bike ...

I Wanted to pick an unusual bike for modifying and well i seem to have a penchant for picking unusual bikes: my first road bike was an MuZ 660, the second was a Bandit 400, third was this gs550, and now a tl1000s...
1983 gs550es with 7259 miles on the clock had a bad alternator so i stripped her ...