1150 GS Adventure SE Rebuild

[Nin]

Right, got home from work a bit early, young lad in front of the telly and an hour spare to make a bit more progress. A bit of a clean-up shows the usual corrosion. That's going to need tidying up.

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[Nin]

Front frame scrubs up nicely - that Baufix paint works really well

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[Nin]

This chap needs to go off to All Bike Engineering for a refresh.

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[Nin]

Took the opportunity to harvest a load of fittings from the old beak and instrument holder - you never know when these will come in handy.

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[Nin]

Sorted loads of bits out - a box of good bits

A box for the bead blaster and powder coater - just waiting for the wishbone.

Some bits for the bin.

Waiting for a clean up and a beak to go to Tunneruk

Poor old girl is looking a bit sorry for herself now

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[Nin]

And I need some advice. How do I get rid of this staining on the lacquer- it's from petrol.

And what's a good way of restoring the beak with these scratches?

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[Flipfly]

I think the only way to mask those scratches is to fill and paint the beak. It'll be cheaper to replace, cheap enough from BM just source your own screws.

I've never known anyone salvage the fuel discoloured paint work, it should be paint and therefore should be able to be cut back, but as far as I know it reacts to cutting back like powder coat ie it's a bastard.

You could try the very finest wet n dry and then polish it up, but I'd test it somewhere out of sight first.

 

[Nin]

I think the only way to mask those scratches is to fill and paint the beak. It'll be cheaper to replace, cheap enough from BM just source your own screws.

I've never known anyone salvage the fuel discoloured paint work, it should be paint and therefore should be able to be cut back, but as far as I know it reacts to cutting back like powder coat ie it's a bastard.

You could try the very finest wet n dry and then polish it up, but I'd test it somewhere out of sight first.

Yes I guessed all that but hoped for the best!

I reckon a light key with 600 paper and etch primer might do it.

 

[Ian J Hartley]

Yes I guessed all that but hoped for the best!

I reckon a light key with 600 paper and etch primer might do it.

Mine is exactly the same. I tried lots of different chemicals, (white spirit, alcohol, acetone, T cut, solvol autosol, plastic polish) but nothing worked, the stain has penetrated the plastic coating. In the end decided too live with it. Mainly because I could spend lots of money and/or time fixing it, only to have another fuel leak and end up back at square one.

But I will be interested to see if you succeed.

Ian

 

[Nin]

Cheers Ian and Flip - whatever happens, there will be pictures ...

 

[PhaedrusMC]

This is great. I like following these kinds of restorations/rebuilds. Even more so when its a GS. I take it you're an experienced/competent mechanic-type guy Nin? Having that great work space is such a luxury. These kinds of jobs are beyond my courage and financial/space circumstances. Best of luck with it.

 

[Nin]

Glad you're enjoying it! Experienced, yes. Competent? Not really! I've maintained my own bikes for the last 43 years, been a bush mechanic in developing countries and rebuilt several bikes. But nowhere in the league of the professionals. This one is a great luxury as I don't need it to be ready by a particular time, and I have somewhere to keep it out of the way. That makes all the difference.

 

[Nin]

Goodies arrived from Ash. Standard GS screen mounts for the MRA, and an impulse buy light bar.

Thanks Ash and for your delivery service!

 

[Nin]

Working on the fuel tank today - getting the last of the fuel out is tricky, had to use a syringe and sponge in the end.

 

[(RIP) Tunneruk]

Well done that man

 

[Nin]

And tried out some different paints on the rear rack that's going off to the powder coated anyway. I keyed it up with some 600 wet and dry

Then some grey etch primer, and silver smooth rite and silver grey Baufix (the top on these pics.

Smooth rite is by far the better match as you can see in these shots where I've feathered it into the original.

 

[Nin]

Tunneruk would be grinding his teeth if he saw my amateur painting...

 

[Nin]

Well done that man

It gets the pressure washer and Virosol treatment tomorrow ...

 

[(RIP) Tunneruk]

Tunneruk would be grinding his teeth if he saw my amateur painting...

Far from it fella, I applaud anyone that gets stuck in

 

[Nin]

Glad you're enjoying it! Experienced, yes. Competent? Not really! I've maintained my own bikes for the last 43 years, been a bush mechanic in developing countries and rebuilt several bikes. But nowhere in the league of the professionals. This one is a great luxury as I don't need it to be ready by a particular time, and I have somewhere to keep it out of the way. That makes all the difference.

Just to be clear, I changed the plug on my dads c90 when I was 7 yrs old - that was the state of the 43 yrs, in case anyone thought I was a really old fecker.