So, since I'm away at school and my gs has been stored away already, its time for some major mods. Merry Christmas to me. I want a sportier look/feel and sound. So basically what I'm looking to do:
exhaust (I have to do this, the stock exhaust that came with my bike is packed full of marvel mystery oil from the dipshit that had it before me and messing with how its running)
carb rebuild/rejetting
progressives
15t sprocket
fenderectomy
pod airfilter (also need to do this)
directionals
mirrors
belly pan
I'd like to put a windshield/change out the headlight
shock replacement
Complete paint job to blue with custom graphics
I'm not afraid of welding and I'm very good friends with a machinist with a crap load of equipment in his basement. So any suggestions? Right now I'm looking at a carbon V+H can from a buell S3 although, I'm very open to suggestions. Any ideas? Parts you decided you didn't want? Things you think would be cool? I've got months, and ingenious people who can pretty much make anything work. Let me have it!
You're stored for the winter already? I'm in Albany and I rode to work today. I don't expect to park until mid-November.
You could use the time to think of a new name. Possibly one that doesn't make me want a delicious pastrami sammich.
Dave :cheers:
http://www.whaccessories.com/GS500Accessories.htm
They have some great parts for the GS there, uncluding belly pans (my next investment) and fairings. I'm wondering what kind and colour of graphics you plan on putting on the GS? I'm considering touching up the paint on my GS this winter and putting some original looking vinyl decals on there for the spring,
Quote from: ChuckYou're stored for the winter already? I'm in Albany and I rode to work today. I don't expect to park until mid-November.
I'm away at school, couldn't take it with me and won't be home until Thanksgiving so my riding season was up in late August :(
Quote from: NarcissusI'm wondering what kind and colour of graphics you plan on putting on the GS? I'm considering touching up the paint on my GS this winter and putting some original looking vinyl decals on there for the spring,
I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do yet. No vinyl though. Anything I do will be 100% paint. I know I'm going with blue, black, white, and silver all with pearl, to match my gear but not sure what the graphics will be just yet. Sid Jones is doing my custom paint. Chuck you might of heard of him he does amazing work on bikes and classic cars, and just happens to be my Uncle. He'll probably end up drawing something out for me.
Hey where in the albany area are you guys? I grew up in Ballston Spa, NY.. and just graduated college, so i moved from there to williamsport PA for a job about 6 months ago. Albany/Saratoga area is so much nicer.. but PA has some nice roads for my new GS!
Quotehttp://www.whaccessories.com/GS500Accessories.htm
That site has some cool turn signals, but they are really expensive!
I'm about 15 minutes north of Troy, so not too far from Albany
I unfourtunately don't have the connections, money or personal skill to paint anything on my bike other than a base colour :dunno: The vinyl decals will turn out pretty decent though me thinks. Being a Nova Scotian I decided to utilize the style of drawing found in coats of arms to create a lion design for each side of the tank and maybe something for the rear fairing. Get one of my photoshop proficient friends to colour it up in the Suzuki dark and light greys then print it off and stick it on. Haven't seen anything like it myself.
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You shoulda been checking out the boards earlier. I was selling a full Yoshimura exhaust system. You should install Buell turn signals, as they are far more attractive than the stock ones. Kat shocks can be found on eBay for $15-$30. Do a DIY rejet, there is plenty of information on the boards.
If you go with pod filters you will lose a shaZam! load of bottom end, just so you know. If you do a filter, do a drop-in.
Napolean bar end mirrors are hot, and an F-16 or F-18 windshield are common accessories. I personally like the Ducati monster bikini fairings better though.
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If you go with pod filters you will lose a shaZam! load of bottom end, just so you know. If you do a filter, do a drop-in.
you must be doing it wrong then...
I don't think so. From what I understand pod filters take out your bottom end power and add more to the top.
HERE IN AUSTRALIA ITS MAINLY THE HARLEY RIDERS WHO PARK FOR WINTER.
:? THE WAY I SEE IT , I'D RATHER RIDE A BIKE IN THE RAIN THAN DRIVE A CAR IN THE SUN. THE ONLY TIME ITS OK TO DRIVE A CAR IS TAKING DIRTBIKES CAMPING OR PICKING UP PARTS FOR BIKES THAT ARE TO BIG TO CARRY ON SAID BIKE.
THE GS IS IT FOR ME. NO CAR.
:mrgreen:
WELL THATS MY SPEAKING CRAP SESSION.
HOW ABOUT SOME CLIP ON HANDLE BARS ?
I HAVE FOUND THEY MAKE THE GS A DRAEM THROUGH CORNERS.
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I'm away at school, couldn't take it with me and won't be home until Thanksgiving so my riding season was up in late August :(
Bummer. My condolences.
I didn't think anyone was from around here. :)
I'm in Troy, originally from Galway.
Nice to meet a few neighbors.
bargovic, it's still nice here, if you want to come back.
Yeah i still have family and friends back in saratoga, so i visit often. Theres just alot more things to do, and more night life. Its cool to see some upstate NY's on the forum.
Quote from: AlphaFire X5I don't think so. From what I understand pod filters take out your bottom end power and add more to the top.
lol...then you must be understanding it wrong then...
my pod gives me LOADS of bottom end...and even ALMOST power wheelie if i try really hard...
did you rejet and pipe?...or just a stock bike with pod?
Quote from: spirit33HERE IN AUSTRALIA ITS MAINLY THE HARLEY RIDERS WHO PARK FOR WINTER. THE WAY I SEE IT , I'D RATHER RIDE A BIKE IN THE RAIN THAN DRIVE A CAR IN THE SUN. THE ONLY TIME ITS OK TO DRIVE A CAR IS TAKING DIRTBIKES CAMPING OR PICKING UP PARTS FOR BIKES THAT ARE TO BIG TO CARRY ON SAID BIKE.
Its not the rain that makes me winter, its the 6 feet of snow and ice and psychopaths who can't drive their cars in the snow that make me winter.
Quote from: AlphaFire X5I don't think so. From what I understand pod filters take out your bottom end power and add more to the top.
you need to put the fairings back on...she's feeling naked and don't really want to go anywhere
Quote from: Onlypastrana199
I'm away at school, couldn't take it with me and won't be home until Thanksgiving so my riding season was up in late August :(
Yeah Im kinda in the same position with school and all. Ive been home twice so ive got to spend a little gs time, so its not like winterized yet
I didn't put a pod filter in on my bike, I was just saying what I've heard from other people.
Has anyone done a dyno run to verify that pod filters increase your bottom end?
Quote from: FrostQuote from: AlphaFire X5I don't think so. From what I understand pod filters take out your bottom end power and add more to the top.
lol...then you must be understanding it wrong then...
my pod gives me LOADS of bottom end...and even ALMOST power wheelie if i try really hard...
did you rejet and pipe?...or just a stock bike with pod?
Well jetted right ... low end will not be affected at all. The bike will rev out of the low end faster, in essense making more power. Now if you rev higher and spend more time higer up cos its better doesn't make its low end any worse ... in eefect improvement is everywhere, with the top much better and the bottom only slightly better.
Cool.
Srinath.
So i'm looking for an upper fairing with a windscreen, but all of the ones I've found in the searches arent exactly what I'm looking for. I'd like to swap out the headlight (but not the small duals and a buell screen) and have fairing mounted mirrors. Is there anything that's going to fit semi-well? Like I said..I don't mind making things fit, but if there's a recommendation.....
Bought my exhaust...two bros carbon fiber...when I get it on, perhaps this weekend (most likely thanksgiving time) I'll take pics and sound clips...
Awesome :thumb:
How are you going to get it on there, hack off the stock and weld it on? Yeah! I bet it will sound good. Do what I did and get a sound/video clip while actually riding it. I think it sounds more accurate than just revving the engine in neautral.
Yep hacking and welding it'll be a good project for my dad :lol:
4 piston caliper from a CBR600 F3. You will need to make an adapter plate (machinist friend). Some stainless steel brake lines and sintered pads and you will have some good stopping power.
So my pipe is on, my dad made the flange and part of the pipe out of an old swing set (apparently he made my swing set out of exhaust pipes...dont ask) Its a carbon fiber Two Bros for a cbr600, it gave it a very throaty deep grumble when it idles but when you rev it, it perks waaay up. I was impressed. A sound clip and better pics will come soon, I promise.
So...what do you think?
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That looks great! Very sporty. Now get some clips!! :)
You might be a redneck if you have a swingset made out of exhaust pipes :P :kiss:
I miss Albany and Saratoga... a lot :( Only redeeming part about LI is the ocean :P
So many good roads I used to take at... well naughty speeds in my car! :oops: Hopefully I can get a weekend off and visit my friend in Washington County and cause trouble on the way back ;)
Modifications... Change to a set of S-M bars or what Srinath makes... I have Superbike bars on mine and it gives less of a sit up and beg stance to your riding. And footpegs! Get a set of used CBR F2/3 footpegs and modify them to fit your bike. They weigh a lot less, and again, puts your riding position more towards sport. I had to change back to the stocks though... my legs were too damn long for the different foot position :(
SV chain guard, might want to check out those frame sliders if you get your bike repainted...
We can do a great job at spending your money! :mrgreen:
I wanna hear some sound clips :thumb: Just make sure you do them outside, garages tend to botch the quality.
Quote from: ChuckYou're stored for the winter already? I'm in Albany and I rode to work today. I don't expect to park until mid-November.
I'm all the way up in NB (right next to maine.. lol) and I've never put it away before mid december.
So here's a slightly better pic, but not really because my lil bro is taking them from his phone, as I am far away.
(http://www.geocities.com/onlypastrana199/closeexhaust.jpg)
There's one tiny detail that hasn't been completed yet..can anyone pick it out?
The exhaust actually mating to the header by the footpeg.
Chain adjuster bolt bent.
Axle plate on backwards.
Quote from: scratchThe exhaust actually mating to the header by the footpeg.
Its all welded, the bike is running really lean though so it turned it dark from the heat
Quote from: scratchChain adjuster bolt bent.
Axle plate on backwards.
Apparently I haven't really looked at that and haven't messed with it...is it? :dunno:
There's something else missing when it comes to the exhaust
strap holding it to the rear peg?
Quote from: pantablostrap holding it to the rear peg?
Bingo! Right now Its held on by an oversized O-ring off some tractor, Have yet to weld the bracket onto the frame for the strap
Quote from: Onlypastrana199Quote from: scratchThe exhaust actually mating to the header by the footpeg.
Its all welded, the bike is running really lean though so it turned it dark from the heat
Ah, it must be the shadow.
Quote from: Onlypastrana199Quote from: scratchChain adjuster bolt bent.
Axle plate on backwards.
Apparently I haven't really looked at that and haven't messed with it...is it?
They both
look like what I stated.
ok...so to date I have:
New exhaust
K&N Pod
federectomy
Buell turn signals
Stage 3 Rejet
But Now I have a problem. The bike goes like a mofo, even power wheelies in 1st gear with the stock sprocket (I wasn't expecting it to do that so no lectures!). But from an idle till about 2500k it has a dead spot, can't for the life of me figure out what it's from. Any suggestions?
It's the pod filter. I posted some physics about it in a thread earlier.
http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21627
There. Have you done a dyno run yet? The stock bike is very rich in the upper end, so I'm interested in seeing the air/fuel mix now that you did a stage 3 rejet (bumping the mains up a lot, probably).
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But Now I have a problem. The bike goes like a mofo, even power wheelies in 1st gear with the stock sprocket (I wasn't expecting it to do that so no lectures!). But from an idle till about 2500k it has a dead spot, can't for the life of me figure out what it's from. Any suggestions?
I have that same flat spot after a stage 3 rejet and filter swap to a K&N lunchbox. Kinda sucks that there's not instant pickup from a stop without revving up first, which results in the front wheel lifting when you dump the clutch. Makes low-speed, low-rpm cornering and parking lot maneuvering more "fun", too.
Lemme know if you find a way to fix it, nothing I've tried has worked.
Quote from: Onlypastrana199ok...so to date I have:
But Now I have a problem. The bike goes like a mofo, even power wheelies in 1st gear with the stock sprocket (I wasn't expecting it to do that so no lectures!). But from an idle till about 2500k it has a dead spot, can't for the life of me figure out what it's from. Any suggestions?
I can't believe your bike power wheelies in 1st gear. With a 15T front sprocket, I can't even get my front-end to feel light.
I'll post video and sound clips on the 19th when I'm back home. It does it. Its scary.
Come on Pastrami, stop frocking off and get this bike done :icon_razz: :icon_razz: :icon_razz:
Everything that is under her control is done. She is waiting for her paint to be done and the damn valve kit. So Jace needs to hurry up.
Jace? As in our very own Jace from this site? I guess I'll have to poke at him too. Haha.
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Yes Jace has the valve kit and uncle Sid will be painting the bike.
Jace doesnt need to hurry lol my paint wont be done for a week or so I can wait. Fedex ground is being slow and i needed more paint so I'm waiting on that.
At least she has a bike that runs, which is the first time her bike actually runs/is ridable and mine doesnt/isnt. Well mine runs it just needs fixed.
And yes the grammer nazi made me fix this.