noobie checking in and question

[afplayboy18]

If you want to add a little bit of safety lovin to your apartment parking situation, you should consider boxing the bike in with your car.   Most bikes (at least many of them) get stolen by hoodlums in a van that lift the bike up and take it into the van.  I think if you have the bike covered and boxed in, then  it will be much less noticeable/takeable.   At least at night you should do this.

thats a good idea...i'll have to look into that with the city to see if its legal.

there's a little scooter that parks in the apartment out in the open all the time but with all due respect to scooter owners out there im sure someone would rather take a gs500 over a scooter if given the choice 

ETA:  i went and looked at the bike today and it has one of those gel stickers that you put on the tank "so my belt buckle doesnt scratch the tank"(thats what the dealer said)
anyways it matches the bike in color but not in "name".  it says kawasaki on it instead of suzuki...thought yall have a little laugh at that.

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A bike cover will help, too (looking under a cover appears very suspicious to others).

[oramac]

Do what you want between and E and an F, but I hope you have money to burn...

One saying that all new riders must memorize is:  There are two types of riders; those that have gone down, and those that are going to.

I've dropped my bike on four separate occasions.  The first time was a mechanical issue.  The throttle bogged in a turn, I over corrected, the throttle kicked back in, and I hit a curb.  It was a low speed lay down but the curb bent my forks, and gouged my quarter fairing pretty badly.  If it had been fully faired, it would have been a replaced upper, lower, and headlight (along with the forks).  The second time was after I took my riding exam.  It started raining on my way home, and I hit an oily patch at a stop light.  Down it went and damaged the engine case.  If it had been faired, it would have meant a new lower.  The third time was in my driveway...the kickstand wasn't fully engaged - no damage.  The last time was on the side of the road.  I was talking to a friend and stepped into a pothole.  Dropped gently against the curb.  Would've scratched a lower. 

Once again, do what you want, but I think you would be much less upset to lay down an unfaired starter than you would a fully faired bike that you love.  And to those new riders that haven't fallen hard yet, talk to ANY experienced rider.  Your time is coming.

Think about it...

[afplayboy18]

i fully understand that i will go down and its part of the game.

i just want to get something that i actually want instead of something i dont want just to save extra bucks.

i respect everyone's opinion on here and feel i will learn a lot while here, dont think im just blowing what you say off cuz im not. 

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An E model does have better theft resistance...

[afplayboy18]

An E model does have better theft resistance...

i can see why 

[annguyen1981]

An E model does have better theft resistance...

How so???

If I were a thief, I would NEVER steal an E mode...

Oh...
I see...
Makes sense

[Alphamazing]

Yeah! GSF to GSE is a really easy conversion. All you need is a headlight assembly from a GSE and a few hours and you're done. Mirrors are nice, too.

GSF to GSE with pictures: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=21212.0
2^nd gen SV650 mirrors: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=22179.0

I took the fairings off my bike because I love the naked bike look and because Texas is f%$king hot. The naked version lets a lot more air through to me, which keeps me cool.

Get an older GS500E unless you're dead set on the sportbike look with the fairings and everything.