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!

@Anthony-yo6he

Ай бұрын

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.

@craigkaprelian9884

Ай бұрын

Just wondering if you would be willing to sell the crash bars you removed from this bike? -Craig

@PeterSmith-kl3wl

23 күн бұрын

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 👍😊✌️

So glad you took that back rack/rest off...great vid

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Heck yeah!

Hello it's 2:00 PM here in sunny Missouri today. Thanks for listening to WBHB smooth jazz. As always great vid

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Well its 12 per my watch!

Even as a 43 year old bike, it sounds so good

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Can't see why it wouldn't sound good!

@GETUPANDGO

Ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds It just screams so good, rivals most modern bikes

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!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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.

@perustc9158

Ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds Better way to put it but, that's what I meant... lol

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.

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....

Oh my God. The way you fixed that float bowl pin tower was brilliant from start to finish!!! Nice work and slick thinking.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Nice work, love to see them old bikes be brought back to life.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! It's very rewarding!

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

This was probably 1 in 1000 rides that I didn't have gloves on as I'm big on that.

@LS-uv9gg

Ай бұрын

@@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 😁

That XS750 sure looked mint.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

That it was!

Old bike looks pretty good

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!!!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

🤘

Good checks....oil pressure light goes out when cranking. All four pipes get hot. Good work. You are an inspiration, amigo.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank ya!

I have a 1980 GS850. Love the bike.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Hard to beat!

@Scooterdude01

Ай бұрын

Great bike

I kinda liked old blinkers on front

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.

Nice job! A classic 80s ride. I had a couple friends who rode Suzuki bikes.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank ya!

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

I had a 650 some years back and it was quick!

@karlvanboxel561

Ай бұрын

Lol lol mate u think a cb 650 is fast!!! Lol try a new superbike😅

@Scooterdude01

Ай бұрын

@@karlvanboxel561 that's just crazy fast. No thanks

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

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

I'm thankful too! Luckily I was able to make a course correction and get to a known spot not far away.

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.

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

They are great on their own but the bar change made it so much better!

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

If they spark joy that's all that matters!

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Epic bikes

forgot how cool looking those star mags are on this!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Suzuki definitely had the best looking mags

You make me smile. Thank-you 😁💚

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Amazing video, thank you for sharing your passion with the world ❤🙏🏻 greetings from Mossel Bay, South Africa 🇿🇦

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Hi BJ, brilliant video. Your attention to detail shines through. Best bike repair site out there, your site deserves many more subs, good luck.😄

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

🤘🤘

Awesome as always..... Love it ..

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Yes! I enjoyed thee video! Thanks!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

🤘🤘

a good video of the old school, pure relaxation and learning. thank you very much

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Wow...awesome vid. You and Motorcycle Rewind are my faves. Thanks!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Well thank ya!

Amazing bike....welldone!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

🙏🙏

Cool bike mate !! I enjoy the video , thanks a lot !!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Great video.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank ya!

great job

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank ya!

Another classic in the books!!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Heck yeah!

Great video! I think the best you’ve done!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Most excellent dude...😊👍.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank ya!

Really nice job BJ.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank ya!

That sounds like adult's cartoon.. that's so nike to watch!

Good job.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank ya!

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!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

So random! The houses were advanced for their time and cool to see!

What a gorgeous bike.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

🙏🙏

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Good job brother.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

🤘🤘

Great message! Great video! Great transformation. Well done ❤

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thanks dude!

Nice work You are so right they don't have to be perfect

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Exactly, being polished up doesn't make them feel different on the road

I have an 8- GS850 that I am restoring and I learned a couple of things from the video. Good job.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful. Definitely checkcout the full videos though as those go into detail unlike this one

Great video

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@timedwards8171

Ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds my first bike was a 1980 Kawasaki kz650 I was thinking of trying to find one

My first bike is a GS425e from 79. Really well built bike. Loved seeing the same family of bike getting all fixed up

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

The 550E was definitely a favorite

Good job bro

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank ya!

Found your chanel a few days back, I’ve since seen every video, super cool content… thank you for the information and entertainment

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

350+ videos that's impressive! Glad you have enjoyed!

Awsome tips and trix to deal with things on carbs and The rest of The bike. Thats why i like ur videos that much

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

🤘🤘

Lovely work, particularly the carbs👍. You certainly know what you’re doing. Great to see these classics running

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

I definitely try to learn all I can and keep doing better each time. Thanks!

That was a great video. My mate had the 550 and I had the 750 back in the early 1980’s. Good times.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Both great!

Nice work bj great bike and sounds real healthy thanks for sharing 👌👍🔧🔧🔧🏍️❤️🦴🐾

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

She ran great! Loved to rev

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!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

That's cool!

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! That's definitely the downside to the electronic ignition is the cost of replacement

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Yeah nothing really special about the bike but it was just a joy to ride!

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

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Look much better with New fender and handlebar you put on

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

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad they are helpful!

Lovely back to life video on the xs750 BJ

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

Uma verdadeira Fênix, que máquina.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

🙏🙏

That was a nice bike to bring back to life. I thought the tank was unfixable. Engine was in great shape. Good job!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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.

Wow, great looking and sounding bike! Looks almost identical to a Kawasaki I had many years ago. Good job!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Through the early 80s they all looked so similar for sure

Awesome Revival, Mate, I Hope You Eventually Got The Rev Counter Working Again!😎

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank ya! I actually replaced the cable twice and it eventually broke both so I just stopped worrying about it

Brilliant, I just need to find one to work on 😄👍

@BrickHouseBuilds

23 күн бұрын

They are out there!

@daveb1242

23 күн бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds not so much in the uk unfortunately. I’ve done a 1978 400 four. Really enjoyed it

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!!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Yeah a fellow motorcycle tech turned me onto that. It won't brighten the brass but does really help to get them clean

Them little motors started working good around 8 to 11 grand

What an awesome job you did on that GS550… not to mention it was $FREE.99 😂 Keep up the great content.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

It was an ideal price lol. Glad you enjoyed!

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

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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 👍

@BrickHouseBuilds

22 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

Looks like a reasonably clean bike for 30+years

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

It was! The tank was really bad though unfortunately

@jimclarke1108

Ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds Good to see you didn't over "rev" it😁

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

@jimclarke1108 no tach means you can't over-rev it! 😉

@lovetoflylovetofly3843

Ай бұрын

Is that a cable driven tach? Or just dead electronics? Temp guage work?

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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

Mint!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

🤘

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.

Im back , 10 minutes after my comment on fast motorcycle. I get like 10 motorcycle movies from KZread. Big brother is listening to everything you do. Pretty scary 😮

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Well you watched a video and then commented on it so KZread 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

I had the GS550E it was all in the shop race colours

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

The E models are very cool!

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..

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Guitars are great but I don't play and have never been in that store. I can appreciate them though!

Hey man, nice job as always. Have you tried silicone spray on plastics and rubber? My dash looks like new

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

I use a trim restorer chemical actually

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!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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

@stevenroubideaux782

Ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuildsokay nice thanks man!

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?

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

This was a bike I did a few years ago before I was in my current space. Notice the short hair? 😉

Not the fastest but they are fast!! Very nice. Get the tac going and you will be 100 percent!!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

This bike actually broke 2 new tach cables! I gave up after that

@grabir01

Ай бұрын

@@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.

Awesome video. What was the product you used to repair the tank holes? Also was the tachometer working? Great job.

@BrickHouseBuilds

11 күн бұрын

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 > kzread.info/dash/bejne/d4qrzq2GldnHg8Y.html

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.

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

They were a tracker bar from Dime city cycles but they no longer offer the exact one. A generic tracker bend will be close

@kenbyrne521

Ай бұрын

@@BrickHouseBuilds Thanks!

I have a question.... What were those plugs you took out of the carbs? Nice video my man!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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!: kzread.info/head/PLerq_C5Llt2yPiNcP8zjkPCsaTqiPqOIt

Love this motocykle. Sounds great. One question mate. Are those tyres 33 years old as well? 😅

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Older which is why I changed them.

Brilliant Video as always, and didn't that bike sound good? Amazing. Just one thing. Please fix the Rev Counter 🙂 Its affecting my OCD

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

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

@Bevoin1970

Ай бұрын

@@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!

GS Love, baby🥰

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

🤘🤘

Great job man. Was that hey. Z?

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thank ya. It probably was Z as I live near that

A video from the USA with a roundabout!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

We have plenty of roundabouts here!

@tonyfurneaux3399

Ай бұрын

@@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.😄

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

I like them as they are efficient. The older generations don't like them as they get confused

@katywalker8322

Ай бұрын

@@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!

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

@@katywalker8322 we don't claim that non-driving dummy 😅

Agree 100%. They just have to make you smile. Very good video. Thanks, Dan ✌️🏍🇨🇦

@BrickHouseBuilds

Ай бұрын

Thats what it's all about!