Chef's GS with R1 Tail (LOTS OF PICS)

[Chef GS500f 06]

My 06 GS500F with lots of upgrades including Progressive springs, Katana Rear Shock, Vortex clip-on's, Vortex 42T sprocket, Afam 15T front sprocket, K&N Lunchbox, Full Jardine Exhaust, 147.5,22,65,2.5 turns,3#3 neddles rejetted,Full Jardine Exhaust, G-Pack, Yoshimura cams, Katana Rear Wheel with 160 tire, CBR passenger Rear Sets, much more. Anyway, I layed her down on a corner a month ago and that was my excuse to get a R1 tail, it was a pain in the ass to install, but i'm real happy with the results. Here you go.

[nascarkeith]

Looks good. 

[mayhem]

How did you mount the speedo and tach with the Vortex clip ons?  Did you fab a bracket or something?  I'm going to install on a rainy day but haven't figured out how I'm going to attach the guages.  Do you have a pic as well?  I like that tail a lot, looks sweet 

[TarzanBoy]

The tail looks odd with it being at the wrong angle on the bike.  It is sloped as if to let the passenger slid off of the back of the bike (and there is no sissy bar!)

[aaronjosephward]

NICE!
modify subframe? any pics of how you mounted?

[dgyver]

The tail looks odd with it being at the wrong angle on the bike.  It is sloped as if to let the passenger slid off of the back of the bike (and there is no sissy bar!)

Yeah, that is the first thing I noticed. Looks like it needs to be raised a couple of inches in the rear. Other than that, lines look good and the seat matches the tank well.

[The Buddha]

I dunno, maybe the bike is lowered. Even the front looks lowered, as does the belly pan ... it looks squished dude, like someone else on this site who shall not be named ... did you load up a 400 lb chick and try to run the twisties ?? 
Cool.
Buddha.

[fred]

Very nice!

[joshr08]

How do you like the sound of the jardine exhaust?  I was thinking of getting it for my 05 but i dont know anyone that has a gs500f let alone the jardine exhaust.

[Agno]

Looks good man.

[Chef GS500f 06]

I mounted the vortex clip-on's above the triple and pretty low down the forks, its low, but haven't scrapped plastic, only my feet.  I'm less leaned over than with the stock seat, girlfriend hasn't ridden yet with the new tail, i can't comment on her seating. No she's not 400 lbs, she 108 lbs soaking wet. Jardine Sounds amazing, really happy with that. Subframe was cut off and the back was modified and i welded a cross bar to fit rear seat lock and support.

[mach1]

you mounted the plastics too far back and too far down. the only way these looks decent on our lil GS is to shorten the main seat by a few inches and pull main bolt hole in the plastic to be around where the bolt that holds the tank is. I just drilled and tapped my frame

[commuterdude]

Looks great.  A whole lot of nice work on that bike, congrats.   need a pic of your GF on it though.

[Chef GS500f 06]

The Plastics are bolted in where the stock bolts are for the tank. GF rode on it last night and said it was alot more comfortable than the stock seat was, she was too far leaned over, if you look at my bike compared to mach1's its alot more lower all around, especially in the front. Chef

[mach1]

sorry mine are bolts about 2inches forward from the tank bolts, and the seat was chopped( I have a small ass). but it looks good I need to get a better under tail for mine and its 100% done

[theGrinch]

On the R1 tail end story:

(for more follow the link in my sig)

As i didn't want to go for a fairing, we chopped 30mm (1.2in) away in the middle, mounting screws use the holes for the tank.

[Chef GS500f 06]

They both look really good, i wanted to install the undertail so i followed the frame and used the dremel alot, i never though of chopping the seat, but after all the welding its perminent. I took it to the local bike night and these guys from  honda dealership couldn't figure it out until i told them what it was. Chef

[RyanClarke]

Bike looks absolutely amazing...any chance we can get a few pictures of your subframe ie what you did to it?  I have an r1 tail I'd like to install myself and haven't got all of the guesswork figured out just yet.