News:

Need a manual?  Buy a Haynes manual Here

Main Menu

Well, it kinda sucks...

Started by Roadstergal, August 20, 2005, 03:22:56 PM

Previous topic - Next topic
Print
Go Down Pages 1 2 3
User actions

RedShift

#20
August 21, 2005, 11:56:06 AM
Quote from: RoadstergalI tried sticking with it as the commuter, but my knees don't like it. ...
Okay. I'll bite.  What's the whole story?  The switch to a true sportsbike (posture, power, insurance) can't be explained with a comment about "knees".  There can't be more leg room on the GSX-R?

(My butt doesn't like the seat, but that's not enough for me to go bike shopping, not that that it restricts it either.  ;) ) At least one curious GS500 owner wants to know...

PS. Yea, speaking about butts, what's up with the missing seat on the R600?

PPS. Thanks for the great pics.  You have an eye for it.  Could give Kevin Wing a run for his job...
2001 GS500E, stock except for SV650 Flyscreen, Case Guards, Headlight Modulator, PIAA Super White bulb & 17-Tooth Front Sprocket, BLUE, RED and GREEN LED Instrument and Dash Lights

sys49152

#21
August 21, 2005, 05:22:34 PM
Nice bike.  They don't offer the red in Canada.. only the blue, black or yellow.  

I'm guessing that the 32.5 inch seat (nearly an inch more than a stock GS), just doesn't agree with your inseam.  Will shaving the already unsupportive seat be enough, or will you need to fiddle with the suspension?

Enjoy the new bike!

Roadstergal

#22
August 21, 2005, 10:20:29 PM
OK, for both...

No, I got the Breva as my commuter.  Nice, upright, easy-on-knees stance.  The GSX-R is going to be a dedicated track bike, and will only see some weekend use in that service.

I took the cover and foam off of the seat and painted the pan with bedliner.  Screw $100 to cut the seat for this purpose.  :p  My feet touch the ground, and it feels fine.

RedShift

#23
August 22, 2005, 03:40:39 AM
Having bad knees myself, I can empathize.  But of the smaller bikes I tried on, the GS500 was the roomiest standard for my 6'4" frame -- never sat on a Breva though.  (I'll have to visit that booth at the next Bike show in Detroit.)

I have to say you've cleaned up your bike stable with the swap.  You must really look boss with new leathers and a bike goes like a bat outta hell of the same color.   It's obvious you're on a mission.  :)

I look forward to following your racing career on SPEED TV.   :thumb:   Watch out Tommy Hayden ...  :)
2001 GS500E, stock except for SV650 Flyscreen, Case Guards, Headlight Modulator, PIAA Super White bulb & 17-Tooth Front Sprocket, BLUE, RED and GREEN LED Instrument and Dash Lights

daneilah

#24
August 23, 2005, 05:13:01 AM
Quote from: RoadstergalI tried sticking with it as the commuter, but my knees don't like it. I would have liked to have swapped just the SV, but money won't let me.  So... someone here go buy it from Aurora Suzuki.  :P  It's a delightful bike, in really nice shape.  Bubye. :(

I'm gonna miss the great pictures of the yellow GS  :(

Sweet new bike though.... do you get hosed for insurance on race bikes like we do in the great white north?
2004 GS500F ... SOLD after 2 summers and 16,600km
2006 GSF650S Bandit

Roadstergal

#25
August 23, 2005, 12:10:06 PM
Quote from: daneilahdo you get hosed for insurance on race bikes like we do in the great white north?

No insurance required in WA.  I have it on the commuter, but this one is uninsured.  I'm going to transform it muchly from stock anyway, though.  I think it will become much less of a theft target in another week and a half. :)

RedShift

#26
August 23, 2005, 05:24:10 PM
Quote from: Roadstergal
Quote from: daneilahdo you get hosed for insurance on race bikes like we do in the great white north?
No insurance required in WA. ...
That is probably enough to get Daneilah to apply for a U.S. work visa.  ;)

Quote from: Roadstergal.. I'm going to transform it muchly from stock anyway, though.  I think it will become much less of a theft target in another week and a half. :)
I can hardly wait to see what you do to it.  :mrgreen:
2001 GS500E, stock except for SV650 Flyscreen, Case Guards, Headlight Modulator, PIAA Super White bulb & 17-Tooth Front Sprocket, BLUE, RED and GREEN LED Instrument and Dash Lights

rclz

#27
August 23, 2005, 05:27:57 PM
Hey Roadstergal, what are the break-in limits for your 600? and for how long.
2005 gixxer sixxer(track)
2006 gixxer sixxer

daneilah

#28
August 23, 2005, 05:28:01 PM
Quote from: RedShift
Quote from: Roadstergal
Quote from: daneilahdo you get hosed for insurance on race bikes like we do in the great white north?
No insurance required in WA. ...
That is probably enough to get Daneilah to apply for a U.S. work visa.  ;)

Don't think it hasn't crossed my mind   :mrgreen:
2004 GS500F ... SOLD after 2 summers and 16,600km
2006 GSF650S Bandit

Roadstergal

#29
August 23, 2005, 06:07:56 PM
Quote from: RedShiftI can hardly wait to see what you do to it.  :mrgreen:

Neither can I!  The parts arrived yesterday, much sooner than I expected.


Quote from: rclzHey Roadstergal, what are the break-in limits for your 600? and for how long.

Beats the crap out of me - I got it just after the break-in service, when the guy decided a 600 didn't have enough power for him, and got a 1000.   :roll:   More than a grand off of basically a new bike...

ajgs500

#30
August 23, 2005, 06:15:06 PM
So when are you getting the 1000 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Nice bike though!!!

Frost

#31
August 23, 2005, 07:14:34 PM
wow...you change bikes more often then people change their underwears... :?  :o
wileyco, K&N pod, rejet 22.5/65/147.5, F16 flyscreen, progressive springs, 15t front sprocket...more to come: katana shock

Roadstergal

#32
August 23, 2005, 07:30:42 PM
Quote from: Frostwow...you change bikes more often then people change their underwears... :?  :o
:P

http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20247

Roadstergal

#33
August 29, 2005, 03:04:20 PM
Quote from: natedawg120Oh well...the pocket book is king when it comes to what you can have.

Like a cheap used GS.  :roll:  Well, I'll see if the ergos are as much better on the pre-'01 as I remember, or if I just have rosy memories.  Maybe it'll be my commuter and I can save on gas and insurance.

RedShift

#34
August 29, 2005, 05:13:15 PM
QuoteRoadstergal's Signature:

2005 Suzuki GSX-R 600
2004 Moto Guzzi Breva 750
1991 Suzuki GS500E
Hey, this wasn't there a couple of days ago!!  We didn't make you feel guilty and pushed you to buy a replacement GS500, did we??



Let's see the newest addition to your stable -- don't be shy...
2001 GS500E, stock except for SV650 Flyscreen, Case Guards, Headlight Modulator, PIAA Super White bulb & 17-Tooth Front Sprocket, BLUE, RED and GREEN LED Instrument and Dash Lights

Blazinjr

#35
August 29, 2005, 05:55:29 PM
Yea what Redshift said.

Wheres the pics?

Is it red?
2000 GSX600F, 98 Plymouth Neon, 03 Pontiac Grand AM GT

Funniest name I was ever called on here "cap'n fast n' furious"

A guy once told me "having nitrous on your car is alot like dating a hot girl with a STD, your afraid to hit it because of what might happen."

Roadstergal

#36
August 29, 2005, 06:28:48 PM
http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19240

It will be red.  There's a BMW limited color called Ruby II.

Blazinjr

#37
August 29, 2005, 06:35:44 PM
I knew it had to match your new suit ;)
2000 GSX600F, 98 Plymouth Neon, 03 Pontiac Grand AM GT

Funniest name I was ever called on here "cap'n fast n' furious"

A guy once told me "having nitrous on your car is alot like dating a hot girl with a STD, your afraid to hit it because of what might happen."

Roadstergal

#38
August 29, 2005, 08:18:06 PM
A little more glittery... we'll see how it comes out.  On an M3:
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31429

RedShift

#39
August 30, 2005, 03:18:12 AM
Welcome back to the fold.  :thumb:
2001 GS500E, stock except for SV650 Flyscreen, Case Guards, Headlight Modulator, PIAA Super White bulb & 17-Tooth Front Sprocket, BLUE, RED and GREEN LED Instrument and Dash Lights
Print
Go Up Pages 1 2 3
User actions
SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk