my 04 gs500f project

[steezin_and_wheezin]

preciate the offer, but i already have a set of white rims from my 94 parts bike. willing to sell mine if yer interested

and windscreen was ordered today

[knowles]

How much ya want? I'm looking at doing the r shock in mine. How much was the fox shock?

[steezin_and_wheezin]

pm'd ya

[steezin_and_wheezin]

serious update to project;

bought a title-less 2006 gs500f with, get this.. 127 miles on it! for dirt cheap. i will be looking into getting it titled. if i cant i will be taking on my full winter project of swaping all the low mileage new parts onto the 04 frame(~19k miles) then build the no titled frame for a track bike. 

will update soon

[steezin_and_wheezin]

wind screen, LSL levers, and hugger came in! don't have forks on Chi Chi so i'll have to wait before posting a mock up photos. Gimbel rear sets should be here in a week or two!!

getting closer to titling the new 06 parts bike, if that happens i'll be selling this 04. Thinking of putting all the black tank and plastics from the 06 on her and selling it as a complete.

[steezin_and_wheezin]

gimbel rear sets are on!! in!! man are these things gorgeous. (edit typo - i wish they were already "on" haha)

photo's of the newest pieces:
gimbel sets



lsl levers


adidasguy's spare sets of lsl's


fly/wind screen




airbrush's hugger, bought used, could use some fresh paint





even though i'm not sure what bike i'll end keeping(04 or 06 parts bike), it hasn't stopped me from continuing to throw cash at more and more parts haha

just picked up a 2000 cbr f4 nissin caliper and sv650 adapter plate for under 100 shipped total! now that opens a new door of rotors, pads, SS lines, etc.... will it ever end?? haha hope not!

[Slack]

My wife would kill me if I rolled my motorcycle into our house.  Especially on carpet!
Is that your Jeep or the room mate's?  If so it's just one more thing we'll have to do, once I get my front axle back in, that is.  ha

German engineering is sexy   

[steezin_and_wheezin]

no wifey here, the gf is still new so she's got no power to tell me where to keep my toys.. yet   and downstairs is where we get gnarly so no worries about moto parts ending up further and further away from the shop haha. actually still have my forks and new rubber sitting in the laundry room still, and tons of shred gear scattered throughout down there

nah i wish! that's my mate's 86 cj7, she's been in his family since brand new. he's had it since he was 16, pretty much spaghetti'd the thing trying to out pull his friend(another jeep) back in high school hahaha just got it up and running well couple years back

back OT - i've fallen in love with gimbel

[steezin_and_wheezin]

Love coming home to find more parts waiting on me!

[steezin_and_wheezin]

got more today

brake adapter
and bar ends and shark fin from adidasguy

[steezin_and_wheezin]

Still tossing around which rear shock I want to use(fox vs r6.) So I picked up a practically brand new 2011 R6 shock to mess around with.

(seller's photo)


Also been fussing about the airbox more and more now that i'm trouble shooting the parts bike. Will probably snatch a lunchbox soon as well.

Can't wait to figure out which bike i'll be keeping and start putting on some of these parts

edit: also got my new SS lines. i think they look killer

warning!! cell phone photo.. haha

[steezin_and_wheezin]

Well its been a fun road. The 2004 I dubbed Chi Chi served me very well. I sold her to an old friend today, he's never ridden and it eager to learn. We'll be riding and wrenching a lot in the future. Definitely will show him this site as well!

We put her back together tonight, and let him learn in the parking lot I learned in. I was like deja vu! Haha hit picked it right up and ended up having the confidence to drive her back to my house. We'll be putting all the black 2006 fairings and tank on tomorrow. I'll be leaving the tail light, fox shock, and maybe the 89 clips. All the other parts will be going on my 2006 parts bike, pending on getting her titled.

[codajastal]

Well its been a fun road. The 2004 I dubbed Chi Chi served me very well. I sold her to an old friend today, he's never ridden and it eager to learn. We'll be riding and wrenching a lot in the future. Definitely will show him this site as well!

We put her back together tonight, and let him learn in the parking lot I learned in. I was like deja vu! Haha hit picked it right up and ended up having the confidence to drive her back to my house. We'll be putting all the black 2006 fairings and tank on tomorrow. I'll be leaving the tail light, fox shock, and maybe the 89 clips. All the other parts will be going on my 2006 parts bike, pending on getting her titled.

Nic one and good luck

[knowles]

Did you put the new duel headlights on, if so how do you like them?

[SS Adrenaline]

What is a gimble set for?  What ever it is it looks sweet.  Also what is the shark fin for?  It also looks sweet.

[steezin_and_wheezin]

@ knowles - I have had the headlights on for a few thousand miles before i sold the '04. They lights are great, great visibility, and they look awesome i think. Haven't had the chance to ride with the windscreen on them yet though

@ adrenaline - they are gimbel rearsets and the shark fin is a toe chain guard. it goes on the bottom of the swing arm. here's a photo of adidasguy's gs, Junior, with the gimbel sets and shark fin.



my frame and fin is black, i'm debating on powder coating the gimbels black to match

[SS Adrenaline]

I see it in the picture and it looks like its to change the position of the rear brake and shifter.  Is that what the gimbel is for?  Is this to be more comfortable?

[steezin_and_wheezin]

Sorry wasn't sure what you were asking. Gimbel is actually the manufacturer of these rear sets. These are more race designed, and they move your foot position from stock peg location to roughly 4" back and 2" up. Giving you a much more aggressive and race like body position.

Comfort is personal preference, but I feel more comfortable leaned over with clip on bars/race rear sets as opposed to the stock bars/rear sets

[SS Adrenaline]

Ahhh Ic, thank you very much for the explanation.