FREE Suzuki GS550 Revival Time Lapse!
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- Опубликовано: 21 апр 2024
- Free Suzuki GS550 Revival Time Lapse! This 1981 Suzuki GS550 came into my possession a couple years ago through a friend who wanted it out of their garage. They had owned the bike for a long time but it had sat for the last 33 years unused. It was dusty and rusty but full of potential so I loaded it up and began the process of reviving it.
This video is a quick summary of what I did to get the bike back on the road so if you wish to see more please check out the playlist on the bike as I go into detail on everything I did and much more not shown in this video! Thanks for watching!
GS550 Playlist: • FREE Suzuki GS550!
Soundtrack for this video (all from Epidemic Sound)
1 - Sterling Skies - Dusty Decks
2 - Dust Till Dawn - Dusty Decks
3 - Dustyfied - Dusty Decks
4 - Mosaic Mist - Dusty Decks
5 - Shiny Spinners - Dusty Decks
6 - New Arrivals - Dusty Decks
7 - Sunday Coffee - Rebecca Mardal
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I hope you enjoyed the video on this GS550! It was a great little bike that now has a great home with a friend of mine living its best life! I know there will be many questions on "what did you do for this?" and "How did you do that?" which I cover in the full detail videos of the bike in the playlist as mentioned. If you want to know more I highly recommend checking those out. I enjoyed this bike so much that It inspired a new GS550 build that I hope to start on this summer! Keep your eyes peeled!
I have a 82 GS550L and I’m not a bike mechanic. I’d love to have someone rebuild it for me so I could enjoy it again but fixing and working on older bikes is a dying breed.
Just wondering if you would be willing to sell the crash bars you removed from this bike?
-Craig
Love the vids ,you don’t need much money to have a shed load of fun ,I always feel more relaxed whilst riding an old snotter ain’t got to worry about scratching it ,regards from the Whomper across the pond 👍😊✌️
Even as a 43 year old bike, it sounds so good
Can't see why it wouldn't sound good!
@@BrickHouseBuilds It just screams so good, rivals most modern bikes
So glad you took that back rack/rest off...great vid
Lol yeah it wasn't the best looking!
Man, 3 years ago, bought an 80 GS550L , looking for video on these found BHB been subscribed and watching ever since. Thanks for the throwback.
Heck yeah!
Oh my God. The way you fixed that float bowl pin tower was brilliant from start to finish!!! Nice work and slick thinking.
Thank you!
I love the backrest/rack on those bikes. Clean it up and paint it, then you won't need a Tank bag, you have a place to put stuff.
I had a 1982 GS650E that I bought in the crate from my shop owner when working as a service manager at a dealership. I put 22,000 miles on it in 2 years going to and from the east coast to see my mother's side of the family. Also took it to Georgia a couple of times as well... great bike. Put an old "Viper" short fairing on it and instantly regretted it as the thing put the turbulence bubble right in my face. I still left it on because it looked good. Ah to be young and stupid again. I'd almost kill for it. Very little difference in the 550 series engines. Gotta love the roller bearing motors. Great video.... thank you!
Good memories! The 550 and 650 had the same lower end as far as crank and most of the transmission and just a bigger bore up top. You can do a 650 top end on a 550 for a nice bump in power.
@@BrickHouseBuilds Better way to put it but, that's what I meant... lol
Hello it's 2:00 PM here in sunny Missouri today. Thanks for listening to WBHB smooth jazz. As always great vid
Well its 12 per my watch!
Thank God for people like you and @kaplanamerica @kaplancycles for keeping these classics from landing in the landfills all across the country!!! Not everyone knows anything about these classics!!!
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Thoroughly enjoy every single one of your videos, regardless of the subject matter! These nice little-bring-back-to-life older bike restos I think, are something special. Having been hit by cars, animals, objects flying through the air, and self-induced crashes many times over the last 50 years, it does kinda freak me out to see no gloves though, dude. Hamburger hands when the rest of you is mostly untouched sucks, lol.
This was probably 1 in 1000 rides that I didn't have gloves on as I'm big on that.
@@BrickHouseBuilds I didn't want to come across as "one of those guys" or some old fuddy duddy safety dweeb, lol. Selfishly, I just want to see many more years of your awesome channel 😁
Brought back memories of my first sportbike when i was just 16. 1985 GS550EFE - fully faired sport version. Ur right, it wasnt the fastest, but i got plenty of speeding tickets lol. raced a friend on his RZ350 and we were neck and neck - so close. Loved that thing. painted it a beautiful cherry red. I saw it up for sale on marketplace recently - tempted to buy it 32 years later....
Nice work, love to see them old bikes be brought back to life.
Glad you enjoyed! It's very rewarding!
Despite the Suzuki L models getting a bad rap for being "Lame" cruiser bikes I will die on the hill saying they look great with a handlebar change.
Great time lapse video. That little bike rips lol.
They are great on their own but the bar change made it so much better!
Good checks....oil pressure light goes out when cranking. All four pipes get hot. Good work. You are an inspiration, amigo.
Thank ya!
I'm just totally thankful your pants didn't catch fire. Guessing you learned sometime it doesn't help to panic. Have a good one
I'm thankful too! Luckily I was able to make a course correction and get to a known spot not far away.
That XS750 sure looked mint.
That it was!
I had one, painted white and had it bobbed out as they say..I used a Yamaha sticker on the tank..it had Short bars and air shocks in back it’s a nice handling bike . The engine is smooth and powerful.
Great that it was kept under cover for the past 33 years. Your right these little 4 cylinder 4 strokes aren’t fast, but they’re good fun and put a smile on your face.
If they spark joy that's all that matters!
What a gorgeous bike.
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I have a 1980 GS850. Love the bike.
Hard to beat!
Great bike
Dude, I have the same bike! Same color, same year, same model, everything!!! Very cool you found it. They really are great little bikes. Plus that L seat is so comfortable!
That's cool!
That sounds like adult's cartoon.. that's so nike to watch!
Looks like a reasonably clean bike for 30+years
It was! The tank was really bad though unfortunately
@@BrickHouseBuilds Good to see you didn't over "rev" it😁
@jimclarke1108 no tach means you can't over-rev it! 😉
Is that a cable driven tach? Or just dead electronics? Temp guage work?
Cable driven. I had replaced 2 tach cables and it broke 2 of them so I gave up. There is no temperature gauge as it is an aircooled bike
Found your chanel a few days back, I’ve since seen every video, super cool content… thank you for the information and entertainment
350+ videos that's impressive! Glad you have enjoyed!
Nice job! A classic 80s ride. I had a couple friends who rode Suzuki bikes.
Thank ya!
Most excellent dude...😊👍.
Thank ya!
im very new to bikes and a couple years ago i bought my first gs650, have had my ups and downs with this bike trying to fix the problems it gives me, have really enjoyed all your videos about this bike and have been subscribed ever since. hope one day ill get her back up running again, im the happiest man alive when i get to ride her just so learning process is so tough!
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Really enjoyed your video. I've been riding and building/ restoring bikes for 40 years and loved every minute of it. I can even laugh about my failures now. I gave a right eclectic mix of bikes....New triumph bonneville, kawasaki w650, a bike from America xs750 and a lambretta sx200...love them all. Keep on keeping on mate.
Glad you enjoyed!
Lovely work, particularly the carbs👍. You certainly know what you’re doing. Great to see these classics running
I definitely try to learn all I can and keep doing better each time. Thanks!
Hi BJ, brilliant video. Your attention to detail shines through. Best bike repair site out there, your site deserves many more subs, good luck.😄
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Amazing video, thank you for sharing your passion with the world ❤🙏🏻 greetings from Mossel Bay, South Africa 🇿🇦
Glad you enjoyed!
Watching these videos has sure opened my eyes to how many problems these vintage bikes can have. I don't like new bikes due to them having catalytic converters, O2 sensors, EFI and other emission crap new cars have. We basically can't work on them much. Just replace whole components when they fail, if the dealers will sell them to us. But the vintage fleet just keeps aging, and more issues to that are popping up. That thing seems to have more pep than the Honda 550-4.
Wow...awesome vid. You and Motorcycle Rewind are my faves. Thanks!
Well thank ya!
So satisfying to watch you get this bike running. I had a GS 450 Suzuki, it had a tear drop tank on it and was so easy to pop a wheelie LOL. It was so much fun to ride and just cruse around on. It had electronic ignition but changed it over to points because the electronic ignition was bad and it was just cheaper to put points on it. Anyway thanks for the great video.
Glad you enjoyed! That's definitely the downside to the electronic ignition is the cost of replacement
My first bike was an 85 GS550ES. Poor thing was rode hard and put up wet by the time i got it. It was fun to ride for the short time i had it.
Epic bikes
Lovely back to life video on the xs750 BJ
Glad you enjoyed!
Wow, great looking and sounding bike! Looks almost identical to a Kawasaki I had many years ago. Good job!
Through the early 80s they all looked so similar for sure
Man, I didn’t think we’d ever see the original plywood again. You are sitting on some old clips to put this together.
Another funny thing is I recognized that pink house right away. I was just up there a few weeks ago. The house opposite, the shiny one, says on the plaque it has asbestos fiberboard insulation. Weird to think how it was such a great thing.
Good video. Keep them coming!
So random! The houses were advanced for their time and cool to see!
sweet man. very inspirational, i have a 82 gs 450t in the garage waiting for me to get er back on the road. she's mint, 14k, red tank! your vids are really helpful
Glad they are helpful!
forgot how cool looking those star mags are on this!
Suzuki definitely had the best looking mags
Awesome Revival, Mate, I Hope You Eventually Got The Rev Counter Working Again!😎
Thank ya! I actually replaced the cable twice and it eventually broke both so I just stopped worrying about it
I recently got a 82 cb 650. I adjusted the valves and it was so fast I had to sell it. I'm talking fast, I'm 66 now, did I mention that mofo was fast.
I'm sticking with my Honda shadow, slow, reflex, slower and helix.
I had a 650 some years back and it was quick!
Lol lol mate u think a cb 650 is fast!!! Lol try a new superbike😅
@@karlvanboxel561 that's just crazy fast. No thanks
Always liked the GS range. The 550 was a particular favourite, but those were iconic bikes and that was a video full of memory prompters.
Thankyou sir.
The 550E was definitely a favorite
What an awesome job you did on that GS550… not to mention it was $FREE.99 😂 Keep up the great content.
It was an ideal price lol. Glad you enjoyed!
Nice work You are so right they don't have to be perfect
Exactly, being polished up doesn't make them feel different on the road
My first bike is a GS425e from 79. Really well built bike. Loved seeing the same family of bike getting all fixed up
Glad you enjoyed!
You make me smile. Thank-you 😁💚
Look much better with New fender and handlebar you put on
Love the bikes! I want one on the cx500s lol. I’m about to order x21 so I can finish my 72 cb750 cafe. Watching your videos has helped me every step of the way! Thanks
Glad you enjoyed!
Great message! Great video! Great transformation. Well done ❤
Thanks dude!
That was a nice bike to bring back to life. I thought the tank was unfixable. Engine was in great shape. Good job!
The tank was definitely rough! I wouldn't say I fixed it but rather limped it along for a while. Definitely needs to be replaced now
Tach is inop! It looks good with the black handlebars and turn signals. It's nice it didn't have electrical problems like so many of them seem to have. The new tires are nice, and I always find doing the rear one a bit of work. Messing with the chain and all. Then I see those pit guys do one during the Daytona 200, and they make it look easy. They're good.
I wish people didn't only fixate on the small issue. I replaced the cable twice and it broke both of them so I just stopped worrying about it.
Awsome tips and trix to deal with things on carbs and The rest of The bike. Thats why i like ur videos that much
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Uma verdadeira Fênix, que máquina.
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Thank you for all your efforts.... Brings back memories, my first bike in 1981 was a 1974 yamaha 500. That put a smile on my face thanks.
Glad you enjoyed!
That was a great video. My mate had the 550 and I had the 750 back in the early 1980’s. Good times.
Both great!
Amazing bike....welldone!
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Really nice job BJ.
Thank ya!
I’ve watched through the playlist at least twice already but this was a fun one. I never really gave this bikes a second thought but this one really turned out nice.
Yeah nothing really special about the bike but it was just a joy to ride!
Awesome as always..... Love it ..
Glad you enjoyed!
Mint!
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Yes! I enjoyed thee video! Thanks!
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Awesome episode !! Very entertaining !! I din't see you bleeding the brakes but off course you did. Interesting thing is that the vintage wheel can hold the air without tire tubing ! The bike sounds great like all 4 cylinders from 70's and 80's and that Suzuki has just 9,468 miles
Yeah I rebuilt the master cylinder and both calipers off camera.
I'd have left the original turn signal's on,
Yes those bars were awful,
That king and Queen seat would have to go though 👍
An excellent job, very channel 👏
Cheers Paul 👍
Glad you enjoyed
Another classic in the books!!
Heck yeah!
I have an 8- GS850 that I am restoring and I learned a couple of things from the video. Good job.
Glad it was helpful. Definitely checkcout the full videos though as those go into detail unlike this one
Brilliant, I just need to find one to work on 😄👍
They are out there!
@@BrickHouseBuilds not so much in the uk unfortunately. I’ve done a 1978 400 four. Really enjoyed it
Cool bike mate !! I enjoy the video , thanks a lot !!
Glad you enjoyed!
Nice work.
Thank you!
I had a GS 425 L I believe it was a 79 Bought it used in 84, nice bike. It was red with gold trim. wish I still had it hard to believe that's been 40 years ago!!
I built a GS450 as a cafe and another as a scrambler and they were both some of the most fun bikes Id done. The 425/450 is just so good
Good job brother.
Thank ya!
Good job.
Thank ya!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed!
@@BrickHouseBuilds my first bike was a 1980 Kawasaki kz650 I was thinking of trying to find one
Great video! I think the best you’ve done!
I appreciate it! This is far from my best per my opinion but it's good regardless! My CB750 time lapse may be my best or my adventurepalooza video
Nice work bj great bike and sounds real healthy thanks for sharing 👌👍🔧🔧🔧🏍️❤️🦴🐾
She ran great! Loved to rev
a good video of the old school, pure relaxation and learning. thank you very much
Glad you enjoyed!
Great video.
Thank ya!
Im back , 10 minutes after my comment on fast motorcycle. I get like 10 motorcycle movies from RUclips. Big brother is listening to everything you do. Pretty scary 😮
Well you watched a video and then commented on it so RUclips and its algorithm takes that as you wanting to see more motorcycle content. Thats why you then get those recommendations. If you watch puppy videos that what it will then show you
great job
Thank ya!
Oh, wow. Thanks for the muriatic acid lesson on the brass internals -- I usually avoid that stuff like the plague because it pits gas tanks super fast but it looks like it works awesome on carb jets.
Yeah a fellow motorcycle tech turned me onto that. It won't brighten the brass but does really help to get them clean
Good job bro
Thank ya!
Not the fastest but they are fast!! Very nice. Get the tac going and you will be 100 percent!!
This bike actually broke 2 new tach cables! I gave up after that
@@BrickHouseBuilds Flip the tach upside down, put some tape on the threads to create a cup and fill with WD40 and let it soak in over night and then see if it will spin with the end of one of your broken tach cables.
I think all this vintage Suzukis should have just come stock with that AMCO luggage rack - everybody used them; I had them on my 550 and my 850.
I had the GS550E it was all in the shop race colours
The E models are very cool!
GS Love, baby🥰
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Hey man I love this! I’m 19 and just got myself a blue 81 gs550L and I want to do exactly what you did! I stupidly took off the rear blinkers and forgot the wiring layout for them so I’m lost. Can you show a small snippet of the rear blinkers wiring layout? Thank you man this is legendary!
Glad you enjoyed! Check the description or my pinned comment for links to the playlist. I already have a dedicated video on the turn signals you can reference
@@BrickHouseBuildsokay nice thanks man!
Agree 100%. They just have to make you smile. Very good video. Thanks, Dan ✌️🏍🇨🇦
Thats what it's all about!
A video from the USA with a roundabout!
We have plenty of roundabouts here!
@@BrickHouseBuilds How do ya like the roundabouts, I am a Brit living in Canada so they make sence to me, dont have to wait right lol.😄
I like them as they are efficient. The older generations don't like them as they get confused
@@BrickHouseBuilds , you could have claimed your test ride was to Europe ;-)
Years ago we had an American in the office over on a business trip. At the weekend my better half went with them to Warwick Castle. At their first roundabout they panicked, didn't touch the brakes and went into the back of the car in front!
@@katywalker8322 we don't claim that non-driving dummy 😅
Brilliant Video as always, and didn't that bike sound good? Amazing. Just one thing. Please fix the Rev Counter 🙂 Its affecting my OCD
Sounded really good! I knew I'd end up getting comments on the tach. I put two new cables on that thing and it broke both so I gave up. I shift when it sounds like I should lol
@@BrickHouseBuilds That's fair enough. Having watched lots of your videos, I kinda knew there would be more to it knowing how you work. Nice one!
There's a chance I might've just got my very first project bike, looks like a 70's honda I2, very excited.. (If i had to guess, I think it's a CB450, but I can be wrong)
Awesome! Many parallel twin options from Honda in that era
@@BrickHouseBuilds Well hey, it seems to be a great start for me, sure it's not a 4 cylinder, but 2 is good enough for some fun around the yard, the bike does look like it's junked though, so it's gonna take some work to get it running right. Lol
@@SillyVehicleEnjoyer_ Any bike is a fun bike. I love small cc twins
Yeah, I'd love anything honestly. (Although I'm biased towards hondas. Lol)
Awesome video. What was the product you used to repair the tank holes? Also was the tachometer working? Great job.
Glad you enjoyed! I had replaced the tach cable twice but it broke both of them so I just didn't care. I shifted when it sounded like it needed to be shifted. The product is JB water weld. I show it in this video > ruclips.net/video/EVwlKMevaSc/видео.html
Love this motocykle. Sounds great. One question mate. Are those tyres 33 years old as well? 😅
Older which is why I changed them.
Hey man, nice job as always. Have you tried silicone spray on plastics and rubber? My dash looks like new
I use a trim restorer chemical actually
gotta touch on my other passion..guitars, saw the little guitar store in your mad dash to the freeway..do you frequesnt that store?..bntw..killer revival on the 550..sounds and looks great..those LEDs are great...thx for the great content..
Guitars are great but I don't play and have never been in that store. I can appreciate them though!
Thank you again for showing us your wonderful restoration work. My only question is, why did you go from that nice new garage to the old one to restore this bike?
This was a bike I did a few years ago before I was in my current space. Notice the short hair? 😉
B.J., what bars are those that you put on? I have a 1978 GS550 that had bent handlebars. I searched for original bars with no luck. I ended up with a set from Emgo that were made for a Honda. They looked good, but weren't a perfect match and the knurls did not line up with the clamps. I made them work, and I am happy with them, but I like those black bars that you used. Thanks again for a great video.
They were a tracker bar from Dime city cycles but they no longer offer the exact one. A generic tracker bend will be close
@@BrickHouseBuilds Thanks!
Great job man. Was that hey. Z?
Thank ya. It probably was Z as I live near that
I have a question.... What were those plugs you took out of the carbs? Nice video my man!
Hello, I actually have a full playlist of the bike with detailed carb videos. I assume you mean the mixture screw plugs but you may also be asking about the rubber passage plugs. Regardless I cover it within these videos
FREE Suzuki GS550!: ruclips.net/p/PLerq_C5Llt2yPiNcP8zjkPCsaTqiPqOIt
Are you into Oil of Wintergreen yet aka Methyl Salicylate? The stuff is fricken awesome at softening hardened rubber/carb boots. I'm using it 3:1 as a soak with water. Sometimes the rubber puffs up a little at first but then it settles back down after a few hours as the stuff migrates through the center and evaporation helps even it back out. Also -- do not put it on carb diaphraghms. They are too thin and kinda soften/melt too much, plus they never need softening anyway.
I have heard and seen much about it but just haven't tried yet
@@BrickHouseBuilds It's da bomb💣
What are you showing us and what are you doing at 06:58 ? I see that it looks like you're pulling out some "plugs", but why are they there on 2 but not all 4??? Thanks!! 🙏
Those are aluminum plugs that block access to the mixture screws. You have to remove them to clean. There were 4 of them but I had already removed 1. I have 3 full carburetor videos within that playlist showing that process in detail if you want to see more.