1983_GS750E - Rebuild

[GateKeeper]

Sure can. When I ordered mine it took about a month and a half to get them. They were out of stock. Not sure if they got more, or make to order. But I was happy as I was in no rush. Silver and blue only.

http://www.rddecals.afegraphics.com/view_product.php?&product=83GS750e-dclkit-S01155

that is funny,,,,they have a picture of my bike exactly as it was when I got it, but they don't have the decals.....

and I don't see the yoshimura decals either, but I did find them once on some other site, perhaps a combination of places will get me the decals I need...

Cheers

 

[GateKeeper]

Have a look at Joe Nardy's bike. Painted by nvr2old.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=178208

very nice as well

lots of good ideas and inspiration

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Prep is the key more than anything... when you think it is clean enough, wash it down again with a paintable degreaser, I like rubbing alcohol, cheap and evaporates clean.
Keep that silicone spray lube away from it from now on.

 

[SVSooke]

Most of my stuff is painted with regular Placti-Kote.Getting the surface clean is where most of the peeling problems come from.A clean surface with a bit of "tooth" in it will hold most paint.

 

[GateKeeper]

Then clean some more I will......

There will be no peeling, unless it's at the nudie bar.....

I dropped off my old brake lines today at Rennsport, should have the new SS lines in by the end of next week.....

Well off to do some more cleaning......

 

[GateKeeper]

Pipe is clean......ready for paint, and polish, header portion is done as well, needs paint, and dents removed first...

it started off like this

now it's like this....I am going to see if I can get a new plate ordered......and change it for the current one as it is a bit worn and does not have any color left, because I sanded a bit too much, still it don't look too bad, but not right

 

[GateKeeper]

Painting and SS Screws

Painting and SS Screws

So I picked up some SS Screws here locally at my nearest Brafasco, these are to replace the philips head screws on the carbs, I masked off the rotors as well so as I could paint them, as well as the gang bars for the carbs, ohh ya and the tops to the carbs as well...I don't think I am going to paint the bowls black for now, maybe if I have to pull them out for some reason I might do it then, for now they can stay just the way they are....

so 60 allen head bolts stainless steel, and 40 lock washers and 40 washers was 21 bucks, not bad, not great, but hey they had them and I wasn't concerned over a few bucks here or there

and here are a few pics

rotors

carb caps

old screws

new screws, there are more, but I have already put some on

and here are some in place....

letting the bars dry, will put them on tomorrow, as well as the caps, will take a pic or 2 then of it all together

 

[Guest]

Personally, I like to patina of the old yosh label and would keep it. Where in the world are you painting if your in Canada!? It just hit 31 here today. Brrrrr. To dang cold to paint anything now for months.

Sci85

 

[GateKeeper]

Painting inside my garage....I have heat in there on account the dog is in the garage, it's his home, and of course storage for us, plus a place to wrench on the bike, and other gear....

The cars are never in the garage, go figure

this is the average temp in the garage during the winter - 22 degree Celsius = 71.6 degree Fahrenheit, more or less the same as the rest of the house

The bigger stuff, I will be taking to my brothers machine shop, like the frame, and probably the motor, and rims, since it will require a bit more spraying, don't want to kill the dog with paint fumes....LOL

 

[Flyboy]

Nice progress, those rotors look good and those ss allen bolts make all the diffirence in cleaning up the look of the bike, they are going to contrast nicely with the black carb tops....nice work.

 

[7981GS]

Making great progress.

Daniel

 

[GateKeeper]

Thanks....Guys.....

Now it's the finer stuff......LOL

Time to be nit picky, and I am really trying not to cut any corners, so I am only working a a little bit at a time now, so I can devote full attention to the item at hand.

There is no rushing things now....

 

[GateKeeper]

Back together.....

Maybe I should do the bowls.....?

 

[BigD_83]

I think it looks sharp just the way it is. In MY opinion, if you do the bowls, you'll have to do the bodies as well, or you're going to have an odd-looking "missing" bit in amongst all the black (i.e. the carbs then become too conspicuous)...why don't you squirm them into place with the boots off one side to see how it looks to your eye?

 

[Smokinapankake]

I think it looks sharp just the way it is. In MY opinion, if you do the bowls, you'll have to do the bodies as well, or you're going to have an odd-looking "missing" bit in amongst all the black (i.e. the carbs then become too conspicuous)...why don't you squirm them into place with the boots off one side to see how it looks to your eye?

Agreed. They look just right. The bowls will just make it look like a half-assed job; but this way they look like you intended the black to highlight the aluminum of the bodies and bowls.

 

[GateKeeper]

Done deal......

They stay the way they are, I started looking at them some more, and you guys are right, it would seem as if the middle was left out, if I do the top and bottom.....

Well for now, they stay as is...

Thanks again for the input....

Cheers

time to bench sync them, and wait for the rest of the bike to be put back together, before they can go back in....off to the shelf with them....


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[Patman]

You're making great progress there Gatekeeper, it's looking really good!

 

[Guest]

this is the average temp in the garage during the winter - 22 degree Celsius = 71.6 degree Fahrenheit, more or less the same as the rest of the house

Lucky...

Sci85

 

[D-Mac]

Great (re)build! Keep it up.

I've been following along closely since it looks like you're a few weeks ahead of me.

 

[GateKeeper]

Just one thing tonight, about 20 minutes on the wire wheel, and some paint stripper, and it's ready for a new coat of paint....