My old GS resurrected... Build/question/wtb thread [pics & video]

[shonole]

The windscreen is from a Buell Blast.

Easy to install?  Does it help with the wind at all?

[Agno]

I find that it moves the wind blast into a better position for me. I feel like my head is now in "cleaner" air. The install is very easy if you can manage to find the correct buell brackets. If I recall correctly, the brackets I used were from a Buell Cyclone. I got them from the Harley dealership. But I think they would be really easy make with a bit of bendy aluminum flat bar.

[willi777]

I like the paint scheme you mocked up- solid color would be ok as well. Glad she is up and running without too much troubles, it's always wonderful when you can bring a bike back from the dead!

[adidasguy]

Nice job of bringing it back to life.
I have tail plastics if you want some to paint up that don't have holes. I also have a few rear grab handles - like 8 or so - with no idea what to do with 7 of them. (One is for a bile build).

[Agno]

Since the GS has been running well I have been doing more riding than I have tinkering. I have decided to get this sucker painted before our annual MotoGP trip in July.

I am currently in the sanding process and have discovered that most parts have 6, yes 6, layers of paint.

I know that I don't need to remove it all but would prefer to get most of it off. Is Sanding the only good way to get through all this?

[shonole]

Since the GS has been running well I have been doing more riding than I have tinkering. I have decided to get this sucker painted before our annual MotoGP trip in July.

I am currently in the sanding process and have discovered that most parts have 6, yes 6, layers of paint.

I know that I don't need to remove it all but would prefer to get most of it off. Is Sanding the only good way to get through all this?

[Agno]

I reckon that stuff would turn my plastic pieces into a smelly goo. I'm not too worried about the tank as I can sandblast it.

[Agno]

Couple of small updates:

Added a set of knockoff Pazzo levers made for an SV. The brake perch is the same On the gs as the SV but the clutch perch was incompatible. So I popped over to SVRider and bought a perch from a naked SV. Worked out well.


I did a bit of cockpit work. White-face gauge overlays and painted the needles. The overlays were not a perfect fit but workable.


This is my Sanding progress so far. Some parts are more done than others. Will probably be building a makeshift paint booth soon and get to spraying.\

[cbrfxr67]

Just clear coat over that sanding!   

[Agno]

Just clear coat over that sanding!   

That's what my friend said after he saw the psychedelic effect from sanding through six layers of paint. I briefly considered it.

Got the chance to pop my sandblasting cherry. I pictured a full tibec suit in a cloudy room with a giant flame-thrower looking sand cannon. figured it would only take a few minutes. I was wrong. I was hunched over a silly little booth trying to see the dime size spot that was getting sprayed. It took a couple of sweaty hours.

This is the result of my hard work



I used pvc to turn my garage into a giant paint sniffing room. All the "huffing" aside it went pretty well once I got over my initial clumsyness. Ended up putting a couple layers of primer down.


Headed to MotoGP then maybe another layer of primer after some more sanding.

[cbrfxr67]