Motocrossx23's GS750 Cafe Build

[Motocrossx23]

I paid $44.99 for that one at HF, it's plenty large enough for most motorcycle parts. Definitely check it out!

[Motocrossx23]

Finished polishing the breather box



Now that I got my practice with the buffer in, it's time to move to a real part:

I started with this...



Notice all the 30 year old foam, road grime, chain lube, etc... BOO!

So I went to town with some keytone, let the foam dissolve, then hit it with some Simple Green, then some water, etc etc etc...till you end up with this:









My goal is to get a finish similar to this:

[Motocrossx23]

So, I've been sanding, buffing, sanding, buffing, and polishing like a mad man....





First, I had to get some heavy duty paint stripper to get rid of the the old hard rock clear coat from the case covers...





Went to town buffing and ended up with these...












My next step is the get the other covers buffed and polished, then make my way on to the engine...it desperately needs a cleaning and painting.

[Tim Tom]

Wow. That polisher is working! The parts look great man. I cant wait to see this bike get back together. I noticed a mono-shock in the picture with the Bench grinder.... Is that for the GS?

[Motocrossx23]

Haha no I wish it was, it's a ZX-6R rear shock that I installed on my SV650 the other day.

[Tim Tom]

haha well at least it's not going to waste then

If you really wanted to I'm sure you could figure out a way to monoshock the cafe. You have no problem chopping and the welding the frame, you could probably use a non-linkage type shock and weld up a swinger brace to mount it from. Of course this is all hypothetically speaking.

But it is POSSIBLE.

[psyguy]

You buff well, sir!

[Motocrossx23]

^Thank you! It's honestly the first time I've ever used a buffer too...lol. Quick learning curve I guess.

[Paul's Zuki]

Everything looks awesome so far.

[Hoosier Daddy]

It's honestly the first time I've ever used a buffer too...lol. Quick learning curve I guess.

You done good!

[Motocrossx23]

A little update:

Came home from work to find these at my door...



One had this:



One had this:



Expect some big updates within the next week, I have the next 6 days off and I plan on getting a lot done.

[Hoosier Daddy]

Oh man, if I had 6 days off to devote to the GS..... the wifey would give me a "Honey-do" list a mile long!
Keep the updates coming

[Motocrossx23]

Unfortunately, I haven't even touched it yet

[Motocrossx23]

BIG BUMP! AHHHH!!!!!

So.

This happened:



A little of this:



Definitely some of this:



Then THIS happened:



Which lead to this:



And this:



And finally to wrap of the night, this:







Tonight, the bike went from a GS750L / box of parts...

...to a cafe racer.

[psyguy]

totally digging the seat cowl!
looks from your riding position in the pic that you're planning rearsets... right?