82 850GL Resto...here we go

[Guest]

Amazing transformation GT. Almost worth putting on a pedastal in the living room haha.

 

[Good Times]

Where did you get your polishing compound? And can you take a pict of your tools that you used to polish the case...wow looks sooooo Amazing!!! did you ever fix the tach leak you were talking about....I have the same gucky grease problem in the front of my GS1000L. Thanks so much for all the picts...soooooo helpful, you have no idea how much I've learned jsut from looking at them. thx

Thanks for all the feedback guys. It felt really good to take the motor off the jack, put it to the side and cover it up for later. That was a lot of work, but I loved every minute of it.

Speedorchid, I bought all of my polishing stuff at Lowe's. I bought a $20 Task Force 12,000 rpm angle grinder on sale. Two of the 4 inch yellow polishing wheels for the grinder. I also got the Porter Cable Polishing bars. I used numbers 3 (brown), 4 (white) and 5 (green). After sanding this is what I used to polish the cases.

I'm glad that you are learning from my process. I am learning with every step as well.

Today was pretty cool. After getting the motor put aside, the "shop" reorganized and cleaned I started taking down the front end of the bike. The best part of the night was the kids hanging out and talking. My son said, "Dad, have I helped you with the bike?" I told him that he had. Every time I needed a hand he was there to help out. He then said, "Well, I've just really like hanging out and talking with you in the garage while you're working on it." This was the best part of the night and the reason I am taking my time on this resto.

All the parts off.

One more day and I'll have it down to the frame. Then it's off to powdercoat.

 

[Good Times]

did you ever fix the tach leak you were talking about....I have the same gucky grease problem in the front of my GS1000L.

Yes, I did fix the tach drive. I replaced the oil band and oil seal on the tach drive. Well....we will see if I fixed it. If it continues to leak then I will need to replace the gear itself. It looked ok when I took it apart. We will see.

 

[brslk]

Thanks for all the feedback guys. It felt really good to take the motor off the jack, put it to the side and cover it up for later. That was a lot of work, but I loved every minute of it.

Speedorchid, I bought all of my polishing stuff at Lowe's. I bought a $20 Task Force 12,000 rpm angle grinder on sale. Two of the 4 inch yellow polishing wheels for the grinder. I also got the Porter Cable Polishing bars. I used numbers 3 (brown), 4 (white) and 5 (green). After sanding this is what I used to polish the cases.

I'm glad that you are learning from my process. I am learning with every step as well.

Today was pretty cool. After getting the motor put aside, the "shop" reorganized and cleaned I started taking down the front end of the bike. The best part of the night was the kids hanging out and talking. My son said, "Dad, have I helped you with the bike?" I told him that he had. Every time I needed a hand he was there to help out. He then said, "Well, I've just really like hanging out and talking with you in the garage while you're working on it." This was the best part of the night and the reason I am taking my time on this resto.

All the parts off.

One more day and I'll have it down to the frame. Then it's off to powdercoat.

That's awesome.

 

[bbjumper]

Tach drive

Tach drive

Whatever it takes regarding the kids, I, like you get a tremendous amount of enjoyment and joy with my boys doing man cave stuff. I replaced all of the seals and o-rings on my tach drive, you may need an additional o-ring under the cable, mine did, I think it's a 16X1.5 mm.

 

[Good Times]

Whatever it takes regarding the kids, I, like you get a tremendous amount of enjoyment and joy with my boys doing man cave stuff. I replaced all of the seals and o-rings on my tach drive, you may need an additional o-ring under the cable, mine did, I think it's a 16X1.5 mm.

That's a good thought. You know I think I'll put some Teflon tape on the cable before I put it back in. Thanks bb.

 

[Good Times]

There you have it folks. Nutin but the frame.

Thought the swing arm would be harder to get off, but it was pretty simple. I'll be giving the powdercoater a call in the morning. Sweetness.

 

[GateKeeper]

Good job.....

make sure you plug all the bolt holes, and bearings/holes, and any other that needs to be occupied by another part, the PC will fill it up and make it hard to put them back in, be it bolts or bearings

or hopefully your PC guy will do this

 

[Good Times]

Good job.....

make sure you plug all the bolt holes, and bearings/holes, and any other that needs to be occupied by another part, the PC will fill it up and make it hard to put them back in, be it bolts or bearings

or hopefully your PC guy will do this

That's my main concern with PC. I'm taking the frame and parts by to talk to him for that purpose.

 

[Good Times]

Dropped it all off at the powder coater today. The frame, swing arm, center stand, upper triple clamp, battery box, electrics panel, rear signal brackets, and motor mount brackets. $250 is the worst case scenario for all of it, maybe less. It will all be high gloss black. Should be done by Sunday.

Can't wait.

 

[Good Times]

Working on a few odds and ends today while I'm waiting on the frame and other parts to be PC'd.

Got the rear inner fender cleaned up a bit for paint:

Here is it with a wet coat on it. It will be satin finish when it dries.

What's wrong with this picture?

That's right. A former PO drilled three uneven holes in the rear fender to put a cheap aftermarket tail light on. My first thought was to plug the holes with some chrome bolts, but the holes are so poorly places that it would drive me crazy. May try to find a fender in good shape somewhere.

 

[Good Times]

piddlin'

piddlin'

Spent the day on piddlin' stuff. Painted the inner rear fender, side stand, ignition switch, helmet lock and polished the speed sensor.

Last year I diagnosed the non-working running tail and gauge lights. I traced it to the ignition switch. Found out today that it was actually a burned connector. Pretty sure it's not supposed to be melted inside. I also broke the switch down to be sure that everything was ok with the contacts and wires. It was. Cleaned it up, greased it down and put it back together for another 30 years of service.

Finally, soaked some rusty parts in vinegar. This is a first for me. If that doesn't work then I'll invest in some Evaporust.

Tune in next week for more. Same Bat time, same Bat channel.

 

[Good Times]

More excited than a fat kid at a pie eating contest...

More excited than a fat kid at a pie eating contest...

Picked the frame and other parts up from the PC shop today. I am VERY pleased. Looks awesome and they really did a good job. Just one place they got PC on the threads. Half the swing arm pivot threads. I'll gladly get that out with my Dremel and a wire brush though. Really couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out.

Bring on the pics:

 

[GateKeeper]

Now that's what I'm talking about.......

Very well done, looks to be an excellent job for sure.....

It's too bad powder coating is so expensive up here, I would have had the same done to mine and all the little bits and pieces as well, ohhhhhh well there is always next winter, I could do it all over again....LOL

 

[Guest]

Wow that looks great!

 

[Good Times]

Now that's what I'm talking about.......

Very well done, looks to be an excellent job for sure.....

It's too bad powder coating is so expensive up here, I would have had the same done to mine and all the little bits and pieces as well, ohhhhhh well there is always next winter, I could do it all over again....LOL

$225 out the door. Worth every penny.

Here just ship it to them and have it done. Well, maybe your next bike.

Wow that looks great!

Thanks Pete!

 

[GateKeeper]

If only the shipping wouldn't kill me....LOL

I was quoted roughly 500 to have the frame done, only....by most places, found another that would have done all for 500, but I had to do all the prep work, sand and tape off all the parts that I didn't want powder coat on.

so in the end, I took the spray bomb route, it was cheaper, not as durable, but cheaper.....hey so far it's holding up......LOL

 

[Good Times]

If only the shipping wouldn't kill me....LOL

I was quoted roughly 500 to have the frame done, only....by most places, found another that would have done all for 500, but I had to do all the prep work, sand and tape off all the parts that I didn't want powder coat on.

so in the end, I took the spray bomb route, it was cheaper, not as durable, but cheaper.....hey so far it's holding up......LOL

$500 and you do the prep? Highway robbery. I would have pulled out the spray can. I almost did with mine, but am REALLY glad now that I went the PC route.

To be honest, this guy really does projects like mine on the side. He has a lot of industrial stuff that he does. It's really nothing for him to put a bike frame in the oven with the other stuff he's doing. He did a really good job on mine and was pretty conscientious though. He even told me from the get go that if he found any cracks in the frame that he would weld them up and make them look good. That was included in the price. It's obvious he takes pride in what he does. Most other places around here are much more expensive. I'm just glad I found him.

 

[Flyboy]

It's almost going to be a shame to hang everything back on and hide most of that beautiful frame.
She is looking truly stunning so far, keep up the good work.

 

[brslk]

That looks awesome. I was going to PC mine but the cheapest quote I got was $450 for the frame and an additional $50 for the swing arm.
If I ever get back to the bike I'm gonna paint them.

Bruce.