Is there anyway to make a GS500 more like a standard riding position? I think the bar risers help out some? Can anyone vouch for this and if so where can I pick some up and what will it cost me? I'm sure there's no way to modify the pegs to make the legs in a more comfortable riding position?
You could buy a dualsport & sit straight up! :mrgreen: (guilty)
Then just use the GS for thrashing ;)
Eh?
The GS500E IS a standard motorcycle...
Maybe you should try one of these:
(http://www.toddlangston.net/images/motor%20chair1(big).jpg)
I'm KIDDING!
I would love to buy a dual sport, but my finances will not allow it at this time. I really like the Vstrom 650.
dirt bike h-bars are cheap and will get you sitting up straighter
Quote from: werase643dirt bike h-bars are cheap and will get you sitting up straighter
Bars are a good cheap way to get sitting up a bit straighter. You may want a bit more pull back than is provided by the dirt bars -
If you have the leg length for it you could have the seat reupolstered with thicker padding to raise your seat - thus giving your legs a bit more room.
Two easy ways to do the bar risers - First, just find a bike junkyard and get a second set of bar clamp caps similar to what you have. Remove the existing clamp and bars - set the recycled ones upside down in their place- re-snstall the bars and your own clamps with longer bolts. This will raise the center of your bars a bit over an inch. Otherwise you can try gen-mar bar risers
http://www.zianet.com/GenMar/ they will raise the bars about 1 1/2 inches and move them back about 1 1/2 inches