Back at it....this time with an 81 Suzuki GN400.

[cierrecart]

She's rollin....
Ordered some new all black shocks that are an inch longer.  Front height isn't set yet, but should be pretty close to this.

[budlite282]

This is kewl.......I likey..........!!!

What did you paint the wheels with, pleeeezzz?

[cierrecart]

Duplicolor bedliner.  Cheap way of giving a tough finish that hides imperfections.  Used it on the frame too.  Powder coating just wasnt in the budget for this one.

[shamus]

I like where this is going.

[veaone]

It looks great. Love the agressive stance it has.

[cierrecart]

Got my powdercoated stuff in the mail, so I bolted a few of them on.

[budlite282]

It looks like you removed the sprocket hub and sprayed the whole thing with the bedliner, spokes and all.......would I be correct?

They really look good......seems, thats gonna be my course of action on my wheels too.

[cierrecart]

Yup...exactly what I did.

[budlite282]

Yup...exactly what I did.

kewl..................

What kind of prep did you do?

[cierrecart]

Cleaned really well, then wire wheeled it and scuffed with a scotchbrite pad. 

[cory.ahlersmeyer]

You happen to have the GN400 manual?

[cierrecart]

Nope, no manual.


I was out of town this weekend so I didn't get to work on the bike, but today I got a seat pan fabbed up.   

[cierrecart]

Cut and shaped a Walmart workout may today.  Glued 3 layers on, cut to shape then used a flap disc to shape it a bit.  Should be good enough.  I plan to have it professionally upholstered.  Looking at black leather/vinyl with red stitching in either tuck n roll or diamond pattern.

[shamus]

Cut and shaped a Walmart workout may today.  Glued 3 layers on, cut to shape then used a flap disc to shape it a bit.  Should be good enough.  I plan to have it professionally upholstered.  Looking at black leather/vinyl with red stitching in either tuck n roll or diamond pattern.

From the photos, it looks like you extended the foam well past the seat pan. Are you planning on bracing this in any way? I don't think it will hold up over time if it's upholstered as is.

[cierrecart]

That's exactly what I did.  On this bike, the cross brace is raised up quite a bit, and I didn't want to have a bend in the pan and foam at that point.  The "tongue" you see in the foam will be cut back a tad before covering, but just like in the Holiday Customs bike that inspired this, it will have an angled back cut towards the front of the pan.  I won't be sitting way up there anyways, so it should hold up fine..