GStwin.com GS500 Message Forum

Alright guys I got a 89 gs500e. I wana turn it Into a streetfighter. But I want a little more "juice". I installed a yoshi slipon. What I wanted to know was how much of a difference would u feel with a pipe, k&n filter and a jetkit? I know it probly won't be crazy power but would I feel a big difference? Thanx!

R? T? rocket? turbo?

Quote from: PachmanP on February 09, 2010, 09:18:04 PM
R? T? rocket? turbo?

+1

And no.  It'll be like a vibrator w/ AA's instead of AAA's...  Ur gurl can ride it all day and night and still think its not big enuf!

It won't increase power but if you want to be faster off the line you could get a smaller front sprocket.  Don't quote me on it but I believe Buddha has said that you get better power out of the stock header pipe with a slip on than you do with the current aftermarket exhausts.  You may want to check with him on that one.

-Jessie

agreed.
want power... spray it or bigger cid.
riding a billy goat on steroids still wont make it feel like a cheetah
just my opinion  

BBAHHHH!!!  :icon_twisted:

Its been said before:
If you want a GS to really GO, modify it by swapping everything except the fuel cap with parts off a 4 cylinder sportbike.

Quote from: cone_eater on February 09, 2010, 09:53:55 PM
agreed.
want power... spray it or bigger cid.

what is cid?

Cubic inch displacement I'm assuming.

cubic inch displacement

What is funny now that I think about it is that bikes don't have CID, they are CC?!  lmao

CID or CC can apply to any bike engine, just different units of measurement.  A Savage 650 with a 650cc engine is now called a Boulevard S40 referring to it's  40 cid engine.  40 cid equals 650 cc approx.  The US does it their way and the rest of the world does it the right way.   :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:

They're all units of measurement for displacement. Just metric and standard. Harleys being domestic have CID, everyone else has CC's.

My Harley buddy standing right behind me has a 1340 CC Elictric Glide Harley?!  The Harley Sportser is a 1200 CC, etc...........

Everyone does CC, yet some Harleys are CID.  CC is more common to any bike!

what do the selections "R" and "T" on the survey mean. I want to vote but I cant figure it out! arrgh

"R"ealy fast?...
"T"errifyingly fast?...

Quote from: gsJack on February 10, 2010, 10:27:18 AM
CID or CC can apply to any bike engine, just different units of measurement.  A Savage 650 with a 650cc engine is now called a Boulevard S40 referring to it's  40 cid engine.  40 cid equals 650 cc approx.  The US does it their way and the rest of the world does it the right way.   :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:

In that case it's all about marketing to the Harley wannabe crowd. Harley riders thrive on originality  :icon_rolleyes:

Anyway, I voted for 'R" cause I like r's better than t's.  :cheers:

The Boulevard range uses CID.... C50 M50, C90 M90 and C109 M109 - C standing for Classic and M for Modern. Essentially the same bike but the Classic has boards not pegs and an exposed front headlight, while the modern has pegs and a small cowl over the front headlight. There are some other small differences to Sleek up the modern.

The CID of them is... 50 = 800cc, 90 = 1500cc and 109 is 1800cc - roughly, of course, as most bikes bump their number Up (Except the Honda CB900 which has actually 919cc).

Yeah... if you want a more powerful GS500, get something with more power to begin with (GSR6, SV650, etc.) and put GS500 stickers on it.  :thumb:

Michael

WHAT DO R AND T STAND FOR!?

and i go by cc. cause everyone else does pretty much. ci is for cars. or liters for muscle cars. but bikes, cc come on.  and dont use the D and the end. thats just nerdy.

AGAIN, WHAT IS THE R AND T FOR?!

And for the metric-ly challenged Americans, 1,000 cc = 1 liter.  So our bikes are .5 liter (technically .487 liter).

-Jessie

Quote from: gregvhen on February 11, 2010, 09:33:48 AM

AGAIN, WHAT IS THE R AND T FOR?!

I don't know either...but R is winning!

I just tied it up with a vote for T  :D

-Jessie

I just got the R back ahead!  :flipoff:

This thread sucks. WTF is R and T?

"T"urbo takes the lead!

What is R & T?

Re-read the first post with them in it.... Rocket.... Turbo

Want a faster GS, you either need R or T

See. Makes sense now, right?

But this is all straight line speed. What about cornering speed?

I think for additional cornering speed, maybe something like a Batmobile Grappling Hook GH). It shoots out, wraps around a tree or something, stops the centripetal force flinging you out, then magically retracts back into the bike in readiness for the next corner.

And after the R or T, you need to upgrade the B.

So add an R or T, upgrade the B and install a GH and you too can impress your unknowing friends with jargon use  :thumb:

Michael

Quote from: mister on February 11, 2010, 12:14:42 PM


And after the R or T, you need to upgrade the B.

So add an R or T, upgrade the B and install a GH and you too can impress your unknowing friends with jargon use  :thumb:

Michael

So what is a "B"?

baterang?
Biotch?

i voted R.  Biotches our R rated GS is going to kick T rated GS anyday.  :2guns:

In answer to the original question: how much of a difference will I feel if...

Well, truth be told,... not much. You can throw a ton of money at it, and the difference will still be... not much.


:D

The R is still in the lead!
As far as power goes..umm..air cooled carburetion..yeahhhhh...have fun getting out much power. Get a busa if you want power. The gs is just a fun, modifiable,easy to throw around in the curves bike to me. To each his own i suppose.

Quote from: black and silver twin on February 11, 2010, 02:21:55 PM

Quote from: mister on February 11, 2010, 12:14:42 PM


And after the R or T, you need to upgrade the B.

So add an R or T, upgrade the B and install a GH and you too can impress your unknowing friends with jargon use  :thumb:

Michael

So what is a "B"?

baterang?
Biotch?

Brakes

Quote from: gixxergrand on February 09, 2010, 08:30:49 PM
Alright guys I got a 89 gs500e. I wana turn it Into a streetfighter. But I want a little more "juice". I installed a yoshi slipon. What I wanted to know was how much of a difference would u feel with a pipe, k&n filter and a jetkit? I know it probly won't be crazy power but would I feel a big difference? Thanx!

A pipe, K&N, and jets will give you a few more HP and will sound a lot better.  The best way to add power is to bore it out and install bigger pistons, but it's somewhat expensive and not very easy.  If you want significantly more power than you have now you're better off buying a different bike as others have said.

Dave Johnson has a thread on this site about road racing his GS 500.  He says adding more than about 10 HP to the GS "costs a Subaru".

All true but there is the psychological effect of an aftermarket exhaust that makes the bike "feel" faster   ;)

-Jessie

Quote from: mister on February 11, 2010, 12:14:42 PM
What is R & T?

Re-read the first post with them in it.... Rocket.... Turbo

Michael

wait, rocket and turbo were the serious answer?  :dunno_white:  lol i thought that was just a joke. well seeing as how a rocket wouldnt actually increase engine power, it would just be a seperate supply of power, i gotta vote turbo!  :flipoff:

you actually want to increase centripetal force to stay in the curve, which is done by increasing friction. lol

Quoteyou actually want to increase centripetal force to stay in the curve, which is done by increasing friction. lol

So just put a centrifical clutch on it off of a go kart! that would do nicely! :cookoo:

...............yes, then install Gimball servos for each axis so that when you jump off of cliffs your rockets COG will not be affected.  This thread is junk, lol.  :police:

Quote from: O.C.D. on February 14, 2010, 11:05:27 PM
This thread is junk, lol.  :police:

:icon_lol:  :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

The only true way to increase the power of the GS is to first buy the model that had the Magic installed.

Then, on the third full moon after the Summer Solstice, take it to a newly harvested field, set a ring of agates around it. Then recite the 2nd paragraph of the 51 verse of The Book of Molich as kept by custodial methods by the keepers of the ancient scrolls of Molex.

Then, on the 2nd Monday of the third month post the Solstice event, apply a GSXR sticker to the bike. And as you do proclaim loudly, "Let the have more power". And finish with... "make it so".

Michael

I suppose I'll vote for 'T'.  What a nice, symmetrical letter.  :dunno_white:

Mister, I think you have been reading too much Merlin, or watched Willow too many times haha.

C'mon everyone, keep your post counts up and contribute!!! 













(I am, lol).  :whisper:

Bubble bubble toil in trouble, how do I make this carburetor not sputter? Rejet I scream, rejet, and adjust those air screws on the bottom seam; I wait on my jet kit from Buddha, oh come now, hurry and ship it you cooter! My tiny gs does all the right tricks, and makes all dem hoes hop on my d1ck! Hung low and to
the left, I have just made this thread a
mess. :)

Quote from: glynnd89 on February 15, 2010, 11:41:38 AM
Mister, I think you have been reading too much Merlin, or watched Willow too many times haha.

See? You give people the solution they ask for and you get mocked  :dunno_white:

I don't read or watch Merlin. Never seen or read Any Harry Potter or The Craft. And it's been yonks since I've seen Willow. Have you given some thought that maybe what I said it actually The only true way to get more power out of a GS?

Of course, it's not the Only way. You can skip all the incantation stuff and just stick on the GSXR sticker for loads more power. But if you only need it occasionally - like when overtaking - then all you need to do is Think "GSXR" and presto!  :thumb:

Michael

Quote from: dauphinc on February 15, 2010, 12:27:42 PM
Bubble bubble toil in trouble, how do I make this carburetor not sputter? Rejet I scream, rejet, and adjust those air screws on the bottom seam; I wait on my jet kit from Buddha, oh come now, hurry and ship it you cooter! My tiny gs does all the right tricks, and makes all dem hoes hop on my d1ck! Hung low and to
the left, I have just made this thread a
mess. :)

Um, WOW!!! LMAO