Rejetting

[Guetschow]

I purchased the 04 GS500F and will be picking up this week once the rain stops.  Want to rejett so my question(s) are:

Living in the Midwest, Chicago area do I have to take in the climate and rejett accordingly or is it the same no matter where the bike is geographically, i.e.   CA, LA, FL . . .

I'm considering taking the bike to a Suzuki dealer in the area because there is no way, at the present time, I'm qualified to do this without going into a fetal position anxiety mode  about screwing up.  There is also a performance/racing bike shop here in the Elgin area who I could take it to also who has a good reputation.  So I need suggestions, advice on this please. 

Any one else in the area with a GS500 contact me so we can connect over the summer.

And I did go to the FAQ and checked out the rejetting section but thought I'd ask a more specfic question on this.

Thanks again and as always this is the best site out there.

Guetschow

[joshr08]

why are you going to rejet?

[joker79507]

I have a stock 07 and i plan on rejetting but only after I get a new filter and exhaust.  I would recommend you just ride the bike for awhile and save then do everything at once.  By the time your ready you should have enough experience with the bike to do it yourself.

[tripleb]

do not take it in to the dealer.  it is much easier to do than you think - trust me.  I was scared I would screw something up too, but just follow the poor man's rejetting tutorial on the wiki and it's a piece of cake.  all you need is a phillips head and a few different rachet heads and of course, the new jets and washers.  the stock rejet is highly recommended to improve performance because the factory settings are somewhat lean.

[The Buddha]

Poor man jetting isn't really inferior like the name suggests ... it was invented by Mr Poorman yea ... He's like Issac Newton ... who of course does not weigh a ton new or old ... you know ... some like that.
Its comprehensible and inexpensive jetting that does not involve funky ass numbers and weird ass crap that cannot be bought on the street ...
Cool.
Buddha.

[jdw03n]

Or jetting like mine, which involved f'ing it up somehow bad enough that the bike wouldn't run when you got it back together, and having to pitch in the white flag and call the repair folks to come in and fix it......

No idea why I didn't get it back running.

[average]

I have a stock 07 and i plan on rejetting but only after I get a new filter and exhaust.  I would recommend you just ride the bike for awhile and save then do everything at once.  By the time your ready you should have enough experience with the bike to do it yourself.

Well, if your scared that you will screw it up just contact the Buddha or ride down to Addison and Western and talk to guys at Champion (if it's still there ) They used to be pretty reasonable; can't speak for them now because I haven't lived in Chicago in over 10 years.

[denman]

it's easy, listen to the Buddha.    I did mine on the bike by just droping the boles,and throw the phillip screws awy and replace them with ss allen screws.  you can do the shim's on the bike too.

[commuterdude]

it's easy, just remove the tank  (two bolts and two fuel lines)  and loosen the carb boots that stick into the head (two hose clamps)  Pull the carbs out of the boots,  Twist the carbs upside down and open the bowls  (two screws, do one carb at a time).  You are staring at the jets.  Remove the jets and replace w/ new.   If you put on new fuel lines that are a little longer, you can just unbolt the tank and set it aside the bike on an inverted trash can.