2000 Gs500E

[paulb]

Hi new to the site havent been able to find post up about a 2000 Gs500E. I just got the bike and looking to find people that have a 2000.

[pandy]

Congrats on the new bike, and welcome! 

[paulb]

i use to have a 89 FZR400 so looking to see the difference with this bike, unfortunetly i woke up this morning with 2 feet of snow on the ground (weird it was nice a week ago, no snow). i Was also lookign to chaneg the tail on it and get the airtech tail. Is it nice with it on.

[pandy]

I've heard of snow.... it's that white stuff, yes? 

[paulb]

ya that would be it. since your a moderator do you have places to find info im looking for about the 2000?

[pandy]

You've made an excellent start with your thread here! You might do an advanced search just using the term 2000. It'll give you a lot of results, but you can narrow it down in different ways (such as searching the For Sale section....you might be able to see who's purchased 2000's). Also, keep an eye on members' .sigs, because that's where they often post info about their bikes, including the year! 

[paulb]

thanks for the info

[ducati_nolan]

Very few mechanical differences between al the models. What works on an 89 will probally work on the 07, carbs changed at one point but most of the info crosses over.

[zeda3000]

hii , i have too 2000 model 

[dgyver]

What do you want to know about the 2000?

Not much has changed with the GS over the years. 89-00, 01-02 and 04+ are the main years of change. Carbs, plastic, tanks, and color are about the extent of it.

[denman]

i hate snow,yep im stupid i moved up north.     

[paulb]

dgyver- i want to know what kind of mods or things people have done to there bikes. as in apperence and performance.

Denman- Ya im in Ottawa. one day it snows 2 feet and the next day the ground is all clear, sunday its suppose to be 18!!

zeda3000_ have any pics to send me?

thanks for the replies

[dgyver]

Larger high compression pistons, high lift cams, ignition advancer, larger carbs, full & slip-on exhaust, K&N air filter, 4-valve head, dual plugs, GSXR USD forks, Katana forks, Bandit 400 4" & Katana 4.5" rear wheel, braided brake lines, rear sets, R1 & R6 brake lights, various tail swaps (Monster & R6 come to mind), GSXR/SV passenger peg mounts, dual headlights, .....the list goes on....

[sanjay]

Also check the wiki:

http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/

[paulb]

Larger high compression pistons, high lift cams, ignition advancer, larger carbs, full & slip-on exhaust, K&N air filter, 4-valve head, dual plugs, GSXR USD forks, Katana forks, Bandit 400 4" & Katana 4.5" rear wheel, braided brake lines, rear sets, R1 & R6 brake lights, various tail swaps (Monster & R6 come to mind), GSXR/SV passenger peg mounts, dual headlights, .....the list goes on....

is the titan race tail from airtech any good? and the clip on hadle bars?

[dgyver]

No idea about the Airtech stuff. Are they even made anymore?
I have only used clip-ons. They are an ergo thing, so it all depends on if you like the more aggressive position.

[paulb]

ya i believe you can still get it from airtech but i was looking at the bike today and where would you attach them to on the fork? and the original handle bars have the screw in thing on top of the triple tree..sorry if my english is bad im french

[dgyver]

Do not worry, your English is better than most Americans.

They would either be mounted under the top triple clamp (which is under the handlebar mount) or raise the forks so they can be clamped above the triple tree.

[paulb]

oh ok, i thought about raising them but im 6"1 wouldnt the front end be a bit low for me, the forks arnt really that long?

[dgyver]

I am 6'0" and have them above on my 97, but they are Katana forks. I will need to check if they are longer than the GS.