No Badges? Sacraligious or not?

[Guest]

I don't won't to get lambasted by everyone but what do you guys think about taking of the badging on the tank, filling in the holes and using a paint scheme that doesn't include putting the Suzuki back on the tank? I still will keep the side covers OG. This is for a 1977 gs750. Just wondering if this is sacraligious or not.

[steve murdoch]

Your bike so you get to make the rules.

[Rob S.]

A good pic of the bike would make it easier to form an opinion.

[dorkburger]

As Steve said, it's yours, do as you may. Sacreligious? To some maybe, but they aren't riding it.

[CrazyCloud]

Pretty much a personal preference thing, I think they look good without badges as long as you fill in the holes/ovals.

[tkent02]

Do it right, I've seen a few with chunks of Bondo falling out due to rust underneath.

[Who Dat?]

No sacrelige there, but we will insist on pictures.

Before and after, if possible.

[Dub-K113]

Ok, here are some pics. I just started stripping the paint today so I am not sure they will help. I have used my "superior" artistic skills to give you and idea of what I am thinking.

[Who Dat?]

The sacrelige is going to be cutting up that nice bike.

Couldn't you find some barn rescue to cut up?

[Dub-K113]

Who dat?, I know the bike looks good in the picture but looks can be deceiving. It's not the original paint and the repaint was a very bad job. I think there was only one coat and no clear coat. My plan is not to chop up the bike but repaint it and add new handle bars and a fairing. Hardly a chop job. Everything else I do will be just to make sure it's safe. The old owner didn't give this bike the attention it needed. Something I definitely plan on doing....and them some. I do agree with you though. They sure are purdy just as is.

[tkent02]

Ok, here are some pics. I just started stripping the paint today so I am not sure they will help. I have used my "superior" artistic skills to give you and idea of what I am thinking.

I like it, digging the wire wheels too. Did you know there is a big brake available for the single brake bikes without going to dual discs?
What's the significance of 113?

[Dub-K113]

Tkent02, I did not know there was a big brake option. That's sweet. Do you have any info on that? I will be looking that up immediately. The 113 is my Firefighter badge #.

[tkent02]

It looks like this:



The same Kawasaki calipers and Saltymonk's bracket, but the disc is bigger, I think it's from a Blackbird or one of those. Works very nice, one finger for normal stuff, two if you want to really brake hard. The whole thing is lighter than the stock brake if that's important to you.

[Dub-K113]

Thanks, I will be looking into that for sure.

[GS1150Pilot]

Any way to make the #113 less garish? If it's a badge number, having a "badge" made with that number in small scale (a la the original tank badges) might be classy.