I had a 1978 GS 550 Suzuki it was my first bike. Bought it new I think I payed about $2400 for it out the door. I added a fairing and small hard bags Lockhart tailpiece, Lockhart oil cooler and cruise control. Crash guards. $2000 of accessories. Had bike for about 5 years and sold it. I miss that bike sometimes. I now have a 2003 1200C sportsterXL. Probably keep that even after I can’t ride it anymore.
Look up the bike specs online. The power needs to be under 47kw for it to be legal with the A2 license. This bike should be just under so it should be fine. If a bike you’re looking at is in between 47kw and 94kw in power then you can always put a restrictor kit to limit the power making it legal on an A2!
I had a 1978 GS 550 Suzuki it was my first bike. Bought it new I think I payed about $2400 for it out the door. I added a fairing and small hard bags Lockhart tailpiece, Lockhart oil cooler and cruise control. Crash guards. $2000 of accessories. Had bike for about 5 years and sold it. I miss that bike sometimes. I now have a 2003 1200C sportsterXL. Probably keep that even after I can’t ride it anymore.
I had this bike back in the early 80's, my first street bike. Was a great bike all in all.
Fixing up a true barn find right now. Nice to see you did not hack the sub-frame off.
i recently found an old dilapidated one and couldnt resist buying it for 150$ now its my winter project
Great bike.
I've an 1980 GS550E, it's a bit rough at the edges but it goes well.
I have one of these, a lovely bike which has only done 8000 mls (1977)
I have one of these, but the key is stuck in the lock position. Any suggestions?
A proper bike 👍
can you drive this with a A2 licence?
Look up the bike specs online. The power needs to be under 47kw for it to be legal with the A2 license. This bike should be just under so it should be fine. If a bike you’re looking at is in between 47kw and 94kw in power then you can always put a restrictor kit to limit the power making it legal on an A2!
Great to see this bike! I had the exact same bike from 1978 to 1993. It was an awesome bike and I wish I still had it.
I had the same bike in 90's , 1978 550 gs, y have love it and runing from 19 to 25 years old :) 6 speeds
I had one of these in the 80s, fantastic bike...
cafe racer look...? all i saw was a stock gs 550
Nice bike I have the same bike w/ the spoke wheels same color too.