1978 Suzuki GS400 -- Starting my own little hoard

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Thought I'd post this so Hondahoarder and the rest of the old bike fans could see what I've been hiding. My Dad bought this from the original owner 3 years ago, but wasn't using it so sold it to me for a song last Fall. I think it's one of the nicest unrestored bikes I've ever seen. Someone asked me if the original owner kept it in his house! I dunno, maybe? The only real flaw was some missing paint around one of the front turn signal brackets, but I have since touched that up to where you'd never know. Preservation not Restoration, right Hondahoarder?!?

It's a really neat little bike. The motor is counter-balanced and is as smooth as a four-cylinder. Deceptively quick too. It seems slower than the RD400, but sometimes when I look down at the speedometer I'm surprised by how fast I'm going. Gonna have to watch it.

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