Great work on the box. I look forward to seeing it when finished. 
Marrakesh red r1150gs
- Thread starter Neil W
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Just been looking at it and thinking that powder coating is the way forward
The job on the wheels is superb. I’m sure the box will be just as good 
Powder coating has all been done be Bettablast in Shiremoor , not the cheapest but the finish is excellent and their prep work is superb with all bearing surfaces properly masked , no blast media in threads etc and other than removing the masking tape zero other work involvedThe job on the wheels is superb. I’m sure the box will be just as good
I saw an 1150GS a while ago that had the entire front end from a 1200 - forks, wheel and wishbone all swapped out.
100 mile run this morning handling feels improved with no issues due to the wider rim and tyre ,speedo drive working perfectly and oddly enough the front brakes seem to be working better (more compliant at the lever )
Top box lid repair completed and first coat of Smoothrite satin black done, was not going to spend £100 on getting the box powder coated when it is only worth that much.
The base is also rubbed down and etch primed so just need to but another tin of Smoothrite
The base is also rubbed down and etch primed so just need to but another tin of Smoothrite
Re the front brakes I used the 1150 gs front discs on the 1200 front rim along with the fixings , the 1150 brakes despite a full rebuild were always dead and wooden feeling. With the 1200 rim the discs have what is probably the he correct amount of movement they should have on the mounting bolts .
With the 1150 front wheel the discs had zero movement on the bobbins at their mounts
With the 1150 front wheel the discs had zero movement on the bobbins at their mounts
That r1150gs looks great with those wheels. My bike has the later 4 piston BMW calipers and no ABS (like yours) and the brakes on it are more powerful than my 2020 Africa Twin.
Another busy day , the original pannier lids were badly scuffed and one had a welded repair and to be honest they looked very tatty , cue the orbital sander starting with 120 then 240 grit and then finished off with a scotchbrite pad on the sander, nice smooth finish and a quick blast over with black bumper paint . Not perfect but much better than what they were 
Noticed after the bike was washed that there was rust starting on the spacer I made up for the front axle so decided to make a replacement in stainless steel which I just need to turn down to the correct length and polish it
properly
properly
That's better nice shiny stainless steel spacer 
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