WHO are you and where are you from?

[vervius]

hey, i just joined up.  looking at getting a gs500, and heard about this place.  so i'll be in and out for awhile.

[Sue Zuki]

Hi there, my name is Silvia and I live in the Netherland. I ride my Suzuki GS 500 E for 3 years now. I still love the bike though I had to change some things after a fall. I had to buy a new fairing, had to repaint the rest of the bike and added new stickers. Also have my nickname on front.
Illegal pipe and the wheels are black now.
Wanna know more? Check out my website.
See y'all.....

[AgentNitz]

how's it goin? My name's Andrew, and I live in a little suburb of LA called La Crescenta, great place to go die btw =P got bitten by the bike bug a few years back, finally got my first bike! it's a 82 honda xl185. hopin to get a gs sometime soon, but i just found a good deal on an old nighthawk, so who knows =P anywho, great site! glad i found it =)

[Chris.t.Collins]

35 years old, systems engineer working for a major bank.  Living in a Chicago suburb with wife and 4 kids..... With that much crazy stuff going on I NEED to ride.

[Colman]

Hey there, my name's Anthony, 33yrs old Operations Manager for a global bank..live in suburb of Sydney, Australia...and I miss my bike (being repaired after a recent lowside)  

[arkaine23]

26 years old, new to the forum!  I'm a Texan at heart, but from Austin, which is very different from the rest of the state.  Now living in Charelston, WV and about to buy my first GS500.  Rode for a few years on a 250 rebel, and now coming back to biking after a few years hiatus.  

I work in a helpdesk for a federal government agency and develop a Linux distribution on the side.  I probably have a bug for computers the way a lot of you guys do for bikes.

[tab]

bought my '89 gs500 this past weekend, woohoo!

this is my second bike -  been riding a '00 250 suzuki marauder(cruiser) for the past year.

went for my first ride and i definitely need time to get used to the riding position(i have the clip-on handle bars).

you can see the difference in the handlebar positioning of my two bikes from this pic:

[kickchk]

Hi! I'm Pam from central Alabama. A Newbie here on the forum.. just joined today.  Hubby gave me a new 2005 GS500F (blue/white) for my 40th bday on the 21st.. time to retire my old 1991 VX800.  I'm guessing I'll be putting the old girl up for sale (no not me, the bike).  I look forward to seeing what all goes on around here too.  I'm currently going to school full-time and a university senior.  

Bye!
Pam

[un1261]

Just joined today...
Name is Sue, from the jersey shore. I'm a heavy equipment operator.

[gikim1118]

Hi my name is Gi.  Just got my 96 GS about 2 weeks ago.  already put 900 miles on it.  great forum!

[Maduro Mistress]

Hi everyone, name's Miranda, I hail from sunny/rainy/snowy/obnoxious weather northern Wisconsin, originally from Australia. I write a whole bunch, smoke a lot of cigars and ride every second of the day that I can. I love my little baby Zuke, and everyone's right, this forum IS awesome! I've learned a ton already!

[dionysus]

Joined the board a couple weeks ago. I'm a new rider with a new 04 GS500F. I've got the bike to commute to work. Now what was a 20 minute chore is a 45 minute pleasure (Side roads rather than the freeway). I'm a Systems Administrator/Database Administrator/Bioinformatics Research slave/etc. at the Univerisity of California at Riverside. So basically, I get paid to play on the computer...

[natecoop]

Aloha!  i am stationed in hawaii and just got back from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan.  

i just "acquired" my dad's '92 GS500.  i got ited in to this site from Pantablo.  i "know" him from www.600rr.net, my other ride.  i am looking to revamp this bike - i have a new swingarm, frame, rims, and a few other new parts to throw on and start a second ride.

this is a great looking site and has lots of useful information, i can't wait to dig in and start the project!

[spirit33]

28yr OLD MALE FROM AUSTRALIA. CAD-CAM PROGRAMMER.
PART TIME M/CYCLE PRODUCT DEVOLOPER FOR INDEPENDENT M/CYCLE ENGINNERING FIRM.

HAD A GS NOW FOR NEARLY 2 YEARS.
I LOVE IT(EXCEPT FOR CRAPPY FRONT BRAKES BUT SOON TO FIX THAT)

[maxwellf]

32, living in Sherman Oaks, CA. I'm a new motorcycle rider    .. very interesting story how I picked up this hobby.  I Just got a 1994 GS500  2 days ago.  Since then, I've had to buy a new battery and started charging it. Finally got the old one jumped and rode it today for about 10 minutes.... until I stalled a block from my house.  I had to walk the F#$%g thing back to my house... did I mention it's 102 in the valley today?  

Great web site, helped me figure out how you take the seat off to find the battery.  Don't worry I already got an M1 license, and I'll take it slow for now.

At midnight tonight, the new battery will be charged, and tomorrow morning, vroom vroom.    

pictures of my 94 GS 500... http://www.earthnet.net/~max

Any newbie bike owner tips are appreciated... and any pdf of owners manual definitely!!!

[llAznPlayerll]

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[llAznPlayerll]

queens, NY
20 yrs old
i'm chinese, i want to see another azn person ride a bike!!

[nicks11982]

HI, My name is Nick I'm a 22 year old Firefighter/Paramedic on a local fire depatment. I'm gonna try to start working for chicago fire in the fall, hopefuly!! I'm almost  a trauma nurse. yes a male nurse go ahead and laugh!!!! I have a 2004 Gsxr  750, and a  2004 GS500F. I'm from Illinios. :nana:    :guns:

[aevans17]

Hello All! My name is Adrian Evans and I just picked up a Yellow 2004 GS500F from the local dealer. The bike was used (had 230 miles on it). So far I've put 5 miles on her, and stopped to get gas once. As I've never ridden any motorcycle before, nor driven a car with a clutch, I still have problems starting the bike. I spent most of the morning practicing shifting and starting/stopping on slight hills.
Anyways, just wanted to say hello and glad that I found this site.
Who I am:
26 year old 1/4 black, 1/4 japanese, 1/2 white male living in Tacoma WA.
I do software development for a living
Play guitar, video games, random electronic stuff, and golf for fun
No kids, no wife, no girlfriend at the moment

One question, does anyone know how to put frame sliders on the GS500. When I was at the dealership, they said that Suzuki doesn't make anything for the GS500, but that I should check to see what other owners have done.

Thanks in advance, and nice to meet everyone!

[Huck369]

Howdy!

I'm Huck, and I just picked up a 94 GS500E last Friday.

So I'm sure I'll have several questions in the next few months...

I live in Somerset, KY and have been riding Street bikes for around 17 years (dirt bikes pretty much all my life)

I'm 40 years old, and do Sturctural design on AutoCAD for an Industrial Metal Fab shop...