Can't wait to get mine's cosmetics done. One week and counting.
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Really wanted a Corbin seat and found one on ebay for $90. Seller did not know what bike it was for since the underside was only labeled Corbin and no model number visible. Great shape but not quite as much as a scoop as others I've seen. After a ride back down to work:
Before:
Kind of on the fence about the look vs. stock.
Nic
In your GSXR conversion thread you said you had wanted to move your riding position back a bit. It looks like the Corbin does that.
Nic, your ES is among some of my favorite bikes on the GSR.
Not sure how I missed this thread, glad someone dug it up again.
My photobucket app is not cooperating so I'll have upload from my phone for now and come back later.
Here's my 83 750 that is new to me as of last year, bought it with 5K miles and doubled that this year already. Sorry about the suitcases, this was shot at the airport last month.
My photobucket app is not cooperating so I'll have upload from my phone for now and come back later.
Here's my 83 750 that is new to me as of last year, bought it with 5K miles and doubled that this year already. Sorry about the suitcases, this was shot at the airport last month.
Holy crap! You are an intrepid traveler, sir.
I flew 37,000 miles this year and I try to pack light but hey those weeklong trips require a few more pairs of pants...
Muy impressive ...
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Here's one more to keep it going.
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russr33
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My old ES with Lockhart lowers. Sold on to member Michael a few years ago. Great bike still miss it.
Let's ride!
Let's ride!
Me too - but in the meantime, it's 43F, the snow is melting and the pavement is dry. Let's keep this going!
Let's ride!
Me too - but in the meantime, it's 43F, the snow is melting and the pavement is dry. Let's keep this going!
that is a sweet looking ride. Thanks for the look-see!My old ES with Lockhart lowers. Sold on to member Michael a few years ago. Great bike still miss it.
I've been working on my EFE over the winter and am pretty much finished. The paint needs a little adjusting but that's manageable as the paint work is not yet completed. It's sitting in it's ES trim right now and the white is a couple of shades too bright. That's easily adjusted with a couple more coats of the pearl white I have. I did a white base coat with the pearl white on top and stopped at 2 coats, could probably use 2 more coats. Question though, I'm thinking I should switch the ES fairing mid pieces to blue instead of white, I think it will balance out the looks a bit better. What say you guys? Otherwise I'm real happy with it. When the weather warms up I'll finish up some paint work on the EF fairing panels, apply the GS750EF decals I had made up to right side fairing. It had some road rash and needed refinishing. I kind of like the looks of the ES trim better than the EF even though the EF is not as common. I plan to complete it as the EF but it really doesn't take long to switch between the two.
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SVSooke
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I'd do the fairing trims in the blue.Now thy look .......odd.Not horrible but they'd look better in blue IMO.I like the white lighter to,looks cleaner than to original colour.
Fjbj40
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I've been working on my EFE over the winter and am pretty much finished. The paint needs a little adjusting but that's manageable as the paint work is not yet completed. It's sitting in it's ES trim right now and the white is a couple of shades too bright. That's easily adjusted with a couple more coats of the pearl white I have. I did a white base coat with the pearl white on top and stopped at 2 coats, could probably use 2 more coats. Question though, I'm thinking I should switch the ES fairing mid pieces to blue instead of white, I think it will balance out the looks a bit better. What say you guys? Otherwise I'm real happy with it. When the weather warms up I'll finish up some paint work on the EF fairing panels, apply the GS750EF decals I had made up to right side fairing. It had some road rash and needed refinishing. I kind of like the looks of the ES trim better than the EF even though the EF is not as common. I plan to complete it as the EF but it really doesn't take long to switch between the two.
I think if the mid pieces were blue the bike would look blunt. The way it is now it looks like a lightening bolt.
what code did you use for the blue?
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I've been working on my EFE over the winter and am pretty much finished. The paint needs a little adjusting but that's manageable as the paint work is not yet completed. It's sitting in it's ES trim right now and the white is a couple of shades too bright. That's easily adjusted with a couple more coats of the pearl white I have. I did a white base coat with the pearl white on top and stopped at 2 coats, could probably use 2 more coats. Question though, I'm thinking I should switch the ES fairing mid pieces to blue instead of white, I think it will balance out the looks a bit better. What say you guys? Otherwise I'm real happy with it. When the weather warms up I'll finish up some paint work on the EF fairing panels, apply the GS750EF decals I had made up to right side fairing. It had some road rash and needed refinishing. I kind of like the looks of the ES trim better than the EF even though the EF is not as common. I plan to complete it as the EF but it really doesn't take long to switch between the two.
Very nice. My compliments to the chef.
The blue on the right side is the factory original paint, only the fender and side panel are painted. The left side had some road rash on it but at least it wasn't broken. I should have taken this picture yesterday while i was it because the white on upper fairing and front fender when I looked at it closer is so close to a perfect match I'm just going to clear coat it after I do the decals and stripe. For some reason must have applied a little more of the pearl than I did with ES parts. The blue however is quite a bit off and needs redoing. All paint was off the shelf Dupli-Color with the blue being a GM Brite Blue Metallic and I'll have to respray with one that's a better match. The other one I looked at was called Tahiti something and I think it looks to be a much better match. I'll try and grab a can this afternoon but won't be painting again for a while. The white however is real close to perfect. It's Dupli-Color general purpose gloss white as a base coat and probably 3 coats of Hyundai Powder White Pearl (CBHY1805). The wonderful folks at Bdesigns.ca were great at making me up a set of GS750EF decals from their GS750ES file and didn't even charge extra for a setup fee, $29.00 cdn to the door for a pair. The black I have to decide whether or not to paint it or run it over to TrimLine and have them tape it.
Fjbj40
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The blue on the right side is the factory original paint, only the fender and side panel are painted. The left side had some road rash on it but at least it wasn't broken. I should have taken this picture yesterday while i was it because the white on upper fairing and front fender when I looked at it closer is so close to a perfect match I'm just going to clear coat it after I do the decals and stripe. For some reason must have applied a little more of the pearl than I did with ES parts. The blue however is quite a bit off and needs redoing. All paint was off the shelf Dupli-Color with the blue being a GM Brite Blue Metallic and I'll have to respray with one that's a better match. The other one I looked at was called Tahiti something and I think it looks to be a much better match. I'll try and grab a can this afternoon but won't be painting again for a while. The white however is real close to perfect. It's Dupli-Color general purpose gloss white as a base coat and probably 3 coats of Hyundai Powder White Pearl (CBHY1805). The wonderful folks at Bdesigns.ca were great at making me up a set of GS750EF decals from their GS750ES file and didn't even charge extra for a setup fee, $29.00 cdn to the door for a pair. The black I have to decide whether or not to paint it or run it over to TrimLine and have them tape it.
Thanks, Suzuki automotive has a "shiny white pearl" code ZGB. It looks pretty darn close, and being from Suzuki, it might, just might be a match. I will be spraying it in a month or so. Until then I need to find a match for the "space blue metallic, code O4Y", as a few of the paint shops here cannot find that code in their systems for mixing.
cheers,
Daryl
Yeah, spent hours chasing paint codes for this and kept coming up empty. Even took some pieces to be scanned and they couldn't come with a match so I decided to do the trial and error method. I'm really happy with the white and when I do the lower EF fairing in proper light I'm pretty sure it will be a perfect match. I'll let you know how the blue I get turns out. Maybe I'll just do a sample spray on something when I get it.