I know very little about motorcycles but recently bit off a big project. A heavily customized (ghetto-rigged) '79 Suzuki GS850 had been sitting in the same spot for a little over 2 years at my apartment complex, and about a month ago i saw it had a tow sticker on it and impulsively rolled it away to my parking spot. the bike told me to, what can i say? it sat there for a while and i asked around about it, nobody knew anything about it. i am 100% sure it was abandoned and will not be missed. its missing a battery, has 2 flats with no tread, no airbox/filter, rear shox replaced with solid steel bars, no tach/speedo/fuel, nothin. it does however have one BIG F-in motor and a huge gas tank, a driveshaft, and a rigged up homemade seat for ONE... its perfect.
SO my questions... What do i need to look at while starting this project? How do i find out the good parts from the bad? How do i get a title for a bike that i essentially stole (SAVED)? Tips for parts sources? Approximately what kind of a budget am i looking at? Any trivia on this bike in particular? I am confident in my ability and i bought a manual for the bike off eBay, but is there anything just better left to a pro? ANY information someone might have would be greatly appreciated!!!!
I already removed the motor and carbs to break up the weight and move it all up to my porch. now what???
