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Main Area => Odds n Ends => Topic started by: ginoe on March 25, 2006, 10:43:56 PM

Title: adieu
Post by: ginoe on March 25, 2006, 10:43:56 PM
it was fun while it lasted  :thumb:

little sister gs500f has left her big sister zrx1200r, only to have cousin sv650s to move in...

...this break-in period is gonna be hell  ;)

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/ginoe/sistersSmall.jpg)

(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/ginoe/cousinSmall.jpg)
Title: Re: adieu
Post by: annguyen1981 on March 26, 2006, 07:01:51 AM
I'm guessing that you love yellow :laugh:
Title: Re: adieu
Post by: ginoe on March 26, 2006, 07:19:31 AM
it's a good thing i do.

when i bought the gs500f new in 2005, it was a leftover 2004 - so i got a good price on her from the dealer.

when i traded her in for the sv650s there was a 2006 red (which i REALLY liked) and a 2005 yellow. i went with the yellow since there were no changes in the newer 2006 model except the color.

if i chose the red it would have been much more in price. i rode out of the dealer w/ trade in paying $3628usd.

i was so set on getting the red i went out and bought a new red tracksuit and red shoei helmet. oh well, i still have all my yellow gear...
Title: Re: adieu
Post by: annguyen1981 on March 26, 2006, 07:22:28 AM
Glad everything worked out for ya.

Why don't you stick around?  Even tho you don't have the GS anymore, you could still contribute.

I can't remember who said this;  "Once a GStwin member, always a member.
Title: Re: adieu
Post by: ginoe on March 26, 2006, 07:50:08 AM
i plan on making the MEET (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=24531.0)   :thumb:
Title: Re: adieu
Post by: vtlion on March 26, 2006, 09:39:07 AM
Nice  bike.  enjoy it, and don't sweat the break-in period too much.  Just get 'er out on the highway two or three times for a few hours and you're done.  Besides, many agree that the low-revs break in technique isn't applicable to newer bikes.  I'd say go easy, but flog it every now and then and have some fun too  ;)
Title: Re: adieu
Post by: un1261 on March 26, 2006, 11:43:00 AM
 :mad: :mad: dang it Ginoe. I was looking forward to doing a couple of trackdays with another GSer.   


Good looking bike. :thumb:
Title: Re: adieu
Post by: pantablo on March 27, 2006, 12:23:50 AM
congrats! and yes, flog it. I am realizing now, that I have 10,000+ miles on my RR that it makes some pretty good power compared to when new. I credit that to natural breaking in but also to my riding it like I intended to ride it all along. Dont be gentle...enjoy!
Title: Re: adieu
Post by: RedShift on March 27, 2006, 04:47:21 AM
Ya gotta love a YELLOW bike.  Nice (and very noticable) choice.  Enjoy and ride safe.
Title: Re: adieu
Post by: RVertigo on March 27, 2006, 11:01:05 AM
Nice taste in colors! :thumb:

I've thought about trying to get an '04 F and taking the fairing off of it...  Then I realized that I'm really cheap. :laugh:
Title: Re: adieu
Post by: pandy on March 27, 2006, 11:19:52 AM
Quote from: ginoe on March 25, 2006, 10:43:56 PM
little sister gs500f has left her big sister zrx1200r, only to have cousin sv650s to move in...
..this break-in period is gonna be hell  ;)

DAMN fine choice of bikes!  :thumb: ;)
Title: Re: adieu
Post by: Phaedrus on March 27, 2006, 04:48:54 PM
Quote from: ginoe on March 26, 2006, 07:50:08 AM
i plan on making the MEET (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=24531.0)   :thumb:

When I saw the title of the thread and the author, I was like ugh! But I am glad you are just saying goodbye to your GS, and not the GS community.  :thumb:

And for what it is worth, I would have bought the yellow over the red too. Sharp looking bike, looks like a lot of fun. (Are you bringing the SV to the meet?)