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Title: GS500 Bobber Conversion
Post by: Zeltoid on December 01, 2019, 12:56:52 AM
Anyone ever seen anything like this? Anyone ever done a mod like this?
Title: Re: GS500 Bobber Conversion
Post by: Ledian on December 01, 2019, 06:19:54 AM
Wow.. Certainly different.

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Title: Re: GS500 Bobber Conversion
Post by: Zeltoid on December 01, 2019, 04:15:41 PM
Yah it sure is... I can't stop lookin at it! Can't tell if its a pure abomination or a work of art... Maybe it's both. I wanna try it! I reckon I would do something a little less MadMax... This could look really good blacked out and refined a little.

It really shows how customisable the GS really is hey!?
Title: Re: GS500 Bobber Conversion
Post by: profile_deleted on December 01, 2019, 08:21:27 PM
Wow.  I'd really like to think I can see the positive in almost anything but um... Yeah, just not seein' it. lol. 

Different strokes for different folks. :dunno_black:
Title: Re: GS500 Bobber Conversion
Post by: Zeltoid on December 01, 2019, 08:46:17 PM
Quote from: brucedavidculver on December 01, 2019, 08:21:27 PM
Wow.  I'd really like to think I can see the positive in almost anything but um... Yeah, just not seein' it. lol. 

Different strokes for different folks. :dunno_black:

This is the response I am expecting from folks of a saner temperament. I'm not sure I'm right in the head ;) haha!
Title: Re: GS500 Bobber Conversion
Post by: ShowBizWolf on December 02, 2019, 12:15:16 AM
Just got done seeing this post in the FB group (I'm an admin there) and I can say, I've seen a LOT of chopped GS tails! But this one is certainly different and I kinda do like it. If for nothing else, just that it's finally something other than "cafe racer" or scrambler.

I'd love to know more about it and see more pics... what was done, how well, why, etc.

It certainly doesn't have that "finished" look... but a project vehicle is never really ever finished, right ? :cheers:
Title: Re: GS500 Bobber Conversion
Post by: Zeltoid on December 02, 2019, 05:08:29 AM
Quote from: ShowBizWolf on December 02, 2019, 12:15:16 AM
Just got done seeing this post in the FB group (I'm an admin there) and I can say, I've seen a LOT of chopped GS tails! But this one is certainly different and I kinda do like it. If for nothing else, just that it's finally something other than "cafe racer" or scrambler.

I'd love to know more about it and see more pics... what was done, how well, why, etc.

It certainly doesn't have that "finished" look... but a project vehicle is never really ever finished, right ? :cheers:

Yeah, that was me posting.. Coppin some hate lol
But yeah man same! Super fascinated as to how someone got the idea to do this, and I reckon the concept could be refined to result in a unique expression of the GS. Super quirky, but super creative too.

I am going to ponder a way to build on the idea ;) I'll take one for the team. Watch this space ;)
Title: Re: GS500 Bobber Conversion
Post by: cbrfxr67 on December 02, 2019, 09:27:44 AM
Be great to see your build!
Title: Re: GS500 Bobber Conversion
Post by: Bluesmudge on December 02, 2019, 10:08:31 AM
At first I really liked the idea of the hand shift lever coming off the transmission. That seemed really fun and unique. Then I realized....you can't clutch with your left hand and shift with your left hand at the same time!
Even if they swapped the clutch and brake levers somehow...now you can't downshift and use the front brake at the same time!
Title: Re: GS500 Bobber Conversion
Post by: cbrfxr67 on December 02, 2019, 10:19:20 AM
I had a buddy wanting to build a harley and was dead set on hand shifter.  I told him the same thing blue and stressed trying to work that set up in garbage Houston traffic!  He never did follow through with it.