Hello fellow gstwins :laugh:
my name is andrew aka The Fonz :thumb:
live on the sunny Gold Coast Australia.
recently bought a tidy 1989 gs500e with original 3500kms! for a sum of $1000 unregistered.
got it registered a couple of weeks ago and now the project begins.
plans are gsxr forks, gsxr swing arm and tyre, suspended seat-no tail wraped in ostrich skin, twin round headlight and buel screen maybee and a few more bits and pieces.
basically i have put on a streetfighter front end i had lying around, sprayed the whole bike basically satin 2pac black, was going to go for an orange frame but kinda liking the blacked out option.
cut down the stock muffler :D litterally took me 15mins! haha.
installed aftermarket tail light and indicators the other day, has anyone had dramas with the indicators not flashing after you installed aftermarket ones?
i got them working eventually by chance of placing the old indicator unit inline with the new ones and they worked? but as soon as you removed them (wires) they would just stay on?
i just dodgily installed them inline with the new ones and taped up the bulb so you couldnt see them when they were flashing and hid them under my tail.
(dont know if that all makes sense to you guys)??
so basically this is it so far. waiting to move back into my own house so i can take a 9" grinder to the tail :icon_twisted:
When i got it.
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streetfighter headlight installed.
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matte blaked :D and how it sits now.
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Fonz
I am liking the the bike so far, any pictures of how you did the exhaust? was there much change in sound? did you have to mess with the jets? sorry for all the questions but I like the look :thumb:
Sam
hi DavisGs,
exhaust was really easy if you have access to a welder.
basically i cut the whole muffler off to make it easier to work with.
get a rough idea on how long you want it mines about 200mm long aprox 8"
i used a big metal drop saw and cut your black tip section off,
then cut the muffler to the desired length and re weld on.
i also drilled out the little pipe inside the muffler tip.
sounds great i'm happy with it.
i havent messed with the jets at all, seems fine pulls a little harder than before and more responsive, i will eventually re-jet once i get my lunchbox filter.
heres a quick vid :)
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Fonz
couple of pics from yesterdays ride :)
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Fonz
Another Gold Coaster :woohoo: Must catch up for a ride :thumb:
Quote from: codajastal on July 29, 2012, 04:09:56 PM
Another Gold Coaster :woohoo: Must catch up for a ride :thumb:
yeah mate for sure!!! where abouts on the coast are you? ill be moving back into my place in helensvale on the weekend :)
fonz
There are a couple of us here
I am in Nerang and Michael is near Broadbeach.
We usually meet up on a Sunday for a ride!
Michael is busy this weekend but I think A couple of Brissy riders are meeting up for a ride.
Most of the Aussies hang out here
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=38584.0
Did I just see you at the lights on Alexander Dr?
Set you on a ride sometime :thumb:
Michael
Quote from: codajastal on July 29, 2012, 06:08:19 PM
Did I just see you at the lights on Alexander Dr?
Haha nope I'm at work and bike is at home..... I hope :p
Fonz
Quote from: DavisGs on July 28, 2012, 06:34:25 PM
I am liking the the bike so far, any pictures of how you did the exhaust? was there much change in sound? did you have to mess with the jets? sorry for all the questions but I like the look :thumb:
Sam
my 4th gs i had, a 97, i owned for 3rd time lol. i took off stock can, and welded on a gsxr1k can sans baffles. looked like this
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Just so you know... if the cops want to be dicks, they'll get you for fender chop and shortened can. So.... don't ride Glorious during a blitz and you should be ok :thumb:
Michael
are cops really that bored over there? Here is the states I can buy a fender eliminator kit at the dealer.
Quote from: Soloratov on July 30, 2012, 08:00:07 AM
are cops really that bored over there? Here is the states I can buy a fender eliminator kit at the dealer.
cops pick on you for the most ridiculous stuff over here, i have been into high performance cars all my life and have had multiple and driving them is a big risk around here.
they will go through ditches,over traffic islands and whatever they can to pull you over if they see you drive past in a "hotted" up car.
as for the "fender chop" i will basically have no fender soon haha just a suspended seat on a custom subframe that im going to start building soon. so they will have fun with that i supose.
Fonz
Coppers on the Gold Coast are the worst for the modded bike as well as the modded cars so you pretty much take your chance when you want to change something here. :cookoo:
yep crazy around these parts hahaha, i suppose we modify with the knowing of getting caught but still do it? haha
Yes very true!!
whats the cheapes and easiest way to fit a 160 rear tyre? is it the katana rim or bandit rim? also heard a gsxr swing arm fits?
i want to do away with the piddly 130 rear!
fonz
Dunno but on a side note is that your bike on gumtree?
hahaha yeah i forgot to take it off i was seeing if i could sell it and make some profit :)
but i want to keep it.
fonz
I dont think you would ever get that price lol. I paid $1350 for my 89 model and $600 for my 90 model both roadworthy but you never know do you? You can only try.
yeah it was a tad high LOL didnt know what they were worth had to start somewhere! i love the bike too much to sell it now, esspecially since i have started working on it and making it my own creation :)
Fonz
Yes they are a great bike regardless of what the superbike and squid riders say.
I am happy with mine and cannot see myself selling them anytime soon. :thumb:
Although if someone offered me the right price you never know...........
yep thats right, well just got home and looking at my bike contemplating weather or not i could be stuffed to put my stock headlight back on :) and spray the chrome surround satin black.......
fonz
Fonz,
If you have the funds, time and expertise you can whack on whatever size swingarm you want - but - keep in mind the chain needs to marry up with the front sprocket.
I think you'll find a 150 tire will still just fit and will be fine with the front sprocket, anything larger will be trouble.
Michael
Quote from: mister on July 31, 2012, 02:03:13 AM
Fonz,
If you have the funds, time and expertise you can whack on whatever size swingarm you want - but - keep in mind the chain needs to marry up with the front sprocket.
I think you'll find a 150 tire will still just fit and will be fine with the front sprocket, anything larger will be trouble.
Michael
well i basically bought this bike to be a "project" that sat unregisterd in my garage untill it was all finished then register it and ride it. but got to eager and got it registered straight away haha as to my fiance's disgust, thankfully she loves bikes! hahaha wish she was so passonate about my project and race cars like she is with my bike :(
so your saying a 150 will fit on the stock rim? or a bandit/katana one?
also thinkning about making a custom manifold for my un used ct12 turbo :P
fonz
yes a 150 will fit a stock rim :thumb:
Time to work on the bike today. What should I do..... Hmmm spray the chrome surround of the stock headlight satin black and re install maybe?
Let's see what the day brings.
Fonz
i like the look of that aftermarket headlight better then the stock so i would leave it on there
as for riding if you guys go for a ride sent me a pm i'm down byron bay but it not that far of a ride up to nerang or up that way
and the pigs are even wrost in nsw
Sounds goodrat man :thumb:
Well got a surprising email today off a guy that's interested in my bike that's advertised for $3500 :) so maybe this build will be no longer? But I'm sure I will buy something similar to build knowing me :p
Fonz
$3500? Sell that puppy! You can almost buy a new one for that if I'm not mistaken
Well I have decided to turbo the gs got a new ct12 turbo sitting in my garage an I have been looking at it contemplating what to do with it! So I have decided to slap it on the mild gs to transform
It into a wild gs
Have started to mock up a manifold I'll get pics up soon
hey fellas!
got stuck into my bike this afternoon cutting and grinding bits of it and this is the end result.
gonna get one of my mates to come weld some supports in my subframe and a bar to attach my tail light to as zip ties wont cut it!!!
wife told me i was :cookoo: and said i will fall off the back HAHA
Enjoy :D
Fonz
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I guess you will need to remove the Gumtree advert now :icon_lol:
i love it, what did you end up using for rear light and signals? im shopping around for all 3 would love LEDS but i am completely unfamiliar with wiring LED's.
hey JollyRojer,
i got the brake light and turn signals from ebay for a otal of around $35.00 AUD :D
but with the turn signals, they wont flash unless i have my old globes installed inline with the new ones??? anyone know why?
fonz
There is a thread about it here. You need to install some diodes and a led flasher. Do a search for lrd diode or something like that
Hmmmm looked into that before but they aren't LEDs! Lol they are jut normal light globes
Look harder :flipoff:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=46144.msg641656#msg641656
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=43993.msg495262#msg495262
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=43336.msg486482#msg486482
Quote from: codajastal on September 04, 2012, 10:40:43 PM
Look harder :flipoff:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=46144.msg641656#msg641656
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=43993.msg495262#msg495262
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=43336.msg486482#msg486482
they are write ups about led's! the ones i installed are normal globes not leds, so in theory they should work?
fonz
Change your flasher as they may be lower flash rating. you can buy flashers that rate from 1 to 100
heres an ebay link so you can see what I am referring to.
I had similar trouble with my new blinkers until I changed the flasher.
Not saying thats the problem but its a relatively cheap start.
BRAND NEW 1-100watt ELECTRONIC FLASHER UNIT for Normal bulbs or LED's or a mix of both
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LED-L-E-D-INDICATOR-FLASHER-RELAY-1-100-WATTS-/170622453157?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27b9e405a5
ok thanks mate,
they work now, but like i said i have to run the standard rear bulbs inline with the new indicators for them to flash so i have taped them up with black electrical tape to hide the light and tucked them under the seat for now.
gonna attack the rear subframe with the welder this weekend and angle it up about 20 degrees :D will post pics when im done.
Fonz
Hey Fonz, just wondering if you could enlighten me on how you installed the aftermarket taillight before you chopped the seat?
thanks
Fonz, can you tell me how you went about chopping down the stock pipe? I'm working on updating a '92 GS500E which I will streetfighter after it rides the way I want it to. I planned on chopping the pipe short just like yours.
He hasn't posted for 6 months so I don't think he gonna reply any time soon. I think he sold his bike and moved on?
Sent while taking a dump