What did you do IN your garage today?

[JimVonBaden]

Received a used Jesse Top Case bought from the Flea Market and installed it on the stock NON-Jesse Rack with his home-created plate.

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I need to clean up the mount and paint it, then add some reflectivity to the case, but looks good and is solid now.

Jim

What kind of paint did you use? I have some "wear" on my older Jesse bags on my F650 that I'd like to finish up. It's definitely a rough / matte finish (straight powder coat?) Where I think the newer ones have a clear coat gloss on them.

Anyway, what did you use?

Rustoleum satin gloss.

Jim

[JimVonBaden]

More of a what (will) do you in your (non-) garage: my winter project is shipping my shock ESA shocks off to the Beemer Shop for the Wilbers rebuild. Having reviewed the procedure, removing and re-installing the front shock looks pretty fiddly.

Not really that bad. Do you have your old shocks to put in place while they are being rebuilt? I have a set from my 05.

Typically about 2 hours to do both.

Jim

[dcgsrider]

More of a what (will) do you in your (non-) garage: my winter project is shipping my shock ESA shocks off to the Beemer Shop for the Wilbers rebuild. Having reviewed the procedure, removing and re-installing the front shock looks pretty fiddly.

Not really that bad. Do you have your old shocks to put in place while they are being rebuilt? I have a set from my 05.

Typically about 2 hours to do both.

Jim

Yeah, I bought a set of low mileage OEM ESA shocks on EBay for an OK price, as either the ESA motor "donor" for the rebuild, or as temporary shocks so I can keep riding. Depending on how lazy I'm feeling, I'll either just send those in or swap them on the bike and send mine. Unsure whether I can find the time to do the removal/installation twice. The front in the bike is original (84 k miles) and the rear has about 50k on it.

[JimVonBaden]

Added an Easy Pass to my GS, it was easy. It also disappears when the windshield is in the low position, which it always is.




Jim

[jskene]

Looks nice. However, I learned that if you paint your Easy Pass black as I did with mine a few years ago, they will charge you $25 when you turn it in.

[radon222]

That's good to know. I guess I I'll plastidip mine instead using regular spray paint.

[JimVonBaden]

Looks nice. However, I learned that if you paint your Easy Pass black as I did with mine a few years ago, they will charge you $25 when you turn it in.

That is why I used Plastidip. Peals right off.

Jim

[jskene]

I guess I need to buy some Plastidip.

[bdimon]

Looks nice. However, I learned that if you paint your Easy Pass black as I did with mine a few years ago, they will charge you $25 when you turn it in.

That is why I used Plastidip. Peals right off.

Jim

First time I have heard of Plastidip. Looks like it is a spray or a dip. Is it a waterproofing or rugged coating to make the shell tougher? Is it hard to remove?

[JimVonBaden]

Looks nice. However, I learned that if you paint your Easy Pass black as I did with mine a few years ago, they will charge you $25 when you turn it in.

That is why I used Plastidip. Peals right off.

Jim

First time I have heard of Plastidip. Looks like it is a spray or a dip. Is it a waterproofing or rugged coating to make the shell tougher? Is it hard to remove?

It is a spray. You spray it on like paint. It is a rubbery coating that sticks well, but peals off easily!

Jim