Nice! Congratulations on the test ride and the tank looks great.
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Looks great! You going to put the stripes back on it?Ron
78 GS1000E, 82 GS1100E, 83 GS1100ES,
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Its a "holy sheet thats sweet" build! You have the patience of a saint with the paint.Current Rides: 82 GS1100E, 00 Triumph 955 Speed Triple:twistedevil:, 03 Kawasaki ZRX1200, 01 Honda GL1800, '15 Kawasaki 1000 Versys
Past Rides: 72 Honda SL-125, Kawasaki KE-175, 77 GS750 with total yosh stage 1 kit, 79 GS1000s, 80 GS1000S, 82 GS750e,82 GS1000S, 84 VF500f, 86 FZR600, 95 Triumph Sprint 900,96 Triumph Sprint, 97 Triumph Sprint, 01 Kawasaki ZRX1200, 07 Triumph Tiger 1050, 01 Yam YFZ250F
Work in progress: 78 GS1000, unknown year GS1100ES
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Fantastic result Sam! Bet you're glad you were patient and took the time to get it right now
That tank looks awesome and glad to hear the test ride was a success too!Comment
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Thanks guys! It's extremely satisfying knowing that I did it myself. I definitely learned a lot, which translated into English means "I've made just about every mistake you possibly can while painting and had to fix them." Made it so the next tank I paint should go a lot smoother...
I think I'll leave the pinstripes off for now. I like the look of the tank without them, and can always add them later.
There are a bunch of odds and ends to take care of still. Mostly cosmetic/superficial but some performance items... Carbs seem super close as far as air/fuel mixture, but still need to be tweaked a bit. Also need to sync, but my bench sync doesn't seem too far off by the way it's running. I only did a static timing, so I need to bust out the timing light to get it spot on.
Still, it's running well enough that I'm going to hold off on all that to avoid idling/running while not under load. Once I'm confident the rings have seated, I'll play with all of that and really dial things in.Comment
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Awsome paint job! But you should consider to quit smoking
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