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    GS1000 Fork cover resto

    Hi

    Just thought I would share my experience with the front lower yoke cover off my GS1000,

    I tried to think of ways to restore it as new, I looked at plastic Chrome, Painting Chrome all of which cost alot of money so after a little thinking I ended up with a bit of a light bulb moment...

    I sanded the stripes with 1500 grit paper and cleaned with panel wipe...I then used some 2" wide chrome tape bought off Ebay for £2 for a meter strip and used a super sharp scalpel to cut the recesses out of the moulding to just leave a well stuck chrome strip on the raised stripes..

    Then a quick polish with Black shoe polish and it now looks like new....
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    #2
    Looks good!
    I painted mine black.
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    82 GS850
    78 GS1000
    04 HD Fatboy

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      #3
      My friend, that is one great 'looking' solution you have shown us!
      De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

      http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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        #4
        Thanks for the tip! Mine needs a refresh.
        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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          #5
          A cheap looking plastic part on our 1000's in my opinion.
          I will use a chrome one from another Suzuki when I take the forks down.
          If doing a restore,different story.
          http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/u...00080021-1.jpg
          1978 GS1000C
          1979 GS1000E
          1980 GS1000E
          2004 Roadstar

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            #6
            Good tip,mine to could use a refresh.

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              #7
              Happy to share!

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                #8
                Great idea. Now to find some local chrome tape.

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                  #9
                  Measure the width of the stripe area. Larry ( Nvr2old ) had suggested that I used some 1/8 or so chrome pinstriping tape.
                  MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
                  1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

                  NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


                  I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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                    #10
                    That would work too, I looked into pinstripe tape but it was actually more expensive than wider tape but if you can find it great!!!!

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