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    I finally finished the repair on my tank.

    Back in February, I took the GS1100 to a friend's house out of town. I brain farted when tying it down for the ride home, and it fell over in the truck.

    I thought the dent was too deep to just fill it with bondo, and I don't have welding equipment, and I wasn't going to drill a hole in it and pull it out, so I decided to buy the paintless dent repair kit and then the tools to reach in the tank and "massage" it out. The tools wouldn't reach the area, so they were useless. The paintless kit only gave me one good pull, and that was securing it with epoxy instead of the hot glue they give.

    Anyway, it really didn't take as much bondo as I thought it would. One good application, and then a couple of light ones.











    I sprayed it with water to check for low or high spots.





    Duplicolor "Pure White" base coat.



    Krylon "True Blue" sprayed. I left the outlines of the blue and black stripe so I had a good guide to follow. I found out later that I didn't follow them exactly.





    1982 GS1100 G converted by Motorcyclist magazine in 1986 to be a tribute to the Wes Cooley replica. 1982 Honda 900F. 1997 Yamaha VMax.
    Also owned: 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900, 1972 Honda 750 K, 1976 Yamaha XS 650, 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 MKII, 1978 Kawasaki SR 650. Current cage is a 2001 Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green. Bought new in Sept. 2001.

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    After the blue was sprayed, I did the striping. I bought some 3M 1/4" black tape for that.





    Next was the clear coat. 2K out of a couple of cans.





    After it sat for about a week, I buffed it out. Meguiar's liquid rubbing compound, then Meguiar's polishing compound.







    Back on the bike. I wasn't paying attention the position of the fuel sending unit when I took it out, so it's wrong, of course.





    I bought some new emblems as well. While they look good and fit great, I decided I liked the way these look with the blue and chrome.



    1982 GS1100 G converted by Motorcyclist magazine in 1986 to be a tribute to the Wes Cooley replica. 1982 Honda 900F. 1997 Yamaha VMax.
    Also owned: 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900, 1972 Honda 750 K, 1976 Yamaha XS 650, 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 MKII, 1978 Kawasaki SR 650. Current cage is a 2001 Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green. Bought new in Sept. 2001.

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      While I was at it, I took off the fairing (I'll get to that a little later) and one side cover had a decent size crack in it. I used DAP RAPID FUSE on that. It held up through all the body work and buffing and man handling I did to it. I'll see how it holds up on the road.









      1982 GS1100 G converted by Motorcyclist magazine in 1986 to be a tribute to the Wes Cooley replica. 1982 Honda 900F. 1997 Yamaha VMax.
      Also owned: 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900, 1972 Honda 750 K, 1976 Yamaha XS 650, 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 MKII, 1978 Kawasaki SR 650. Current cage is a 2001 Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green. Bought new in Sept. 2001.

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        #4
        Hate you had the trouble, but looks like you've got it under control, you did great. Congrats. Rekon there will be those who aren't fond of the blue frame & wheels?, not that it matters.
        1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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          #5
          ^^^That's how I bought it. I hate the fact that the original paint job that MOTORCYCLIST magazine did will eventually be painted over. Fairing has cracks and there are chips and worn spots on the front fender and tail section.


          1982 GS1100 G converted by Motorcyclist magazine in 1986 to be a tribute to the Wes Cooley replica. 1982 Honda 900F. 1997 Yamaha VMax.
          Also owned: 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900, 1972 Honda 750 K, 1976 Yamaha XS 650, 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 MKII, 1978 Kawasaki SR 650. Current cage is a 2001 Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green. Bought new in Sept. 2001.

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            #6
            Nice work,Deuce!

            (....always like a tip-I've never heard of Dap "Rapid-fuse", so I'll have to look that up!)

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              #7
              Nice work on the repair and the paint.
              Electrics and paint are my two personal bugaboos. Always like seeing how-to threads on those subjects.
              2@ \'78 GS1000

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                #8
                Thanks! I bought the Rapid Fuse at a grocery store, of all places. \

                Electrical system isn't fun for me either. My mind can't grasp it for some reason.


                1982 GS1100 G converted by Motorcyclist magazine in 1986 to be a tribute to the Wes Cooley replica. 1982 Honda 900F. 1997 Yamaha VMax.
                Also owned: 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900, 1972 Honda 750 K, 1976 Yamaha XS 650, 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 MKII, 1978 Kawasaki SR 650. Current cage is a 2001 Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green. Bought new in Sept. 2001.

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                  #9
                  Very nice work, painting takes patience and skill, looks like you have both in spades!
                  Tom

                  '82 GS1100E Mr. Turbo
                  '79 GS100E
                  Other non Suzuki bikes

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                    #10
                    Turned out really nice. You should be quite pleased.
                    1979 GS1000S,

                    1982 Honda CX500 Turbo, 1982 Honda MB5 w/CR80 motor, 1977 Honda "nekid" Goldwing, 1976 Honda CB550F cafe', 1972 Honda XL250 cafe'

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                      #11
                      Yeah, very patient work, excellent result!
                      "Only fe' collected the old way, has any value." from His Majesty O'Keefe (1954 film)
                      1982 GS1100G- road bike, body, seat and suspension modded
                      1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine) track bike, much re-engineered
                      1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane; hooligan bike, restored

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                        #12
                        Looks great.
                        As far as eventually having to paint over Motorcyclist's work, it beats the alternative of squirrelling it away in a garage. These things belong on the streets.
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                          #13
                          Thanks again, everybody. The fairing will require fiberglass work. I've only messed around with it before. Might take watching a few videos.


                          1982 GS1100 G converted by Motorcyclist magazine in 1986 to be a tribute to the Wes Cooley replica. 1982 Honda 900F. 1997 Yamaha VMax.
                          Also owned: 1973 Kawasaki Z1 900, 1972 Honda 750 K, 1976 Yamaha XS 650, 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 MKII, 1978 Kawasaki SR 650. Current cage is a 2001 Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green. Bought new in Sept. 2001.

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