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Title: 75 850T question
Post by: TriumphFetish on December 17, 2019, 06:01:46 PM

Hello all,

After a lengthy pause I am back to restoring my 850T. I stripped the forks on my bike which were painted with silver paint from the band with the eagle down. My parts bike forks are painted black from the band down. Are the forks supposed to be painted at all? I've searched but have had no luck on finding a definitive answer. Thanks in advance.

Eric

Title: Re: 75 850T question
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on December 17, 2019, 06:16:43 PM

If you strip the paint (and filler) from them and the finish is rough, then they were supposed to be painted. If they're smooth, then they were supposed to be polished.

Title: Re: 75 850T question
Post by: TriumphFetish on December 17, 2019, 06:35:10 PM

That makes sense! Paint it is! Thank you sir!

Title: Re: 75 850T question
Post by: fotoguzzi on December 17, 2019, 07:39:02 PM

You can polish the lower fork legs and they look nice.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/EVert-project/i-HGcm6Z5/0/318c7deb/M/DSCN1644-M.jpg) (https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/EVert-project/i-HGcm6Z5/A)

Title: Re: 75 850T question
Post by: 1down5up on December 17, 2019, 09:26:57 PM

Any tips on polishing the round legs without creating flatspots that then look funny when reflecting.

What grit paper did you start an finish on? And did you wet sand or dry sand?

Title: Re: 75 850T question
Post by: frozengoose on December 17, 2019, 10:30:04 PM

Quote from: TriumphFetish on December 17, 2019, 06:01:46 PM

Are the forks supposed to be painted at all? I've searched but have had no luck on finding a definitive answer. Thanks in advance.

Eric

Here's a shot of the forks on my 1975 T. As far as I know, I've had the bike for thirty years and bought it from the second owner, the forks have always been painted silver.


(https://i.ibb.co/3dm8WPX/IMG-2483.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3dm8WPX)

Title: Re: 75 850T question
Post by: fotoguzzi on December 18, 2019, 06:29:28 AM

Mine were painted silver too.. I don't know what was done to polish them up, I took to a shop to have it done, I think cost was $60. For both.

(https://photos.smugmug.com/EVert-project/i-zjP29rV/0/e399e03c/S/IMG_0457-S.jpg) (https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/EVert-project/i-zjP29rV/A)

Title: Re: 75 850T question
Post by: Groover on December 18, 2019, 07:58:45 AM

I used a paint that I think matches very well to the original color that has just a bit of age:

Dupli-Color - Stainless Steel SS100 - (Enamel Ceramic)
Dupli-Color - Clear DE-1636 - (Enamel Ceramic)

(http://www.scooteropolis.com/images/guzzi/wg/Groover's%201981%20V1000%20G5%20October%2013%202017.jpg)

Title: Re: 75 850T question
Post by: moto-uno on December 19, 2019, 03:49:43 PM

  ^^ FotoGuzzi , that's one sweet machine you have there  :thumb: , Peter