78 GS1000 side covers

[rustybronco]

Greg, My .02... if you want the bike to look it's best, make 'em a smooth finish gloss black. if you want the factory look, it's orange peel 'textured' semi-gloss/matte black. mine will be an orange peel black.

 

[SVSooke]

Dale if it sounds like I'm waffling it's because I am.Can see it being good either way:-k

 

[7981GS]

Who cares?
It is YOUR bike and unless it is going into a Museum to rot somewhere (or get ridden less than 1,000 miles a year) ...
who cares??? Really.

Daniel

 

[SVSooke]

Who cares?
It is YOUR bike and unless it is going into a Museum to rot somewhere (or get ridden less than 1,000 miles a year) ...
who cares??? Really.

Daniel

Asking opinions and getting info.Yes I understand it matters to nobody,not really asking anybody to care.Sharing Infomation is what we do here,or am I wrong?

 

[7981GS]

It just seems to be that some people here believe that they just might have the Holy Grail of motorcycles sometimes.
We always get the purists in these polls that believe that it just can't be "correct" unless it was just unwrapped from the box.
If you put about $3,000 worth of effort into them, you just might be able to get $3,000 for one of them.
There have been some rare occasions that people get more but it is rare.
Does anyone ACTUALLY come up to any of us and tell us that some part is not correct? Ever?

Just sayin'

 

[rustybronco]

Greg, I went between gloss and textured for almost a rear so don't feel bad about waffling; that's one hard decision to make.

 

[rustybronco]

That may be but the tank and tail are not 78 peices IIRC.

there's quite a bit that's not correct on that bike...

 

[Flyboy]

Greg I would go with gloss, somehow I don't think the matte covers will work with the gloss tank and tail, but that is just me.
You can see here what Dale is talking about with the semi gloss covers.

 

[SVSooke]

Greg I would go with gloss, somehow I don't think the matte covers will work with the gloss tank and tail, but that is just me.
The original skunk was gloss anyhow.

Not according to this thread Stan.NA examples given here say a low gloss finish.Might be different in other markets?

 

[Flyboy]

Sorry Greg, 3am here, fixed it

 

[SVSooke]

Think I'm using the wrong term.The stock semi gloss would be the thing I would do.Must admit I was going to add satin to the poll question and forgot.Even the satin finish seems to matte.

 

[sschering]

Just a thought but I wonder if the reason Suzuki used a the matt/satin finish was to match the finish on the airbox.

 

[Guest]

Here's another what I believe is a stock example you can look at.
http://www.thegsresources.com/halloffame/2006/gs_photo_nov_06.htm

 

[Guest]

Greg, My .02... if you want the bike to look it's best, make 'em a smooth finish gloss black. if you want the factory look, it's orange peel 'textured' semi-gloss/matte black. mine will be an orange peel black.

So Dale, being the purist that I think you are, are you going to PAINT your covers, or leave them ORIGINAL? Does anyone make that finish, that is
Orange Peel "textured" semi-gloss/matte black?" :lol:


Here's some original frame covers in non-original condition, hard to believe the prices they want for these things nowadays.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEFT-SIDE-C...1794&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RIGHT-SIDE-...0312&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/78-SUZUKI-G...0198&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

 

[rustybronco]

Steve, I will be repainting the side covers with somewhere around a 70% gloss black SSU. the plan is to turn down the air pressure and see if that will give me the texture I'm looking for.

 

[Guest]

Here's another bike to look at. You could always flip a coin as to determine which way to go. I hadn't planned on painting my covers, my painter suggested it, and that's how my decision was made, otherwise they would've stayed stock.

http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/uploadedImages/Blogs/Landon/suzuki.JPG.jpg

 

[SVSooke]

Though about mixxing up gloss and satin to get the "right" finishSeems like more work than going gloss.Hmmmm........

 

[Guest]

Steve, I will be repainting the side covers with somewhere around a 70% gloss black SSU. the plan is to turn down the air pressure and see if that will give me the texture I'm looking for.

I got a really nice black satin finish on my GS1100E luggage rack by using
a high gloss black in very high humidity. :lol: Not really what I wanted but I've kinda gotten used to it, since there's so many matte black parts on that bike.

 

[rustybronco]

Greg, the easiest way would be to BC~CC it in a gloss finish.

 

[SVSooke]

So I actually got the covers down and looked at them.

Look to be in pretty nice original condition.Think I'm going to leave them as is.Hey 1,no 2 less things to paint