Restoration of my Kawasaki GT 550

[coolj]

@iiqbal
Thank you bhai. its nice of u to say it like this.

@celica
Bhai what my experience with sohail was not good. i am not sure about Sohail as a good mechanic coz he cheat alot. i drove this bike my self but was not happy with his work. but may be u had a nice experience with him.

@Porsche_Maker
bro i am going to change almost every thing. the front tire is good so i am not planaing to change that one but may be the rear tire. i am trying to find a sport rear tire for my bike. but have not found any. can any one help me out with it. the breaks my mechanic will let me know if not in a good condition then most definatly are going to be changed inshallah. any way thank you

[Porsche_Maker]

@coolj

@Punk is currently in Dubai and if u want ur Bikes Rear Tyre and u can't find here thn u can ask him to bring 1 for u if he have some space in luggage or other option is visit tht plcae from where u bought bike agian and get a nice Rear tyre for some bucks.

[coolj]

@Porsche_Maker
thanks for the info

[Stylishkiller]

@coolj, dear i dont know him personaly but i have heard from many bike lovers that he is THE BEST mechanic in town. so u r in safe hands budy

[coolj]

@Stylishkiller
bro u r talking about bashir or sohail? if bashir then yes he is the best in town but for sohail i am sorry i dont agree with u .

[coolj]

i went to Bashir bhai ( my mechanic) to see how my bike is going. and was v happy to see it, and was told by him that it will soon be ready. this is how it was looking

[Stylishkiller]

offcorse takin of bashir bhai not of sohail waisay there are two sohails (mechanic) i knew, second one is on Asghar mall road:) and boht of them are ........... u know wat i mean

[ShyGuy02]

Nice Bike

[imranbhatti]

@coolj

Have bought new tyres for my friends GSX 750 coupels of month before,

100/90-19 front
120/90-18 rear
the asking price was 11000 PKR for both & after bargaining we mange to get them in 9000PKR

The front tyre is same as fitted in your bike.

If u wana purchse new i can confirm availabilty from Lahore other wise used tyre can also be option but usualy they didnt perform well.
Ithink rear tyre size for GT 550 is same 120/90-18.

[coolj]

@ShyGuy02
Thank you bhai

@imranbhatti
thanks bhai . i will contact u or will come my self to lahore to buy the tire. the one i have on the bike is this one in the pic. what do u think should i change it for a sport bike tire or not

[saadisb]

it seems to be ok now

[TM]

@ coolj! From the photo they seems to be fine. But of course you are in better position to decide if they are ok. Sometimes when a vehicle is parked for a very long time, the tires turns hard (by looks they will look great but once on road there will be no road grip).

I think in Pindi, there are couple of shops dealing in second hand. But in Lahore (near railway station) there is a whole market for these.

[coolj]

@saadisb
that is what i am thinking too.

@TM
thanks for the info bhai . acha can u plz tell me the price for one rear tire, the sport one. and what do u say should i get for the rear tire, the sport or the same one?

[raja_aftab_yasin]

Nice work Nice Selection

[coolj]

@raja_aftab_yasin
thank you bro

[imranbhatti]

Rear tyre seems in good condition if its not deshaped then should easily go for 6~8 month but road grip cannot be compard wid sports tyre. Here are the pics of tyre iwas talking about size is 120/90-18

[Demon]

gud to c ur bike comin nicely

i wanna ask ya somethin

are the tyres commonly available and wat sort of money shud one b looking to spend for new/ tyres + rims

[bassboost]

Salam from belgium bro coolj! Nice work going.
Sorry to ask a little off topic question but what are the common motorbike tires brands there in Pakistan?

[coolj]

@imranbhatti
thanks brother

@Demon
1st of all thank you and 2nd id that bro i have no idea about the rim but the tires i heard will cost u averagly 4 to 5 thousand per tire.

@bassboost
thank u brother. yar i have no idea about the tires but when i will buy i will let u know in cars its yokohama, bridgstone, etc

[bassboost]

@collj
No problem Its not important anyway, i was just wondering about it.
Btw, keep the pics of this nice project coming!