What have you done for your bike today????

[adidasguy]

I didn't want to ride all the way down from Seattle yet. And renting a bike is near impossible. However, I found Oregon Dual Sport Rentals in Bend and flew to Redmond to rent the bike for a few days to visit my 93  year old mother and my brother for my birthday trip to Myrtle Creek, OR (near 7 Feathers Casino)

Rode to SeaTac airport and parked free (thanks to a friend for telling me how to do it). Carry on all my gear. PACKED LIGHT. Only took the boots and wore them for 4 days - so I guess that means they are VERY comfortable.
New Icon over-pants, Tourmaster boots and my Belstaff leather jacket and I was in top fashion and warm. (I bought all that  at the motorcycle show last month).

TSA-Pre means I no longer have to take off my shoes - and they didn't beep their thingies so I was good to go!

Oregon Dual Sport Rental picked me up at the Redmond, OR airport (Superb service from them!).  4 days of fun! Took me back to the airport when I returned the bike.

FANTASTIC! These guys really gave superb service. I may have to buy a Beemer for long trips and sell off a few GS500's to make room.

This was my first time riding through there and my first ride on a Beemer. Return trip (Myrtle Creek to Bend via highway 138) got down to 34 degrees with snow flurries and rain through the pass. Still fun. Heated grips and barkbusters helped keep hands warm. The other days were great. Monday was 80 degrees!

About 180 miles from Bend to Myrtle Creek going over the pass past Crater Lake. Next time I'll get different flights to Redmond, OR so I get in earlier and have time to explore Crater Lake. So many places to stop at and explore next time.

[oz353]

saturday i started replacing my fork seals, right up until i couldnt find my fork oil. DOH! <smash head into wall> so here she sits

Do I spy with my little eye a '77 Yamaha YZ80D in the background?

You are correct sir! Runs half decent. Needs some work though.

[Suzuki Stevo]

You are correct sir! Runs half decent. Needs some work though.

It looked familar, in 1977 I bought a YZ250D, DT250D and the YZ80D in your photo. Then in 1988 I bought a YZ80E (first year for Mono-Shock in the 80cc) mini cycles are a riot to ride! 

[RossLH]

Replaced the chain and sprockets, replaced the oil pressure switch, changed the oil, took it for a farewell ride, and sold it. After a year and a half of working on it, she runs smooth as can be. I hope the new owner gets his use out of it.

[fraze11]

Had always wanted to do this so I finally did. Got the lens from ebay for 9.99 shipped and the bulbs are red LEDs that cost me 15 dollars for the pair shipped.  Now the tail light lens matches my turn signals.

[newbie1993]

Time to reassemble everything for a test start after rejet, carb cleaning, and airliner cleaning

NEWBIE

[JAS6377]

Lunchbox filter to replace my crappy pod knockoffs (courtesy of Shane), and Factory Pro mixture screws. Cut flat spots in the screws for reference marks, 2.75 turns out, and no more afterfiring! Finally, a relatively maintenance-free season!

[dinkydonuts]

Installed some Progressive Suspension springs in the front forks. I might need to tweak with the oil level, but they are a definite improvement. Less nose dive on braking!

[Blueman]

reassembled my bike after having it apart for a few weeks. started it up after the rejet and responds and sounds great. cant wait to go for a ride whenever this damn cold weather leaves

[pomme123]

Installed clip on handlebars from a 93 gs to my k9 GS. Feels like a sport bike now. Haha


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[brickerenator]

Almost high-sided into a berm.

Phew.


Tip: Don't enter a short deceleration lane at 70mph.

[dinkydonuts]

I didn't want to ride all the way down from Seattle yet. And renting a bike is near impossible. However, I found Oregon Dual Sport Rentals in Bend and flew to Redmond to rent the bike for a few days to visit my 93  year old mother and my brother for my birthday trip to Myrtle Creek, OR (near 7 Feathers Casino)

Rode to SeaTac airport and parked free (thanks to a friend for telling me how to do it). Carry on all my gear. PACKED LIGHT. Only took the boots and wore them for 4 days - so I guess that means they are VERY comfortable.
New Icon over-pants, Tourmaster boots and my Belstaff leather jacket and I was in top fashion and warm. (I bought all that  at the motorcycle show last month).

TSA-Pre means I no longer have to take off my shoes - and they didn't beep their thingies so I was good to go!

Oregon Dual Sport Rental picked me up at the Redmond, OR airport (Superb service from them!).  4 days of fun! Took me back to the airport when I returned the bike.

FANTASTIC! These guys really gave superb service. I may have to buy a Beemer for long trips and sell off a few GS500's to make room.

This was my first time riding through there and my first ride on a Beemer. Return trip (Myrtle Creek to Bend via highway 138) got down to 34 degrees with snow flurries and rain through the pass. Still fun. Heated grips and barkbusters helped keep hands warm. The other days were great. Monday was 80 degrees!

About 180 miles from Bend to Myrtle Creek going over the pass past Crater Lake. Next time I'll get different flights to Redmond, OR so I get in earlier and have time to explore Crater Lake. So many places to stop at and explore next time.

Those BMW adventure bikes can certainly win you over the first time you ride one. How did you do in terms of the seat height? I can't tell if that's the 650/700 or 800, but if your inseam is short enough, you'll quickly miss having both feet planted on the ground at a stop like on the GS500.

[adidasguy]

It was a lowered F650GS. 32" seat height.
I looked at a 2013 wee-stroooom  650 yesterday (lowered). Nice. Tax refund coming but first I have to sell Frank and the EX-500 to make room. I think there is a point where you have too many bikes (is that right Suzuki Stevo? Or is there no limit?)
Price was gook but our nearly 10% sales tax sucks. I should have my brother buy one in Oregon then sell it to me and ride it back to Seattle. (Still have to pay tax, but can say he sold it to me for $3000 rather than $8500).

[Suzuki Stevo]

I think there is a point where you have too many bikes (is that right Suzuki Stevo? Or is there no limit?)

I'm down from 7 to only 4......but summer hasn't kicked in yet so who knows? 

[Tronspeed3]

It's been awhile...

got the bike fired up again last night after being in pieces most of the fall/winter, changed the jets in the carbs from 145 to 150's so hopefully that  will fix my high speed fueling issues with the pod filters and shorty exhaust.

Now i just have to get the bike up the stairs to outside and out of my basement, lol   

[Golly]

New fuel lines from suzuki..cleaned petcock and new seat and float needle in the carbie bums. Now lets see how well I have set the float heights hahaha

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[SquirrelyGrl]

Kinda a Noob here, but here goes;

After riding Tuesday and Wednesday, yesterday evening as I was meeting other riders for hanging out my front brake was making some strange screeching and luckily as a good friend had a tool kit he took it off the rotor and my "guide" for the pistons, an incredibly small piece of metal had a broken tab. Apparently it had made some mark on the pads & rotor 

   Today; I took it off and inspected closer. The rotor doesn't seem to be too bad, but I'm not entirely too sure just how to define what is up to par for the rotor, there's a definite mark on it from the metal having been stuck. B/c there's also a good size chunk out of one of the brake pads as well.

  I do wonder tho, as I've searched the site (but maybe not good enough), what the hell is this incredibly small piece of metal? I saw a guys thread on disassembling the front brake, but should I be worried about this piece?
   Recently, I had the front tire put on and a new braided hose put on as well, I'm wondering if that small piece was just over looked and never even thought of.

  Maybe I'm over analyzing this as well.....

  I also snuggled with my bike & the DR & Hawk

[ausgs]

Today did a major take all plastics off, clean and major detail
Looks like it just of the showroom floor.

[Toogoofy317]

Flick got new rear turn signals and ridden for the first time since my shoulder injury in February!  Still gotta install exhaust bracket courtesy of Adidasguy! 

[BigBabyMoses06]

I tried to do a lot...

Pulled the carbs, but they were clean and look untouched, though it has 22K on it so im sure it could use a cleaning.
Not sure what to do next, also not sure I have the patience to deal with it vs take it somewhere. Ill follow the guides on gstwin first before I do.

I figured out the siezed screw issue thanks to: http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Maintenance/FreeSeizedCarbScrews
Stripped too many before i found that.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-4TVzMQ2hIKYmdiLXEzZXJpem8/edit?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-4TVzMQ2hIKRW5CY0dySU5yU3M/edit?usp=sharing