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    #76
    Originally posted by dorkburger View Post
    Perfect. Red 83 110e is among my favorite of all bikes.
    Ditto...times ten (1100E).
    1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

    2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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      #77
      Great work throughout. It's funny what please and seeing that you reinstalled the air box is one of them. Your paint work is impressive, especially with the tank problems you had. I can only dream of being able to do that. Thanks for your write up.
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      GSX400FX - very broken and in boxes; on its way to recovery after burning out a valve and being hidden away in my own garage for 28 years.
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        #78
        Well.........Got the clear sprayed today, sort of.....


        Had to spray it in the shop at work, and a co-worker came in and turned on a floor fan, right after I finished the tank. And as luck would have it, it blew the paper that the tank was sitting on up and onto the tank.

        Now I have to wait a day for it to dry, wet sand the tank, and apply another coat of clear on it!

        The good news, everything but the tank looks OK!
        Ron
        When I die, just cremate me and put me in my GS tank. That way I can go through these carbs, one more time!
        1978 GS750E - November 2017 BOTM
        1978 GS1000C - May 2021 BOTM
        1982 GS1100E - April 2024 BOTM
        1999 Honda GL1500SE

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          #79
          Finished spraying clear this morning after repairing the clear coat disaster from yesterday. Decided to put another coat on the fender and rear cowl while I was at it!



          Made sure nobody would be working today!

          Tomorrow the polishing will begin!
          Ron
          When I die, just cremate me and put me in my GS tank. That way I can go through these carbs, one more time!
          1978 GS750E - November 2017 BOTM
          1978 GS1000C - May 2021 BOTM
          1982 GS1100E - April 2024 BOTM
          1999 Honda GL1500SE

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            #80
            You are doing some great looking work Ron. You should be proud of that.
            Larry

            '79 GS 1000E
            '93 Honda ST 1100 SOLD-- now residing in Arizona.
            '18 Triumph Tiger 800 (gone too soon)
            '19 Triumph Tiger 800 Christmas 2018 to me from me.
            '01 BMW R1100RL project purchased from a friend.

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              #81
              Thanks Larry! I've put a lot of work into this one. (a lot more than normal) Looking forward to having it all together and going for a ride this spring!

              Who knows, if I like it, I may stop calling it the "pig"! (Rob will be happy!) Maybe "Big Red"????
              Ron
              When I die, just cremate me and put me in my GS tank. That way I can go through these carbs, one more time!
              1978 GS750E - November 2017 BOTM
              1978 GS1000C - May 2021 BOTM
              1982 GS1100E - April 2024 BOTM
              1999 Honda GL1500SE

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                #82
                Although pretty "familiar" feeling both the chassis of the 1100 & the 16v engine are pretty different from the earlier bikes. The seating on all the later bikes is a lot more stretched out than the earlier chassis. Personally I prefer the older chassis, the ergonomics fit my short *ss better!

                Be interesting to see what you think when you get riding it! Looking great BTW
                1980 GS1000G - Sold
                1978 GS1000E - Finished!
                1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
                1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
                2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
                1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
                2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar.....

                www.parasiticsanalytics.com

                TWINPOT BRAKE UPGRADE LINKY: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...e-on-78-Skunk/

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                  #83
                  Big Red sounds good.
                  1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

                  2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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                    #84
                    Got the tank polished today. Installed the petcock and fuel sending unit and had to put it on the bike along with the front fender just to get an idea of how it is going to look!



                    Can't wait to get all the body parts installed now!
                    Ron
                    When I die, just cremate me and put me in my GS tank. That way I can go through these carbs, one more time!
                    1978 GS750E - November 2017 BOTM
                    1978 GS1000C - May 2021 BOTM
                    1982 GS1100E - April 2024 BOTM
                    1999 Honda GL1500SE

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