82 GS850G 99% complete. The Copper Stripe.

[Skyboy8950]

Project is almost complete less the grab bar on the seat.

Mods:
V&H Exhaust
Stage 3 Jet Kit
K&N Pods
New Bars
New Mirrors
New Turn Signals
New Headlight Insert
New Progressive Suspension in rear
New paint job with Copper Leaf racing stripes

Repairs:
New main seal
New rings
Rebuilt carbs hundreds of times
Recovery from crash in '08 (I was fine, my bike was not)
New fender
New seat cover
Polished all aluminum parts
Tons of odds and ends

Thanks everyone on here that helped me with technical advice and inspiration. It has been a 4 year journey. My ride to work ratio is a good 1:10, but I'm about to turn that around. It is finally running the way I want it and is looking great.

Ride on!

Schuyler Silva

[JimmyR]

The G's are a good looking bike, aren't they? Nice work. I like the copper - great to see guys trying different ideas.

[Zbradley1215]

emblems

i like how you have the emblems on there, did you just use the same paint over it, or is a special emblem?

[Skyboy8950]

At first I tried to copper leaf them. It didn't work, so I just painted them to match.

[JimmyR]

I saw recently on TV that there's a place somewhere (how's that for vague??) where they can chrome plate anything. I would imagine that you could therefore copperplate anything. That could look good for your logos. Actually the logos are metal aren't they? Maybe plate them and clearcoat them?

Failing that just stick pennies along the side of your tank. :-)

[motomike]

The G's are a good looking bike, aren't they? Nice work. I like the copper - great to see guys trying different ideas.

Yes they are. I've been surprised that I haven't seen more G's on here, especially the 1100's. Great looking bike! Now time to improve that ride:work ratio. Enjoy!

[Skyboy8950]

They could have been, but the leaf has a great texture where plating is super smooth. Yea, I could get them plated, but it's also very expensive. If ever I get bored with it, I'll do the penny trick.