De-stinking Penelope

[Guest]

Heres some pics of the 1000C switches I rehabbed...

Chuck,
Those came out really nice, looks factory or better!

 

[chuck hahn]

GS SURGEON...Now that there is funny.I dont care who you are, thats funny.

 

[Guest]

For those of you who don't want to fool around with these gauges, cleaning, painting, polishing, here's the perfect answer, providing you have deep pockets, a N.O.S. set of GS1000 speedo/tach gauges, delivery card shows date as Nov 01, 1979. Wow!
Notice how crisp those white letters are, now to figure out how to duplicate that on mine somehow.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-NOS-...5796&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

 

[Flyboy]

Damn pity those ain't for a G,

 

[brslk]

For those of you who don't want to fool around with these gauges, cleaning, painting, polishing, here's the perfect answer, providing you have deep pockets, a N.O.S. set of GS1000 speedo/tach gauges, delivery card shows date as Nov 01, 1979. Wow!
Notice how crisp those white letters are, now to figure out how to duplicate that on mine somehow.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-NOS-...5796&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

That is very pretty but I didn't pay that much for my bike.

It got me to thinking though.
I'm sure that with enough work, one could almost build a bike to new with NOS parts for about $25,000 and be able to sell the bike for about $2500...

I think I will fix and restore rather than replace.

It is still nice to look at NOS parts like that though.

It's like porn. I like to look at the women and I like to look at the bike parts.
I can't afford to own either of them.

Bruce.

 

[Guest]

GS SURGEON...Now that there is funny.I dont care who you are, thats funny.

Hahaha thought you'd like that one Chuck

 

[rustybronco]

I wonder if I should reset the mileage on mine to 00000.8, re-paint the white and list them on Ebay? think I could make a killing?

 

[Guest]

I wonder if I should reset the mileage on mine to 00000.8, re-paint the white and list them on Ebay? think I could make a killing?

You may well get half that, besides you still have a few parts, perhaps enough to make up another one.

 

[rustybronco]

Steve, I have enough pieces parts left to make two sets! it's too bad the gauge faces are faded or I might just do it.

 

[Guest]

Steve, I have enough pieces parts left to make two sets! it's too bad the gauge faces are faded or I might just do it.

how about the speedo alone?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUZUKI-78-7...0419&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

A Shame we can't fix these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200690176606?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/250920275715?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

 

[Flyboy]

WOW
Those clocks are gorgeous......
Ok, thats it, I am gonna bin my project right here and now, I am wasting my time trying to keep up with you lot.

 

[Frank Z.]

:clap: Very nice resto on those gauges, Dale. I'm inspired, and may get up the courage to do mine some day.

 

[rustybronco]

WOW
Those clocks are gorgeous......
Ok, thats it, I am gonna bin my project right here and now, I am wasting my time trying to keep up with you lot.

Stan, we've seen what you can do, you aren't fooling anybody with that statement.



Three of these are for the front side of the gauges. they cleaned up real nice. I'm not sure if I'm going to use the case emblem Chuck sent me, or rehab the old one.

 

[chuck hahn]

Take your time and use some laquer thinner..very very sparingly on a Qtip and remove the gold overspray. Use "just enough" that it breaks down the coating. Will take several wipes on the same letter to get it to the silver, but im sure youll be able to do it.

 

[rustybronco]

Sure wish it would warm up soon!

Sure wish it would warm up soon!

While I was at work today, I decided to polish up the surface on the Iwata I bought as I noticed a little bit of air leakage between the surface the air cap and fluid nozzle seals against. with the surface polished properly (1K crocus cloth), the gun's fan is 13" wide held 6" away from the surface, 12" wide @ 5" and a screaming 8" wide held 4" away and at 19 psi. simply amazing! I had to choke it down a bit so I could shoot the electrics panel, license plate bracket and gauge bracket after I got off work. painted them with a DTM* primer and Black SSU**. Seems a shame to make it so shiny when 90% of the bracket remains hidden. but, either go big or go home


*direct to metal
** single stage urethane

http://imageshack.us/f/17/pict3248.jpg/ (large)

 

[Guest]

While I was at work today, I decided to polish up the surface on the Iwata I bought as I noticed a little bit of air leakage between the surface the air cap and fluid nozzle seals against. with the surface polished properly (1K crocus cloth), the gun's fan is 13" wide held 6" away from the surface, 12" wide @ 5" and a screaming 8" wide held 4" away and at 19 psi. simply amazing! I had to choke it down a bit so I could shoot the electrics panel, license plate bracket and gauge bracket after I got off work. painted them with a DTM* primer and Black SSU**. Seems a shame to make it so shiny when 90% of the bracket remains hidden. but, either go big or go home


*direct to metal
** single stage urethane

http://imageshack.us/f/17/pict3248.jpg/ (large)

100% jealous Dale

 

[SVSooke]

Did mine with a rattle can

 

[rustybronco]

Yea Greg, I know, rub it in! but can you paint each side with one pass?

 

[SVSooke]

O gee it takes me 2 passes^o

 

[rustybronco]

Greg, with a 13" fan I can do two or three brackets with one pass...


dry fitting to make sure everything will match up correctly. I had to tweak the chrome covers so they would retain the gasket properly. now all that's left is scrounge up the small washer that's missing, clean up the harness and paint the white letters then I can finish assembling them.