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Project Windjammer

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Great work, Andre - your end result looks fantastic! My brother has one on his GS1000G as well. Here is a picture from about 25 years ago. The slightly "futuristic" looking fairing on the bike at extreme left is my other brother's GS650G.

Looking forward to seeing the windshield fitted!
Ben
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2BRacing said:
Great work, Andre - your end result looks fantastic! My brother has one on his GS1000G as well. Here is a picture from about 25 years ago. The slightly "futuristic" looking fairing on the bike at extreme left is my other brother's GS650G.

Looking forward to seeing the windshield fitted!
Ben
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Ben,
Excellent photo! Does your brother still have his bike? Where was that photo taken, it sort of looks familiar?
Rustybronco has arranged the new chrome edging for the Windjammer and I am preparing to paint the tank. Then it will be me and the windscreen!
Keep well!
 
Getting all the paint off the tank was quite an adventure. I need to do some derusting inside as well as soon as I can blank off the sender and petcock openings. Using Deoxydene (Phospheric acid) and it's working well.

 
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Billyboy said:
Caustic soda is an excellent rust remover.
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I meant to boil the tank in a drum of caustic sada solution and then against my better judgement I decided to strip the heavy layers of paint with paint stripper first. What a mess! I even had the drum ready at hand!!!

So its still on the agenda as the inside also needs some proper cleaning and a small dent repaired before I can prime it.
 
Matchless said:
Ben,
Excellent photo! Does your brother still have his bike? Where was that photo taken, it sort of looks familiar?
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The photo was taken in the main road of Tulbagh in about 1985. Both brothers still have their bikes (so we have 650G; 850G and 1000G in the family!). Unfortunately they have not used their bikes for about the last 10 years.

The 1000G was fitted with the cams from a 1000S; fuel tank size increased by about 10 litres; Krauser panniers and top box; and S&W air shocks at the rear. This made a nice touring bike. I think it only has about 30,000 km on the clock! When he retires in a year or two, I will help him to get it back on the road again.
 
2BRacing said:
The photo was taken in the main road of Tulbagh in about 1985. Both brothers still have their bikes (so we have 650G; 850G and 1000G in the family!). Unfortunately they have not used their bikes for about the last 10 years.

The 1000G was fitted with the cams from a 1000S; fuel tank size increased by about 10 litres; Krauser panniers and top box; and S&W air shocks at the rear. This made a nice touring bike. I think it only has about 30,000 km on the clock! When he retires in a year or two, I will help him to get it back on the road again.
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OK must have been the photos after the 1969 earthquake restorations that made it look familiar to me.
Quite amazing that all three of you still have your GS's after all these years! :)
 
Slowly but progressing at least:
The tank has just been painted;

 
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Ooooo.....
Pretty!
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Thanks Billyboy.

Also thanks to Salty Monk's photos, the stripes are as per the 1980 model.

I boiled the tank in a caustic soda solution as well and a thick brown sludge came out of the tank.

The next big job is bending the windshield!
 
Nice work :clap:, it is really going to be a looker.
Sorry, I am having a hard time finding those vents for you, seems like no one here has them anymore, everyone just brings them in as needed.
If you fancy yourself handy with perspex, I can whip you up and send you drawings and you can fabricate them yourself fo a few bucks worth of perspex, be a lot cheaper than getting them from the States, let me know if you are interested.

Following with interest.
 
Nice one Andre! That tank is looking the ducks guts! :clap:
 
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I hope my first painting attempt turns out 1/2 as good as yours.
 
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Flyboy said:
Nice work :clap:, it is really going to be a looker.
Sorry, I am having a hard time finding those vents for you, seems like no one here has them anymore, everyone just brings them in as needed.
If you fancy yourself handy with perspex, I can whip you up and send you drawings and you can fabricate them yourself fo a few bucks worth of perspex, be a lot cheaper than getting them from the States, let me know if you are interested.

Following with interest.
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Please do! I am definitely interested.
 
The windscreen is still pending and the new edging is on order, but here she is!

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