New Paint Job

[tas850g]

Just finished assembling all newly painted parts to the bike. Had it painted by a buddy over the winter. Tank was in pretty bad shape under all the bondo.

Before Pictures

I tried to match the 1/8" pinstripes to the orange/red on the GS sidecover. It came out pretty good.

Added the Maier GP fairing. Took a lot of bending to align the fork brackets.

Now I can't wait for this rain to stop on Monday/Tuesday so i can take her out for a spin.

 

[IanC]

Looks awesome! Very nice job.

 

[posplayr]

Looks awesome! Very nice job.

I need to adjust my rabbit ears; photobucket signal not coming in

 

[Dave8338]

You either?

 

[Guest]

Not working for me either.

 

[tas850g]

i just reorganized my photobucket and create 2 albums. Guess i need to figure that out.

 

[tas850g]

photobucket seems to be working for me. Once you click on the link go to the left of the screen and open either my suzuki or kawasaki album.

 

[tas850g]

Reposted Pictures

Reposted Pictures

I realize what i did after posting these pictures then moved them around in my photobucket account, Sorry!

 

[Guest]

Wow man really nice job. Love the black with the red pinstripe.:clap:

 

[posplayr]

Nice work, the red pin strip on black is a real classsic look. The fairing goes well and will make riding alot more comfortable.

It looks like you have a real nice wet final finish and you did not color sand?

 

[motocycle shawn]

paint

paint

LOOKS good man way to bring one back to life!!! love it

 

[tas850g]

I wish i could paint like that but i cannot take the credit. A buddy back home did it for me. He tried to match up the color on the GS emblem sidecover. He thought it was an orange/red but it came out a little more red. It still looks good though.

He but a layer of clearcoat on it too. I have light swirls in the clear already by just handling and assembling.

I have a tank bag i take everywhere and I really don't want to put it on but i have to. It carries my tools and etc.

 

[ddaniels]

Put a thin soft cloth between the tank bag and the tank.

 

[ddaniels]

Oh... and by the way....awesome paint job!

 

[Roadrash]

That turned out nice, it might not be a factory color strip but that what makes it "unique". Your buddy does nice work.:clap:

 

[tas850g]

the stripes are 1/8" divide by 1/8" of black. He painted the red/orange stripes then shot the tank black. We were not sure how wide the stripes were so we guesstimated them.

I wanted it to be somewhat unique without going too crazy so that's why i went with the color of the GS on the side covers.

 

[1100E]

Boy, that sure looks great!! Definitely worth the time and effort, love the red pin-stripes, too. You better not ride past Eddie's Vintage - they're likely to chase after you and try to buy her from you!!

 

[Griffin]

Black with red pinstripes.......A girl can't go out in her new little black dress without some bright red lipstick on, now can she?

I like it very much.

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Yes! It looks fantastic. Nice work.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[Detroit Diesel Man]

Love the black and red..nice work!!


DDM