Holy cow check out my '96 GS500E!!!

[jacob92icu]

Don't forget the extra set of wheels and tires as well as an indentured servant who will paint all those spare parts while you're out riding. Geeze, if only I were loaded like adidas... 

Not loaded, just single... Hahahaha

[m_melen]

Took apart the headlamp to paint, and found some interesting wiring work...



My guess is that all these wires have to do with the kill switch, which a previous owner removed

[Badot]

Is the kill switch physically removed or just not working? I assume if someone went through the trouble to do that the switch itself doesn't work and they just bypassed it.

Otherwise, I can't think of a logical reason for someone to bypass a killswitch. On the other hand, that wiring job seems to be quite the opposite of logical 

If it is removed... do you just have a big hole there?

[m_melen]

It wasn't working so the previous owner yanked it out. Big hole covered with electrical tape lol

[m_melen]

Painted the headlamp bucket black, the silver wasn't gonna work with my projected color scheme.
Not a great pic, but it looks good in person

[m_melen]

Got my extra fender painted to test the new color.
Duplicolor metal specks red, 2k max clear coat. Pics don't do the shine justice

[jacob92icu]

Nice color! But its hardly any different? Looks good though. 

[m_melen]

Lol it's similar but more metallic flake. Every red piece on the bike is either scratched, dull, or chipped and rusting, so it was time for a repaint.

[m_melen]

Fresh paint!
I have a front wheel fender painted, just haven't had a chance to swap it out for the crappy one

[jacob92icu]

That's really sharp looking! Good Job. Goes nice with the club mans haha

[steezin_and_wheezin]

Great job mang, loving the 2 tone tank! The first photo angle makes it looks killer

[m_melen]

Thanks guys, I'm pretty pleased. Just finished another improvement 5 min ago. Thanks to a hookup from adidasguy, I now am the proud owner of a functioning kill switch. The previous owner had pulled it out as seen in the first pic below.
Before


After

[jacob92icu]

Isn't it nice to have a bike where everything works like its supposed too? 

[m_melen]

Just in time too, I have a mandatory rider's course tomorrow and I think they might have thrown me out without a cutoff switch