finally damaged my GS -_-

[HPI_Freak]

i told my sister she could barrow my car for two days, but the third day i needed it for work. third day rolls around and i walk out my front door to leave for work and my car is NOT there  so i jumped on my bike and rode to my sister house. she is not there -_- so dispite the fact that i am now late for work, its also SUPER windy and looks like its about to rain, not to mension i work at a steel mill so my bike is going to get coated with sand.

so im at work, and these high winds are sand basting my bike, and lo and behold, the wind blew my bike over  im ready to punch a small baby now because NONE of this would have happened if my dam sister would have just given my car back when she said she was going to.

anyway, i totalled up the damage and its about $1200 worth of damage. most of that is from the muffler. its dinged up pretty bad, but the entire assembly is $850 0.0 i was just wondering if there was a cheaper alternative. what about these "slip on" exhausts i hear about? is there a certain type that fits over the muffler or something? and does anyone know of any places online where i can buy parts from? (i looked on suzukis site for part numbers and prices for the parts)

[glynnd89]

Bike bandit is a good source, slip ons would require cutting of the exhaust, You could get a full aftermarket system for around 400 or so. would require re-jetting. My OEM exhaust is pretty scuffed up, but functional.

[jeremy_nash]

you can buy an aftermarket full exhaust in the $350 range, and depending on what day of the week it is, there are generally stock exhausts on ebay
another option would be the slip-on, where you cut your stock muffler off the pipe, and install the new one  such as this.  with an aftermarket exhaust, you will need to rejet the carbs, so you may be better off getting a used system off ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-10-Suzuki-GS500-F-Yoshimura-TRS-SlipOn-Exhaust-Stnls_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem51908fcf80QQitemZ350317694848QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_1533wt_856

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=gs500+exhaust&_sacat=See-All-Categories

[HPI_Freak]

if i get one of these slip ons, couldnt i just take it to a local suzuki dealership and have then put it on, as well as rejet the carbs?



also, another question. there was a website someone linked on here that i cannot remember, but it had front fairing kits that had dual head lights. does anyone have that link?

[glynnd89]

Id just stick with a scuffed exhaust.  You could probably spend some time sanding and polishing getting it back to normal.

[bluelespaul]

Honestly if it still works fine and is just scuffed up I'd keep it the way it is and just wait to find something for cheap. My GS got tipped over last summer and it scuffed up my can pretty bad and took off a bar end mirror. I was soooo pissed but in the end its just cosmetic damage, doesn't really matter that much.

[PachmanP]

Can you post pics of what you did to it?  Falling over on the exhaust should only be cosmetic.  

Are you trying to get it back to perfect or just rideable?

$850 for a new stock exhaust is pretty stiff.  A dealer should be able to rejet, but I don't know that they'd install a slip on because it'd involve cutting the exhaust which they may or may not want to hassle with.

Did you mess up the fairing?  That could be expensive if you wanted to replace vs fix with bondo... Just going naked is always an option too.

$1200 to be fix seems pretty high; I bet half the folk here didn't pay $1200 for their bike!

When you're sister asks to borrow your car just be like "right after you fix my bike"

[HPI_Freak]

my sister wont ever be borrowing my car again XD the parking lot is asphalt, but its at a steel mill so its got some gravle and rocks and crap on it. im at work right now so i cant post pics, but yes, its all cosmetic damage. the muffler has dingsand dents in it (about 4-5) but is totally functional. the front fairing (with the head light) is damaged badly because the turn signal was pushed in, making it crack really badly. the side faring is scraped up a bit, and the brake lever is almost bent 180 degrees XD i just called my insurance componey and they might cover it. im still making payments on the bike, so i HAVE to have full coverage. they said their motorcycle experts werent in at the time i called, so they are going to call me back on monday.



i know all of that stuff doesnt HAVE to be replaced, but im the kind of person that prides them selves in having a clean MINT shape bike, and any cosmetic damage will just drive me nuts. plus, once i get it paid off i want to sell it and get a CBR, R1, or something nice like that XD and when i sell it, i pride my self to be able to tell a customer "the bike is MINT! never been dropped, never been abused, and is practically new". thats just me though , i guess..........

[tt_four]

Before you have your insurance company pay for it I'd find out how much it's going to cost you to insure it for the next couple years. It might now you the same in the long run if your premium goes up. I'd try to make your sister pay for it first, but it's doubtful.

You can't really 'pride' yourself in telling a buyer it's never been dropped, you can only lie about it at this point. You can honestly replace all the scuffed up parts and just say "there's not a scratch on it!".

I'd just keep an eye out on ebay or the for sale forum. You can definitely find another stock exhaust and a fairing for way less than $1200. I bet you could replace both for about $250, and it'd be much easier than rejetting.

[tykho]

Damn that sucks man, my buddy had his gsxr slide down a cement ledge and so he put in a insurance claim and they pretty much said it was totalled but they let him keep it with a salvage title after the payout, and then it got stolen 3 weeks after he got it rideable again so he got another payout from his new insurance LOL.

[mister]

once i get it paid off i want to sell it and get a CBR, R1, or something nice like that XD and when i sell it, i pride my self to be able to tell a customer "the bike is MINT! never been dropped, never been abused, and is practically new".

So... it must really Really REALLY irk you to be riding on a Not Nice POS like the GS500 then, eh?  

Oh... let me fix it for you too... "once i get it paid off i want to sell it and get into a lot more debt for a CBR, R1, or something flashy to impress squiddies I don't know" 

And there ain't nothing proud about out 'n' out lying to the person who is going to buy your bike about its drop history. Ok. Sure, YOU may never have dropped it while riding or in the driveway - but - it has still been down and damage sustained to it. How 'bout being... I don't know... Honest?

Ok. Now all friendly ribbing aside... I am curious... what is it about a "CBR, R1 or something nice" that attracts you to them? Is it your need for speed? Something else? Serious question cause I have zero interest in such bikes (maybe I've grown out of that phase) and wonder what attracts people to them.

Michael

[tt_four]

Ok. Now all friendly ribbing aside... I am curious... what is it about a "CBR, R1 or something nice" that attracts you to them? Is it your need for speed? Something else? Serious question cause I have zero interest in such bikes (maybe I've grown out of that phase) and wonder what attracts people to them.

Have you ever ridden one of them? The feeling is pretty indescribable compared to the GS. It feels pretty amazing to be on something that smooth that has that much pull to it. The GS is fun too, but it can leave something to be desired after you've been on something like that.

[ohgood]

As far as mint, forget it. Its a gs. Meant to be thrashed, dropped, oopsied and flogged. Two different mints, same great taste....

Now then, used echaust on ebay are $100 shipped, or on gstwins, 75+shipping... so forget the $800 part.

And dealers + jetting = a fuggered bike

Dealers can barely do tire changes anymore. Do it yourself if at all.

Now, cbr and r1s- forget paying your bike off, just trade it in now and get used to rediculous insurance premiums, LOTS of attention from johnny law, an waking up to a missing bike. No one steals gs's. Ever.

[johnny ro]

Im with Ohgood, get used original exhaust. Cheap. Also get used fairing parts. Cheap. Put it back to original. All your parts are on fleabay and in the right color if you are patient.

Airtech makes cool looking fairing for bike. Looks like more fun than original. You would have to paint and mess with the airtech stuff it to get it to look real good.

[lilwoody]

Don't take this the wrong way but you might really want to check what used GSs are selling for. Mint as opposed to scuffed. The kind of scratch (momentarily and physically) is never going to pay off either way. If you're into bikes with resale value better look at a Harley. Used bikes that have some cosmetic flaws are the best, their a little less expensive, just as much fun and you don't have top worry about every little scratch. Bikes get dropped, laid down, fall over, pushed over popped with rocks and generally dinged up, it's the nature of the beast. If having a scratched bike is going to bunch you up like this maybe you need to think of another hobby.

[ohgood]

Don't take this the wrong way but you might really want to check what used GSs are selling for. Mint as opposed to scuffed. The kind of scratch (momentarily and physically) is never going to pay off either way. If you're into bikes with resale value better look at a Harley. Used bikes that have some cosmetic flaws are the best, their a little less expensive, just as much fun and you don't have top worry about every little scratch. Bikes get dropped, laid down, fall over, pushed over popped with rocks and generally dinged up, it's the nature of the beast. If having a scratched bike is going to bunch you up like this maybe you need to think of another hobby.

good think you told him not to take it the wrong way

i prolly should have said that in my post too.

nothing wrong with wanting to keep a bike near perfect, but remember, it's just a bike. ride safe

[HPI_Freak]

once i get it paid off i want to sell it and get a CBR, R1, or something nice like that XD and when i sell it, i pride my self to be able to tell a customer "the bike is MINT! never been dropped, never been abused, and is practically new".

So... it must really Really REALLY irk you to be riding on a Not Nice POS like the GS500 then, eh?  

Oh... let me fix it for you too... "once i get it paid off i want to sell it and get into a lot more debt for a CBR, R1, or something flashy to impress squiddies I don't know" 

And there ain't nothing proud about out 'n' out lying to the person who is going to buy your bike about its drop history. Ok. Sure, YOU may never have dropped it while riding or in the driveway - but - it has still been down and damage sustained to it. How 'bout being... I don't know... Honest?

Ok. Now all friendly ribbing aside... I am curious... what is it about a "CBR, R1 or something nice" that attracts you to them? Is it your need for speed? Something else? Serious question cause I have zero interest in such bikes (maybe I've grown out of that phase) and wonder what attracts people to them.

Michael

holy crap, what crawled out of your ass and attacked you? 

the GS is a nice bike, but its not what i want. and whats this crap about going into debt? i went into debt for my GS because i couldnt get a private loan because i have NO credit, only option was to finance a brand new bike because they accept anyone. and i DIDNT get a CBR then because i didnt want to go that far into debt. once i get my GS paid off, i can sell it for $2000-$3000 and buy a used CBR (which is what i wanted to do originally). and what the crap are you talking about lying to people? i never said anything about lying to people, thats what someone else said, not me. learn to read before you try to flame people. i take pride in the things i own and take care of, and being able to tell people that it has never been dumped, wheelied, or horsed around on plays a part in that pride. my point was that i cant say that anymore, not that i have to lie about it, jeesh. and what attracts me to them? well, they are VERY nice looking bikes, very fast with plenty power at your finger tips, have a very aggresive sound to them, and in my opinion, more fun to ride. the gs is...............well, its a bike.








anyway, my insurance is taking care of it. i have to pay the $500 deductable (which it would cost about that for the parts if i fixed it my self anyway) and the insurance company quoted the damage at $1900. the claims adjuster said that the accident wasnt my fault, so my premium wont change.

[mister]

? i never said anything about lying to people, thats what someone else said, not me. learn to read before you try to flame people. i take pride in the things i own and take care of, and being able to tell people that it has never been dumped, wheelied, or horsed around on plays a part in that pride. my point was that i cant say that anymore, not that i have to lie about it, jeesh.

Hold that jeesh for a moment...

once i get it paid off i want to sell it and get a CBR, R1, or something nice like that XD and when i sell it, i pride my self to be able to tell a customer "the bike is MINT! never been dropped, never been abused, and is practically new".

HPI, this is Your quote. You said you pride yourself to tell the customer it's never been dropped. You didn't say, "I cannot tell them that now". So mayhaps you need to write what you Mean before you accuse people or not reading what you write.

and what attracts me to them? well, they are VERY nice looking bikes, very fast with plenty power at your finger tips, have a very aggresive sound to them, and in my opinion, more fun to ride. the gs is...............well, its a bike.

Better looking
Faster/More Powerful
Sounds Aggressive
More fun to ride

See, this is why I ask. Because...

*I* like the naked look. So don't think they look better. EFI type response on the GS might be desirable and maybe a tad more power, but *I* don't feel the need for such, for the riding I do. Aggressive sounding is objective and I dislike loud pipes so don't understand those either. And more fun depends on the riding you'd be doing, right?

So while I appreciate these reasons all float your boat, because I don't approach a bike with those thoughts I don't fully understand them. This is why I ask, so I can better understand.

Someone once said, if someone asks something about your bike the type of question they ask indicates what's important to Them. If they ask about its CCs they are interested in capacity, if they ask about mileage they are interested in its economy, if they ask about comfort, price, etc. You get the idea.

Guy at work rides an R6. Only had it a short while. Had been talking about getting an FJR 1300 or the Kwaka equivalent, so it was a surprise to see the R6. I asked him, "What's it like to ride" His response was, "It'd shaZam! all over your bike in a race. It'd leave you behind". I said, "Gary I didn't ask you if it could beat my bike in a race, of course it can, I have a carburettered 487cc bike you have a racing 600cc fuel injected engine, they don't compare. I was asking how it rides how it handles how it feels to the rider". He told me it's comfortable - BUT - after 30 minutes his wrists hurt.

Now I've sat on R6's and the Riding Posture is no good, for me. So, for me, besides liking the look of the bike, I need a posture in which I am comfortable. Cruisers I've ridden give me lower back pains. Sportier bikes give me wrist and different back issues due to My body mechanics.

As I have reasons for my choices I like to understand the reasons for other people's choices. Nothing more.

Michael

[HPI_Freak]

"once i get it paid off i want to sell it and get a CBR, R1, or something nice like that XD and when i sell it, i pride my self to be able to tell a customer "the bike is MINT! never been dropped, never been abused, and is practically new".


that was my plan. you cant just take one sentace out of my entire post and take it out of context.

i also said "i know all of that stuff doesnt HAVE to be replaced, but im the kind of person that prides them selves in having a clean MINT shape bike" and obveously its NOT clean and mint anymore. i thought that kinda went without explaining.

i wanted to buy the GS for something to ride. then once i get it paid off, i wanted to sell it or trade it in for a CBR or R1 or R6 or GSXR one of those bikes. and i was going to have pride in the fact that when i get to sell it, id be able to tell the person looking at it that it had been babied and well taken care of. my point was that NOW i cant do that. the least i can do is fix it up to look brand new and then tell potential buyers that it was still babied and well taken care of, however it was tipped over and repaired. but the chassis isnt tweaked from being dumped at high speed or anything.

[vorBH]

I have a stock GS exhaust off of my 07....I upgraded to yoshi carbon....the stock is in the box...want it?