Buying a $400 Auction bike, Fixed it in 10 minutes

The GS750 is one of the most underrated bikes of all time. Ones in good running condition can be found for $2000 and with around 80HP and disk breaks they do just fine in modern traffic. inline 4, DOHC, 16 valve. Great engines.

A bike brought back to life is one of the most beautiful sounds ever.

These are my favorite videos. I am not rich by any means so i ride on a budget and you guys give me so much faith.

"You could throw 2 girls on the back of this thing! " shoot you haven't seen the girls I hang out with brother. We'd be lucky to squeeze one on there and you had better be slippin the clutch or you'll loop out in a second.

9:54 ever notice how guys shake the pump handle and girls never do lol.

“You could, but you shouldn’t” dude that made me crack up so much. 😂😂😂 I love you man.

One tip; check the oil before you start it. It could have been emptied out, and you can end up with messed up motor

Holy sugarbeets, Batman! I had one of these, in 1988! Kept it about two years. Mine was a 1983, also, and silver vs. maroon. I paid $1,500 it, in great condition and low miles. I rode the heck out of that bike, all around the state of Michigan where I grew up. Never gave me any trouble. It would heat up in the Michigan summer and lose power to some extent, being air cooled. I did very few mods, if-any, since it didn't really need much. This was Suzuki's heyday, in fact I'd say they were a major player all through the 1980s. Everything you've said about the GS is true, in terms of history. The GSX-Rs came out in m.y. 1986 (a year earlier in Canada I think). That changed everything, to say the least, another story. Any-hoo, thanks for the walk down memory lane. I traded mine in for a Yamaha FJ1100, another story and one of several "greatest I've owned." Real solid museum piece, bottom line!

That bike reminds me so much of my old 1986 GS550ES minus the 3/4 fairing. It was light weight, quick steering geometry and the power was decent with its TSCC (Twin Swirl Combustion Chambers). Just a great intro to what we now know as sport bikes. If I could find an identical one in good shape I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

There's a cylinder missing, mostly noticable in the beginning so it's probably a carb issue... It'll run a lot better after some cleaning and syncing. Also, get fresh tires. These may work ok on dry roads, but old tires on wet roads could kill you.

I really like when you attempt to bring these old bikes back to life, it is fascinating to me that these old engines still want to live, keep this series going👍

In my Country you can throw 5 people on the back seat.

A good tip is that if you've have an engine that's not been run for a year or more check the sump for oil (obviously), then use a turkey baster to add oil down the sparkplug holes and manually rotate the engine a few times before putting the plugs back in and firing it up. It's also why when buying a key question is how often a vehicle is used. Often a higher milage vehicle in regular use is preferable to a low mileage vehicle that's just sat.

I got a 78 gs550 as my first bike a couple months ago. I just completed my first big repair job, and I really think a simple bike is the way to go for learning how bikes operate

the integral- plug-wires are shorting at the coils. Happened to me on mine 25 years ago. Sound is very distinctive when it appens

This GS(X) 750 is one of the best bikes ever made. I used to have it back in the 90s, wish I still had it. 12:12 If you don't feel the pickup power, it needs work. Sounds kinda sluggish at low RPM, like it's not running on all 4 cylinders.

This reminds me of my first proper bike. Back in the mid 1980's I had a GS550 which was a great bike. I toured around Europe on it three times. The GS achilles heel was the electrical system which sadly melted down on a French motorway just outside Avignon. I had to get it recovered back to the UK but at least I discovered what a beautiful city Avignon is. I replaced it with an FZ750 which was good for fast riding and far more technically advanced (fully faired, twenty valve engine and liquid cooled) but not as enjoyable as my GS to tour primarily due to the horribile seat which used to make my arse ache after an hour of riding lol. That got replaced with ZZR1100 which was just awesome but a bit of a money pit what with having to replace the back tyre and front brake pads every 3k miles :) Happy days. Just to shed some light on the carbs it was a popular tuning conversion back to replace the CV carbs that came from the factory with slide carbs like those amals on your GS. There is a technical reason for the conversion but TBH I can't remember what that reason was. It was a long time ago. Thanks to you and the team for the great content you provide.

Getting older bikes on the road again should be a regular segment!

I picked up a 1985 Vulcan 700 for next to free, turned out to be a complete gem after a few hours of maintenance.Runs great and the engine sound is amazing.

This is a man that doesn’t work a day in his life, he loves what he does