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From 78c to 79s clone

Today was get the sending unit in the tank, put that , what i assume is a honda master cylinder, on and bled the front brakes, put new pads in the rar caliper and bled those, went and hot speed nuts to put the seat trim on, and painted the top bridge so i have the holes needed to mount the handlebar cushion pad. Its getting closer.

EDIT.... Installed the seat grab rail and the tool kit bracket inside the glove box.
 
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Hi Chuck, Limeex2 here. long time no GS or GS forum for me. Life,work, retirement got the best of my time and attitude. The bike looks great!, keeping with the GS spirit. I'll start back up this winter instead of heading somewhere warm. I have plenty of GS's to work with and am attempting to get my old 1980 GS1000S back from a friend I sold it to 30+ years ago. Being retired with no projects i"m capable of doing is melting my already soggy mind. I need a fix.
 
Still have some odds and ens to button up but customers bikes take priority. And it may be into early spring till i can get back to it
 
I expect the bike would look nice finished off with a genuine 79 red and white 1000s fairing... This is one I have in the shed as a spare, never been re-painted. I know these are costing around several internal organs and your 1st borne at the moment... :rolleyes:

 
I have an original fairing with the blue GS1000 letters on the windscreen. itll be on there at some point.
 
Little update. No i havent thrown in the towel yet. Got some OEM grips ordered and still need to swap out the rear rotor. Also i need to measure the rise and pullback of the blue Cooleys bars so i can find something close. Ive been eyeballing the EURO STYLE bars from Z1. Anyway i just need to find a break in between customer work to get back into her... as if ill be catching a break anytime soon. NOT!!
 
Chuck, sometimes you just gotta say, screw it. I'm gonna work on my own stuff for a day or two. That's the way it was when I was painting bikes for a living. I could work 12 hour days 7 days a week and still feel like I was neglecting my clients. Take some time for yourself, and remember why you enjoy working on bikes to begin with. You'll thank yourself, and you'll get the rest of us off your back for progress reports on a bike we're all dying to see finished. ;)
 
Got a NOS set of 78 1000 grips in. And yes I agree with you Larry. I just need to take a weekend and finish the bike. My sense of commitment to the customer drives my stuff to the black hole...lol.
 
I think tgat by the last week or so of April i will be able to take a full weekend for this bike
 
If it is i will center it and paint black around it. And if i find another thats 90mm ill swap it out at that point.
 
Sheeit! I've got that same emblem, only with the proper gold color lettering. Tried to sell it for ages and gave up! It's sitting in a drawer somewhere now.
 
Do tell. 90 MM?. PM me if you find it. i got the one i bought and sadly as mentioned it does look too small. Lessons learned. I may be inclined to sell it to someone needing it if i can procure a proper size obe.
 
A few years ago I sold 4 of those emblems, black and silver also black and gold. Most I got was ?5 each, about $8 US. Always check part numbers and be wary of # # # # # -47 # # #. # 49 is usual for 1000 bikes.
 
I did check the fiche for a 78 C model which is what the bike originally was. Oh well. Not much to pizz and moan about...just lick the wounds and move on.

Fingers crossed Ed will find the one he mentioned and hook me up.
 
As mentioned, I have the same emblem, only in gold, meaning the 550 size. It won't fit your 1000.
 
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