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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: CirclesCenter on July 01, 2006, 03:29:23 PM

Title: How to make the GS tear up the track?
Post by: CirclesCenter on July 01, 2006, 03:29:23 PM
Ok I went for the Race Tech springs up front (OMFG they are good) Now I'm wondering what I should do with the back end.

I've got my eyes on that high-mount Mak is cooking up in his kitchen, I'm planning on steel brake lines. K&N Lunchbox sounds good too. (Obvious rejet there.)

Obviously I need case guards and new pegs.

What else? Maybe an overbore, higher compression pistons? What about cams?
Title: Re: How to make the GS tear up the track?
Post by: rangerbrown on July 01, 2006, 03:38:36 PM
learn to ride that bike ont he track first, then buy a new one.
Title: Re: How to make the GS tear up the track?
Post by: werase643 on July 01, 2006, 03:47:51 PM
step away from the gs and buy a used gsxr600/ZX636/R-6

why waste time and $

buy a hammer if you need a hammer..... a rock just wont do the job for all your hammering needs

Title: Re: How to make the GS tear up the track?
Post by: CirclesCenter on July 01, 2006, 03:51:09 PM
Maybe, but when I buy another bike it's going to be a Z1000

So I'll want my GS500 to be my track bike. Slow and inappropriate as it may be, I still have a blast on it.
Title: Re: How to make the GS tear up the track?
Post by: werase643 on July 01, 2006, 03:56:04 PM
then get rid of the crap stock front end

GSXR USD baby      is the only way to go

98 up kat 600 rear wheel

90-95 GSXR 750 shock.....or a penske/ohlins for same

then cut off everything you can to try to get it down to 300#

and it will still be a slow track bike....but it will handle really well going slow


Title: Re: How to make the GS tear up the track?
Post by: pantablo on July 01, 2006, 10:01:32 PM
^---what he said. if its going to be a purpose built track bike eventually, go with the whole gsxr front end...
Title: Re: How to make the GS tear up the track?
Post by: hmmmnz on July 02, 2006, 04:21:53 AM
and a bandit or rgv rear end as they are lighter beinng made of aluminium :thumb:
Title: Re: How to make the GS tear up the track?
Post by: CirclesCenter on July 02, 2006, 10:59:54 PM
Yeah, I'm planning on keeping it, if for sentimental value alone.  8)

True, maybe I'll buy a used GSXR or something, but I'll keep the GS and ride it for kicks, maybe do a turbo or something weird like that.

Just thinking down the road.

Brake lines and case guards are a very soon kind of thing though :)