Well after months and months of waiting we ( my wife and myself ) are the proud owners of two brand spankin gs500f k8's.One blue and one black.
Anyways just saying hello and i hope to get loads of helpfull info and advice from you more experienced riders.
jason & neen
melbourne Australia :thumb:
Ive got some pics if anyone can tell me how to upload them.
this place is very quiet !! :dunno_white:
Quote from: Madbones on December 28, 2008, 02:17:39 AM
Ive got some pics if anyone can tell me how to upload them.
this place is very quiet !! :dunno_white:
This post explains how to upload pictures:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=15370.0
:)
Here's a 'how to' for posting pics using Photobucket:
http://rideohio.org/showthread.php?t=552 (http://rideohio.org/showthread.php?t=552)
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There you go....ive still got to work on getting the sizes right :thumb:
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There you go the resized version.
G'day Madbones,
Congrats on the 2 new beasties !
I bought my K8 GS500F (black) on Oct 1 2008...still as new as the first day I received it.... beautiful bikes, the GS500F !
Enjoy cruising with your wife and safe happy riding.
Nickers777
PS - Where in Melbourne ? I'm from Templestowe, but bike is garaged in Epping . If I see 2 GS's side by side, black & blue, I'll say G'day to you both :)
We are around the Whittlesea area , north of Melb
we cant keep off them :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
Excellent !
I'll be riding mine from 19th January for 3 weeks.. have holidays (live and work overseas).. so can't wait to get my hands back on mine !
Enjoy !
Beautifull bikes mate. :thumb:
Things I would consider if I was you.
1. Remove the safety stickers once you've read them. Hair dryer + wax and grease remover
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=42087.0
2. Fenderectomy (chop the rear fender)
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=34395.0
3.Get stiffer Front Springs. Because its a new bike you can just pull out the old springs and put in some new ones. No need to change the fork oil.
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=24872.0
4. Upgrade the front headlight globe
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=35936.0
Use the search and wicki features to get all the info you need :thumb:
Thanks for those links galahs,
Yep as soon as i got the bike i did a chop of the mudguard just under the indicators. It makes a big difference.My wifes is still stock standard as were waiting on some lowering links and bar raisers ( bar backs ) to be delivered.
But overall we enjoying the new bikes every chance we get.
:thumb:
Good the hear :correct:
Hey Galahs,
What range in klms do you get from a tank of juice and also if you know the reserve range. I was out yesterday and felt the bike splutter so i reached down and flicked to reserve and headed to the nearest servo. Just so i can reset the trip and have an idea of range.
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About 350km before needing reserve. I usually try to fill up once I reach 300kms.
Never used reserve for more than a few kms.
Hi to all members of this forum i am a new member after buying my new gs500f . i am just getting back into bilkeing after over 20 years ,allthough im coming up to my 70th year i hope to get many more years riding this great bike, it,s so good for someone like myself getting used to riding again handles so well
from Bob Fendle
G'day Bob,
Welcome mate :thumb: Im new around here myself and only just got into road bikes along with my wife after being licenced for 28 years. Bit of a spring chicken compared to an experienced old hand like yourself.
Its a great place and a wealth of information.
Once again welcome.
Jason and Neen
hi all im new to here got my learners 8 weeks ago im 39 bought a new black gs500 and love it thank god i didnt go a 250
Welcome :thumb:
Post a pic of your ride :D
Hi all, I just picked up a gs500 k8 in syd, I love it! I'm a fairly new rider, looking for some others to ride with sometime, anyone keen around town?