Here is the work I have been doing on my GS400. I am getting close to getting it on the road. It started as a barn find decked out in classic 70's touring accessories.
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Very nice, got any close ups of the tail light and the paint? -
+1, very nice indeed! Good job!Comment
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I like that rear cowl/tail light..great work!
What's that front fender off of?Comment
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Welcome to the site, Calliway.
Nice work on the bike.
Spying the Triumph rug...got one of them as well?
There are a couple of us here that are fans.2@ \'78 GS1000Comment
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Yes i have a 2007 Triumph Bonneville all done up in the Porsche Lemans Gulf theme.
The front fender is the stock fender. I just trimmed it and painted it. Tail light is is a real nice replica of an old Ford or Chev tail light with stop in the top glass. I'll post some more pictures of the tail and paint shortly.
Right now i am dealing with hanging throttle. It shoots up to 3000 rpm and stays there. Cand find any vacuum leaks...driving me nuts. Ill have to search it out.
I also just bought a 1977 GS750 B to work on. Pretty coo, bike.Comment
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If your intake boots are original, guaranteed they're hard and shrunken but will "appear" to be ok... I had that same issue. New boots and O rings and problem solved!Comment
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Intake boots are orginal and they do look like new....I have replaced the o-rings already but maybe I should try and find some new boots.
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lovely bike there mate, love the paint job. the Triumph looks really nice as well.
welcome to the site.1978 GS1085.
Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!Comment
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That looks amazing! The Triumph looks pretty nice too.Comment
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Both bikes look great!Comment
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Nice work. Is there storage in that tail?sigpic Too old, too many bikes, too many cars, too many things
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Can you put up a little info on how the stripes were done?
Very nice looking bike.Comment
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Tail is hollow so yes I could create storage under there but I haven't. It would be pretty easy.
Details on the stripes: No different than any other paint job. You work your way from lightest to darkest and mask. Once all the colors are down I wet sand with 2000 grit paper to knock the transitions down. In this case I used vinyl gold stripes then used heat to set the vinyl. From there I laid down about 6 coats of clear. Let it harden and wet sand and polish.Comment
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