The 650G is getting there...

[tkent02]

Hodado, the seat is an original seat pan and foam simply recovered. There's a gal near Denver that did it. It's been a few years now and I don't know that I could find her again, but she did a great job. it's a woven looking top panel with smooth sides.

She still advertises on Craigslist, saw her ad yesterday. I'm about to try her for some other projects...

Update, finally got primer on the 650 and some other tanks today, with that Duplicolor Paint Shop stuff. Very easy to shoot, even with a cheapo HF touch up gun. No mixing, no reducing, just pour it in the gun and shoot. A quart costs $22 and did all these pieces, with enough left to hopefully do the 1000E tank. It was only about 50 degrees F, I sprayed it outdoors, no problems at all. Put the pieces in the garage to dry, about 60 degrees. It was dry enough to wet sand in a few hours, dried very hard, seems like great stuff for the amateur painter. It's really easy to clean off the gun parts with lacquer thinner.
It is supposed to be colder and maybe snow a little the next two days. Hopefully there will be a window of opportunity to shoot the red.

[tkent02]

The color goes on pretty nicely too, easy to shoot.



It's a much brighter redder red than what it looks like in the pictures.

[Charlie G]

Your getting there. That's the fender I sent you? Looks good.

cg

[tkent02]

Don't know if I like it better with or without the kneepad thing on the tank...
It looks too plain without, to gaudy with...










Still need to do the dark part on the side of the tank, put the black stripe everywhere the red joins the white, and clear it all. Also touch up a few fruck ups.



Overall, I think I might like it.

[Charlie G]

Looks real fine, a classic color scheme.

cg

[cowboyup3371]

I saw it in person last night and think it looks great.

Now to just find out if he wants those hagons or not.

[UncleMike]

Some black rubber tank kneeguards would be a nice compromise, providing some nice contrast without being too gaudy.

[tkent02]

Some black rubber tank kneeguards would be a nice compromise, providing some nice contrast without being too gaudy.

Planning something like this, to create the illusion of having knee guards...



Maybe some black rubber pads would be better.

[UncleMike]

I think either would look really good.

Nice twin Kwak' too.

[pete]

Planning something like this, to create the illusion of having knee guards...

Maybe some black rubber pads would be better.

I'm contemplating getting some rubber mat and some rubber stamp tools to make up some proper knee pads... that way it wouldn't just be a lump of rubber stuck there, or pads designed for a completely different make or model of bike.

Just a thought...

Edit: Completely forgot to say I love the paint scheme!

[tkent02]

I'm contemplating getting some rubber mat and some rubber stamp tools to make up some proper knee pads... that way it wouldn't just be a lump of rubber stuck there, or pads designed for a completely different make or model of bike.

Just a thought...

Edit: Completely forgot to say I love the paint scheme!

Talk to me, Goose!
What are rubber stamp tools?
How do you do this?


Edit: Thanks!

[pete]

I remember back in high school we had some wood working tools that were also good for rubber matting.

It's like a chisel, only in a V or U shape so you can carve wood and rubber.

When heated, it will easily slice through the rubber so you can cut shapes and text out of it.

It's been well over 20 years since I used these tools, but I've done some Googling and it appears they're still available.

Here's some random Google results:

http://www.ezl.com/~limegr/howcarv.html

http://www.nettally.com/palmk/Rubber_Stamp_Carving_Tips.html

Obviously these are aimed at making stamps, but the same techniques should apply I would think.

I'm hoping I can do something simple like a V shaped indent around the edge of the pad with the centre recessed and the Suzuki S carved in the centre.

I may be dreaming, but I think it's possible with some time and patience.

[pete]

Oh, forgot to say my Google searches have been for "rubber carving", there are lots more results, and there should be links to places you can buy the stuff too...

[tkent02]

I'm picturing one that features the GS Resources emblem in the rubber....

[pete]

That would be pretty cool too! I'm not real flash with that sort of stuff so was thinking as simple as possible, but the GSR logo may not be too hard... now you got me thinkin'