Hey folks,
Just wanted to say whats up. I'm a new GS500F owner and just wanted to pop in and see whats happening. If you want, i have a few images up of my new bike, www.mattglennford.com/photoalbum.html btw, thats defnitely not 56k friendly.
I had a few questions.
1) is there a helmet holder on this bike? Where? LOL
2) Whats the deal with not having a gas gauge, can you add one?
3) Why is it so damn hard to stop riding this thing, i never want to get off. :thumb:
Matt
Welcome to the site. The helmet holder is on the left side under the seat, a little hook. You'll get used to no gauge, should get around 190 to 210 miles, switch to reserve, and go get some more gas. I want to ride all the time too, but I gotta work.
nice bike :thumb:
yellow may be faster, but blue looks better 8)
nice cars too :)
Welcome to the site!
Use your tripmeter as your gas guage. Fill up the tank, turn the tripmeter to zero, and remember how many miles you go until you hit reserve.
Quote from: girlracernice bike :thumb:
yellow may be faster, but blue looks better 8)
nice cars too :)
Double that :) :) and congrats on the new bike :cheers: Keep the rubber side down
Quote from: girlracernice bike :thumb:
yellow may be faster, but blue looks better 8)
nice cars too :)
Nope It was once acknowledges that black is the fastest, followed closely by blue :mrgreen: That is why I went and bought blue bodyset.... The next fastest ones are kinda murky so its a dooozy ... and they are decided based on how much black they have and where its located etc :? ... very fuzzy math... :lol: That is cause for much confusion... and many newbies get confused and end up thinking bike is faster and when they find out... :( its really painful to watch ...
Cool.
Srinath.
Unfortunately, it is "traditional" for motorcycles not to have gas gauges. Instead you are supposed to switch to your reserve tank when it starts to sputter. I have actually had older riders tell me that switching to reserve is part of the "romance" of riding! Most bikes with gas gauges are either scooters or big touring bikes. I guess the manufacturers think that goldwing riders and scooter people aren't so traditional.
Frankly, I think that this tradition sucks! Its stupid to intentionally let the bike run out of gas, and then lean over while you ride to flip the switch. Like other posters on this thread I use my trip meter as a pseudo-fuel gauge. At 200 miles I pull over, switch to reserve, and go to the nearest gas station.
So I agree that the bike should have a fuel gauge, but this problem is not unique to the GS500F.
nice bike!!
So you broke from the pack and went with the GS instead of the YZF-600R huh? I love both of those models, good looks and useable power. Excellent choice :thumb:
I like the pic with the dude in the background grabbing his package.... very classy :P