Tank Trim

[Guest]

Hi guys,

When I got my '77 GS550 all of the exterior pieces seemed to be stock except for the seat. The tank has this chrome plastic trim around the edge (see attached image), which I could take or leave aesthetically, but seems to provide pretty good protection for the seam when I've got the tank off. I sometimes see the trim on images online but all of the old advertisements and reference material don't show tank trim.

Tank_trim.jpg

Certainly, the chrome trim affects the look quite a bit and since I like the protection I was wondering what other trim color options might look like. Was this a dealer option or something? Does anybody know the history on this?

Thanks,

[78550GS]

My 78 550 has some black trim on the tank, but I'm not sure if it's factory or not.

Seems like you could do the same thing with that cheap door trim from any local auto parts store?