Just got my gs500.. Here is what my tail light look light now:
http://clearalternatives.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/gs5002.jpg
I HATE the rectangular stop light... Any way to use a more -up-to-date- light? like:
I am sorta liking:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/89-00-GS500E-Clear-LED-Tail-light-w-signals-GS500-E-4_W0QQitemZ4650289460QQcategoryZ35580QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
(more oval)
or even like:
http://www.gstwins.com/photogallery/displayimage.php?pos=-840
I guess I just like the oval shape MUCH better.. what do you'll think? the ebay auction look like a good deal? (I don't really like the clear honestly though..)
And I don't want to replace the whole back fairings
Ideas?
How hard would this project be ?
thanks
Lee
Lee, the early R1 taillights (like this one (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999-to-2000-Yamaha-R1-Tail-Light_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35594QQitemZ4650385632QQrdZ1)) will swap right onto the GS. I wanted to get one but never got around to it (obviously).
There's more info on Pantablo's site: http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id55.html
CAUTION...
You may have to swap out the complete tail fairings in order to accomodate the oval-shaped lense... Unfortunately, I'm not sure what years came with rectangle and which came with oval.
Trend
I purchaced a r1 taillight for my yamaha snowmobile and just had it laying around. it is the older rectangular one from 98-99. It fit right in with minimal mods to the light itself. It doesn't have the rounded look but it is 10 times brighter than the orginal. I will take pics and post later.