750 cafe project

[beergood]

Fiberglass is done and bondo has been applied. Now I need to spend about 2 hours sanding.

All in all, fiberglassing was interesting work. It had been quite a while since I worked with it, and I never attempted anything this "grand".

 

[beergood]

Now finished sanding/filling/sanding and the piece is primed. Gotta say that I am really happy with how it turned out. Now for another task that I have never before attempted: Making a seat.

This last picture showcases the feature that I am most proud of, and it presented a lot of challenges during both design and construction. I wanted to be able to use the original hinges and lock. Most aftermarket seats/tailpieces that I saw were of the type that you bolt to the frame.

 

[80GS1000]

Nice work, well done.

 

[UncleMike]

How will you prevent that wood from warping?

 

[beergood]

The wood is half inch treated plywood that is also covered in a layer of fiberglass and resin. I think it should be okay. It will also be bolted to another half inch piece that is used as the base for the seat.

 

[UncleMike]

The wood is half inch treated plywood that is also covered in a layer of fiberglass and resin. I think it should be okay. It will also be bolted to another half inch piece that is used as the base for the seat.

Sweet. Lookin' good.

 

[bobo]

good work man...bobo.

 

[beergood]

Painted and assembled the new tail. I didn't do a showroom quality job, but I think it came out alright, and I can always put a better polish later if I feel like it.

Next up is a turn signal solution, not sure where I am going to go with that one. I am thinking about flush mounts on the side of the tail piece and some small little guys wedged in next to the headlamp. Then is (hopefully) a 4-1 exhaust, and possibly a fairing.

Thanks to everyone for your interest and input.

 

[beergood]

Oh yeah, I am thinking about cooking up a graphic to place on the side panels. This is where I am so far. Thinking about printing it on a couple decals and then clear coating over.

 

[UncleMike]

Looks slick, and definitely go for the new exhaust.

As for the decal: I'd like to see it without the white border around the GS.

 

[courier11sec]

Great work!
Keep it up.

 

[Fudquest]

Dude, that looks great. I thought to do that with my bike, but chickened out. The sad thing is, I'm actually good with fiberglass.

Well done... see ya' at the Ace.

 

[beergood]

Fudquest, I like that cream color. Very clean looking bike.

Seeing as we had sunshine for the first time in a while I rolled my bike out of the garage to get a look at it in the sunshine.

Gotta say I am happy with the result. It's a little crude and rough, kinda like her owner. Now that I have it about 75% where I want it to eventually end up I can concentrate on smaller tasks on an individual basis (replacing parts, polishing others and chasing rust, etc.). Then, oh, I don't know, 50 years down the road I'll be done.

Someone is going to inherit a sweet ride.

 

[beergood]

And sadly, here are the two sisters, side by side, waiting for spring.

And the other two girls waiting for spring:

 

[gsgeezer]

I think it looks great. I like the yellow and black, it really makes the bike look custom and is not just the usual two tone. (I like orange, I painted my last bike sunset orange metallic.)

Looking forward to seeing the result. Why not accent the seat with yellow to key in with the tank?

 

[ZOMBIEEATER]

I'm very impressed with the way your tank turned out!

 

[80GS1000]

That tank turned out sweet! Nice work.

 

[byrdman76]

Fudquest, I like that cream color. Very clean looking bike.

Seeing as we had sunshine for the first time in a while I rolled my bike out of the garage to get a look at it in the sunshine.

Gotta say I am happy with the result. It's a little crude and rough, kinda like her owner. Now that I have it about 75% where I want it to eventually end up I can concentrate on smaller tasks on an individual basis (replacing parts, polishing others and chasing rust, etc.). Then, oh, I don't know, 50 years down the road I'll be done.

Someone is going to inherit a sweet ride.

It turned out very nice beergood. Did the cafe bars allow you raise the forks up in the tripple tree or will it still hit the bars. I want to raise the forks up on my 550 but the bars become an issue the way i have them flipped over.

 

[beergood]

The bars do sit in the way of raising the fork. I am considering going over to clip-ons.

 

[byrdman76]

The bars do sit in the way of raising the fork. I am considering going over to clip-ons.

Have you ever heard of someone cutting the springs inside the fork tubes? It seems like it would work...

Do you know of any adverse effects?