CLIP ON HELP

[SlanginFromaGS]

STILL LOOKIN FOR CLIP ONS FOR MY 99 CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT WOULD BE COMPATIBLE ON MY GS EXAMPLE. YZF600 CBR F1 WOULD FIT THE GS. JUST BECAUSE THERES CHEAP ONES USED, THE ONES FOR THE GS ARE NEW AND EXPENSIVE BUT USED ARE CHEAP JUST FOR DIFFERENT MODELS

UPDATE ROXANNE MY 99 GS500E WILL NO LONGER BE MY BABY GETTING A CBR900RR '96 SORRY GS GUYS GONNA PASS THE TORCH TO MY BROTHER I KNOW HE WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH HER LIKE I DID

RIDE SAFE SHINY SIDE UP THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP GS FOREVER

[seamax]

would any 37mm clip on work.

[SlanginFromaGS]

idk im askin too but i do remember hearing they are sized 37mm but not 100% on that

[Twism86]

FYI YOUR CAPS LOCK IS ON

[seamax]

idk im askin too but i do remember hearing they are sized 37mm but not 100% on that

I would say YES if they are going on the tube. If they are like the 89 clipons the I guess it's clamp dependent.

I got a pair of 37mm vortex clipons.

[SlanginFromaGS]

found 83-86 clip ons from a gs 550 will they work how much for ur vortexs dont got alot o money srry

[burning1]

idk im askin too but i do remember hearing they are sized 37mm but not 100% on that

They are 37mm. I have a pair of woodcraft clipons on sale for $100, if you're interested.

[SlanginFromaGS]

SO JUST CONFIRM A LITTLE MORE FOR ME IF U DONT MIND BTW SICK AVATAR PIC . FIRST QUESTION THE 83 GS550 BARS WILL WORK
2ND QUESTION WHAT HARDWARE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED TO USE OUT OF BOX
3RD QUESTION WHERE THE HECK R THEY GONNA GO I HAVE STOCK CRUISER STYLE BARS, IT DOESNT LOOK LIKE IT WILL FIT BUT GUESSING THERES PROBABLY A TRICK TO IT. ALSO CAN U ELABORATE WITH A QUICK RUNDOWN HOW TO INSTALL SO I KNOW WHAT IM GETTIN MYSELF INTO(LIKE A SUMMARY)

[burning1]

Hey, answering your question takes time and research - no one here knows the off the top of our heads. You're asking for a lot of help... If you can't do the research yourself, the least you could do is take the time to use proper capitalization.

To answer your question, in long:

The GS550 is a completely different motorcycle than the suzuki GS500. Despite the similar names, they don't share a lot of parts in common, the way the GS450 and GS500 do. Few people here would be able to answer your question off the top of their heads.

I did however do a little research. The 86 GS-550 uses 37mm forks like our GS500, but it does not use traditional clamp style mounts - the GS-550 clip-ons seem to bolt to the upper triple, using a system that's different than the 89 GS500s. Also, the bars seem to mount fairly high - I doubt installing them above the upper triple clamp would lower your handlebars significantly. If you want a racy look or posture for your GS, clubman bars would be about the same cost, and would probably work better.

There's a slim chance the GS550 clip ons will fit the GS500, but it's highly unlikely.

TL;DR:

It won't work. Buy clubmans, buy 89 GS500 clipons, buy my woodcrafts, buy some vortex, or buy CBR F1 clip-ons.

[adidasguy]

SO JUST CONFIRM A LITTLE MORE FOR ME IF U DONT MIND BTW SICK AVATAR PIC . FIRST QUESTION THE 83 GS550 BARS WILL WORK
2ND QUESTION WHAT HARDWARE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED TO USE OUT OF BOX
3RD QUESTION WHERE THE HECK R THEY GONNA GO I HAVE STOCK CRUISER STYLE BARS, IT DOESNT LOOK LIKE IT WILL FIT BUT GUESSING THERES PROBABLY A TRICK TO IT. ALSO CAN U ELABORATE WITH A QUICK RUNDOWN HOW TO INSTALL SO I KNOW WHAT IM GETTIN MYSELF INTO(LIKE A SUMMARY)

Make things easier to read.
TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK!

[SlanginFromaGS]

THANK YOU FOR UR HELP BURNING1 U WERE A HUGE HELP, I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR WHAT TO DO BUT NO STRAIGHT ANSWERS FOR SOMETHING THAT SPECIFIC. IF UR EVER DOWN IN FLORIDA AND GOT A FLAT SEND A MESSAGE AND ADDIDAS GUY THANK U FOR UR 2 CENTS MY CAPS LOCK IS JAMMED

[burning1]

Assuming you have a GS500E (naked bike) and not a GS500F (fairing bike.)

To answer your other question, you have a few options for installing clip-ons on the GS500... The best method, is to buy some European clip-ons, or get the 89GS500 clip-ons. Both approaches are really expensive (more than $100.)

The second approach is to buy a set of after-market headlight mounts, and remove the stock bracket. The stock headlight mounts work very well, but leave you no place to install the clip-ons.

The third approach is to un-bolt the upper tripple clamp top-plate, that mounts your instrument cluster, fabricate a new mounting system for the cluster, and raise the fork tubes slightly in the tripple. That should give you enough space to bolt the clip-ons above the triple.

The fourth, cheezy and potentially unsafe approach is to just raise the fork tubes in the triple enough to bolt on the clip-ons. This will point the nose of your bike way down, and can make the bike more nimble, but a lot less stable.