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Emblem Color Silver/Gold?

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So I have not been able to find the answer to this question anywhere. I was hoping someone could enlighten me on the subject. My 1980 gs750l came with silver tank emblems with a black line through the middle of each letter. http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=203431

someone was nice enough to take a good photo of their so I don't have to.

on various oem parts sites you can order new ones but they are replaced with a new part # and now come in solid letters gold in color. you can also order new side cover emblems that come with the original part # but these emblems are gold as well with a red GS. Can someone please tell me what the correct colors are suppose to be? Could it be possible that the tank emblems were silver and the side cover emblems gold?

Thanks!
 
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As I understand things, the gold was/is stock. From the folk lore, the gold is long worn off from waxing and whatever else. In any case, whatever you order new from Suzuki is gonna come in gold.
 
Yeah that makes sense. It sure seems like there are emblems listed on ebay as NOS that are silver though. That's why I was confused. I wonder why suzuki would put gold emblems on. Seems odd.
 
Just MAYBE that bike did have chromed letters..ive never had one. I know for a fact that the 750 and 1000 are gold from the factory.
 
I bought a '79 GS1000E tank from a member here, even though it was listed on e-bay. The tank badges were definitely silver. I don't think they were original. I sent those to Dale (rusty bronco) if my memory serves me well.
I do believe the silver ones were on earlier models than the gold.
At least thats what I gather from looking at Reproduction decals application
data for their emblems, but I also see alot of errors, so I'm not too sure I can trust it.
http://www.reproductiondecals.com/default_frameset.html?content.html~main
 
Somewhere i had a set of them..may have given them away though. I will have to take a look at the storage unit.
 
I just saw a set of gold ones that are exactly like the ones that came off my bike although it would be nice to know what actually came on mine. Makes sense that they would be gold and it has just worn off over the years. I would like to find a set of NOS ones. Just re painted my tank. It would be a shame to put some old crusty emblems on there.
 
So if they're gold on the back then they were gold on the front originally?
 
If this is the right year they look gold to me. But I'll keep lookin.
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I honestly cannot tell what color they are. I believe this to be at least an '80 judging by the case emblems if those are original.
suzuki-gs-750-l-08.jpg
 
This is supposedly a '80 GS750L sales brochure. And they look
GOLD to me.
1980_GS750E-L_USleaf2_800.jpg
 
Thanks for the research. Looks like they were gold afterall. Good to know. Kind of puts a bit of a wrench in my plan since I found some nos black side cover emblems that have silver writing. they'll look ok though I think. Also yes the emblems are available from suzuki under a different part# but they are the flat letters without the line going through the middle. Don't want those.
 
I have heard of spraying them with tinted clear coat, there is much info online about tinting clears for specific effects.
 
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Is there a motorcycle in that picture? :-k
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Yeah, that's quite a lady isn't it?
She can sit on my Suzuki's any day.
If you take a good look at her face she resembles Bo Derek, at least to me. Now what were we discussing?
the color of tank badges? What a buzz kill!
 
thkbaron said:
Also yes the emblems are available from suzuki under a different part# but they are the flat letters without the line going through the middle. Don't want those.
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You should consider the revised ones as an upgrade! :D
Or.................. you might find some decent ones on E-bay if you wait long enough.
There are a few on there now, but they're less than perfect.
Problem is, they're NLA and your only hope is stumbling on a set eventually.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw...dkw=GS750+Badges+-Fits+GS&_osacat=0&_from=R40
 
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