Finally finished my GS1000G cafe racer, (for now, haha!)

[vodkalex]

Hi all have finally done the respray on my GS1000G cafe racer!, been 2 months rebuilding, but all done now!

[jwhelan65]

Nice job!...that is one long arse rear brake line!

[vodkalex]

Yeah i know, company that i got it from made it too long, works fine though.

[Buffalo Bill]

I can dig it Baby!

I like it. Looks like a cool ride!
But I got to have fenders on my bikes.
Bill

[Turtleface]

Does indeed look cool. I remember that stoop, and those red railings from your initial postings when you first started working on the bike. Here's what he started with, guys:





Fluorescent camo-paint?

Much better!

[pete]

Good stuff, that looks great, and is countless times better than the orginal you started with!

[bigbill808]

Great job!! Looks soooo much better.

[Buffalo Bill]

Oops, you may have overpainted a classic…

I just realized, I saw that bike before. I think it used to belong to Joe Strummer. I heard Eric Clapton had it painted up that way and gave it to him as a joke, because Strummer said he was a big fan of Cream.
I could be wrong.

[Nessism]

The rear brake line is routed wrong, which may be why it's too long. It needs to route forward out of the master and then loop down and back to the caliper. Check your service manual for more details.

[Charlie G]

I was just wondering what happened to you. Bike looks good. I like front fenders also.

cg

[vodkalex]

Ah right, will get that swapped over, cheers!

[vodkalex]

I just realized, I saw that bike before. I think it used to belong to Joe Strummer. I heard Eric Clapton had it painted up that way and gave it to him as a joke, because Strummer said he was a big fan of Cream.
I could be wrong.

Wow, Joe strummer is a bit of a hero of mine. Love The Clash, and I live in Ladbroke Grove, West London, where the clash formed. any ideas how I could check if he owned it?