1981 GS450E Rebuild

[Leigh]

Righto, I had a crack at that photo for you, Pete.
Darker paint, stripes (sorry I made your tank look square) recessed tail light, lowered front guard and blacked out both guards.

[Leigh]

Or...

[pete]

Thanks mate, nice work! I'm definitely challenged in that regard... others as well but especially that one... haha

Maroon and white stripes is definite, but now... maroon or black front guard? Tim Tom had me sold on his maroon, now I'm confused again

As to that second pic... I'm sure my head just spun 720 degrees...

Oh, and the situation at the moment isn't too drastic, and the only thing that will really suffer is budget for the bike...

[Cdnpt1]

Maroon guard! Need to break up all that black up front.

[pete]

Maroon guard! Need to break up all that black up front.

Yeah definitely leaning in that direction still...

[Leigh]

As to that second pic... I'm sure my head just spun 720 degrees...

You should have seen how it looked in Hot Plum and Laverda Orange.
The green is mild by comparison. ha.

[pete]

You should have seen how it looked in Hot Plum and Laverda Orange.
The green is mild by comparison. ha.

Hot plumb?! Urgh

I also had the paint and finish by Christmas conversation this evening and the reception was actually quite favourable, so it appears for now at least that everything is to continue as normal...

That will entail taking a day off next week or the week after to do the paint shop run around and get some foam for the seat.

It also means the R/R should be go too, although the exchange rate sucks on Paypal at the moment.

[Leigh]

I may have another flash of creativity tonight and do your bike how I'd like it.

This may have nothing to do with what you have in mind..

[Tim Tom]

Thanks mate, nice work! I'm definitely challenged in that regard... others as well but especially that one... haha

Maroon and white stripes is definite, but now... maroon or black front guard? Tim Tom had me sold on his maroon, now I'm confused again

As to that second pic... I'm sure my head just spun 720 degrees...

Oh, and the situation at the moment isn't too drastic, and the only thing that will really suffer is budget for the bike...

Go maroon for the front. It's nice. You know you want too .

Although the spearmint is pretty cool too.

[Flyboy]

Agreed, you have to colour code the front mud guard, too dark up front there.

[Leigh]

I still like the black front guard.
I'll rip one up with a maroon front guard tonight as a comparison though.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Yep, yep, yep... maroon!
And MAN is it a looker!!!

[Cdnpt1]

Sounds like you are going to have to buy a second guard and do up one of each.

[Leigh]

Rightio. maroon guard..

[Leigh]

Finally, if it were mine..
I'd cut the tail light down in depth, shorten the front guard more, trim down the gauge pod and fit bar ends.