Some pics of my 82' 1100E resto

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  • Road_Clam
    #1

    Some pics of my 82' 1100E resto

    I know a lot of you saw these pics already, but it seems my original post went bye-bye with the server transfer. Heres some pics of my restoration:

    Here it is the day I brought it home. Up close it needs a LOT of TLC:



    Heres a pic of the blasted and cleaned wheel:



    The "machine trued", blasted, and gold painted imitation Brembo rotors


    Heres the rear end all polished, and clear coated with new rubber also. My theme is getting away from all the black parts:
    Last edited by Guest; 02-26-2006, 10:35 PM.
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    • Road_Clam
      #2
      More resto pics

      Heres the front end all restored:


      Heres a pic of the early stages of fitting a Lockhart vintage 1/4 fairing. That headlight bucket is off an 82 Yam XJ850 (the stock 9" Suz headlight was WAY too big): I had to move the bucket up 1-5/8, and foreward 1-1/4", so I fabbed some Ti brackets:


      Heres the brackets I fabbed:



      Here it is all mocked up. It should be a good compramise of looks, and function:

      Last edited by Guest; 02-26-2006, 10:45 PM.

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        • Road_Clam
          #3
          a few more pics:





          Currently all the bodywork is off being repainted. I am also waiting on my Corbin gunfighter saddle. As soon as I make some more progress I will update!
          Rich
          Last edited by Guest; 02-26-2006, 10:50 PM.

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            • retrex
              #4
              Way to go.

              Nice job roady. Way to go.

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                • Guest
                  #5
                  Hi Rich, You've done a very nice job, almost took the advice to report these pics as offensive. Looks too nice. I've been going the route of getting rid of many black parts also. Really like the wheels with the contrast between the blast finish and the polished areas. Keep the good work up, summer is on the way. Ray

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                    • Guest
                      #6
                      I think the '82 1100 is one of the best body styles Suzuki has ever come up with. Nice job!

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                        • Jethro
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                          #7
                          I think the '82 1100 is one of the best body styles Suzuki has ever come up with.
                          There is a smart man, folks.
                          Currently bikeless
                          '81 GS 1100EX - "Peace, by superior fire power."
                          '06 FZ1000 - "What we are dealing with here, is a COMPLETE lack of respect for the law."

                          I ride, therefore I am.... constantly buying new tires.

                          "Tell me what kind of an accident you are going to have, and I will tell you which helmet to wear." - Harry Hurt

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                            • crag antler
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                              #8
                              Originally posted by renobruce
                              I think the '82 1100 is one of the best body styles Suzuki has ever come up with. Nice job!
                              I personally think the "black" of the 83's looks sharper\\/
                              Just a personal observation:?
                              Looks good road clam
                              Doug aka crag antler

                              83GS1100E, gone
                              2000 Kawasaki Concours
                              Please wear ATGATT

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                                • ron bayless
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                                  #9
                                  Really nice bike.I think I will now need a 1100 to go with my gs 1000.
                                  future owner of some year and displacement GS bike,as yet unclaimed and unowned.

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                                    • Jethro
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                                      #10
                                      I personally think the "black" of the 83's looks sharper
                                      ...and an even smarter man!!!
                                      Currently bikeless
                                      '81 GS 1100EX - "Peace, by superior fire power."
                                      '06 FZ1000 - "What we are dealing with here, is a COMPLETE lack of respect for the law."

                                      I ride, therefore I am.... constantly buying new tires.

                                      "Tell me what kind of an accident you are going to have, and I will tell you which helmet to wear." - Harry Hurt

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                                        • Road_Clam
                                          #11
                                          You guys should take stock out in Krylon semi gloss. LOL,

                                          Besides do you know how much weight I have saved by stripping all that thick black paint off my 600 lb GS??!!! My bike is going to produce an equivalant of 11 more hp!!!!!!!!

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                                            • tracy borchert
                                              #12
                                              83T black

                                              Of course I have to agree.\\/
                                              Quote:
                                              I personally think the "black" of the 83's looks sharper

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                                                • katanarama
                                                  #13
                                                  nice! :-)

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                                                    • Hoomgar
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Road_Clam
                                                      I know a lot of you saw these pics already, but it seems my original post went bye-bye with the server transfer.
                                                      Here are all of your old threads in the Appearance Mods section buddy.

                                                      My GS teardown and cleaning, some more pics..... - The GSResources Forums
                                                      http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=85180
                                                      Well, now my GS is stripped to a rolling bare frame (with the engine still installed). I now have a good understanding of what needs to be done as far as minor repairs and generall parts clean up. The body paint is in great shape. (not enough wear to justify a total body repaint). The frame has severall lightly rusted pieces,

                                                      Help me decide on painting the inlay (or not) on my wheels! - The GSResources Forums
                                                      http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=85392
                                                      OK, I am getting away from the early 80's "everything black" theme. I have 2 choices on my wheels: Option A: completely blasted, and polished perimeter with no paint, (leaving a bare aluminum matte finish in place of the black paint) Option B: polished perimeter, with gold in place of the black paint

                                                      Anyone fitted this Maier superbike fairing to a GS1100E? - The GSResources Forums
                                                      http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=85045
                                                      I know this is a longshot........but anyone fitted this fairing to a GS1100E model? The dimensions listed indicate it should fit (but it will be tight). I am sure I could mod the opening to fit the superbike looking GS 9" headlight. My primary concern is the guage pod clearence (specifically lack of?) Heres the link for


                                                      You need to change your options in the User CP to show all threads. The default uses a cut off date. The threads are all still here, your just not seeing them until you change this. I made the same mistake.

                                                      Rock on

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                                                        • Road_Clam
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Hoomgar
                                                          Here are all of your old threads in the Appearance Mods section buddy.

                                                          My GS teardown and cleaning, some more pics..... - The GSResources Forums
                                                          http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=85180
                                                          Well, now my GS is stripped to a rolling bare frame (with the engine still installed). I now have a good understanding of what needs to be done as far as minor repairs and generall parts clean up. The body paint is in great shape. (not enough wear to justify a total body repaint). The frame has severall lightly rusted pieces,

                                                          Help me decide on painting the inlay (or not) on my wheels! - The GSResources Forums
                                                          http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=85392
                                                          OK, I am getting away from the early 80's "everything black" theme. I have 2 choices on my wheels: Option A: completely blasted, and polished perimeter with no paint, (leaving a bare aluminum matte finish in place of the black paint) Option B: polished perimeter, with gold in place of the black paint

                                                          Anyone fitted this Maier superbike fairing to a GS1100E? - The GSResources Forums
                                                          http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=85045
                                                          I know this is a longshot........but anyone fitted this fairing to a GS1100E model? The dimensions listed indicate it should fit (but it will be tight). I am sure I could mod the opening to fit the superbike looking GS 9" headlight. My primary concern is the guage pod clearence (specifically lack of?) Heres the link for


                                                          You need to change your options in the User CP to show all threads. The default uses a cut off date. The threads are all still here, your just not seeing them until you change this. I made the same mistake.

                                                          Rock on
                                                          Ahhhh, thanks dude! You were right.

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