in appreciation of the GS500

[Nomak]

AWESOME POST !!! ... I ride year round and up until a couple of months ago when I bought my 93 DR650 ... my GS was me only mode of transportation ... I have inflicted a WORLD IF HURTING on my GS ... gone down a bunch on times and 2 of them were fairly hard ... I bought my GS as a 1997 bone stock GS500E and since then my GS is currently on its:

second frame
second set of plastics
third chain
fourth handle bar
third set of gauges
third set of forks
second axle
second stator cover
fourth fender
third lower triple
second upper triple
third fork brace

etc.. you get the point. I have ridden it in crazy storms, weather so cold that the starter could not trun the engine over till I put the bike in gear, pulled the clutch in and rocked it back and forth to break the engine lose. I have riden in crazy ATL traffic and railed on it in the North Georgia mountains. I have also beaten it at the track ... but no matter how much I abuse I dish out the GS just keeps on ticking ... I am by no means a skilled or fast rider, however I have passed GSX-R 600s, R6s, 954s, 600RRs, TLRs, Busas at the track in the mountains, (I passed em cause squids were on em  :lol: ) ... The GS is the ultimate underdog that dont give up

PS: My GS holds a lot of sentimental value to me as well not only because it was my first bike but because I have made numerous good friends as a result of the GS.





I think I need "NAWS" LMAO
:lol:

[pnaberhaus]

Nomak,
 Don't ever sell that GS. If you do, some day you'll look back and wish you still had it. All the scraped knuckles,  frozen bolts, cracked plastic, greasy hands, frozen feet, fogged visors, bent bars, broken mirrors, oily chains, gummy gas, worn tires, fouled plugs, blistered fingers, and stripped threads will morph into warm nostalgia twenty years out when you come across an old GS at a 2025 car/bike show. You'll wish you hadn't sold it, and forever look back fondly on your first bike, all its accompanying memories and how it helped shape your character. As a matter of fact, it appears that you already have a deep appreciation and affinity for the GS already.

[Roadstergal]

Wheeee!


I love the left pinky out.  Very British - cuppa tea?  Your helmet visor reflection is muy trippy, since the sky and the tarmac are almost the same color.

[scratch]

Good form!

[bigdaub]

i've ridden a lot of bikes in my life (thanks to friends and work) and only owned 2, a gs once and now a r6.  as much as i love my r6, i missed my gs.  i live in so-cal and the gs is a great bike dealing with city traffic.  i also loved the fact that i can take it apart and put it back together with ease.  best of all, it's a naked bike!  i truly believe that with progressive springs and upgraded tires, the gs is the most versitle and practical bike around.