Which do I want? Should I take the mystery box or the Best Buy gift card? The mystery box could be anything - even a best buy gift card, or a boat!
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Oh my god, its a bunch of paper. Lois will be so pissed. Well that's what you get for taking the mystery box.
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No, oh, wait. There's something in there. It feels all hard and dirty. Oooh. Dang. Not another "E" fairing? Giggidy.
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Family Guy reference... awesome :thumb:
-Jessie
I hate you :flipoff:
Quote from: BaltimoreGS on March 13, 2012, 05:36:46 PM
Family Guy reference... awesome :thumb:
-Jessie
Hahaha. That was my first thought before I even read the thread. I was preparing an awesome comment, but Adi beat me to it! :flipoff:
Also, nice find! Can't wait to see what it looks like on the bike. :thumb:
Is that a TCP fairing?
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/hallnd/P1010002.jpg)
Everyone got a free boat and Peter took the "mystery box".
I believe TCP made them for Suzuki. I have a red/black one from 1994 OEM that's new, in the original box and a couple small boxes of parts are labeled TCP.
This used teal colored one needs a good cleaning. Some slight road rash. The black trim along the edge of the side pieces is missing. There should be lots of different rubber edgings that can be put on.
Hey all you members in Germany and the UK: Want to make a bunch of money? Buy these cool parts we can't get in the USA and sell them to us. There are lots of parts available - unfortunately most ebay sellers over there will not ship to the USA.
I was lucky this dealer shipped it from Germany for only 50 euros. I think I've seen a total of 2 complete fairings on ebay.de or enay.co.uk in the past 2 years. The other one went really cheap - like 99 euros but seller would not ship to North America.
I'm anxious to put on the teal fairing or the red/black on a bike. Think Junior would look cool with this fairing?
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/GS500/GS500EFairingKitGenuineSuzuki.jpg)
Quote from: adidasguy on March 14, 2012, 12:14:12 AM
Everyone got a free boat and Peter took the "mystery box".
I believe TCP made them for Suzuki. I have a red/black one from 1994 OEM that's new, in the original box and a couple small boxes of parts are labeled TCP.
This used teal colored one needs a good cleaning. Some slight road rash. The black trim along the edge of the side pieces is missing. There should be lots of different rubber edgings that can be put on.
Hey all you members in Germany and the UK: Want to make a bunch of money? Buy these cool parts we can't get in the USA and sell them to us. There are lots of parts available - unfortunately most ebay sellers over there will not ship to the USA.
I was lucky this dealer shipped it from Germany for only 50 euros. I think I've seen a total of 2 complete fairings on ebay.de or enay.co.uk in the past 2 years. The other one went really cheap - like 99 euros but seller would not ship to North America.
I'm anxious to put on the teal fairing or the red/black on a bike. Think Junior would look cool with this fairing?
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/GS500/GS500EFairingKitGenuineSuzuki.jpg)
would be interesting i must admit. or find a seller and a friend in wherever in euroland. if seller wont ship to you, you pay for item, seller ships to friend in euro. he in turn ships it to you
Adidas why haven't you answered my PM :sad:
Mary
Those TCP fairings are sweet looking- i'd actually take one over the F fairings anyday. But i am old school, stuck in the 80's, or 90's...
Quote from: Toogoofy317 on March 14, 2012, 06:58:09 PM
Adidas why haven't you answered my PM :sad:
Mary
Sorry. Schedule so messed up I can't get down there until May.
I will try to plan it in the next couple days.
Bowling convention, birthday and brother coming up from Oregon,........
I want to ride flick so bad now that he is healthy.
Quote from: shonole on March 13, 2012, 11:34:47 PM
Quote from: BaltimoreGS on March 13, 2012, 05:36:46 PM
Family Guy reference... awesome :thumb:
-Jessie
Hahaha. That was my first thought before I even read the thread. I was preparing an awesome comment, but Adi beat me to it! :flipoff:
Also, nice find! Can't wait to see what it looks like on the bike. :thumb:
Is that a TCP fairing?
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DAMN that is sexy!
Quote from: Kijona on March 14, 2012, 10:11:55 PM
DAMN that is sexy!
For your viewing pleasure:
(http://gs500e.free.fr/access/carenages/tcp5.jpg)
(http://gs500e.free.fr/access/carenages/tcp3.jpg)
A little different style under the headlight and on the engine cover (maybe they had one for the "E" and one for the "F"? :dunno_black: ) but the same brand:
(http://www.gaastra.cc/Klassieke%20Motorplaatjes/Suzuki%20GS500E1989-1.JPG)
(http://gs500e.free.fr/access/carenages/tcp1.jpg)
(http://gs500e.free.fr/access/carenages/tcp2.jpg)
Regardless, sexy as hell. Can't wait to see them on your bike(s)!
If you decide to part with one of them (or come across another deal), let me know. I'd love to go that route on mine. It would look soooo good in white (possibly with orange accents)..
Looks like this is the front fairing off of the red bike I posted:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Main-Headlight-Fairing-Suzuki-GS500-Twin-Headlight-GS-500-BB5-/260955713589?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3cc22c3035#ht_3972wt_952
Now I want to cry. :(
Cool pix. It one cool fairing ..... Never sold in the USA.
Quote from: Kijona on March 14, 2012, 11:04:46 PM
Now I want to cry. :(
Maybe Adi will part with one of them, if the $$$$$$$$ is right.
Are you wanting an "E" fairing or a NOS 1989 clip on set?
As I have the last 3 OEM sets of NOS 1989 clip on parts in existence (as far as I know), I'm really considering making a 1989 handlebar setup and putting it in a display case. I do not believe there are any other NOS 1989 clip on sets in the world. It would make a nice display. Has anyone ever touched a brand new 1989 clip on set?
My next goal is a NOS set of the European type 1 clip ons.
I really love searching the world for NOS parts. Believe it or not, the front wheel on Phenix, the gun metal gray 1997-2000, I found a year ago in Greece and shipped to me for a total coat of $80! (Given the Greece economy, I think they were happy with any sale!)
It is so cool to stumble on NOS parts.
I have 2 NOS white front rims (1989-1996) and could never find anyone that wanted them. Go figure?
FYI: The NOS means "New Old Stock" which are old parts that have been lost in the back room or warehouse for a long time so they are new parts, but old stock which is no longer available.
Quote from: adidasguy on March 15, 2012, 12:51:12 AM
As I have the last 3 OEM sets of NOS 1989 clip on parts in existence (as far as I know), I'm really considering making a 1989 handlebar setup and putting it in a display case. I do not believe there are any other NOS 1989 clip on sets in the world. It would make a nice display. Has anyone ever touched a brand new 1989 clip on set?
Have you ever thought of making aftermarket knock offs of the original clip on since they are so sought after?
Quote from: Twisted on March 15, 2012, 12:57:34 AM
Have you ever thought of making aftermarket knock offs of the original clip on since they are so sought after?
Going to a metal casting shop would probably be cost prohibitive for a run of 20 or so.
If there were a student in a design class where costs would be low, I'd finance it as a class project.
I'd do the Euro type 1 with a few degrees more angle for better fit on new tanks. I'll start looking into this. I know CAD is so much cheaper these days than just a couple years ago.
If you could sell them at a profit it would could fund your addiction. Ebay shops are easy to set up too
Quote from: adidasguy on March 15, 2012, 12:51:12 AM
Are you wanting an "E" fairing or a NOS 1989 clip on set?
As I have the last 3 OEM sets of NOS 1989 clip on parts in existence (as far as I know), I'm really considering making a 1989 handlebar setup and putting it in a display case. I do not believe there are any other NOS 1989 clip on sets in the world. It would make a nice display. Has anyone ever touched a brand new 1989 clip on set?
My next goal is a NOS set of the European type 1 clip ons.
I really love searching the world for NOS parts. Believe it or not, the front wheel on Phenix, the gun metal gray 1997-2000, I found a year ago in Greece and shipped to me for a total coat of $80! (Given the Greece economy, I think they were happy with any sale!)
It is so cool to stumble on NOS parts.
I have 2 NOS white front rims (1989-1996) and could never find anyone that wanted them. Go figure?
FYI: The NOS means "New Old Stock" which are old parts that have been lost in the back room or warehouse for a long time so they are new parts, but old stock which is no longer available.
I'd love to find a set of those "E" fairings. But a set of clip ons would be nice for starters.
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Its porn you want, porn you get! :woohoo:
My ex:
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Quote from: piresito on March 15, 2012, 09:30:38 AM
Its porn you want, porn you get! :woohoo:
My ex:
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So that's your ex standing in the background?
>:( Ok, you got me on that one...just corrected the pic!
Btw, my ex is a she!! :2guns:
Quote from: piresito on March 15, 2012, 11:12:11 AM
>:( Ok, you got me on that one...just corrected the pic!
Btw, my ex is a she!! :2guns:
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/Videos/protest.gif) You took all the fun out of it
you still got the white NOS rims? how much?
Oh, gee; Lois was so pissed I took the mystery box before. Now what? Oh, man. I wish Brian was here. He'd know what to do. Oh, I know I'm going to regret this but I'll take the mystery box again!
Oh, crap. It's from Israel. Is Mort having his relatives send me something crappy like a box of bagels?
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Oh crap. another box of paper and bubble wrap. I know what to do with bubble wrap.
POP - hehehehehehe POP hehehehehehe POP hehehehehehe
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Wait - there's a sticker. What could that mean? Is it the key to the lost treasure of Quahog? Or one of them foreign zip codes? Ohhhh, where's Brian when you need him?
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OH MY GOD!
2 of them! Like brand new baby boobs still in their first training bra, never touched by Quagmire.....
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WTH dude ... Y'know adidas, just do a kat FE and be done with it. The clip on's come standard if you do that. And Kat clip on's are far better than 89 GS. They feel more solid and they transmit less vibrations to your hand. They are longer and have the room needed to clear everything with the fatter kat grips. The larger and better quality fork tubes, the twin disks etc etc are just a bonus on top.
Cool.
Buddha.
* I don't have a vibration problem
* I LOVE the GS500.
* If I wanted a KAT front end, I'd buy a KAT
* I have a KAT setup (a couple models) of bars and triples I will be disposing of. Bars are same length as GS500 but are thinner steel. Got them to see what they're like. Got dual brake setup, too. Don't need or want.
* (http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/Videos/stir.gif) Oh, and a friendly :flipoff:
Yes adidas I still hate you :flipoff:
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Polish up that cast aluminum knuckle on your '89 and you'll feel better.
First I need to clean the rest of the bike :D
OMG - another mystery box. Lois is going to be so pissed these keep showing up. But wait, maybe it is a present for her?
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/GS500%20Bike%20Build/box_closed.jpg)
Holy crap. Just a bunch of bars - and not the kind you drink at like the Drunken Clam. Aw, crap. and its 6 of them. 3 pair. What am I going to do with these? I bet I could piss of Brian if I threw one to play fetch. When he bikes down on it and breaks his teeth off - he he he he....
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/GS500%20Bike%20Build/box_open.jpg)
Ooooohhh, maybe they fit in this thing?
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/GS500%20Bike%20Build/New_Bars-1.jpg)
Quote from: adidasguy on March 30, 2012, 11:43:38 AM
OMG - another mystery box. Lois is going to be so pissed these keep showing up. But wait, maybe it is a present for her?
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/GS500%20Bike%20Build/box_closed.jpg)
Holy crap. Just a bunch of bars - and not the kind you drink at like the Drunken Clam. Aw, crap. and its 6 of them. 3 pair. What am I going to do with these? I bet I could piss of Brian if I threw one to play fetch. When he bikes down on it and breaks his teeth off - he he he he....
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/GS500%20Bike%20Build/box_open.jpg)
Ooooohhh, maybe they fit in this thing?
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/GS500%20Bike%20Build/New_Bars-1.jpg)
Nice! :thumb:
Any pics of your helmet? Looks slick. :icon_twisted:
OMFG Adidas you need help (http://www.ozbikers.com/phpbb2/images/smilies/1appl.gif)
Envy x10 :embarrassed:
Now I want a box full of stuff w/SGP stickers on em' too.
This is almost better than the Bouncing New Year thread pics!
Quote from: adidasguy on March 15, 2012, 12:51:12 AM
Are you wanting an "E" fairing or a NOS 1989 clip on set?
As I have the last 3 OEM sets of NOS 1989 clip on parts in existence (as far as I know), I'm really considering making a 1989 handlebar setup and putting it in a display case. I do not believe there are any other NOS 1989 clip on sets in the world. It would make a nice display. Has anyone ever touched a brand new 1989 clip on set?
No, I haven't. Why not auction-off one or two sets? Those bars are sought after now but in twenty years they'll be worthless junk. Strike while the iron's hot! Don't be like my brother-in-law who kept both of his O.J. Simpson rookie cards! I told him to sell one and keep one so he'd be covered either way the trial turned-out. He threw away at least five grand because he didn't have the guts to pull the trigger. Please sell them to us!!! :bowdown:
Ooooohhhh - a new Mystery Box came today. All the way from far off Germany. Can't read the German on the invoice. What could come that far and cost only $325 including shipping?
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/GS500%20Bike%20Build/DSCF0104a.jpg)
Aaahhhh..... I guess we know what color the next bike build will be :icon_lol:
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Why do these things keep showing up on my door step?
WTH ... you do know a GS with all tha tnew crap is ... well still a gs right ...
Cool.
Buddha.
Yes - but I love the GS!
When the market falls out on liter bikes and people are clamoring for a GS500 - I'll be sitting pretty with all these new old stock parts :flipoff:
I'm well stocked on tanks now. There are always great deals on parts. i don't know why others needing tanks haven't jumped on the deals I find on flea-bhey. The tank for Phenix was a hundred bucks. Just 2 tiny dings. No rust. No one else bid on it! yet people would spend twice that to cut open a tank, seal it, weld it back up then sand & paint it. :cookoo: There's a brand new, in the box 1993 tank on my shelf. Junior's tank was brand new old stock from Germany.
I guess I'm not just a parts whore, but a parts hoarder.
baahhahahaa funny ... wonder how many are quietly cryin onto their keyboards cos they dont have the cool NOS parts? ... onya adidas :thumb:
Hmmm,
Adidas you need to move to Florida!!!! Your white rims what shape are they in? You got me droolin'
Mary
Quote from: adidasguy on June 11, 2012, 06:18:05 PM
Yes - but I love the GS!
When the market falls out on liter bikes and people are clamoring for a GS500 - I'll be sitting pretty with all these new old stock parts :flipoff:
I'm well stocked on tanks now. There are always great deals on parts. i don't know why others needing tanks haven't jumped on the deals I find on flea-bhey. The tank for Phenix was a hundred bucks. Just 2 tiny dings. No rust. No one else bid on it! yet people would spend twice that to cut open a tank, seal it, weld it back up then sand & paint it. :cookoo: There's a brand new, in the box 1993 tank on my shelf. Junior's tank was brand new old stock from Germany.
I guess I'm not just a parts whore, but a parts hoarder.
eventually you'll earn the cusom title " NOS partswhore"