• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Engine decals

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

Guest
Can anyone direct me to a source for the decals ("SuzukI" and "DOHC") that are on the engine? I did a search and checked the links but was only able to find body decals, nothing for the engine.

My decals aren't in bad shape, but I want to polish the aluminum and will remove them to do so. If I can't find new decals is there a way to safely remove the existing decals and reapply them?

Thanks!
K
 
Skinner said:
If I can't find new decals is there a way to safely remove the existing decals and reapply them?

Thanks!
K
Click to expand...
Yes, remove the case covers and warm the underside with a propane torch then slip the blade of a utility knife under the edge of the emblem and sowly pry them off. They will loosen up as the adhesive softens from the heat.



 
I bought mine direct from Suzuki. Its amazing the stock still available.
 
You might be interested to know that the new decals are not the all-black ones like rustybronco showed.

The new ones will look more like this:

IMG_7519_zpsb2bd4d65.jpg


.
 
There the same as i have on my GS1000ST, i also bought them from Suzuki.
 
I didn't realize I could still get these as an OEM item from Suzuki. I'm camping in Muskegon, MI at the end of June so I'm going to order them through Babbits. I'll pick them up at the store while I'm in town and save on the crazy shipping costs to Canada.
 
Skinner said:
I didn't realize I could still get these as an OEM item from Suzuki.
Click to expand...
Yep, it's somewhat amazing how much is still available. :D

The one I showed just above was purchased and installed within the last couple of weeks.
icon_thumbsup.gif


.
 
Bike Bandit, www.bikebandit.com for your bike 1981 GS650GL

11: EMBLEM CONTACT [DOHC] 1118994 $18.86


16: EMBLEM MAGNETO [SUZUKI] 1118973 $15.05

Really wasn't that hard, I get a lot of my parts from them including the emblems for one of my '82 GS1100EZ's

These are the emblems I bought,




 
'82 1100e TSCC

'82 1100e TSCC

I don't know if they are decals, but my July, 1982 Cycle World shows a silver engine with black side cases and in silver lettering, "SUZUKI," and right below that, "TSCC."

The more I look at the old pics, and the recent posts of decals, the more I think the bike came with black decals with silver letters in '82.

As for my old girl, she's just got "SUZUKI" embossed on both sides. After that, the PO just went ape-sheet with the black paint. No worries - today my "VHT gloss black high temperature engine enamel" spray can arrived in the mail, so I can touch up his ape-ness with my own ape-ness.
 
No problems with BIKE BANDIT over here, not a bad company to deal with at all.
 
My '80 1100 and '82 650, both silver engines came with the silver badges like the ones Steve is showing. My '83 750, black engine (also TSCC) has the black badges. If you're replacing them, it's really just a choice of preference on your part...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top