1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Nice work on the rims. Going to look very nice.
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1985 GL1200 Limited Edition
2014 Can-Am Spyder RT LE
2021 Royal Enfield Himalayan
1995 GL1500 SE CDN Edition (sold)
2012 Suzuki DL1000 VStrom (sold)
Ontario 1985 GL1200 Limited Edition (sold)
2008 GL1800 (sold)
Ernest
1985 GL1200 Limited Edition
2014 Can-Am Spyder RT LE
2021 Royal Enfield Himalayan
1995 GL1500 SE CDN Edition (sold)
2012 Suzuki DL1000 VStrom (sold)
Ontario 1985 GL1200 Limited Edition (sold)
2008 GL1800 (sold)
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Bit of a major screw-up...
When I built my last 1200, I used dual webers, and made these port matching spacers for the manifolds... but, I also sectioned the tank cover, well, for whatever reason, I didn't change the new tank cover and even
wothout the adapters the carbs wont fit... time to do some creative thinking!
When I built my last 1200, I used dual webers, and made these port matching spacers for the manifolds... but, I also sectioned the tank cover, well, for whatever reason, I didn't change the new tank cover and even
wothout the adapters the carbs wont fit... time to do some creative thinking!
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Made the air deflectors from the GL1100 fit the 1200.
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
And people said my project (Red Belly) had a lot of red! Looks great! Really nice job with the paint.
A curious thing happened on my project, shelter and tail were painted at the same time from same gun over the same epoxy primer and looked the same when cleared but after 'cut and polish' the shelter was noticeably darker. Not sure of the cause but it is back to the booth for me.
A curious thing happened on my project, shelter and tail were painted at the same time from same gun over the same epoxy primer and looked the same when cleared but after 'cut and polish' the shelter was noticeably darker. Not sure of the cause but it is back to the booth for me.
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And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Thanks. Yours looks really good as well! That's odd, if the same base was used it should all be the same.Easter wrote:And people said my project (Red Belly) had a lot of red! Looks great! Really nice job with the paint.
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Starting to look like a MotorCycle!
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Accent pieces going to be black? Need another colour to break up the red and accent the bike.
"When writing the Story of your life, don't let anyone else hold the pen."
Ernest
1985 GL1200 Limited Edition
2014 Can-Am Spyder RT LE
2021 Royal Enfield Himalayan
1995 GL1500 SE CDN Edition (sold)
2012 Suzuki DL1000 VStrom (sold)
Ontario 1985 GL1200 Limited Edition (sold)
2008 GL1800 (sold)
Ernest
1985 GL1200 Limited Edition
2014 Can-Am Spyder RT LE
2021 Royal Enfield Himalayan
1995 GL1500 SE CDN Edition (sold)
2012 Suzuki DL1000 VStrom (sold)
Ontario 1985 GL1200 Limited Edition (sold)
2008 GL1800 (sold)
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
People paint their bikes all black all the time. Why not all red? Go for it. (but them I may not be an unbiased commentator.)Rednaxs60 wrote:Accent pieces going to be black? Need another colour to break up the red and accent the bike.
Bikes at present:
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
83 XL 600r with a 2004 XR650L engine
And a slightly worse for the wear BMW GS adventure bike awaiting repair
83 GL in process
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
I painted this one black, and felt it was time for a change...
Gl1100, 1200 engine, 1200 front and rear suspension.
Gl1100, 1200 engine, 1200 front and rear suspension.
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
I like all the red, it's different, which makes it great.
Kevin
1982 GL1100A
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
A little more work today...
Going to slow down as the weather gets colder...
My wife tells me I can't run the garage furnace until I finish putting up the ceiling.
and that was back in 1994!
Going to slow down as the weather gets colder...
My wife tells me I can't run the garage furnace until I finish putting up the ceiling.
and that was back in 1994!
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Found an oil seal for the front wheel when eliminating the speedometer drive and replacing it with a custom spacer...
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
Catching up on some progress...
Molded in the front frame section
Made this little headlight bracket.
Made brackets and mounted the steering damper.
Used a Virago front fender, bolted to a heavy fork brace I made.
The Oil Seal I found, and the spacer I made to eliminate the speedo sender.
Molded in the front frame section
Made this little headlight bracket.
Made brackets and mounted the steering damper.
Used a Virago front fender, bolted to a heavy fork brace I made.
The Oil Seal I found, and the spacer I made to eliminate the speedo sender.
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Don't take life seriously,
You will never get out alive!
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Don't take life seriously,
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Re: 1985 GL1200 Limited, time for a new project.
The fork brace
Made this brake line splitter to unlink the brakes
Made this brake line splitter to unlink the brakes
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