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My odd question is what is the correct color for my 1980 GS850G- silver or gold, tank and side cover badges? Myself, I could go either way seeing as my bike was repainted a dark red, but I was wondering what the oem color was supposed to be.
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Not sure what the day one colors were, but buy new and youre gonna get gold.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
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Yep. I am not sure what they used to be, but get new ones now, they will be gold.
Personally, I like the gold.
Also note that if you order the decals for the crank end covers, they will not be silver on black.
They will look like the one shown on the green bike.
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Not sure if different markets received different coloured badges, but here in South Africa the OEM colour for both tank and side cover badges was gold.Originally posted by 80GS850GBob View Post1981 GS850G "Blue Magic" (Bike Of The Month April 2009)
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Interesting- one can't easily get silver any more, huh? Well, I quess it'll be a redo in gold then so it all matches.
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Its just a thin film over the silver..and you can use rubbing compound and a rag tightly wound around your finger to rub them to the silver below if thats your thing.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.Comment
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Factory emblems were gold.Comment
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Silver or Gold
My 1980 is stock and has silver tank and side cover badges.80 GS850GT " Are we having fun yet! "Comment
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Below is an original 80' with gold emblems. Maybe Suzuki used both depending on the bike color?
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Negative. They started off gold and through wear became silver. Have a look at the back of a silver one the next time you have it removed.Comment
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Gold yes, but the lettering changed sometime after '80. We'd have to look at the owner's gallery to get a read on when.Dogma
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