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Cafenated GS1000

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Bhppy101, you do some fine work. That is going to be one sharp bike when you are finished.
 
Yes, very nice work..........Can't wait to see the final look........
 
bhppy101 said:
I painted my seat with a black base coat....all I have to do is make my fiberglass seat pan for my foam and vinyl.

I started on my tank tonight. I did some more pounding...than I filled it with poly filler as well as the Suzuki badge inserts. The pics you see are with the filler before sanding.


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Heh heh, looks like a stock 450E/S tank now :)
Any chance of a glimpse of the seat pan while you are at it?
 
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Heres the tank all primed up....I'll post some pics of the seat pan as I am making it.
 
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Started to make the seat pan....I tapd off the seat using 3m blue tape...this tape comes off very easily.
 
Added about 4 layers of fiberglass matt and resin.
 
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I trimmed my seat pan and marked my mounting locations...I'll be mounting it to the seat with 1/4" bolts.
 
Shot the base coat on the tank....I'll clear coat everything as all at once when everthing is ready to bolt back together.
 
bhppy101 said:
Shot the base coat on the tank....I'll clear coat everything as all at once when everthing is ready to bolt back together.
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Everything looks great bhppy. What kind of primer and paint are you using? Are you using an epoxy primer?
Keep at it. I need inspiration...................
 
Great Job!

Great Job!

Awesome job, bhppy! My seat pan is pretty rusty and hard to replace, and your step-by-step gives me a lot of hope if my pan is too far gone. I've always liked cafe style bikes, but I've been torn on restoring my GS750T or going cafe on it. Maybe I can do both. Thanks for the inspiration and good luck!
 
HammerHead said:
Everything looks great bhppy. What kind of primer and paint are you using? Are you using an epoxy primer?
Keep at it. I need inspiration...................
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Believe it or not....I am using Duplicolor Lacquer....This is just a temporary paint job until I get my new paint gun. I will redo the paint with House of Color black base and clear.
 
Guster750 said:
Awesome job, bhppy! My seat pan is pretty rusty and hard to replace, and your step-by-step gives me a lot of hope if my pan is too far gone. I've always liked cafe style bikes, but I've been torn on restoring my GS750T or going cafe on it. Maybe I can do both. Thanks for the inspiration and good luck!
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Thanks Guster!....Fiberglass is really easy to work with and should only take a day or to to construct. If you want to keep your original seat pan...just apply some POR15 to it. Not only will it prevent your pan from rusting anymore...but it wil strengthen what you already have.....when it is dry, it almost looks like it was powdercoated.

I wish I had a 750 Turbo to restore! I have been looking around for one with no luck!....One of these days!....lol....I have too many projects as it is...lol.
 
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Thanks for those shots man. So basically you make a flat panel in the shape of the piece you made before to mount your actual seat to?
 
bgmart450 said:
Thanks for those shots man. So basically you make a flat panel in the shape of the piece you made before to mount your actual seat to?
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Yes....I made an exact duplicate of the inside of my seat so that I have a pan to attach the foam and vinyl to..... here's a pic of just the pan with some extra dense foam that I got from an upholstery shop. I used a disc sander to shape the foam....if you look at the back of the seat....you will see that I slipped....lol....and slashed the foam on the back....but this won't matter....you won't even be able to tell it is there after I cover it.

I used 3M spray contact adhesive (you can get this at most hardware stores)

I will spray the top of the foam and the bottom of my vinyl....let it dry for a few minutes and stretch my vinyl over my seat pan.
 
OK....please excuse the mess in the garage and on the bike....lol.. but heres a quick pics of my project. I'll water her down and take some more pics of it later....There is just too much dust on it to make it look decent.
 
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