Making my GS Bootyful again..

[KP100]

Im trying to tidy up my GS, but I dont know how to fix this.. This bike is a daily commuter and get the worst of the winter ..
Im faily sure I have to strip off the paint and repaint the front cover thingy wingy, but the fork legs and throttle bodies look more challenging to get right.. Any suggestions?

Ohh check out my exhaust .. Shinny. Much rubbing today..

 

[comberjohn]

Mine's a 2010 and the fork bottoms and TB's are painted gloss black. Looks ok and easy to clean.
Fork bottoms would be easy to mask and spray if you look the wheel out. The TB's? Not sure it would annoy me enough to strip for a respray but maybe it would be worth it.
Front case is well known and lots of fun. There will be advice along shortly.

 

[Tractors are go]

Accept it is part of the wonderous joy of bmw ownership, which just keeps giving.

My gsa is similarish; pick one small area that is easy to work on, that way you don't get to despondent and as each bit gets finished you move closer to the final area to be completed.

Or blitz it one weekend, depends upon time and personality.

Don't forget, just enjoy riding the bike

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[Tonyx]

Tried spraying my forks once on another bike, came out great and was really proud of myself...but, didn't last long! Should have had them powder coated I think


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[MattW]

Had good success with Hammerite smooth silver on my old 1100.
Don't listen to all the people who applied it poorly and say it doesn't work - it's fine if you make a proper job of the prep and application.

Your fork leg bottoms would be easy - you could even do them in situ if you're careful about masking. I'd probably use helicopter tape on them afterwards to protect against more stone chipping.

The easiest way to make a decent job of the front cover is to remove it but bear in mind you should install a new oil seal when you refit. That said, I sprayed my 1100 cover in situ (the bits that showed and that I could get to) - worked ok.

Not sure I'd bother about the throttle bodies - even if you detached them and left them hanging from the cables you'd have to remove the injectors, TP sensor etc (which would them have to be reset). Also plenty of opportunity to get paint where you don't want it...

 

[oldnfat]

Had good success with Hammerite smooth silver on my old 1100.
Don't listen to all the people who applied it poorly and say it doesn't work - it's fine if you make a proper job of the prep and application.

Your fork leg bottoms would be easy - you could even do them in situ if you're careful about masking. I'd probably use helicopter tape on them afterwards to protect against more stone chipping.

The easiest way to make a decent job of the front cover is to remove it but bear in mind you should install a new oil seal when you refit. That said, I sprayed my 1100 cover in situ (the bits that showed and that I could get to) - worked ok.

Not sure I'd bother about the throttle bodies - even if you detached them and left them hanging from the cables you'd have to remove the injectors, TP sensor etc (which would them have to be reset). Also plenty of opportunity to get paint where you don't want it...

Agree....Hammerite smooth sliver is almost an exact match and has been used by many on here. Like MattW did my lower forks in situ....rubbed down, used Halfords grey primer first then 3 coats of Hammerite. Apply sparingly as it likes to run. Lasted a good few years.

 

[oldnfat]

Another thought....you could try sliver leaf rub n buff on the throttle bodies...leave in situ take of the vacuum cover and potentiononmeter and simply rub on....many use this stuff on their airheads....works like magic.

 

[Neil W]

Fork legs ...clean off the old paint using brass brush, mask the bits you do not want painted and first give the bare alloy a coat of etch primer (U Pol or similar) , then a coat of primer , find a Halfords or similar wheel paint of the same shade of silver, couple of light coats and then a coat or two of alloy wheel lacquer or similar.

Did the fork leg lowers on my old 1150 8 years ago and they still look fine

 

[Bendy toy]

Paint stripper should get the old paint off easily enough. Then polish the alloy and leave it bare. For winter give it a blast with preservation grease. Clean it off and polish in the spring.


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[KP100]

Got around to making a start on a tidy up. Great results with smooth hamerite and etch primer.

 

[Pukmeister]

I wouldn't worry about the fork legs, just buy some fork lower protectors from rugged roads which protect and hide them.

http://ruggedroads.co.uk/epages/00c...604-5d1c-407e-8207-580e14387ec5/Products/M004

 

[mpgscott]

Looking good..

 

[Bendy toy]

You could strip them to bare metal then shot blast to a dull grey. Harley do that but it's no reason to ignore the the idea.
No paint to trap corrosion. Treat with ACF or CorrosionX for winter or storage. Job done.