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From 78c to 79s clone

Today is work on the bike day. Goals are change out rear rotor for proper size, change top bridge to one thats tapped for the handle bar cushion, get the fairing brackets on, and i have an older front reservoir that is pumping up so ill see if it gives me decent front rakes.Still debating of i want to add black edging around inside lip of the fairing around the windscreen or just leave it red.
 
Got top bridge swapped out, fairing mounted, changed the rear rotor today. Forgot the camera but i will get pics eventually.
 
Used the kit that Kiwi Canuk sold years ago. Digging around in my stash i realised i had 2 sets of OEM reflector brackets as well so there are the proper reflectors on it .And the windscreen is factory with the GS1000 printing on it
 
Tonight i got carbs synced and colortuned and painted a set of horns. I gotta dig around and see if i can find the horn mounting bracket and a handlebar cushion. Still have to do fork seals and put the front master cylinder i found on in place of that honda one i have on it now. Who knows... i just might get to ride it before winter!!!!!
 
As of today..........Im trying to figure out how to enclose the inside of te fairing to hide the brackets and the wide open gap there as youll see in the last photo​


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Sorry about te crappy sizes and having to post 4 times. Before they "UPDATED" the format things were much better than now... just my opinion. Hopefully you will be able enlarge them for your viewing purposes.
 
Never thought you'd try to do that, being a clone just figured paint inside dark grey or black. Doing what you're thinking, for me, would be a really big biggy, I wouldn't have a clue.
 
I could easily mask it off and paint the inside black. I gotta take fairing off anyway so thats not a bads idea. Just black it out and let everything blend itself in
 
The backside of the fairing is not supposed to be finished, per se, but then again, it's not supposed to be red or blue, it's typically, more white, with some light overspray.
 
It was like that. I had a gun full of paint and used it. Im liking te black it out suggestion. Also the real dash covered it all up so they didnt have a need to paint inside.
 
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I've painted the inside of all 8 S models and every fairing I've done in the past. A satin black finish looks so much better then the factory over spray. Masking the rolled edge around the fairing gives it a nice finished look. Suzuki didn't have time to do it on the assembly line, but if they had seen one painted black on the inside, I'll bet they would've been embarrassed with the way they left it. ;)
 
Took a day to swap out the bars. I bought that set from dime city cycles someone posted on the other thread. I also took off the fairing and masked everything off and blacked out the interior surface to blend the dash and mounting brackets into it. Havent mounted it yet as i need to find a front master cylinder so i have brakes. See my wanted parts post for more information ob the subject. I am oh so close to finally being able to ride the darn thing!!!!
 
Just ordered black button head (allen head style ) bolts for the final mounting hrdwar for te fairing. Should accent against the white paint nicely in my opinion.
 
Today i got the front fork seals done. Left fork actually had some water come out of it. Then i troubleshot the leaking rear caliper which a new piston seal quickly fixed. Now i need to measure the petcock bolt holes on the tank and find a petcock.
 
Today i got the 100 mains installed and it seemed to cure the ever so slight stumble. The Henry Abe breadbox filter needed a ittle extra boost i guess. That and the 4 into 1 pipe needed tweaked Also did the colortune. Then i had to put some of those pressed on retainers on the seat trim and put the seat on the bike. I bailed at 2 before i had a heat stroke!!! Seems weird wrenching on my own bike for a change.BUT next weekend i should have all the parts ive ordered for the 2 customers bikes so will take a victory however small it may be.
 
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