I've been waiting a LONG time for this...

[Kijona]

Christ, you have a '98! That was the ONLY year it came in orange and the first year for the grey engine. You have the hard-to-find cowl/windshield thing too! If it had the chin spoiler too, I would have flipped!

I had a '98 once and had to sell it to help pay for tuition :|
I miss it so. Yea, I have a '93 now...and the white wheels are nice, but I'll never forget "The Orange Crush"

Yeah I really want that chin spoiler...dammit! In actuality, it's a 97 (according to the frame) but the title says 98! Love this bike man...love it!
Sorry you had to sell it. Maybe you can buy mine someday.


Slightly different color?  I can't find a single picture of an orange one with the fairing.

[adidasguy]

Have not seen the belly pan in that color. Usually black, though I did paint a white one candy red for Junior. I did paint a teal headlamp cowling black, but haven't used it.
I think you'd have to settle for a black one and paint it to match.

the one in that photo is not the OEM one. Might be Skidmarx or someone else. not Gimbel, either.

I have one side panel in perfect condition (or maybe new). never found a mate for it so I never went with the orange. I love that color!

[Kijona]

Have not seen the belly pan in that color. Usually black, though I did paint a white one candy red for Junior. I did paint a teal headlamp cowling black, but haven't used it.
I think you'd have to settle for a black one and paint it to match.

the one in that photo is not the OEM one. Might be Skidmarx or someone else. not Gimbel, either.

I have one side panel in perfect condition (or maybe new). never found a mate for it so I never went with the orange. I love that color!

What are they made out of? Fiberglass? Can they be painted fairly easily? Mine has a scrape on one side that I want to fix - for now you'll see I've made some temporary pin-stripes on the edges of the fairing with electrical tape. Looks pretty good if I do say so myself.

[BrianKD]

Yea, they paint just fine. Sand, prime, paint, clear coat.



That was mine. I painted the chin spoiler with a rattle-can. The color is 'Chrysler Orange' which is kind-of-sort-of close to the orange that Suzuki used for the '98.



The Cowling and Spoiler are Targa. The Cowling is noticeably bigger than OEM ones. The Spoiler is one solid piece, no vents.

[Funderb]

That was the ONLY year it came in orange

Mine was orange before the PO went at it..

[Erika]

I love that color! I have a purple '94. After a friend of mine called it the Barney bike, I've been wanting to paint it. I was going to paint it '94 red, but this color is really nice and has me thinking now.

[sledge]

Marble Aztec Orange Z94 

[Kijona]

I saw someone taking a picture of my bike while it was parked in front of Kroger (grocery store).

Anybody around here recently take a picture of an orange GS500 in front of the Kroger off US78E? 

[J_Walker]

I saw someone taking a picture of my bike while it was parked in front of Kroger (grocery store).

Anybody around here recently take a picture of an orange GS500 in front of the Kroger off US78E? 

I'm stalking you, Watching every move you make... We're ALL watching you!!! 

[Paulcet]

I saw someone taking a picture of my bike while it was parked in front of Kroger (grocery store).

Anybody around here recently take a picture of an orange GS500 in front of the Kroger off US78E? 

Ah, probably just someone who has great taste in bikes!  I took this pic at the local Wal-mart a while ago. 

[Kijona]

I saw someone taking a picture of my bike while it was parked in front of Kroger (grocery store).

Anybody around here recently take a picture of an orange GS500 in front of the Kroger off US78E? 

Ah, probably just someone who has great taste in bikes!  I took this pic at the local Wal-mart a while ago. 

You live in GA don't you? Which Walmart was that? I live over near Stone Mountain.

Also...let me test my knowledge here... 1988 FJ1200?

Edit: Lol, I didn't even notice that you can kind-of make out "1200" on the side panel. I kind of...have a distaste for Yamaha. For some reason their bikes have a propensity for bursting into flames if lowsided. 

Nonetheless, I love 80's sportbikes - my favorite being the 1986 VFR750.

[Paulcet]

I'm in Statesboro.  I don't know the year on the FJ.  It appears to be in excellent shape.  I wanted to hang around and talk to the guy, but I was on a tight schedule.  I have since seen the bike riding down Main street while I was walking into a restaurant, and it sounded great!

[Kijona]

It's an 88! And it's an FJ1200! Heh..

Nice bike though. How big was it in person? Fairly large? Looks big..

ALSO!

You're so far away it's not even funny. Why doesn't anyone live near me?

[Paulcet]

Yeah, it's big.  Not as big as my picture makes it seem -- the perspective with my bike in the background makes the FJ look huge!

I'm only about 3.5 hours ride from you...     No, I wouldn't ride up to Stone Mt. just for the heck of it either!  But I did ride up to the capital building a couple of years ago, and saw another GS500 right around Ga. State.  There are lots of them in ATL, I'm sure.  But not on the forum sadly.  Here in Statesboro there are 3 or 4 GS500s due to being a college town but only one of those guys is on the forum here.  Maybe when I get my GSTwins.com sticker on my ride, more will show up.

[Kijona]

Yeah, it's big.  Not as big as my picture makes it seem -- the perspective with my bike in the background makes the FJ look huge!

I'm only about 3.5 hours ride from you...     No, I wouldn't ride up to Stone Mt. just for the heck of it either!  But I did ride up to the capital building a couple of years ago, and saw another GS500 right around Ga. State.  There are lots of them in ATL, I'm sure.  But not on the forum sadly.  Here in Statesboro there are 3 or 4 GS500s due to being a college town but only one of those guys is on the forum here.  Maybe when I get my GSTwins.com sticker on my ride, more will show up.

When I shipped my gasket and engine cover to Adidasguy I wrote "GSTWINS.COM" all over the boxes. Maybe we'll get some new-comers!

Lol and yeah...if I was gonna ride for 3hrs+ I'd be visiting Franklin, GA to help Schonole (is that how he spells his name?) wrench on his bike!

Also, you know, the fairings on the GS500 make it look enormous compared to an "E" model.