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Thank you to Nessism and others- I finally finished the GS. It was a repainted copper-red before. I got some Repro Decals and some black paint, rather than the stock red cause I think it looked better, and after a few screw-ups, I am done.
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Last edited by 1980GS1000E; 11-11-2009, 06:34 PM.NO PIC THANKS TO FOTO BUCKET FOR BEING RIDICULOUS
Current Rides: 1980 Suzuki GS1000ET, 2009 Yamaha FZ1, 1983 Honda CB1100F, 2006 H-D Fatboy
Previous Rides: 1972 Yamaha DS7, 1977 Yamaha RD400D, '79 RD400F Daytona Special, '82 RD350LC, 1980 Suzuki GS1000E (sold that one), 1982 Honda CB900F, 1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R
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Nice work!! Looks very, very nice.Bob T. ~~ Play the GSR weekly photo game: Pic of Week Game
'83 GS1100E ~ '24 Triumph Speed 400 ~ '01 TRIUMPH TT600 ~ '67 HONDA CUB -
Looks great!
Now you will have to change your sig picture
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Yes, but for now, you can see the before and after.NO PIC THANKS TO FOTO BUCKET FOR BEING RIDICULOUS
Current Rides: 1980 Suzuki GS1000ET, 2009 Yamaha FZ1, 1983 Honda CB1100F, 2006 H-D Fatboy
Previous Rides: 1972 Yamaha DS7, 1977 Yamaha RD400D, '79 RD400F Daytona Special, '82 RD350LC, 1980 Suzuki GS1000E (sold that one), 1982 Honda CB900F, 1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R
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Looks great!
The decals have a great retro look and fit the shape of the tank well.Comment
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Very nice, looks way better than the previous red. Planning on stripping/polishing the cases too? That'll probably be the finishing touch.
Tony.'82 GS1100E
Originally posted by themessComment
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I have those exact stripes on a maroon 1000, it looks much better on the black. What paint did you use? It looks very nice.
Did you take enough pictures along the way to post up a "How I Painted my Bike" thread?
Life is too short to ride an L.Comment
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The right side looks great. Does the left side look good too.
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Looks like you did a great job.
And as a bonus, we all know black bikes are faster too.
And on the seventh day,after resting from all that he had done,God went for a ride on his GS!
Upon seeing that it was good, he went out again on his ZX14! But just a little bit faster!
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Not just faster but "cooler" too.Originally posted by KEITH KRAUSE View PostLooks like you did a great job. And as a bonus, we all know black bikes are faster too.
Nice job ! That paint looks awesome !!82 1100 EZ (red)
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Boy I hate to say it but the black with OEM strips looks soooooooooo much better than your old plain red colorOriginally posted by 1980GS1000E View Post.
Very nice combo
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Thanks for the cheers It was a learning experience, I can tell you. I did take some pics of the work and I can post those. I do plan on doing the cases, too. This bike runs like a top, so it does deserve it.
NO PIC THANKS TO FOTO BUCKET FOR BEING RIDICULOUS
Current Rides: 1980 Suzuki GS1000ET, 2009 Yamaha FZ1, 1983 Honda CB1100F, 2006 H-D Fatboy
Previous Rides: 1972 Yamaha DS7, 1977 Yamaha RD400D, '79 RD400F Daytona Special, '82 RD350LC, 1980 Suzuki GS1000E (sold that one), 1982 Honda CB900F, 1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R
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Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
I used PPG black and 50 buck a quart clear.NO PIC THANKS TO FOTO BUCKET FOR BEING RIDICULOUS
Current Rides: 1980 Suzuki GS1000ET, 2009 Yamaha FZ1, 1983 Honda CB1100F, 2006 H-D Fatboy
Previous Rides: 1972 Yamaha DS7, 1977 Yamaha RD400D, '79 RD400F Daytona Special, '82 RD350LC, 1980 Suzuki GS1000E (sold that one), 1982 Honda CB900F, 1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R
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Looks great! Well done.
Which clear did you use?Ed
To measure is to know.
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Wow bravo man! I wish it wasn too cold to paint here already. I would really like to try my hand at it. Then again I'm kinda chicken chit about it and may never and just pay someone to do it heh.Comment
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