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Title: Hello Everyone
Post by: goldenarches69 on July 25, 2006, 12:21:04 AM
Hi guys and gals,

My name is Kevin and I just wanted to introduce myself to the community. I just bought a 92 gs500 and i love it. The rush from riding is indescribable. I hope to maybe meet some of you people in person but i just want to say thanks for all the knowledge that is here. I've already learned a lot.


Thanks

Kevin
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Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: RVertigo on July 25, 2006, 12:30:05 AM
Welcome...  So, where are you located?
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: blue05twin on July 25, 2006, 12:42:40 AM
Hello,
And welcome to the board.  Nice looking bike.
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: deathlucky on July 25, 2006, 01:22:20 AM
hay welcome

is that bird crap on the front lol sorry
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: LizardQueen on July 25, 2006, 01:23:40 AM
Welcome! Yours looks a lot like mine.  Mine is red, too - it's a 93 and they look pretty similiar except the shape of the stripes is different.  Here's a pic - http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/234360/.

How many miles is on yours? Mine has close to 14K.  And what model is your front tire? Reason I ask is that when I bought mine the front was the original. Tread was still good but the 11 year old  (at the time) rubber was hard as a rock and pretty checkered. The tread pattern on your looks familiar, was wondering if it was the original too.  I changed mine out the following spring after I bought it.

LQ
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: Kasumi on July 25, 2006, 01:35:37 AM
That has to be one of the nicests GS's we have on the board currently.
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: ajaxgs on July 25, 2006, 05:06:14 AM
welcome :thumb:
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: pandy on July 25, 2006, 07:16:43 AM
Welcome, and that's a beauty you have!!!  :thumb:
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: crispy5 on July 25, 2006, 08:49:49 AM
Welcome!  We share the same model bike, but I gotta say that yours is SO much cleaner than mine.  One of the prior owners was doing something with the decals on the rear panels.  It seemed like they were removing half of the big decal and leaving the GS500E name on.  Anyhoo, the panels looked crappy so I decided to remove the decals completely.  I'm still in the process of removing all the adhesive left behind.  After that I may consider cleaning the rest of the bike in a vain attempt to come close to yours.   :laugh:

Do you know what mods besides the pipe were done on yours?

Welcome again!
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: goldenarches69 on July 25, 2006, 09:19:55 AM
Quote from: RVertigo on July 25, 2006, 12:30:05 AM
Welcome...  So, where are you located?

I am located in Southern California....

Quote from: deathlucky on July 25, 2006, 01:22:20 AM
hay welcome

is that bird crap on the front lol sorry

Actually I do not know what it is.... It has a weird texture.
Quote from: LizardQueen on July 25, 2006, 01:23:40 AM
Welcome! Yours looks a lot like mine.  Mine is red, too - it's a 93 and they look pretty similiar except the shape of the stripes is different.  Here's a pic - http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/234360/.

How many miles is on yours? Mine has close to 14K.  And what model is your front tire? Reason I ask is that when I bought mine the front was the original. Tread was still good but the 11 year old  (at the time) rubber was hard as a rock and pretty checkered. The tread pattern on your looks familiar, was wondering if it was the original too.  I changed mine out the following spring after I bought it.

LQ

Hey man your bike does look just like mine. Nice...  The bike has about 3950 miles on it. I do not know what model tire it is but i can check when I get home tonight.
Quote from: crispy5 on July 25, 2006, 08:49:49 AM
Welcome!  We share the same model bike, but I gotta say that yours is SO much cleaner than mine.  One of the prior owners was doing something with the decals on the rear panels.  It seemed like they were removing half of the big decal and leaving the GS500E name on.  Anyhoo, the panels looked crappy so I decided to remove the decals completely.  I'm still in the process of removing all the adhesive left behind.  After that I may consider cleaning the rest of the bike in a vain attempt to come close to yours.   :laugh:

Do you know what mods besides the pipe were done on yours?

Welcome again!


Thanks for the compliment... the only mod is the exhaust, sounds sweet though.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Hope to see ya around in the real and cyber worlds.
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: RVertigo on July 25, 2006, 10:34:36 AM
Quote from: goldenarches69 on July 25, 2006, 09:19:55 AMI am located in Southern California....
There are TONS of people on this board from SoCal...  Check out the Meet & Greet (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?board=5.0) section.
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: scratch on July 25, 2006, 11:10:48 AM
Welcome!  The bike is in excellent condition!  Good find!  :thumb:
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: NiceGuysFinishLast on July 25, 2006, 05:33:15 PM
Welcome! That's a nice clean bike ya got! One problem though. That Yosh exhaust is HIDEOUS. You need to go back to stock. I just happen to have one. I'll swap ya!

:laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: GeeP on July 25, 2006, 06:25:27 PM
Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on July 25, 2006, 05:33:15 PM
Welcome! That's a nice clean bike ya got! One problem though. That Yosh exhaust is HIDEOUS. You need to go back to stock. I just happen to have one. I'll swap ya!

:laugh: :laugh:

Ha!  You'll soon learn not to trust anyone on this board or take them seriously.  Especially this bastard.  ^^^   :laugh:

Nice bike!  Welcome to the animal house! :icon_mrgreen:
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: goldenarches69 on July 26, 2006, 03:25:31 AM
Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on July 25, 2006, 05:33:15 PM
Welcome! That's a nice clean bike ya got! One problem though. That Yosh exhaust is HIDEOUS. You need to go back to stock. I just happen to have one. I'll swap ya!

:laugh: :laugh:

yeah the exhaust is hideous huh? lol
Quote from: GeeP on July 25, 2006, 06:25:27 PM
Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on July 25, 2006, 05:33:15 PM

Welcome! That's a nice clean bike ya got! One problem though. That Yosh exhaust is HIDEOUS. You need to go back to stock. I just happen to have one. I'll swap ya!

:laugh: :laugh:

Ha!  You'll soon learn not to trust anyone on this board or take them seriously.  Especially this bastard.  ^^^   :laugh:

Nice bike!  Welcome to the animal house! :icon_mrgreen:

Thanks for the advice man, I will surely follow it.
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: pantablo on July 26, 2006, 09:17:21 AM
welcome from another socal rider...august 19th we're having a gs500 ride up angeles crest. hope to see you out there. nice bike and NICE exhaust (thats the most highly coveted of all!).

where in socal are you?
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: NiceGuysFinishLast on July 26, 2006, 03:38:07 PM
Quote from: GeeP on July 25, 2006, 06:25:27 PM
Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on July 25, 2006, 05:33:15 PM
Welcome! That's a nice clean bike ya got! One problem though. That Yosh exhaust is HIDEOUS. You need to go back to stock. I just happen to have one. I'll swap ya!

:laugh: :laugh:

Ha!  You'll soon learn not to trust anyone on this board or take them seriously.  Especially this bastard.  ^^^   :laugh:

Nice bike!  Welcome to the animal house! :icon_mrgreen:

He's lying. You can trust most everyone on this board. Except me. I lie a lot. That part's true. But was the first part? You'll never know. I'm lying. No I'm not. You figure it out. :laugh:
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: The Antibody on July 26, 2006, 04:17:04 PM
Welcome,
   A '92 with 3950 miles? Nice find. Very clean. Have fun riding. Remember to be safe though. Thats number one, keep in mind, there are SAFE ways to drive the tires off the thing and have a blast.

                                :cheers: I'm always happy to see someone give an old GS a chance. Boy, I love new members.  :cheers:

P.S.  Move to PA if you feel inclined. We never have enough GSers up here.

  -Anti  8)
Title: Re: Hello Everyone
Post by: goldenarches69 on July 26, 2006, 04:41:24 PM
Quote from: pantablo on July 26, 2006, 09:17:21 AM
welcome from another socal rider...august 19th we're having a gs500 ride up angeles crest. hope to see you out there. nice bike and NICE exhaust (thats the most highly coveted of all!).

where in socal are you?

I am in Northridge in the San Fernando Valley, if my skills can improve enough, I may just take you up on the offer and come out to the ride. thanks


I Love this forum, so many nice people.