1982 GPz750 ELR Replica

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1982 GPz750 ELR Replica

21 Oct 2012 22:14 - 21 Oct 2012 22:16

Finally got her done so here is a few pics.
Here is where I started. You can't really tell how bad the paint is from this shot:

Here are some other closer pics:

You can see how bad the discolotration is from this shot:

The guy who painted it works at the feed store where we get our horse's feed. He said he could paint so I gave him a shot. The bodywork and paint were all done without a booth and in the back of the feed store.

I did most of the stripes myself but I had a hard time with the compound curves on the tank. The trick is to thin the stripes a little and apply them above the curve on the bottom of the 750 tank.

And the finished product:

Not bad for $350 plus paint.I am very happy with it.

Jim
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Re: 1982 GPz750 ELR Replica

21 Oct 2012 23:01

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Wow that looks great, good job.

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22 Oct 2012 11:19

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That did turn out great! How did you end up getting your stripes to lay down. That tank is tits.

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22 Oct 2012 12:05

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baldy110 wrote: Wow that looks great, good job.

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22 Oct 2012 12:06

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looks good

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22 Oct 2012 12:08

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well done

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22 Oct 2012 12:09

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BlackZ1R wrote: That tank is tits.

Yeah!!!

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22 Oct 2012 15:18

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very nice.

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22 Oct 2012 21:54

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BlackZ1R wrote: That did turn out great! How did you end up getting your stripes to lay down. That tank is tits.

Thanks! The tank stripes were a PITA. I don't mind telling you this was the 2nd set of stripes I purchased. The problem is the compound curve on the bottom of the 750 tank. The KZ1000 and GPZ1100 tanks don't have that curve. The trick is to narrow the stripes a little and put them on above the curve.

Thanks Everyone. I can't give enough credit to my painter. I've got three more bikes and two more cars for him to paint!

Jim
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1982 GPz750 R1
1974 Kawasaki H1
1976 Kawasaki KZ400
1979 Yamaha XS650 cafe'
2001 KZ1000P
2001 Yamaha YZ426
1981 Honda XR200 stroked in an '89 CR125 chassis
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
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Re: 1982 GPz750 ELR Replica

25 Oct 2012 10:01

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ThatGPzGuy wrote:

BlackZ1R wrote: That did turn out great! How did you end up getting your stripes to lay down. That tank is tits.

Thanks! The tank stripes were a PITA. I don't mind telling you this was the 2nd set of stripes I purchased. The problem is the compound curve on the bottom of the 750 tank. The KZ1000 and GPZ1100 tanks don't have that curve. The trick is to narrow the stripes a little and put them on above the curve.

Thanks Everyone. I can't give enough credit to my painter. I've got three more bikes and two more cars for him to paint!

Ahh, makes a lot of sense, it does. Glad you worked through that one. Super nice.

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25 Oct 2012 11:45

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Very nice! That Bronco looks like it could be fun too!

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