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1981 GS450E Rebuild

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Pete, I bought a set of those mirrors.
I put them on and they sat so high I had to look up to see them.
I could get good tv reception with them..

You know most mirrors let you see your elbows?
Those will look over your shoulder for you. hahaha.
 
Leigh said:
Pete, I bought a set of those mirrors.
I put them on and they sat so high I had to look up to see them.
I could get good tv reception with them..

You know most mirrors let you see your elbows?
Those will look over your shoulder for you. hahaha.
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Hahahahaha

You sure they're the same ones? They almost seem a little lower than the stockers...
 
Yeah, you take out the adapter from the base and screw those in..
I sat and looked and decided against them.
Then I got those little shorties.
Useless as mirrors but most bike mirrors are. I trust my swivelly head more.
 
Leigh said:
Yeah, you take out the adapter from the base and screw those in..
I sat and looked and decided against them.
Then I got those little shorties.
Useless as mirrors but most bike mirrors are. I trust my swivelly head more.
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Aaahh ok these'll do for the time being... I had to get special Yammie ones to cater for the left hand thread in the brake side mount...

Swivelly head is definitely best for visibility :D
 
If you find they sit a bit too high, I guess you can heat and bend the stalk down a bit.
 
This is true... one day I'll actually get a seat on it and be able to work that out :rolleyes:
 
pete said:
I had to get special Yammie ones to cater for the left hand thread in the brake side mount.
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Is this a stock Suzuki thing? I know exactly what you mean as I chave an adapter that came with the custom mirrors I put on the 'oldWing that is left hand thread for Yamaha applications. But it's been so long since I took the Zooks stockers off I can't remember if one was Left hand thread or not. May need to check mine before I choose the replacements if not bar end Napolean style.

If things go to plan I should be able to have a bit of a snooze and have the day off which means some stuff around the house then picking up some sand paper, safety goggles, a light for painting, and some body filler.
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Good luck to ya! I had to get back to work to rest up after my vacation, The wife worked me like a rented mule while I was off, I had need to sneak in motorcycle time when she was gone! ;)
 
Hoosier Daddy said:
Is this a stock Suzuki thing? I know exactly what you mean as I chave an adapter that came with the custom mirrors I put on the 'oldWing that is left hand thread for Yamaha applications. But it's been so long since I took the Zooks stockers off I can't remember if one was Left hand thread or not. May need to check mine before I choose the replacements if not bar end Napolean style.
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Nah it's because I got my new master cylinder from Mikes XS, so it has the left hand thread mirror mount now. Stock was normal right hand thread.

Good luck to ya! I had to get back to work to rest up after my vacation, The wife worked me like a rented mule while I was off, I had need to sneak in motorcycle time when she was gone! ;)
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Cheers mate, I know what you mean! I have to clean the house first this morning and duck up the road to grab that stuff before I'll even get to look at it...
 
Ok I think I turned the tables on the tail piece today and now I think I have a chance of whipping it's butt instead of the other way around...

That putty is crap:



So glad Dale and Larry recommended I get rid of it. That was a pain to do but at least now there's a chance of getting the tail piece looking good...

It's currently got a fibreglass concoction sort of like a filler applied to the low spots to build them up:



Once that's cured and sanded back I've got some fibreglass reinforced body filler to go over the top to create the proper smooth overall shape and finish. That should be Saturday's fun...

So yeah I'm still progressing, it's just all over in the paint thread at the moment...
 
Nice work my man.
I like that GS logo on your measuring board thing...maybe you could incorporate that into your paint job :)

Is it just me, or do you love the smell of body filler. Makes me feel good, dunno why, everytime I smell it, it takes me back!
I was gonna suggest not using putty, but I was too late, glad you got rid of it. I use this metalic body filler, its looks like a liquid metal mesh paste, very weird, but awesome to work with. Anywho...good work!
 
oohsam said:
Nice work my man.
I like that GS logo on your measuring board thing...maybe you could incorporate that into your paint job :)

Is it just me, or do you love the smell of body filler. Makes me feel good, dunno why, everytime I smell it, it takes me back!
I was gonna suggest not using putty, but I was too late, glad you got rid of it. I use this metalic body filler, its looks like a liquid metal mesh paste, very weird, but awesome to work with. Anywho...good work!
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Cheers mate, hopefully I'm on top of it now!

I didn't even see that logo... haha... that's the portable work bench...

I've got some fibreglass reinforced stuff to go on because it's going over fibreglass and I figured the metal reinforced one would be a little bit over the top in this case.

Leigh said:
Mate, i've done it so often it looks like I'm line-dancing.
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Steady on Leigh, there'll be no line dancing in this thread! That includes the music that goes with it... :-#

And yeah... I just *love* undoing what I spent hours doing... :rolleyes:

Hoosier Daddy said:
Glad I'm not the ONLY one... they say misery loves company :(
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Hahaha yeah, lots of company here me thinks... :o
 
Ok, here's the tail piece after a very short amount of time on it yesterday, and the grab rail is just sitting there for the moment:



I picked up the foam for my seat as well as some other supplies:



Hopefully that fine line masking tape and the masking paper solves my masking and bleeding worries for the stripes.

If I get done what I want to get done today at the very least I should have clean guns and a nicely shaped, smooth tail piece.

I'd like to get 5 minutes to pop the foam on the seat pan and see how it feels too...
 
Pete the blue tape is okay, i used it on my helmet but still got some bleeding in areas as the tape is not curvable, if you have to curve it etc best to get the green one.
 
Yeah, pete, you shouldn't have any dramas with it, it is the same as the green stuff, the ony diffirence is the width, the blue stuff is 6mm and the green stuff is 3mm, so better for compound curves and corners, but in your case, that ain't a problem, your lines are all straight, pretty much.
 
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