I've been wanting a motorcycle for a while and finally picked up an 04 GS.
She needed some new shoes and a new chain but she was only $900 and ran great so I couldn't refuse.
I've enjoyed riding a little too much, I've been riding 4 wheelers weekly since I was 4 so that probably has something to do with it.
I plan on making the bike look the way I want it and be comfortable to me whether it's a street fighter or whatever.
I've been working on cars for a while so this bike has been a breeze to work on.
Luckily besides the tires and chain, I've only had to replace the clutch pin from the chain being so loose on the drive home when I bought it, the chain snapped the clutch pin in 3 pieces.
I'll keep this thread updated until I leave for boot on August 3rd.
Here's a pic of it from this morning when I felt like going on a ride. She's not a looker yet, give her some time.
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Welcome and post more pics please........we love pics :thumb:
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Wot Brother Cods said!! ... +1!
Welcome to the site
Went on my first long cruise today.
I didn't really plan it, just went for a ride and ended up in Tennessee then Mississippi.
The gas mileage is way better than expected, I averaged 67 mpg and that's with me having some fun.
I'll get some pics tomorrow and post them up.
I love cruising around so if anyone is near North AL send me a pm and we can roll out whenever.
Snapped a couple of pics for yall this morning.
I'm open to criticism, good and bad.
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I'm starting the repair process this weekend, I'll take pics along the way.
Nice job on pics! It'll be great to see what you do as you fix it how you want it! sub'd!
for 9 hunj! sweet!! ... reckon tank gonna be most tricksy bit .. looks nice enough though
Quote from: Janx101 on June 13, 2013, 06:12:39 PM
for 9 hunj! sweet!! ... reckon tank gonna be most tricksy bit .. looks nice enough though
I've done a lot of body work on cars so on the tank I plan on just leaving it on, and beat the higher points with a rubber mallet down unntil they are flush, then laying some bondo down and using spray-able bed liner to paint it.
It'll be easy to do and I've never seen bed liner used as paint. I guess we'll see how it goes.
I also have a plan for the stock headlight, I'll be doing it when I get back from the beach next week.
Never seen it done, I'll post some pics after but until then it's a secret ;) :-X