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Started by Endopotential, August 24, 2016, 04:25:07 PM

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jaycobee

Sorry to hear you're selling it! It's a beautiful bike! May I ask how you went about mounting the trailtech vapor? It's so clean looking


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Endopotential

#61
The bike lives to fight another day!

I ended up keeping the bike around, and tuned it up for the track.
My first time at a race course, Thunderhill above Sacramento, CA.  By far one of the most thrilling things I've ever tried!

The old GS actually did OK.  Was light and nimble, and with the suspension changes I made it rode just fine.  Acceleration out of corners didn't keep up with fuel injected bikes.  But I also appreciated that horsepower isn't everything.  Young ladies on Yamaha R3's were kicking all our butts.

Can't get the link to post.  If anyone is good at this, please help me out!
I swear I can wrench better than I can code

<img src="https://photos.app.goo.gl/AHb8BwHpy5wEESdt7" />
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=70953.0

2007 GS500F Cafe Fighter - cut off the tail, K&N lunchbox, short exhaust, 20/60/140 jets, R6 shock, all sorts of other random bits...

cbrfxr67

"Its something you take apart in 2-3 days and takes 10 years to go back together."
-buddha

Bluesmudge

#63
Nice! Looks like a great time.
The GS500 is a cornering machine and that's where it really counts! Anyone can twist a throttle on a fast bike with traction control.
Yamaha made a great bike with those R3s. Almost as much HP as the GS500 with less weight and better brakes.

ShowBizWolf

That is awesome! I'm glad you decided to keep your GS.

Sweet pic!!!
Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

Endopotential

@CBR - thanks for helping to post that picture.  So what was I supposed to type to get that link to work?

@Bluesmudge - my very first bike was an R3, when I was first starting to learn to ride.  It was very light indeed.  But the engine didn't seem to have much power unless you cranked it past 10k RPM, at which point it sounded like it was ready to detonate.  I like the sound of our engines much better.

I changed over to stainless brake lines and EBC HH pads on my GS, and it's worked pretty well for me.  Or at least I didn't go nearly fast enough on the track where hard braking was an issue  ;)
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2007 GS500F Cafe Fighter - cut off the tail, K&N lunchbox, short exhaust, 20/60/140 jets, R6 shock, all sorts of other random bits...

Endopotential

Well, bittersweet closure to this story.

I decided to clean out the garage and posted this bike up on CL.
Wasn't sure what demand would be, as this bike was such an unusual creation.
Within 48 hours, a 19yo kid just snapped it up for his first bike.

Have truly enjoyed the company of all you wonderful folks over the years.
Almost everything I learned about motorcycle tuning and mechanics, I learned from you all  :cheers:

I'll still pop in here every now and then just for old time's sake.

Happy riding out there, and stay safe!  Especially in these crazy times.
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=70953.0

2007 GS500F Cafe Fighter - cut off the tail, K&N lunchbox, short exhaust, 20/60/140 jets, R6 shock, all sorts of other random bits...

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