modifying the gs500

[fisk]

does any one know of some good places in the us that you can buy customizing parts from??

[pantablo]

what you looking for specifically. there are lots of places. You'll need to be more specific-body parts/undertails, turn signals, etc...

[bubba zanetti]

does any one know of some good places in the us that you can buy customizing parts from??

Yes

[TadMC]

Man thats a cute puppy!!! Whats its name

[bubba zanetti]

Man thats a cute puppy!!! Whats its name

Bocephus, he's not so cute when he keeps thieving your tools while your trying work on the car or bike 

Most of the time he's a good pup.

[CirclesCenter]

Fisk, all depends on what you are modding, there is no one stop shop for the GS.

Front suspension, go either Racetech or Sonic srpings, for best performance get straight rate springs. (Progressives are for people who don't grind the pegs.)

If you want an exhaust you need to hit up Makenzine71 here on the forums, Mak is a badass.

Pegs? Rearsets? Little modification required but you can fit the ones from a fireblade or a GSX600R. Rearsets are about 200 bucks (methinks, could be found better priced)

Intake, Just a good old K&N lunchbox. (Pods are avail. but lunchbox provides more filter surface area, more surface means less restriction)

A little more power can be had from advancing the ignition too.

Braided Steel brake lines.

Gearing mods (less teeth in front sprocket)

If you do intake or exhaust (or both) you'll have to re-jet. (Bike's on the lean side from the factory anyways...)


If you are planning on getting some real power there are more extreme routes to go.

GSXR 750 heads
85mm pistons (Machining out the wazooooooo! Bigger crankshaft too....)
Pressurized air box
Turbo. (Only if you like fustration like rangerbrown)
Nos. (Again, fustration.)

Your primary problem with power adders will be how to get rid of all the heat. RangerBrown is dropping a few depth charges against those limits in the coming months with his turbo project, and I am eagerly awaiting results. Since the GS is air cooled you may run in to that barrier sooner than expected....


Anyways, feel free to PM me if you want to pick my brain. Oh yeah, case guards, those are a must.


Bubba, I wish I could have a pet.... Seriously.

I work in Delivery so I go to people's houses and when they have pooches I can't help but be like, "Oh my, who's a cute poochie!" and stuff like that, I miss having pets...

[bubba zanetti]

We've always had dogs, they're great companians, I'd even say little mates. This fella is our first Beagle, we've had Staffordshire bullterriers before.



The big dog was Larame, he was the greatest dog I ever had, he was the most easy going dog I've ever seen. Unfortunatly cancer got him last christmas.

BTW Fisk, sorry for going OT in your thread.

[nick_villan]

exhaust, jardine or vance and hines

[CirclesCenter]

Hey nick villian, Makenzine has made a highmount which is obviously superior (especially in ground clearance) to those, you might want to check it out.

[nick_villan]

would, but i got a racing system in my room , with a kn filter, jet kit and sprocket next to ir