SMOKE NEAR THE WATER

Its a long time since i put Ali's wonderful GSXR/GS thou' rasta bike on here. He was at a bleak Crail Raceway last weekend trying to keep warm, still looking and sounding as good as ever.
Smoke near the water ? if you carry on at the end of the strip you end up in the North sea.

80's GS

Jam jar bottomed long faced Deirdre Barlow/Langton/Rachid and unpopular Radio 1 tennis playing toss bag homophobe DJ Mike Read lookalike poses with newly purchased GS1000 sometime in the late '80s. The bike probably stayed like this for about a week before i rebuilt and re-painted it as photo 2.
In the background is a BMW 316 in which i went to Santa Pod Euro Finals and lost the keys having to scrounge a lift home then go back (400 mile round trip) next day with van and trailer.
Paint on our workshop doors was very shiny too.

GS1000

Owned this GS thou twice in the mid 80s, bottom photo is how it looked first time. Eventually had GSX running gear with turquoise wheels and black ET tank. Engine was built by Barry Gannon a former employee of Pip Higham, welded crank, big bore kit, flowed head, the usual stuff. Sold it to Will who ran it down the strip a few times, later i think the motor ended up in a local grass track otfit.