My Even More Freshly Modded 2006 GS500F (New Mods & New Pics)

[nascarkeith]

I have had this bike for 3 years.  I started off with a fenderectomy and removed the reflectors.  Then, I added flushmounts on the front and license plate mounted signals in the rear.  I pretty much rode it that way until about a month ago when I got back on the forum and got lots of new ideas.  Thanks to all who inspired the new mods.  If I imitated something you did please don't be offended.  Remember, imitation is the greatest form of flattery.


This is the day I brought her home.


Different Stages of Modification.





What it looks like now.



Modifications to date include:

Fenderectomy probably taken too far      http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=43180.0
Removed Reflectors
Bar Ends
Painted Windscreen
Blue LED Gauge Lights
Motrax Wheel Stripes
White Vinyl Cover for Passenger Seat
Flushmount Front Signals
License Plate Mounted Rear Signals
Removed Grab Bar
Removed Rear Tie Down Bars
Touches of Simulated Carbon Fiber Here and There
Pro Grip Gel Grips
Pegs
Shimmed Carb Needles
Added some decals
Painted Levers
Screened in area under seat to it wiring and hoses

[plurpimpin]

I really like the white on the seat. Helps it blend into the back of the bike

[Ronin]

Cool! Looks like the 2010 model Suzuki GS.

[b_long_1]

Where did you get the license plate mounted signals? 

[nascarkeith]

I picked them up at my local cycle gear but you can get them from cyclegear.com.  About 20 bucks if I remember correctly.

[b_long_1]

thanks. 

[06GSF]

I picked them up at my local cycle gear but you can get them from cyclegear.com.  About 20 bucks if I remember correctly.

You can find 'em on Ebay also... here's a pair I was watching, but then forgot to bid on... 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem=&item=150274876769

[NEWGS500F]

Looks good mate 

How did you cover the seat and what did you use to do it?  Looks cool...

Good work overall too ... much improved GS for sure 

[lopee]

Looks great , love the seat! All yo need is some of those mirrors with the turn signals on them.

[DeeJRedE]

I have been wanting to cover the seat like that for quite some time now, just never got around to starting the project. Where did you get the vynil for it, and did you just stretch it and staple to hold it on there?

[nascarkeith]

Thanks for all the positive comments.  A local fabric shop had the vinyl.  Half a yard is more than enough and cost about $8.  I just stapled one side then stretched it and stapled the other.  Then I did the best I could getting the rounded part around the back to smooth out and stapled it.

[blwnbwtie]

looks sweet man! 

[nascarkeith]

The air is out in the house, but thank the Lord it was cool outside tonight so I worked in the garage for a while.

I took these out and replaced them with some shiny new NGK plugs.


The parts store didn't have iridium so they are just regular NGK's.  While I was out there I took some left over pinstripping and went around the outside edge of my carbon fiber panels just to clean my lines up a little.  I think it looks better and blends well with the overall scheme of the bike.


I am thinking about repainting the windscreen black but that will be for another day if I decide to do it.

[UO Renn]

Wow looks great. Makes me want to ditch the FSD undertay and go with those turn signals, save myself a lot of money. Good job man.

[nascarkeith]

The FSD undertails are nice but that is a lot of money.  I stripped the windscreen and painted it black.  I think it looks much better.

Thanks for all the positive comments!

[06GSF]

Seeing the lights on yours helped me make up my mind to go ahead and get them for my bike... I've been watching them on E-bay for quite awhile and was only going to get the rear signals, but if I went ahead and bought the Cateyes I got free shipping on them so why not...

I like the way they look!

[nascarkeith]

Good Deal! You probably almost got them free.  Shipping would have probably been about as much as the flushmounts were.  They make the gs look much better.  I know you'll like them.

[nascarkeith]

I had been thinking of putting carbon fiber on my heel guard but just hadn't done it yet.  The other day I saw a post where it had been done and it looked good so I gave it a shot.  Here is what it looks like.  I think its going to look even better when my carbon fiber pegs come in.

[nascarkeith]

Carbon Fiber Pegs got here.  They are the same ones mentioned in the wiki.  This was a super easy mod.  I never ride 2 up so I just jammed a washer in the rear pegs to hold them in place.  I need to get some daylight pics but the pegs came in today and I didn't get home to 9:30.  The OCD kicked in and I had to get them on there.  They look much better IMHO. 

[galahs]

Mate which front flushmount did you get and did you have to mod the fairing to get them to fit?