ShowBizWolf's 1998 GS500E

[ShowBizWolf]

@cbr... thanks so much!!! Idk how good my review would be since I don't ride like a wild person lol but I'll be sure to post up my reactions!

@ ajensen... Yay!!! I'm glad It took me a lonnnnng time to get it cleaned up and I'm still nitpicking at it with q-tips and cleaner every chance I get....

[ShowBizWolf]

Got a bit more done... reinstalled the screen and cleaned the surface where the new oil pan gasket will go:




Pan back on with new OEM gasket. Now just to wait for a stupidly expensive Dimple magnetic drain plug I ordered cuz... why not lol:


A couple more pictures of the shock... just cuz I'm excited about it:

[cbrfxr67]

super clean show!
How stupid?
Again, can't wait to see what you think of new shock vs old,....!

[ShowBizWolf]

You don't wanna know how stupid lol

I typed in the search here on the forum "magnetic oil plug" or something like that... and found a link to one for the GS. After looking around on eBay and comparing part numbers, I found that there are two different plugs for the GS... one for certain earlier models also has the same part number as the F's. Mine has one that is a bit harder to find (based on what I've been reading)... if I was to order one off eBay, it'd have to be from the UK and I'd be waiting up to two weeks for it.

Anyway, I just went ahead and bought the one in the link I found. They can be found here: http://www.drainplugmagnets.com/

I can't wait to get back out riding.

[peteGS]

Very nice ShowBiz!!! Always love your work 

I vaguely recall my motor being that clean... that was 5 1/2 years ago just before I got it back on the road 

[Peter Tez]

finally got throught your awesome tread.. what an awesome work you do on your bike!! you keep it so clean!
It really inspires me to do much of the same. I really like how you do everything so nice and neat.

[ShowBizWolf]

Thank you so much for checking it all out! I never thought I'd end up with this many pages

I'll admit it to anybody that I'm a neat-freak. I really like to be clean and organized etc... it does take me longer to complete a project that way but idk... it just makes me feel better about it

FINALLY put a coat of filler primer on the front half of the fender today. Now I can put it on the bike, put the tank, seat, plastics, etc back on and get an idea of what it'd look like in silver. I'm still torn 50/50 on what color it'll end up (other choice is black). Only needs a small/medium amount of finish sanding and one spot needs a bit more filler. Praise Jesus

[ShowBizWolf]

Bike almost all back together. Just have to get a socket for the plugs so I can put them back in, that drain plug should be here tomorrow and I can pour in the oil. Bought some Seafoam for when I fill up with gas and then I can test out the shock! Took another pic of it cuz it looks so purdy


And finally, primer on the fender!

[Big Rich]

Whoa..... that fender looks huge (in a good way).

Fantastic work as always Showbiz.

[ShowBizWolf]

Many thanks Rich!! It is indeed the biggest of the 3 fenders I've "made" now.

Still torn on the color. Black would make it more subtle, for sure... match the tank etc... but silver imo brings your eye all the way from the swing arm through to the front tip of the bike. Idk

[Jim Knopf]

Servus,

Really nice Work 

And now you need a Fullfairing an a longer Swingarm

[ShowBizWolf]

Holy wow, Jim visited my thread

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

Haha and don't tempt me!! My wallet is recovering at the moment and then it'll be hit again when I buy new fork tubes and the sonics!

[peteGS]

Very nice ShowBiz!!!

I think if you go all silver it will look way too chunky... you need to photochop it up a bit I think... try all black, then maybe black on top with silver across the diagonal lower mounting triangular bit on a similar diagonal line to the tail piece. I hope that makes sense...

Or the top of it silver with black on the diagonal instead.

[ShowBizWolf]

Great ideas pete!!!

Well I've been up and down my steps several times... seeing the bike each time... and I'm kinda leaning a bit more towards black now. The back half was always gonna stay black and I think if I do the front half black it'll flow better. Idk... I'm glad I don't hafta paint it any time soon lol!

[peteGS]

Quick and dirty 30 second job in the GIMP for ya... I tried to copy the black from the tank and silver from the tail but you get the idea... either that or the inverse with silver on top and black in the triangular bit.

bCNYwWRl by starpoint73, on Flickr

[ShowBizWolf]

Many thanks for that Pete! I do appreciate you taking the time

Got the drain plug in the mail. Came with a few extras:


Here's the actual plug with a non-crush washer (unlike the OEM one) ... I didn't know it was gonna be blue. No worries cuz you won't see it but that's something I'm sure other people might like to know But holy wow the magnet is super strong!!!


Also finally got around to doing something I've wanted to do since buying the bike. When I got it, the tools in the bike's kit looked like this:


Right away I thought about soaking everything in CLR... but never actually did it until last night lol. Here's a pic after soaking it all for about 12 hours, full strength and then rinsing with cold water and drying. Much better!


That container cost me ~$6 and I didn't even use it all. I like it!

[Peter Tez]

I like the fender in black.. I think in silver it will draw too much attention and stand out in stead of blend in.


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[cbrfxr67]

I don't know if clr puts a coating on metal to keep rust at bay.  You might want to wipe them down with a good penetrating oil. 
I like jb80 myself

[ShowBizWolf]

Peter Tez, thank you for your input! I'm thinking that exact thing too.

Cbr I do believe you are right. The container of CLR doesn't say anything about preventing future rust etc so thank you for the tip! Not sure yet if I'll be putting these back in my bike or not. I've ridden this whole time without them but I am thinking it'd be good to put 'em back where they should go. Will most likely put the whole pouch in a good ziploc bag too.

[peteGS]

No probs at all ShowBiz, like I said it was all of 30 seconds 

And no, CLR won't do anything preventative (it's good stuff though!) so if you want to prevent future rust you'll need to do something with them.