How many AUSSIE GS500,s

[mister]

Hi Everyone  just picked a 98 GS 500...in a bit of a sad and sorry state... I have totally stripped it and i am in the process of making it look a little bit more respectable ... The frame is now in paint and after extensive repairs the fuel tank had it first colour coat today. Iam living in Langwarrin near Frankston Vic am 54 years old and just got my learners permit ... and sold my racing lawnmower to buy it and all the paint and parts... I am hoping to have it roadworthy and registered in the next 4 weeks  Wife thinks i'm nuts

Welcome to the habit that is the GS500 and welcome to out little section of the insane asylum. If you are looking for some people to ride with, check out some of the local Ulysses branches around your area. This might be right near you http://morningtonwanderers.org otherwise you might find something else here http://www.ulyssesclub.org/tabid/80/Default.aspx?st=VIC

They generally ride slower and most have cruisers - that the GS500 is better than - but they will be quite welcoming.

Also do yourself a favor and get a hold of Twist of The Wrist II and if you haven't already seen them, what the videos here http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/safety/publications/2005/ride_on_video.aspx

Michael

[smeggles]

  Thank's Michael i'll take your advice and get the dvd and check out Mornington wanderers...

[Grunter]

Hi there, Brian from Wodonga here and the proud owner of an 09 GS500F.

[uninhibited]

Hi Brian, welcome and enjoy.

Grunter hey?  Oh the possibilites 

[Ourea]

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[mister]

Welcome Brian. Got any pics of your bike?

Michael

[A.Milos]

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Hey Mate,

Are you around annandale, saw an 03 the other day with bar ends go past

Wanted to stop the guy and see how you find the mirrors

I've got the same bike but with standard mirrors and a screen

Cheers

Sure am. Leichhardt actually, but I ride down booth street to and from work every day. Where are you?
I got the mirrors from Deus ex machina on parramatta road, I'm sure you know the store.

Edit; because i can...

[Cosimo_Zaretti]

Cool, I'm in Balmain, I'll be up for a ride as soon as I have a day off to get this engine running.

[Grunter]

Love to put a pic of the bike up, if only I knew how!

[mister]

Load a pic to imgur, copy the direct link, click the image icon (picture frame) and paste link between img tags.

Michael

[Grunter]

Okay here it is.

[Grunter]

Thanks for the help Michael. That was much easier than I thought.

[prmas]

andymal13,
since I returned from OS I have been so busy that I haven't had much time to get on the bike. I had a great time rining around Norther Japan on a rented Ducati Multistrada 1200. However,  I am thinking of doing a run down your way on Monday as the weather looks good. If you are free and interested perhaps we could meet at the Xpresso cafe in Lara around 9.30-9.45 for a run around the beaches. I used to do that at this time of year when I was young as we camped at Barwon Heads every Christmas for over 20 years. Initially I had a Honda CB250 and then a Suzuki T500 Titan. Let me know tomorrow (Christmas Day) if you are interested.
Paul 

[mister]

andymal13,
since I returned from OS I have been so busy that I haven't had much time to get on the bike. I had a great time rining around Norther Japan on a rented Ducati Multistrada 1200. However,  I am thinking of doing a run down your way on Monday as the weather looks good. If you are free and interested perhaps we could meet at the Xpresso cafe in Lara around 9.30-9.45 for a run around the beaches. I used to do that at this time of year when I was young as we camped at Barwon Heads every Christmas for over 20 years. Initially I had a Honda CB250 and then a Suzuki T500 Titan. Let me know tomorrow (Christmas Day) if you are interested.
Paul 

Hey Paul, it's Xmas day - down here  - I'd go with ya if we were closer. Seem Brisbanites like to spend Boxing day recovering from all the grog they druk on Xmas Day. I don't drink so don't have that problem - plus - I have found if you avoid the shopping districts then Boxing Day is Very quiet on the roads.

Michael

[prmas]

Hey Michael, pity you are so far away. Hope that you had a nice Day today. We had a very pleasant Christmas Day with the family except for my daughter who is now OS. The weather turned bad late afternoon with heavy rain and large hailstones in Melbourne's Eastern suburbs. Some suburbs have had floods. As is soooooo common with our weather forecast it looks as if it may be wrong again. Yesterday it said that the rain would stop tonight and be fine tomorrow but just now it says rain all day tomorrow so I will not be going for a ride.  As you say, usually the roads are quiet away from the shopping areas on the 26th. Pity!! It should be sunny from Tuesday (my Birthday). I have a 30 minute job Tuesday morning and I have to start work again fully from Wednesday. Perhaps I can get out for a shorter "Birthday" ride Tuesday afternoon. 

[andymal13]

Hey Paul,
Sorry I missed you post mate, I thought I had notifications set up to my mobile, but did not recieve anything.  Just happened to be in here looking for something else and stumbled across your post.  Wasn't being rude!
Not that it mattered, as I was over in Mallacoota at the outlaws place for xmas and didn't get back until just before new years.  I did do the run you are talking about one day after new years, plenty of tourists around down that way, so it was nice and slow and steady.
Glad you had a good trip OS, cant imagine what it would be like riding around in Japan.....
Keep in touch, I'll see if I can work out how to get notifications working.  I do try to get out most Sundays for a ride, either down the pennisular, or the GOR. (That is if I am not too hung over, as I am one of the (former) Bisbanites that Michael mentioned below)   The weather is starting to improve, so hoping to get out and about a bit more.

[prmas]

Andymal13,
                  thanks for getting back to me. I hope the outlaws made you welcome.  As it turned out, on New Year's Eve I did the Bellarine run that I talked about. Home - Lara - Geelong foreshore - 13th beach - Barwon Heads - Ocean Grove. Next was to be Queenscliff but the Geelong-Queenscliff road was packed and I was behind schedule so I did a U turn and gave Q a miss. Stopped in Geelong for lunch and the thermometer on the bike was showing 52 degrees. The GPS went on a "go-slow" due to the heat. The bike never missed a beat although I did find some oil mist in the air box and on the fairing below the outlet tube yesterday when I did the 6000km service (I am a qualified mechanic). From Geelong I just took the freeway home (which I would not normally do) as it was too hot and I wanted to get home. When moving it was still showing 43-46 degrees in the sun. BH and OG were packed as I expected. Just like I remembered it from 35 years ago. It is just that some, only some, of the shops are newer and the camping ground is now full of flashier tents, caravans and cars than it used to be. The main street in BH was stopped with cars but of course I was able to weave my way through with one or two other bikes. I have not had time to ride since then or even clean the bike. I hope to be down that way again soon, on a cooler day. I shall keep you posted. If you are interested I can give you the link to my Photobucket album of the pics I took in Japan.

[Mack92]

Hi Mack from Narangba proud owner of a 91 GS500E

[slipperymongoose]

Hi Mack welcome to the funny farm, in Brissy we also have mister, and twisted. Their in Ipswich and I'm in carina. Hopefully we can get a ride going again.

[Mack92]

that sounds like a great idea