Hello All,
I just like to introduce myself here and to say that i just picked up a 1992 Gs500e..got it for $314, i think it's a steal but it's not a pefect bike. minor flaws but nothing majors. ther bike does start and run and it rideable but the battery is dead from what i was told (it doesn't hold the charge). well anyhow i got a few question i like to ask you fellow GS'r. now i been reading and looking up info about the GS500e, so these are what i wanted to know and what i primialy want to do to my bike..
1) upgrade the front end to...?....gsxr/katana/sv650?
2) upgrade the rear-end or rear wheel to the...gsxr/katana/sv650?
3)fairing..i do like the naked look along with the sportbike look..now can anyone tell me if the '04 GS500f fairing is a bolt on affair to the Pre '01?
well that just about what i like to know and planning on doing to my bike along with a few other mods, so if anyone and chim in on ther experience and some guideline that'll be great.
thanks and i'll be around..
yes, almost all parts are direct swaps. teh exceptions are the tachometer (electric driven on newer bikes) and the oil cooler, along with some tabs for the plastics to hang on.
you'll want to post some pictures of your $314 gs for us to oogle by the way.
welcome to the forum ! :D
Front and rear katana is a better choice. SV front I've not tried, but it looks very long. GSXR some years are OK for the front end as are rear shocks. But Kat is a better choice if you want stock GS guages etc fitting in the stock location on it.
Cool.
Buddha.
dang thats a goooood price.
GS500 wiki
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Main/Upgrades
has a ton if good starting info about mods that people have done.
Great!..thanks for the infos and yes i will diff. post some pics of it. i'll snap some this weekend after i come back from out of town and post them up.
Wow, that is crazy cheap for a bike that runs! Well done!
you walked into a steal, but you're not alone, my 95 was only 300...I've spent 140.00 so far and it screams now..
Now, I am concentrating on cosmetic stuff..
Ok guys..here it is like i say i would...
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well that about it for now..this is how she gonna look like for a lil while til i figure out what route i wanna go. but i'll post pics as i do my upgrade.. :icon_razz:
Not bad at all for a runner! Not too much to complain about for $314. How did you arrive at that price anyway? Talk 'em down from $315? :laugh:
looks like you got one hell of a deal. :thumb:
i concur you got a hell of a deal and as far as suspension upgrades go with the kat stuff i have heard that they are great replacements for stock (i just wish i had the money to do the swap) but ya great lookin bike for 314 bucks