Goldstar Repairs

Goldstar Repairs Australia’s no1 repairer, Specialising in fuel tank repairs, motorcycle repair, restoration & machini

Photos from Bulli yesterday and today, well thats the event for 2026 done and dusted for another year and a massive shou...
29/08/2026

Photos from Bulli yesterday and today, well thats the event for 2026 done and dusted for another year and a massive shout out to the AMCA including Joe Preston (secretary AMCA Usa) and other associated volunteers for hosting the annual event, this is an awesome gathering every year but this year was just at another level and there where so many highlights like having 1 or more of every year model Knucklehead lined up in the 1 place to the amount of Choppers that rolled in or my privilege was to judge the Gorgeous unrestored 1951 Vincent Black lightening ridden by Jack Everette at 141.7 mph and the 2 x Brough Superiors in their point scores, but overall there was an extremely wide range of bikes from America, British and Japan, all the judges had an extremely hard job to determine the final results.
Throughout the day ridders and their machines where picked at random to talk about what they had and the Tech talks continued throughout the day from Jim Parker ( Indian guru) Dave Reidie
(Harley Expert) Ian Marsh ( Magnito’s) just to name a few.
Outside the carpark was overflowing to the general public and of course the swap meet was a big hit, so if you didn’t get there this year there’s always 2027 which next years theme will be the Best if British.
See you then.

28/08/2026

AMCA Bulli bike show 2026, this year is 90 years of the Harley Knucklehead and a Chopper theme night and what a great this is turning out to be, the place is absolutely packed here in Wollongong and more to arrive tomorrow, enjoy the video and theres more to come on a separate post.

Another quality repair done and dusted, this aluminium tank off a Yamaha YZ360 actually came out of the spray booth this...
07/08/2026

Another quality repair done and dusted, this aluminium tank off a Yamaha YZ360 actually came out of the spray booth this morning.
We received this in a very beaten up way and the only way to repair this properly was to open it up and remove the tunnel section to allow access for the repair, as you can see it was completely planished & beaten with hammers and dollies and file finished to achieve a result where not a scrap of filler was required anywhere after many hours of roughing out and shrinking with hammers, dollies and heat this is the perfect result.
After replacing the tunnel and she was all welded into place i had to machine up a new replacement fuel tap fitting and install that as the original item was completely stripped, it was then tested for leaks , then epoxy primed ready for 2k primer so the colour could be laid down and the decals added, these where supplied by the customer and gave me a bit of trouble during the fitting stage and also when the clear was applied but that was all sorted out and she was wet rubbed and recleared for the finish you see here.

You will all remember this aluminium tank that i posted a few months ago, off a Suzuki RM370a, well here’s the finished ...
13/07/2026

You will all remember this aluminium tank that i posted a few months ago, off a Suzuki RM370a, well here’s the finished article.
That horrible mess on the top of the tank where someone had tried to weld up the dents i cut that section out and made up a completely new piece which was beaten , shaped and formed to suit the tank which was fitted into place and completely butt welded as was a piece on the left hand side, these sections were dressed up and basically file finished but some small weld craters remained as i didn’t really want to chase those last few as these tanks are actually made from quite a thin material from factory so i left a few bits there.
The job was then prepared and epoxy primed and any marks that didn’t rub out had a little scrape of fine filler applied, then she was reprimed and ready for colour. After the colour was down the tank was rubbed to remove the shine and the decals applied, the bottom eas then masked up to prevent any overspray under there and a few nice coats if clear laid down to finish the lot off.
The customer has received some finished photos which don’t do the tank justice but he was over moon as he didn’t believe we could save his tank.

I have my work cut out for me here with this load of aluminium tanks to repair & paint and a few here require new replac...
25/06/2026

I have my work cut out for me here with this load of aluminium tanks to repair & paint and a few here require new replacement fuel tap fittings.

A couple of Bsa A10 Big Valve heads nearly finished for engine rebuilds in the shop, here we have 2 x 1549’s and a 1571,...
19/06/2026

A couple of Bsa A10 Big Valve heads nearly finished for engine rebuilds in the shop, here we have 2 x 1549’s and a 1571, all have new guides, valves, seats cut and vacuum tested and installed heights and spring pressures checked, ready for a final wash up then assembly.

Heres a steel tank finished off just a few weeks ago from a Moto Guzzi Ambassador that actually held fuel until we strip...
09/06/2026

Heres a steel tank finished off just a few weeks ago from a Moto Guzzi Ambassador that actually held fuel until we stripped it and chemically cleaned it, and this is what we found which took both myself and the owner by surprise as like i said it held fuel.
This job turned into a massive reconstruction as both bottoms were absolutely hammered with rust holes and had been previously repaired by someone who added a ton of bronze which is a big no no as bronze multiplies the problem and causes cracks so both bottoms where cut out and new sections made and formed into shape which again was a massive job, the bottoms where then fitted and butt welded into place.
After they where done all the dents and damaged where beaten out and file finished before the tunnel section refitted and welded into place, it was then tested for leaks with 2 new fuel tap fittings machined up and welded into place.
The tank was then lightly blasted and epoxy primed, some filler had to be used as the parent material was quite thin and was needed to fill the external rust pitting.
After all that was done it was coloured & the black was wet rubbed and the shine removed so the white decals and pinstripes could be applied, which all this was done by hand with a brush, yes a brush then the whole lot was cleared over for the finish you see here.
Overall we where extremely happy with the outcome as at 1 stage it was a bit touch and go as to weather it could be saved or not, but anyway after a constant headache throughout the entire repair process we did save it but as you can see its all painted as it couldn’t be rechromed but i can honestly say this was 1 tank i was glad to see the end of.

Check out these Photos. Our customer has just received his 1941 Harley Knucklehead tanks and couldn’t believe they were ...
21/04/2026

Check out these Photos.

Our customer has just received his 1941 Harley Knucklehead tanks and couldn’t believe they were the same parts as he’d given us to repair as several many others told him they were stuffed and couldn’t believe repaired so he had quite a few sleepless nights .
These tanks are extremely rare items and had to be saved but the absolute butchery from previous repairs was absolutely ridiculous ad Someone in the past had decided it would be a good idea to remove all the badge clips that were originally spot welded to both tanks with a hammer and chisel so in doing this they did complete their task but damaged the tanks that badly they had knocked a heap of holes in both of them while doing so, so again they thought it would be a good idea to try and fill the holes with bloody bronze and as I’ve mentioned many times prior bronze is 1 of the worst things you can use on a tank as it cracks the parent metal and keeps cracking so the repair gets bigger and bigger, so after removing the back sections and chemically stripping them all the bronze and the cracks were cut out and removed so new replacement pieces could be made, shaped and butt welded into place and all flame welded beaten and planished along the way so they could be file finished.
After our repair sections were completed the tanks were lightly blasted internally and the back sections replaced, they were then tested for leaks and the badge clips installed. The tanks were again lightly blasted, primed, dry rubbed and reprimed and were then ready for collection.

Picture for attention onlyWe are chasing a Pear shaped badged tank for a 60 model on A10, not interested in anything Ind...
08/04/2026

Picture for attention only

We are chasing a Pear shaped badged tank for a 60 model on A10, not interested in anything Indian remanufactured only a factory item, would prefer something in australia if possible please.

* Knocked around ✔️
* Dented ✔️
* Original chrome ✔️✔️✔️

Address

Paterson, NSW
2421

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm
Saturday 7:30am - 12:30pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Goldstar Repairs posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Goldstar Repairs:

Shortcuts

Share

Category