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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: sledge on April 23, 2009, 12:37:29 PM

Title: Milestone.
Post by: sledge on April 23, 2009, 12:37:29 PM
Earlier today, this........

(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd92/iainmcdermott/gs1.jpg)
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd92/iainmcdermott/gs3.jpg)
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd92/iainmcdermott/gs2.jpg)

Hit that......

(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd92/iainmcdermott/gs4.jpg)

It has only taken 14 years and 8 months  :laugh:
Title: Re: Milestone.
Post by: joshr08 on April 23, 2009, 12:43:49 PM
nice looking bike.
Title: Re: Milestone.
Post by: Toogoofy317 on April 23, 2009, 01:00:04 PM
I did that in March on an '04 half of it is mine!

(http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr264/Toogoofy317/P1000302.jpg)

Good luck on many many more!

Mary
Title: Re: Milestone.
Post by: tripleb on April 23, 2009, 01:38:00 PM
congrats man. where is that fairing from?
Title: Re: Milestone.
Post by: sledge on April 23, 2009, 02:50:37 PM
Quote from: tripleb on April 23, 2009, 01:38:00 PM
where is that fairing from?

Its a TCP fairing, made in Spain and factory fitted. Its the early MK1 version, the MK2 had an eliptical headlamp. I dont think they were ever available in the USA.

http://www.tcpsa.com/
Title: Re: Milestone.
Post by: dohabee on April 23, 2009, 03:47:55 PM
Awesome, is that the original engine/pistons etc?

p.s. I like your neutral light it looks like it says F U  - Pal
Title: Re: Milestone.
Post by: DoD#i on April 23, 2009, 03:54:16 PM
Are you having us on, and this is the 10,000 after it went from 99,999 to 00,000? Or are you really putting in less than 1000 a year (I forget - you may have a pile of other bikes??)
Title: Re: Milestone.
Post by: sledge on April 23, 2009, 04:16:28 PM
Honestly mate....it has just turned a genuine 10k. Notice the reg no begins with an M....means it was first registered between 1/8/94 and 31/7/95...Mine was registered on 4/8/94

http://www.number-plates-car-registrations.co.uk/prefix_registration_years.htm

I bought it in 1999 from the first owner with about 4.5k on the clock and all the paperwork to confirm it including the original sales invoice. I bought it with the intention of punting it on at a profit but decided it was far to good to sell. It is truly immaculate, faultless and totaly original, and it only comes out when the weather is fine  :D You might notice in the pic that the paint on the different fairing sections has faded slightly thats the only real issue. Book price for that year is about £400 here in the UK now but I have no intention of selling it and am hoping that sometime in the future its value will go up!...thats a brand new BT45 on the back....and yeah I have two other bikes that I rack the miles up on  :thumb:
Title: Re: Milestone.
Post by: ohgood on April 23, 2009, 04:36:16 PM
man sledge, that is a really nice looking gs !

congrats on the milestone, many many more for you :)

Title: Re: Milestone.
Post by: sledge on April 23, 2009, 04:53:28 PM
Cheers pal  :thumb:
Title: Re: Milestone.
Post by: fred on April 23, 2009, 05:03:43 PM
Very nice looking bike! Super crazy low miles! At my current rate, I'll be able to post a picture of my odometer rolling back to 0 in a year or so...