XS Emblem fabrication

[maestro]

I almost got ripped off on eBay with these OEM "new old stock" tank emblems. The guy swore up and down that they were OEM motorcycle parts. Anyway, he's layin low now. Someone caught on to what he was doing and went after him legally for misrepresentaion and fraud. It's crazy that I almost paid $60 for a set of $4 golf cart emblems!!
Honesty is everything.

[uc-logic]

Tank Emblems

My thanks to Bill Woods, the golf cart emblems are fine and available in the UK at a cost £5.75 (about $8), I just wish everything else I need to complete the restoration was as cheap and easy to find.

Peter Snape
79 XS1100E

[strom]

Any update on the side cover emblems? Wanna wanna wanna!

LP

[Ken Talbot]

Yikes - has it been a whole year since I was last messing around with these? I don't know where the time has gone, but I do know that I haven't managed to work up a fresh set of standard molds, or even think about a set of molds for specials.

However, I do have a few sets of partially-finished standard emblems on hand that I could clear out from my workshop. These are the emblems I took to the bodyshop for painting gold and clearcoating. I'm not really happy with the way they turned out so could not in good conscience charge anything for them. These units need black paint, and they will need to be stuck on with a good automotive trim tape. They are not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but they would be better than no emblems at all.

If you're still interested, drop me a personal note either via the forum or by direct e-mail with your postal mailing address.

...Now, just where did that year go....

[strom]

Ken, I sent u s mail via forum, dunno if you got it tho...

LP

[Ken Talbot]

Hmm, no sign of it yet. Try me direct at
kmtalbot@rctvonline.net

[strom]

Heya Ken!

I recieved the emblems today. They look really yummie! Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta find the black paint now... I know I had it around somewhere.... I promise there will be pics...

LP

[strom]

I see a xs emblems and I want to paint em black
no colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the XSes drive by in their vetter clothes
I have to turn my head untill my XS goes

Anyway, the emblems are painted and lookin good.

LP

[Shuriken]

Amen to Paint it Black - I'm singing the same song about my XS, though I'll keep the emblems shiny!

Ben

[strom]

Heya ben!

Mine were all painted gold and I had to fill in the black places between letterts. Check out the begining of this thread.

LP

[Geezer]

Re: Emblems

Have you considered painting them black first, doing the lettering in gold leaf and sealing them in clear urethane? It would cost more but look like a million bucks.

Geezer

Originally posted by Ken Talbot
I have been working on fabricating replacement emblems. I have a batch at the body shop right now to be painted gold urethane with a good clearcoat on top of that. You should then be able to paint them over with black acrylic and wipe the surfaces of the letters to get a 'gold on black' look. Rather than using mounting posts, these have been fabricated for attachment with trim tape.

Here's a progress photo from earlier this spring while I was still working out the process:



I'll post an update note once I have the emblems back from the body shop....

Ken Talbot

[strom]

They look like a million bucks as they are. Just a word of caution. I used black acrillic paint for painting model stuff (u know.. the cans as big as your finger). Theyre cheap and a good alternative if you dont need much paint. OK, the caution: The paint is a bit too thick and it would be nice if you dilute it with paint thinner or sth. But just a bit. Just scratched my old funny lookin XS 1100 labels off.

LP