Here is our own little place, Were we can let each other know when we are planning to go on Rides, :)
all the best matt :) your friend
Good work matt I was thinking about something like this when I put up the Syd GS Riders section in the forum but any Aust GS rider is good :cheers:
Not bad riding down your way with Kangaroo Valley and all, and that pie shop whats that called again and not to metion the Donuts at Berry all good.
You live in a very nice area not like Syd itself or that wonderful place for ethnic crime Bankstown where I live (no I'm Aussie and I reflect sunlight ;) :lol: ) ( To all overseas vistors Sydney is a beautiful place but has its seedy side like every other city in the world dont think I'm bagging it just Nowra is a beautiful area).
We'll have to work at a weekend sometime with a couple of the other people on the board Majik and Muldoon were up for a ride in a week or two up the Old Pacific Highway to Gosford so maybe after that Kangaroo Valley, Sound Good? or any suggestions. :cheers: :thumb:
yeah well done matt have you guy's seen the site www.gs500e.com.uk great site also i am from geelong so hopfully theres a few gs riders from melbourne interested in a spin ? :cheers:
sorry www.gs500e.co.uk
Thanks :) that sound like a good idea to go for a ride to Gosford I will have to see if i'm work hopefully I be off but if have to work I will make the next ride up there.
Next moth sometime I'm planning to do a ride to Canberra if anybody would like to go , I will let you know more infro in time.
Kangaroo Valley is a good ride too , about the pie shop I don't know I think it starts with Rob????? .
Batemans bay is also a Good ride too. Take care guys & Safe Riding :mrgreen:
all the best matt :) your friend
Hi all,
Im up for a ride next sunday if anyone else is keen. Just be aware Ill be on my L's so as long as you dont mind waiting for me. And Im riding like an old fart at the moment. Matt86, when are you heading to Canberra? My parents are down there and I should go see them sometime this year....
Sounds good how about the Old Pacific Hwy plenty of bends and just enough police presence to keep you on your toes to make sure we dont go to fast (funny doesnt usually stop me ;) ) good pie shop there for a break and a good road to learn on so if you want, keep in contact and we'll make arrangments hope its all going well for you.
Also did I see on one of the other posts you rode your bike to work in the city as thats where I work to if your close by we can do lunch I'm next to the Supreme Court on Macquarie St, R U Close?
I'm up for riding the old road next Sunday. :thumb:
I also work in the city, and ride in, does someone here ride a blue '02 (?) and wear a black/blue backpack?
Quote from: AnonymousI'm up for riding the old road next Sunday. :thumb:
I also work in the city, and ride in, does someone here ride a blue '02 (?) and wear a black/blue backpack?
Looks like I wasn't logged in when I posted this. :dunno:
Quote from: AnonymousI'm up for riding the old road next Sunday. :thumb:
I also work in the city, and ride in, does someone here ride a blue '02 (?) and wear a black/blue backpack?
Its not me, but whats your name and where u at? :)
Next Sunday sounds awesome, Im psyched already! I work in crows nest but took the bike into the motorcycle show on Saturday. Wasnt THAT bad, I just kept an eye on what everyone else was doing. But I bet its different in rush hour! But I did love tooling along in the bus lne across the bridge!
So far Ive done 265 km on the bike and its been a blast. I have been looking for longer ways to get into work! Its so much more interesting than a car, I really feel like part of the scene, rather than just an observor.
CHeers!
Sorry but the last one was from me. Wasnt logged on. :x
Sunday it is, now to work out time and places to meet :)
Do you all know how to get to Hornsby?
But I did love tooling along in the bus lne across the bridge!
Bus Lanes Rock best thing the RTA did for motorcycle riders :)
Quote from: Lukewarm WilsonSunday it is, now to work out time and places to meet :)
Do you all know how to get to Hornsby?
Yep, Hornsby is just up the road from me. Where about's did you want to meet at?
I was thinking Procycles just past the shopping centre think its Westfields,
How about a morning ride say about 9am if thats good with Muldoon as well but Im pretty easy with time
9am sounds good to me as well. I dont know where procycles is, but Ill look for the other bikes! Can I just make sure I have the date right? Thats sunday 30/5?
Cheers :cheers:
I was thinking this weekend as I usally head up there anyway so the 30th is good too but if you want to this weekend Im good :)
What about you Panik?
This w/end for me is out as Im running in the 1/2 marathon on Sunday. But next w/end is all good.
no probs :thumb: keep in touch, by the way which Marathon?
I dont think I could make past the start line before I Keeled over :lol:
:thumb: :cheers:
Excellent. THe run is the sydney morning herald 1/2 marathon. 22km around the city. Been training for the last few months. This is my first and depending on whether i finish, could also be my last! But the beer and steak at the end will make it all worthwhile! Have a good ride, I was told Macquarie pass is also another great road. Must investigate shortly!
Cheers! :cheers: :thumb:
Good Luck with the run hope it goes well take lotsa of water and a fold away electric scooter for when no ones looking.
Keep in touch for next week :thumb: :cheers:
Quote from: Lukewarm WilsonI was thinking this weekend as I usally head up there anyway so the 30th is good too but if you want to this weekend Im good :)
What about you Panik?
I can do this weekend, I already know somone who is organising another ride, so we could go with them. I'll get details and let you know, if you're interested.
Make the 30th the unofficial "1st official Aussie
GStwin.com ride" :thumb:
[Make the 30th the unofficial "1st official Aussie GStwin.com ride" :thumb:[/quote]
I like it :lol:
Sounds good let me know about ride this weekend I told my BMW mates they couldn't come with us because they dont have GS500, which got up there noses :lol: told them only GS forum members can go they have to stay home.
They have a BMW forum that they have joined but not enough Aussie members close by too them, that will show them for saying I couldn't go on the BMW members ride with them (not that they went any how) not that I wanted to they just thought it would be fun to tease me about it, what goes around comes around oh god I'm still laughing at them and the look on there faces :lol: :lol: :lol:
is that why the meeting point is Procycles? just to rub it in the faces of those snooty BM guys, with their heated handle bars, sticky out cylinder heads and CD stackers, god how I hate them :x ;)
I actually got my bike at Procycles, so it's all good :)
HI Guys,
Sorry I haven't been around , I have been little busy.
Ok this weekend is out for me too :( The following weekend 30.5.04 sound good for me at the stage.
Lukewarm Wilson,
are your mates members of the BMW touring club of NSW if so you can go on their rides :) I know this because a girl from work goes on & she does not ride a BMW , her other half does. She has been trying to get me to come on the day rides ( come to think about they have a day ride on the 30th )
Muldoon,
I'm thinking about going to Canberra maybe on the 12 or 13 of June ( this will dep on the Weather too ) hey ride is for who ever wants to come :cheers: .
Also I have been thinking since there are a few of us now we should make it "Official" that we are the First "Official GS 500" club here in Australia :cheers: what do you guys think?
To panik you guessed it correct on all points :lol: but also its close to the old road.
matt86to the thought of a club had crossed my mind but thought we should all meet up to discuss it first but sounds good :thumb: :cheers:
Also dont know if I would actually go on the BMtroubleu ride as I generally agree with paniks discription of them :lol: ;)
Ok, this is the ride that is being organised by a friend of mine, that we can go with, I dunno who else is going at the moment.
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23rd May, Old Pacific Hwy to Gosford and back to Sydney
* Meeting Point: 10:45 Mobil service station, cnr Beecroft Rd & Carlingford Rd, Epping. 11am Departure.
* Lunch at Gosford
* 4pm return to Sydney.
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Or we can just meet at Procycles at 9am and scope out what we're going to do on the 30th :dunno:
I wouldn't mind an earlier start myself
:cheers:
sounds good, what time earlier would you like to meet? :)
But I may have to leave after lunch :oops:
But otherwise all good , :) the weather for sunday looks fine as well
earlier is better, more time to ride, and less traffic. I thought I was going out the night before, but that's next week :roll:
So an early start is good. What time can you make it to Hornsby? I'm 5 minutes away, and own an alarm clock, so how early can you get there?
Anytime after 7am is cool.
I can go hook up with other people for lunch anyway, so that's no problem.
Sounds good I live in Bankstown and can get there in roughly 30 min, can probably meet you about 8am at Procycles go for a quick ride up there and discuss next week over early morning pie if thats good for you.
If there are any problems before then just post them up and I will check before I leave
See you Then :) :thumb: :cheers:
Quote from: Lukewarm Wilson...meet you about 8am at Procycles go for a quick ride up there and discuss next week over early morning pie if thats good for you...
8am is cool :thumb:
We should go to "Pie in the Sky" :cheers:
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8) cool
did you get my email?
Hi Guys,
I hope you have a GREAT ride on Sunday, is anybody take any pixs it would great to see :) As you know I can't not make this Sunday ride :( .
I know you guys have a ride on Sunday , But I thought I would let you know that I'm going to Campbelltown on Sat I'm leaveing Nowra about 8.30am & it will take me about 2.30 hours to get there, maybe we might be able to meet thats if anybody would to and maybe we could go for a ride to that Pie shop near Moss Vale?.
Also Guys I will send you a Email so that the guys will have my Email addy if ever need to cont me you by this too:)
all the best Matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
P.S I will check back here about 6.30am on Sat Mor
sorry matt missed your message :oops: had a bit of a late one last night and only just logged on (sat 10.30am) but would have come but where riding next week very welcome to join and we can arrange that Kangaroo Valley ride :cheers: :thumb:
Quote from: Lukewarm Wilson8) cool
did you get my email?
Hi, I got your email, hopefully you got my reply. I'll sms you my mobile # incase you didn't.
see you tomorrow! :thumb:
Hey Guys how did your ride go today, I hope you guys had lots of fun :) , Also Lukewarm did you get my Email that I sent to your Hotmail addy ( I try the one you have got list here it did not work :x anyway guys take care :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
yep went for the ride excellent day :) weather was great :) lotsa bikes and good company and a great ride dosnt get any better :) (as you can see I had fun :) )
sorry didnt get email its all link to my work computer :oops:
anyway next weekends on and thinking on bring my tank mounted video 8) camera for a bit more fun hope to see you there :cheers: :thumb:
Hi all,
Glad that the ride on Sunday went well. The weather was superb! Cant wait for next sunday, but Im still cornering like an old moll. How long did it take before you were confident in your bike?? Just doesnt feel secure if you know what I mean.
Anyway following more experienced riders like you lot on Sunday sounds good. Hope the weather holds!
:cheers:
Hi Muldoon,
Yep ride was perfect, how did the Marathon go?
Cornering wise will probably take you about 3 months before you feel confident but a major trick to this is getting suspension correct or as close as you can when I first started with my CBX250 the front end was pretty stuffed leaking & sticking rebuilt the forks and had them rechromed and new front tyre and within 2 weeks was finding the edge of the tyre, then got the GS thinking I'll master this thing within 2 weeks, 2 months later scratching head wondering why I was slower on GS then the CBX adjusted the rear when I realised the front was not talking to me and within 2 weeks was back to where I thought I should be.
Also when cornering look through the corner as far as u can and you will start to feel yourself go over further, as you do dont spook yourself and straighten the bike just go with it.
Next weekend we'll talk more, the Old Road is good for teaching cornering because you go up there and if you go anywhere below 80 kmh you dont need to use your brakes just corner and you get a nice flow happening anyway prob bring my video camera so we can film and talk :thumb: :cheers:
Hi Lukewarm,
THe marathon was HARD. I was struggling at around the 16km mark, but just slogged on. Im glad it wasnt any longer! I couldnt have run any longer than 21km. We went for steak and beer (important to refuel!) and the lads were talking about doing the FULL marathon! 42km! Morons!
Bought twist of the wrist 2 today so will read and digest before sunday. I think im just being impatient wanting to corner like Bayliss NOW! After reading your post I thought back, and you are dead right about not looking through the corner. Im looking at what Im about to hit.....Anyway Sunday sounds good.
Cheers! :thumb:
Pics from sunday. two Suzukis, same model, same year, same colour :lol:
Lukewarm's GS has the screen, mine has the "clip-on" style handle bars.
At "Pie in the sky"
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/panik/GS500/pics/IMGP0364x.jpg
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/panik/GS500/pics/IMGP0365x.jpg
At, umm, :dunno: the industrial place at the end of the old road?
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/panik/GS500/pics/IMGP0367x.jpg
Muldoon, I hope your Gs isn't black as well :o :? :P (that combination of smilies is supposed to represent absolute horror btw)
Hey Panik!
Nope mines blue/silver. Gotta have a bit of variety in the group. And I did see a green one the other day on military road. Any idea whose it was? And I saw antoehr blue one on the approaches to the bridge yesterday. There must be a few of the things around!
Cheers and great photos. How was the pie? Ive heard they are excellent! :cheers:
Hi Guys,
Panik,
I love the pics they are great. My bike is blue & silver 8)
is the ride on Sat or Sunday I reaaly want to go , but it will dep on if I have to work. if I don't , is it possoible can we meet alittle later only because it will take me about 2:40 hours to ride up to sydney from nowra.
I should know by Fri night , so I will post here.
all the best matt:) your friend
The pie was good, I'd definately recommend Pie in the sky over road warriors, better food and a view, with just as many bikes (more if you include the one without engines) :cheers:
Cool, at least you guys don't have black ones, I think I'd be too embarressed :oops: to go on a ride with 3 other identical bikes :lol:
I haven't seen a green GS around, but I have seen a blue/silver one going over the Harbour Bridge, and a couple in the city.
Matt, even if you can't make the next ride, on Sunday morning, don't worry, we'll try and organise something down south next.
I don't think we've decided on a start time for this Sunday yet, how about we wait and see if Matt can make it first?
Lukewarm had better bring his camera mount, or we're detouring back to his place first ;)
I don't think we've decided on a start time for this Sunday yet, how about we wait and see if Matt can make it first?
Lukewarm had better bring his camera mount, or we're detouring back to his place first ;)[/quote]
guess we should start planning 8) and yes I'll have the camera ready :lol: :cheers: :thumb:
Im easy when it comes to start time. Im coming from Mosman so it should only take about 1/2 hour to get to hornsby???
Matt, I reckon a ride down your way would be excellent. Around the cambewarra mountains and an Andy Burger for lunch. Havent had one of those for months!
:thumb:
well matts got the furthest to come :( , so matt whats a good time for you? :)
Im at this stage pretty flexable :thumb:
Any start time is good for me too.
Matt, can you make it?
my thoughts are Hornsby Procycles at say 10am sound good?
Hi Guys ,
Sorry I wasn't on last night I was out most of the night. Ok Here's the bad news I have to Work Again this sunday :x :x I can't not let the money go( it help pay-off the bike) . I really want to meet up with guys, So I'm thinking about would anybody like to meet up at Campbell Town on Sat , it would great :) & if we like we could head down to the Robertson Pie for Lunch :cheers: it's neer Moss Vale (26km) East it's Good & it's Half away for us :) if you can't make this Sat maybe next time.
panik, Thanks for the Email 8) .
all the best Matt :) Your friend
Hi guys,
Matt, sorry to hear you wont be joining us this time. I would on Saturday except I have to WORK! Gotta love it! Weekend after im doing a run, but the weekend after that (dont ask for the date!) sounds good.,
Lukewarm and Panik, 10am at procycles sounds good. I have no idea where procycles is but it cant be hard to find!
Cheers and cath up Sunday.
:thumb:
Muldoon, that's ok , just wondering did you get my Message that I sent to you the other day? .
Ok I have to go now so I thought I would post the meeting place & time if any of you guys do des to come :) CALTEX CAMPBELLTOWN 94 QUEEN ST at 10.00am.
Enjoy the ride on Sunday take lots pics too :mrgreen: :mrgreen: .
all the best matt your friend
Muldoon: The address for Procycles is: 148 George St, Hornsby. it's about 100m up from the AMF bowling place. We'll be right under the BMW sign.
Matt: I won't be able to make Sat, I have a Uni assignment to finish :(
it's due in 41 minutes :o and isn't done yet :nono:
Are you in Campletown for something anyway, or were you going to come up just for the ride?
We have to go South for the next ride. :cheers:
sorry matt missed the thread yesterday arvo :( but got up to late to meet up :oops: worst thing is probably will be out at campbelltown this afternoon :x but we'll all get together soon :cheers:
panik & moldoon see you sunday 8) , just about to charge the batteries for the cameras and get it all ready. I'll bring my other gear to and if you guys are in no hurry we can get a few side of the road shots 8) 8)
See you then :thumb: :cheers:
We're meeting at 10am right? :cheers:
I'm also bringing a friend with a ZZR as well, assuming he can get out of bed ;)
thats cool 8) , panik, I have family at Camdon that I don't see a lot of so I thought it would be great to see them & also I just could not help mysefl to take my bike on a good ride :mrgreen: :mrgreen: . I found a longer way to get to the pie shop ( I try to stay off the Hume it's gets a little boring if you know what I mean :thumb: ) it was a good ride in some parts the road could have been better these Dam pot holes :x .
Lukewarm, thats ok I think next if I go to campbell-town I let you know few days before :) Also if you like I could send you my Mob No. ( by email) so next we can talk on the day 8) .
I wont be rideing next weekend I a little busy, But on the 12th or the 13th I was thinking about go to Goulburn or maybe Canberra what do you guys think ( it's the long weekend). Safe ridng on sunday :) .
all the best matt :) your friend
10am it is 8) probably have one of the BMer boys with me as well should be a full group + camera is all charged up ready to go and Ivefixed my camera mount so camera dosnt move as much all good 8) see u all tomorrow :cheers: :thumb:
Hey guys great ride beautiful day could it have gotten any better :) 8) how did the other ride go Panik?
The footage from the camera came out excellent but would'nt know my E-mail just stuffed up so Iwill have to try and send it from work as I dont really know to well what i'm doing :oops: Im afraid its coming to you Panik as a 266mb file :o hope you got a fast connection or I can send you the CD so I'll wait for your responce.
Well as I said at pie in the sky I'll be busy for the next two weekends but after that if you are all free we can go down south :)
catch you then 8) :thumb: :cheers:
:o 266mb email!
I don't think that's going to work too well.
How about I pick up the CD, are you working in the city?
How about we meet up and you give it to me? (never under estimate the bandwidth of sneaker-net)
Yeh I thought 266 may be a bit big. I could probably meet you at Penfolds tomorrow sometime if you like :cheers: :thumb:
that sounds cool. Penfolds tomorrow it is. The one on Pitt St right?
Is that 266mb a copy of the whole day?
If I give you a VHS tape, can you put it onto that for me?
I'll post the photos I took tonight.
And I'll see if I can get the video cut into a format that I can upload and post.
8) cool
yep its the full day, I can do transfer to tape no problem :)
Penfolds on Pitt st just give me a call and Im about 5 mins away, Ive got a copy here today but I'll do another with the pictures I took as well.
:cheers: :thumb:
Hi lads!
That was a good ride yesterday! Went far faster around corners than prev though from the pace you lot were doing I have along way to go! Just gotta remember to trust the bike... Anyways thanks again and im hanging out for the next one.
Matt86, got your pm cheers! Hopefully next ride we can go down your way. Might be going climbing down Nowra soon so will drop you a line and we can go for a ride.
:thumb:
from the pace you lot were doing I have along way to go! (quote)
I wouldn't say that, I thought you were riding really well 8) considering you only had 700Ks on the clock you're well ahead of others I have ridden with when they were at that point :thumb:
I got a copy of the video from the weekend from Lukewarm, it's pretty good :thumb:
I'm going to see if I can chop out the good stuff, put some music on it and compress is a bit and get it posted for all the Yanks to enjoy.
I just remembered that I took some photos as well. I'll have to get them off my camera :roll:
<15 minutes later> ;)
In the finest traditions of TV cooking shows, "Here's some I prepared earlier":
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/panik/GS500/pics/IMGP0373x.jpg
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/panik/GS500/pics/IMGP0374x.jpg
The camera mount of Doom!: http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/panik/GS500/pics/IMGP0375x.jpg
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/panik/GS500/pics/IMGP0376x.jpg
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/panik/GS500/pics/IMGP0377x.jpg
<EDIT>:
Muldoon got snapped by the photographer at Mt White. 8)
http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/panik/GS500/pics/MuldoonDeenoPics01.JPG
http://jrcamerahouse.onpix.com/pro/ Select "deenopix" and enter the date as the password "30/05/04". in the "Old Road Pt2" album.
You can order prints of the photo online
:cheers:
Hey Panik!
THanks for that, I have bought a copy for my album. Appreciate it. Looking forward to seeing the video! Cant wait till we do another ride up there. Im heading up on Friday if anyone has time off to practice for next time. Damm that was good fun. :thumb:
Thanks for the Links Panik the pictures are great 8) ,
I managed to find a pict of me on deenopix from 2nd of May its a good one so I may have to buy it.
There was also a picture of Ben on his BMW with Muldoons picture, think we'll have to keep an eye on that site for more pictures of us and try harder when we get to that corner. :lol:
Muldoon would love to come on friday but alas working :x
see you all next time :thumb: :cheers: 8)
Hi Guys,
wow I love the pics :mrgreen: :mrgreen: you guys look like you are having lots of fun :) I can not wait to see the vid. How long did it take to ride up there.
Muldoon,Thanks for letting me know that you got my PM and please let me know if you ever come down my way.
Lukewarm,
Two weeks sound good for me too, as you know I worked on Sunday. I was told that I will have to work on the 13th at Shell's club, Shannon Noll is playing live for both U18's & Over 18's too its should a good show. so the weekend afther that sound good :cheers: take care Eveyone & Safe Riding :mrgreen: :mrgreen: .
all the best matt :) your friend
Ok, I don't think these links will work straight off, and I can't test them from home because they are on this computer, and I'm inside my router :roll:
right click on the links and select "Save target as..." to download and save them to your own computer first.
This is the highlights video:
http://144.132.204.29/GS500OldRd052004.WMV: 15mb
try this link if the 1st one doen't work: http://144.132.204.29:81/GS500OldRd052004.WMV
It's basically the 220mb video, compressed, with the boring bits cut out.
It's a pity that the best bits were ruined by slower cars :(
<EDIT> These links still don't work, they may later though :(
This is Mark and Ben going back from the brooklyn bridge (?) to Pie in the Sky, at about 110km/h :thumb:
http://144.132.204.29/GSBridge2Pie.WMV: 7mb
try this link if the 1st one doesn't work. http://144.132.204.29:81/GSBridge2Pie.WMV
This is probably the best section of the whole day, it looks awesome. My only complaint is Mark got lazy and straightened out the last corner or two :nono:
It's higher quality, which is why it's about 20% of the length, but only 50% of the size.
Let me know if the links work, if they don't I'll try and fix them up over the next few days. Once the links are working, I'll post them in the main forum, and on gs500e.co.uk
Panik :P
My only complaint is Mark got lazy and straightened out the last corner or two :nono:
BMW has more torque up the hill had to cheat a little :oops: ;) haven't tried link yet as im a cheap bastard and have limited download MB and getting close to end but if it works put it on the main board, be interested to see what people think :dunno:
I've made a slightly different version with titles and bits cut out etc I'll see if I can compress it and send it to you, if I can work it out been a bit lazy of late :nono: :lol:
Anyway see you all next time :cheers: :thumb:
cool. if you can't compress it, I'll get it off you and do it.
If those links don't work I can post the movies somewhere else, but it won't be on my own web space, so they can't stay there.
I'll have to setup a proper webserver at home, but if those links don't work, either my PC is off, or the firewall isn't configured properly.
bloody bigpond and their 10mb space limit, and 100mb download limit on personal websites :x
tried compressing it but it just keeps coming out in a 2"*2" screen and not very clear :x
so if you want to pick up a copy a can drop one off to you again and Muldoon if you want a copy let me know and I can send one off or wait till our next ride and give u a copy then :thumb: :cheers:
Ok
Here is the movie of Mark and Ben going from the Brooklyn (?) bridge/kangaroo point to Pie in the Sky.
It can't stay where it is for long, so get it while it's hot!
//www.northriders.com/files/GSBridge2Pie.WMV
:cheers:
Hi panik,
Man thats some good riding 8) Will you be postung the others? I would love to see them :mrgreen:
all the best matt :) your friend
Thank-you for share it :cheers:
That looks great! Well done y'all. Have a good long w/end everyone. Off to the mountains climbing so will have to organise a ride for the weekend following. :cheers:
Quote from: matt86toMan thats some good riding 8) Will you be posting the others? I would love to see them :mrgreen:
I had a look at the other movie that I cut together, and wasn't that impressed with it :( Too much traffic. :dunno:
There are some good moments though, but I think that what I posted was the best stuff. Also I don't own that webspace, so I can't post too much until I can get my own webserver running.
I think that it would be worth trying a more "choreographed" session. pick a nice windy (uphill?) section of road that takes about 2 minutes to ride (>3km long?). Sort out an order (slowest to fastest?), and then ride it flat out a couple of times when there is no traffic around.
Two cameras would be good, that way we could cut 2 or 3 runs into 1, using the best shots, and also do some shooting from the roadside.
I think that having 2 or 3 bikes in frame, following close behind each other, makes a really cool image, especially when you rarely see anything like that on the net.
I don't know if you guys want to put this much effort into it, but I've been thinking about it :cheers:
funny you should say that as ive been thinking on one of these for my camera, its not an extra camera but would make for some interesting angles.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7297&item=2481884123&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
he has sold a couple generally under $200 so if we were to set up a day just for filming find a spot with good surroundings and plenty of foot path area to film from that would come out quite 8)
What do you all think? Mind you I do like the two camera idea :thumb: :cheers:
Hi panik,
ok , I know that I did not go on the ride ( I just love watching Bike Vids) .
I really I like your idea about the (choreographed) I was wondering since nobody been on a ride this weekend , if you guys might like to head south down maybe we could meet up at Campbell-town and head to the Rob Pie Shop for a Quick bite & go from there to Moss Vale & down to Kangaroo Valley for an quick bite ( If we want) con on down to Nowra for Lunch. To go back up to Sydney maybe go to Berry (A very nice Ride) , Kiama bends ( Nice :mrgreen: ) it's just an idea :mrgreen: take care & Safe Riding :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
19 or 20 good for me :mrgreen:
Hi lads,
Hope you all had a good weekend. I ended up getting summoned to the parental home and rode over 700km on the weekend. Froze my nuts off on the way down, man it was cold. Took me 5 hours!! Almost got sucked/blown under a truck on the highway too, that got my attention! Anyone up for a ride on the weekend?? Bike is going GREAT now I can finally wring her out :mrgreen: Those extra 6000 revs make all the difference! MAtt, you working on the weekend??
Sounds good at the moment :thumb:, good thing the bike goes in for service tomorrow :roll:
matts idea sounds good haven't been down that way for a while now :oops:
But now for the bad news its looks like my camera wont take an external lens so no helmet mounted or front of the bike shots :x :x :x I'm not happy, JVC couldn't tell me the manual didn't say but luckly I managed to get to try one that my father had (should have mentioned it to him earlier :oops: ) and no go so there goes that idea :(
So if everyones good I should be able to make it say Saturday :dunno:
Hey Guys,
Lukewarm , I had my baby in for it's 5000k Service about a week ago I have only had her for a month & half now :mrgreen: I took last weekend off from riding.
Muldoon, man thats a good ride Ex for the cold weather :mrgreen: . I went up to Wollongong on a ride for the day & forgot about these BIG Trucks :x & Got blown all over the road :( .
And yes I'm off this weekend 19 & 20 . I thinking 20 is going to be a better day for us ( I have been checking out the Weather & they Sat is going to be Windy & Rain :x & Sunday is going to be Dry. Southwest winds easing). it's just a thought :cheers:
all the best matt:) your friend
Sounds good sunday should be OK keep us informed :thumb: :cheers:
5000ks in a month and a half :o :o :o you are keen :lol: :lol:
Hi everyone!
Matt, it was bloody cold. I dont think I have ever been that cold for that long! I was wearing 4 layers on top and 2 on bottom and had to stop every 30km's to defrost! On the way back I bought a thermal top and that sure helped! But I always knew canberra was a cold s(*t hole and it was soooo nice to be heading north and taking off layers as I went.
Re the weekend, Sunday sounds really good. Not to early as Im having a large one on Sat night!
Lukewarm, how did your service go? Much $$? How are you panik!
:cheers:
Hi Guys!!
Wish i had more time ot join you boys, ive had my bike for several weeks now and only managed to clock up 260 KM's, sad isnt it ? Hopefully now though after 10 weeks of getting real messed up on the weekends i will slow it down to the pace im used to which will leave me with more sobered time to ride my bike and get some experience to join you guys on a cruise, happy riding see you all on the road soon. Cor.
forgot to log in for the last msg :cheers:
Hey Guys,
Ok Sunday is good for me too :mrgreen: I know you guys will proble meet some were in Sydney. I will ride up to Campbell-town to meet you guys at the CALTEX CAMPBELLTOWN 94 QUEEN ST around 10.00am ? what do you think . it will take me about 2.30hr to ride to Campell-town
Lukewarm, When I first got her I went out every weekend (Sat & Sun) for a full day of ridings, which was cool because my first bike was a XR400R not the best bike to ride on the road . + I want to get lots of Exp before my P's test.
c0r, You are more then Welcome to join us this weekend :cheers:
all the best matt:) your friend
Hi everbody :)
Sunday still sounds good I can meet at Campbelltown no probs :thumb: 10am sounds good.
The bloody service was $305 :x for a bloody oil and filter change though they did balance the carbs and adjusted the Tappets but still Bens BMW was cheaper to service by about $85 (no carbs to adjust)so cant wait till warranty runs out so I can do it and save about $250, so to all the bike shops I say :nana: :nana: to you and your service teams, although I will admit they did do a good job.
Hi cOr good to hear from you you are most welcome to join us when you can :thumb: :cheers:
So Lukewarm, can I take it you werent impressed? Where did you take it to? I had first service for $205 at Sydney City Motorcycles in Lane Cove.
Anyway, see y'all on Sunday if I can find the servo....
c0r, welcome, look forward to having you along. Your bike isnt black is it??
:thumb:
Quote from: MuldoonSo Lukewarm, can I take it you werent impressed?
Oh Yeah! not impressed at all :x
Realistically it was just an oil and filter change and adjustments the carbs took the bloke 5 mins the tappets took maybe half an hour the whole job could have been done in just over an hour without hurrying instead it took 3.5hours with the mechanic bouncing between my bike and another but by the looks of things I pay for all that labour :nono: , parts should have been no more then say $50 at retail oil approx $30, Filter $10, misc $10, so basically $205.00 labour for a job that should take about an hour.
Though i shouldn't really complain as when I was a Mechanic for Mitsubishi the factory gave us say about 6 hours to fit an A/C to a Magna but the workshop wouls spew if we took longer then 1.5 hours but the customer still paid the lot :o
As I said will be so happy when I can do it myself :thumb: :cheers:
Also see you all sunday I may have an extra or two with me though :oops:
Hi Guys,
I can not wait for Sunday it's going to be GREAT :mrgreen: :mrgreen: has anybody hear from panik I haven't seen around here lately :(
it would great if he could make too.
Lukewarm, thats cool if it's ok can I bring a friend he does ride a GS, I haven't ask him yet just asking.
dose anybody have a Cam for pics :mrgreen:
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Riding :cheers:
Quote from: matt86toHi Guys,
has anybody hear from panik I haven't seen around here lately :(
it would great if he could make too.
Lukewarm, thats cool if it's ok can I bring a friend he does ride a GS, I haven't ask him yet just asking.
dose anybody have a Cam for pics :mrgreen:
No haven't heard from panik but ive got his mobile number i'll send him a message :thumb:
cool with another rider the more the merrya :thumb:
will probably bring the video again and I'll make some more copies of the old road video for you.
See you all tomorrow :cheers: :thumb:
hey Guys,
I'm sooo glad we did go today hasn't been a very wild day with wind :x , I did get much sleep last night when it came up about 3.00am & still going strong :( . Well it's looking good for Sunday the wind hope be only 13mph and not like today ( I hope) .
Lukewarm, I will see if he want when i ring him tonight & Also that would great if I could have a copy of the old road video (CD) it be great to Watch :cheers: . Since it's not a good day for riding I hire a DVD out call Ghost Rider the final ride, man this has soo very cool ri 8) ding .
Muldoon, heres a link for anybody who does not know were the servo is ( just type Campbelltown) in the Town/Suburb
http://www.nowwhere.com.au/caltex/austlocator/search.aspx
it comes with a map that shows how to get there :) ( This how I found it last time I ride up there. anyway guys take care & I see Sunday :cheers:
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Riding :)
great ride yesterday guys although I think my hands a just starting to get feeling back :lol:
Bad news though had a look at the footage when we got home and sure enough the camera must of had some problems as I seem to be missing some footage :x mostly the footage going down into Kangaroo Valley which was really nice so hopefully the camera is alright it seemed to play back alright so fingers crossed it lived, I hoping its all just a battery problem :dunno:
any way all the best till next time I'll be pretty taken up for the next couple of weekends and also that overnighter at Walcha in 2 weeks so hopefully we'll be able to arrange another sometime after that :thumb: :cheers:
Hi all,
Well apart from christening the bike on the parking lot of the royal national park it was a great day! Though I think we should wait till it warms up or we get grip warmers before venturing south again! Sorry to hear about the video, somew of that stuff of you and Geoff heading through berry would have been great!
Going to fix my baby this weekend and give her a wash so let us know when you are ready to go again. Say g'day to Geoff for me. :cheers:
HI Guys,
what a Great Ride :mrgreen: I total enjoy myself (Ex for the cold & at times the wind :o ) it was soo Great to be able to go on a group ride :cheers: I can not wait until next time please let me know :) .
Lukewarm, sorry to hear about the vid :(
Muldoon, you christen your baby oh :( I hope it's not too bad.
anyway guys take care & I look forward to next we meet :cheers: .
all the best matt:) your friend
Quote from: Lukewarm WilsonQuote from: matt86toHi Guys,
has anybody hear from panik I haven't seen around here lately :(
it would great if he could make too.
hi, I'm still alive.
I've been busy with Uni assignments and exams over the last few weeks, and i've got am assignment due this weekend too :(
Anyway, I'll try and make the next ride!
cya later
Panik
:cheers:
[quote="panik
hi, I'm still alive.
I've been busy with Uni assignments and exams over the last few weeks, and i've got am assignment due this weekend too :(
Anyway, I'll try and make the next ride!
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good to hear :thumb: :cheers:
Just to let you all know I got two new toys for my camera an AC power plug that plugs into the ciggy lighter on my bike so no more flat batteries and a wide angle lens to get more into the picture I hopefully will get to test it all this weekend if not then when I head up to Walcha on the 3rd of July so I let u all know how it went :thumb: :cheers:
Hi all,
Dropped my frigging bike AGAIN! Same side so no more damage thank god. Anyay went for a ride yesteray up the old road (lots of cops!) then to wisemans ferry and back. Really nice day for it. The roads werent that great but I came up Galston gorge on the way home.. WWHHHEEEE!!! Not much good in the corners as alot of hairpins, but it was fun seeing how fast I could get to before slamming on the picks to get around the next corner. Much chuckling inside the helmet. Until I got passed by a 55 BSA! Oh and grandma did the predicatble and pulled out RIGHT in front of me. She didnt even look. But I was ready, as per my license test in the setup position. But did I give here the filthiest look as I went past a 9000rom in second!! Bet she was crapping on about young riders to her equallt aged companions and how back in her day....... Anyways good fun, good burger at Wisemans and excellent weather.
Cheers! :thumb:
Sorry to hear about the bike falling again :( what happened?
I was also going to head up there yesterday to try out the new wide angle lens and power adapter by the sounds of it ( lotsa cops) glad i didn't.
But I did end up going through the Royal National park, and the lens worked a treat much better footage but the road through there is so bumpy, can only really go through there at about 80k's to be safe.
Good thing Ben & Geoff weren't with me, a bloke on an 1150R came unstuck in a big way I came across his bike leaned up against a tree, front wheel smashed along with the rest of the front end and many scratches and breaks the bloke had been taken away and his friends were looking after the wreck.
Anyway big ride next weekend to Walcha told it will be an 1100km loop in 2 days should be huge but the GS will be the smallest bike there others will be ZZR1100, ZX12, Aprillia Tureno, 3 BMW 1150R's, CBR1100R and an SV650 so this should be interesting.
So after that we plan another get together but probably not the following weekend as I'll probably still be getting over Walcha :lol: :lol: :lol:
:thumb: :cheers:
Wel,, I was putting her on the center stand on Fri night so I could lube the chain. And I had my helmet etc on but I parked too close to the fence on the left. So im lifting the bike up and felt is start to lean to the right. I stuck my arse out to try and pull her back but got stuck on the fence! Arrgghh! Veeeerrrrryyyyy slowly she went down with me on top.
:oops: Lucky I still had me helmet on! :thumb: I now know NOT to park so close to the fence! Good news on the lens, bad news on the other rider. I saw somthing like that up the old road a few weeks ago. Bloke had come a cropper off a ZXR or similar. Lots of green plastic around.
Have a great ride! You must have an iron butt dude! And even though your bike witll be the smallest, I know it wont be the slowest! :) Whats up there anyway??? Good roads or excellent beer!
Iron Butt supplied by 1986 CBX250 as well Platinum prostate. :lol:
The roads up north are the reason,
Putty Road on the way up and the the Thunder bolts on the way back + other smaller ones who's names I cant remeber, great roads nice and smooth with just about every type of band that can be thrown at you. :thumb: :cheers:
hey blokes finally got a screen for my bike,
http://www.gstwin.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=member_bikes&id=ars
upto about 400km's on the clock slowly getting more time to take her out what fun it is becoming. c0r.
Hi Guys,
Sorry I haven't been around I have been a little busy,
Muldoon, I'm sorry to hear you drop your baby again :( you know sometimes they do have a mind of their own.
Lukewarm, good luck on for the weekend man thats a big ride well let us know how it went when you get back.
panik, Great to see you are still alive :mrgreen: hope to see next ride :) .
c0r, Cool I love the look of the wind screen, cool on the the kms under your belt 8) I have had my bike since April this year & she got 6500kms :mrgreen: I just love riding :cheers: take care everyone & see ya next ride :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
Hey guys back early from the ride.
Everything was going well until Dungog on the Bucketts way when Ben came in to a left hander a little to hot touched the rear brake and the rear over took the front and down he went into a ditch we came around the bend to find him unconsious underneath the Beemer which you can imagine was a bit of a scare :o he was out for about 2 minutes and took about a minute to realise where he was when he came too but he seems ok now we ended up riding back home with him because of the damage to his bike and seemed a bit much for him to go on so Geoff and I followed him back home.
All in all the Beemer came out well, broken rear blinker stalk (taped back together) bent handle bars,twist in the fork leg, and a dented rim which was letting air out so we had to get some spray in tyre gunk (which I hate using) and quick fix it with that.
All in all a 600K day and today a feel rooted but good, the good news was I was not the slowest in the group I was running equal 2nd with Ben and the only person quicker then us was a bloke called Tom also on a Beemer 1150R he was QUICK but never out of my sight, I tied myself in knotes trying to keep with him and we were never below 100 except in 60 zones and most of the timewas spent at 130-140 its a lot of fun peeling into a 75K bend at 140. He did get a shock that the bike behind most of the time was a GS500 and gave it and me big raps, I was quite chuffed :) .
Anyway good to hear from you all, cOr nice screen what type is it?
Matt, Muldoon & Panik another ride soon? But not to soon maybe in a fortnight when my body can move again.
600ks + 35years old divided by GS500 = Sore
Forgot to add should of seen the omens for Walcha first we meet at Beerowa Geoff pulls up and drops bike, we ride o Woolimi and Ben gets off and drops bike should have known more was to come :roll:
Have a good one and I'll talk to you all soon :thumb: :cheers:
Hi Folks, any riders near Tamworth looking for a day of riding, let me know. I have recently got my L's so the going will be slow...but ya get that.... happy trails to all...
Hi LWW,
Sorry to hear about Ben abd his lovely bike! Guess it can happen to any of us but I agree it was an auspicious start with the dropped bikes and all. Nice to know it happens to other people. How is Ben now?? How fast was he going when he fell? I guess his gear did the job? I hope he is OK. Say hi and to geoff as well. :thumb:
I knew you wouldnt be last! Damm wish you had the camera on so we could see some fancy riding. Doing double the posted speed is awesome! Well done. Im up for a ride anytime you are. Went for a play up the old road last friday and managed to get the bike to squirm around a bit on the exit of some corners which was fun. Felt alot better about just tipping it in, cracking the throttle and holding on. Anyway let me know how things are with Ben. Bad news dude! :o
Quote from: MuldoonHi LWW,
. How is Ben now?? How fast was he going when he fell? I guess his gear did the job? I hope he is OK.
. Anyway let me know how things are with Ben. Bad news dude! :o
Bens Ok now he went for a CAT scan today but the Dr said he was Ok.
He said he hit the dirt at about 20ks after lotsa a braking and can't remember anything once he touched the dirt.
The bike was ridable after the fall but he got a bend in his front rim and a slight bend in the fork leg and other small damage but Im guessing about $1500-$2000 damage ouch. But it says alot for the bike no panel damage and the cylinder heads saved his leg by holding the bike up.
It was a bit of bad luck but unfortantly its a part of riding.
There was some bad news for me though I did take the camera with me but my new wide angle lens rattled of the camera and was lost so there goes $170 for something a got to use twice and I have footage of bens bike in the ditch when I came around the corner I'll make a disk up but not sure he'll want me to show it, he is keeping it secret form his work as they always give him a hard time if he goes down. Yes its not the first time or the second or even the third time he has gone dow,n he is a good rider but sometimes tries to reach to far :nono: .
Hopefully thats something I'll try not to do
To kinetic_horse most of us are in Sydney but you never know when one of may head up that way so keep in touch all from Oz are welcome :thumb: :cheers:
Hi All,
Lukewarm, I'm sorry to hear about Ben, I glad to hear he' aright & also sorry to hear about you lose the wide angle lens :( . I told the guys at work about how you keep up with the bigger bike (2 most of the way) the look on their faces :o man I wish I had a camera :mrgreen: . this weekend & the followning one 17.18 I'm won't be free until 24/25 but hey if i miss this one I will make the next one 8) .
kinetic_horse, Welcome to the group :)
all the best matt :) your friend
Hi
I'm glad Ben's Ok, I hope the bike is ok too, pity he crashed it, it was all nice and shiny before.
When is the next ride? :cheers:
Oh, I don't think I've post this, but maybe I have: :dunno:
I've booked myself in for the Level 1, superbike school course at Eastern Creek on Monday, 23rd of August. :thumb:
http://www.superbikeschool.com.au/
It's almost full, so if anyone else is thinking about going, book now!.
:cheers:
Quote from: panik
I've booked myself in for the Level 1, superbike school course at Eastern Creek on Monday, 23rd of August. :thumb:
It's almost full, so if anyone else is thinking about going, book now!.
:cheers:
Sounds good wish I could but will need a new set of tyres before I can do that and a bit tight on cash at the mo. But hope it goes well better watch my back after youve done that for when you come flying past me ;) .
The next ride, well im taken for the next 2 weeks but if it looks like I can sneak out for a quick ride on one of those weekends I'll let you all know but we should try and and get a firm weekend date planned and to do another ride when is good for everyone?
Hey Panik, good work! That shoul;d be a blast. I expect much peg scraping!
Re the next ride, this weekend Im out but weekend after sounds good. I reckon a run up the putty road, tried to get there this w.end but the rain stopped play. Pissing down in Windsor! :cheers:
Ok.
Who is available for a ride on:
1. 24-25 July
2. 31 July - 1 August
or
3. 7-8 August
I'm not sure when I'm available yet, but it sounds like next weekend is not on.
The Putty Rd is definately my favoured destination.
And coming back via Wollombi perhaps? I've heard it's good, but has a little bit of dirt (1km?) :dunno:
We could always get to Putty, then turn around and come back.
Hi Guys,
this weekend out for me I have a 21 B-party to go to Next weekend fine at this stage.
Muldoon, I also was on a small ride up to my friend to go for a ride with him, & it started to rain ( the funny thing is I just got off the mob say that I was on my way :? ) man I turn around fast & head back home :x .
I just wondering if anybody else has thought about doing The Snowy Ride this year ( I know I did ask on the last ride not to deep) ok it's on the 13th of November. you buy a raffle ticket which put's you into a draw to win a CBR 1000rr Fireblade :mrgreen:.
I 'm looking at take a week off so I can have some fun & Not have to come back on the sunday to go to work on the mon.
I do have a place to stay it's not in Thredbo, it's at east Jindy.
we would have to pay to stay there ( it will be cheaper then stay anywere else ). let know what you think :cheers: .
all the best matt:) your friend
Hi lads,
Re the dates, I cant on the 31/7-1/8 weekend but apart from that no worries. I gotta get a life..... Anyway Putty is the go and 1km of dirt doesnt worry me. Sounds like a plan! I have to study this w/end but might get some time off for a play on the old road.
Anyway, stay in touch all :cheers:
at the moment 7-8 Aug is looking Ok for me :thumb: :cheers:
Quote from: matt86toI just wondering if anybody else has thought about doing The Snowy Ride this year ( I know I did ask on the last ride not to deep) ok it's on the 13th of November. you buy a raffle ticket which put's you into a draw to win a CBR 1000rr Fireblade :mrgreen:
I'm already going on the snowy ride, I'll see if there is any space left in our accomodation if you like.
We've booked out two houses already :o
So how does Sunday, the 8th of August sound for the putty ride?
:cheers:
8 august sounds excellent! How long is the snowy ride? Once I get off my L's im going to head off for a week in a general north westerly direction. Cant wait!!
How did you exams go Panik?? I had stats and accounting 2 and feel like I did miserably..... :(
Hi Guys,
I will have wait & see if I'm working that weekend.
Muldoon,
The Snowy ride is a ride to raise money for childrens cancer institute australia .
it'a not a race or a rally , all you need to do is make three of the check points out of 7 (which the last is to be at thredbo by 4.00pm on the Sat the check points are all around the snowy area. A lot s ppl go down on Fri so they can make a day of . then they can be fresh for the ride on Sat.
it's about a 458.89 kms to Jindabyne & then it's about 30km's to thredbo
here a links that will help http://www.snowyride.com.au it's ok there is a Email addy if you need to anythink or there is a Ph if you like I can post it .
I have put in for a week off I'm planning to Ride down on the Fri so I can be Fresh for Sat. I will be staying at a ski Log at east Jindabyne ( Which I'm a member of) take care guys & safe Riding
all the best matt:) your friend
Hi all,
I went up the putt road yesterday and it was ace. If you had a big bike im sure the straights would be alot more fun but some of the corners are superb and the scenery is magic. What I would suggest for our ride is the same route I did. Windsor, putty road, broke, wollemi then back down the old road for a pie. About 350km from windsor and an excellent day. The road from wollemi to mangrove is sensational if a little deceptive at times. (Read I almost crashed!) Much fun! :thumb:
Thats the way we went when benny crashed so I know what you mean and I over shot a corner up there last time :thumb: :cheers:
Quote from: MuldoonHow did you exams go Panik?? I had stats and accounting 2 and feel like I did miserably..... :(
I got a Distinction :) for Computer Systems and networks (or something :dunno: ) I was pretty happy with that.
There is a ride this weekend that I might be going along with, it's being organised on the OCAU board. details are here:
http://www.overclockers.com.au/mc/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3561
Hey Panik
Well Done on your exams! :thumb: You deserve a ride out after that!
Hi guys;
Lasttime I posted I am not sure where I posted , as I couldn't see where it came up, fortunately you guys found me. It is great to see there is something of a following for our beloved bikes. I keep thinking I will get a fatser sports bike but my GS500 is great, comfortable, practical (I can actually carry stuff in the back pack), and performs very well. Prolly won't change it.
I would love to come on a Putty ride! As I said all my friends are car people so I don't get to go on many pleasure rides. I will keep watch on the forum and see if the dates are aialable.
Talk soon
Stuart
PS. Glad to here your mate who came off is OK.
Hi Stuart,
Welcome to the group :) . I also have been thinkg about getting a bigger bike but I'm happy with the GS 500 mainly because I have only been riding since last Nov take care & I hope to see ya on one of the rides :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
hi guys,
Hope all is well with everyone, Ive been a bit slack with keeping up but just to let you know I may now be going on the snowy run in November as my arm has been twisted by the others so looks like I'll be there.
Also I may not be able to make the putty run in august as my tyres are almost shot and need new ones so im not sure i'll have them by then but I will try so dont totally count me out yet.
Good work with the exams Panik good to hear, and welcome Stuart I do hope to able to make the putty run depending on the tyres so hope to see you there :thumb: :cheers:
Hey, just thought I'd drop in and say Hi, being a newbie and all....
Just got my L's 3 weeks ago and lashed out on an 02 GS500E..what a friggin awesome bike to learn on..I'm addicted..
Hope to catch up with you guys on a perfect Sunday on the old road...
BTW, that video of the run up to the Pie shop thats in here somewhere inspired me to get the GS..top stuff boys
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Welcome coleman,
glad you have joined us, a ride is due in early august (still not sure I can make it :( but hopefully I will :) ) up the putty so keep watching this space.
But I usually like to make it up the old road at least each second weekend but Ive been a bit slack lately with my dodgey tyres but no doubt we'll see you up there. I'll put a post up when I head up there next and I'm sure we can arrange the group to go up there sometime. How about it everyone? :thumb: :cheers:
All right lads, if I remember correctly there is a ride on up the putty road this weekend?? Is everyone still keen?? Have only been trundling around the last week and feel the need. And Lukewarm, you better be there! Bring Geoff and Ben (if he is still riding :o ). What time shall we meet and where? Windsor sound good for everyone??
:thumb:
Quote from: Muldoona ride on up the putty road this weekend??
And Lukewarm, you better be there! Bring Geoff and Ben (if he is still riding :o ).
Still havent got my tyres yet but should have enough for a ride up and back. So I should be able to make it :dunno:
Bens bike is still in the shop and I doubt it will be ready for the weekend but I'll speak to geoff see if he is keen.
Time should be flexable to me so what does everyone else want to do? just not to early because its freezing in the mornings out there :o
BTW can only do saturday :thumb: :cheers:
Saturday is good for me.
How about we meet in the carpark of McGraths Hill Maccas at 9:30am for a 10am start. That's not too early is it?
If people need petrol there is a Mobil about 300m down the road.
I believe that Bikers Anon is doing the same run, but with an earlier start, but they might be doing Sunday.
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Here are pics from the 25/7/04 Putty Rd run that I went on with the http://www.overclockers.com.au/mc/forums/ and Hayabusa club.
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~wolf5/Putty%20Loop%20Ride.htm
See if you can spot the lone GS :thumb:
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sounds good BTW like the photos were you the smallest bike there? :cheers: :thumb:
Quote from: Lukewarm Wilsonsounds good BTW like the photos were you the smallest bike there? :cheers: :thumb:
Nope, there was a CBR250RR, and a Kawa LTD450. It was a good run. :cheers:
Looks like Ill have to sit this one out. Cant get there on Saturday due to work commitments...... waaahhhHH!!! Have a good one and post some piccies when you get back.
Cheers!
Should we try for a different weekend as we havent had to many replies and Muldoon cant make and geoff is not sure :dunno:
what do you think panic btw it'll give me a chance to get those tyres :roll:
Yeah, I think we should reschedule, I'd rather get everyone to come along.
I have a Uni assignment to finish anyway.
I'm going to go along on the BA run on Sunday instead:
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Putty Road to Wollombi Ride
Date: Sunday, August 8, 2004
Time: 9:30AM EST (GMT+10:00)
You can never get tired of riding the Putty Road, theres a bit
of everything from fast sweepers to tight twisties and some
looonnnggg straights.
Meet at 9:30 for 10 am Mobil Servo at Mc Graths Hill.
Ride Rating = 4 bikes
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Speaking of new tyres, my rear is going bald, so I'm up for a new set.
The choices appear to be: Dunlop GT501s, or Bridgestone Battlax BT45s.
I was going to go for the Dunlops, but I've done a little reading on the net, and now I'm probably going for the Bridgestones.
Does anyone have any experience, preference or know any other options?
go the BT45 had them on the CBX and they were great im not even considering anything else, also know others who have used them never heard a bad word and anything would have to better then standard :thumb: :cheers:
Hi all,
Sorry to bail but these things, they happen :x . Panik, I also have 2 assignments due on the 20th that I havent even opened up the text books yet :o LWW, where are you getting your tyres? How long did the old set last you? Hows Ben after his meet and greet with the tarmac?? Is his bike fixed yet??? I have been nowhere interesting on the bike for weeks...... must remedy that situation ASAP
Hope everyone is happy and healthy and bikes running like the little champs they are. :thumb:
Well, I have an assignment due in *checks watch* 12 hours, I'd better start soon...
I'm getting my tyres from Procycles in Hornsby, because they are servicing my bike anyway.
My current set have done 12,000+ km, and are starting to look a little worn, the front isn't so bad, but the back has about 1mm of tread depth left in the middle.
I'm a big believer in getting good tyres anyway, even more so for bikes, and I don't like the idea of mixing different tyres, so better ones are the go.
Maybe we should schedule the next ride for the 22nd? I have the superbike school on the 23rd, so I'll have to be careful, I don't want to bin my bike the day before that.
Hi Guys,
Sorry I haven't been around (Posting) been a little busy. well for the good news I'm going on The Snowy Ride I ring them up the other day to see if they got my money :) When the time is close I will Email you guys to find out what you guys are doing.
Well now for the bad news, I have had last week off work ( I thought yes I will be able to go on some GREAT rides ) well I was at my friends & He told me to have a look at my tyres I had about 1mm on both tyres I have only done 7500kms :( ok $320 later I thought yes I be right now well I was then told that I will need a new chain before I do any big rides. so thats the next job proble this week I hope. also my Car Reg & Ins bike ins is up this month So I will a lttle flat on the money side of things right now so I wil proble have miss this ride :( man I hate this time of year. anyway I did get one ride in on Fri I end up going down to Narooma for the day what a day it was GREAT I took my new Camera with me & took some pics. anyway Take care & Safe riding :mrgreen:
all the best matt:) your friend
Hi Guys
I wrote off my bike yesterday, I'm Ok, but the bike is a mess.
I'll post some pics when I can.
Here's my helmet: http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/panik/gs500/crash/IMGP0379a.jpg
Gav
DUDE! WTF happened?? Im glad to hear you are ok but really sorry to hear about your crash??? Did you go to the docs?? I guess you were wearing all the gear? shaZam! man, that is really bad news but Im really happy to hear you are OK. shaZam!!
:dunno:
:o oh no!! :o
sorry to hear that panik, but at least your ok which is the important thing, bikes can be replaced.
Did you do it up the putty? If so im starting to wonder if its safe up there any more with ben coming off and all. (BTW bens fine bike should be back in a week or so about $3500 damage to bike).
I suppose on the bright side you can look at the triumph now.
How much damage was done to the GS?
BTW did you get the new tyres before the accident? If not did youre tyre let go?
The picture of your helmet looked OUCH! :o
anyway stay good and stay in contact :thumb: :cheers:
Also to Matt geoff and Ben booked some accomadation at Threadbo for the snowy run so we probably get together down there, just waiting for the travel info to turn up.
Talk to you all soon :cheers: :thumb:
Panik mate, sorry to hear about your stack, wtf happened ? - I just read your prev post on Sat morning, you were worried bout keeping the bike intact for sperbike school...aw man hope your ok..chin up bro and get back on a horse asap...
Colmano :thumb: :thumb:
panik,
Sorry to hear about your bike , I glad your ok . you can alway get another bike .
Lukewarm, Cool it's going to be a top weekend .
Colman, Welcome to the group :cheers:
all the best matt:) your friend
It's a long story, I'll write something up when I can. It looks like the bike is a write off.
Tank damage, front forks snapped in half, headlight, triple clamps, handlebars, levers, the frame might not be in alignment, all the body panels, right hand peg is snapped off, the foot brake lever is bent.
(http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/panik/gs500/crash/3.jpg)
I'm looking at getting a 2nd hand Honda VTR-250 next. :cheers:
Hopefully I'll be ready for the next ride still :thumb:
Gavin
:o :o :o :o
:( :( :( :(
OUCH!! glad you were able to walk away from that!
I'll wait for the story but glad you are OK.
Geoff use to have a VTR250 there a good bike with good suspension and brakes but not nearly the power of the GS, but have to ask why go backwards? :dunno:
Anyway stay good and take it easy and keep in touch :thumb: :cheers:
Hey Panik,
That has to have hurt. Im glad to hear you are ok but echo LW's thoughts about going back to a 250?? Wont the insurance buy you another one??? Was that up the Putty road?? I read a letter in AMCN about the cops picking people off the tarmac there every weeeknd so dont feel too bad about it! But the full story would be good to hear when you can. Oh, and get a blue one next, they go faster......
And who was the GS rider in Albany street, crows nest at 12.50pm today (wednesday)?
Cheers, :cheers:
Duncan.
Oh yeah, the bike's insured, I just really liked the handling of the Honda CBR250RR, and I was hoping that the VTR was similar, but with a naked bike look.
I'm not sure that I want to go back to the GS, it's a really good bike, but I think that it needs new front springs, rear shock (maybe) and tyres. But that is just for the riding I do, I don't want to get a new GS for $8000, then spend another $700 on it for new handle bars, tyres and springs.
I like the power of the GS, and if the VTR isn't too much down on power, and handles better, I'll go for it instead.
I want a better handling bike, maybe with a fairing.
Quote from: MuldoonThat has to have hurt. Im glad to hear you are ok
Oh, and get a blue one next, they go faster......
agree with the first point :thumb:
But the black ones are the fastest ;) :lol:
:thumb: :cheers:
Panik, Geoff and Ben send there best :thumb: :cheers:
Quote from: AnonymousI just really liked the handling of the Honda CBR250RR, and I was hoping that the VTR was similar, but with a naked bike look.
I don't want to get a new GS for $8000, then spend another $700 on it for new handle bars, tyres and springs.
1st point go with the CBR instead of the VTR if you want sport riding, the VTR really isnt that far removed from our bikes just better handling and less power but you could do no wrong buy one though they are a little pricey for what you get (no tacho until last years model).
2nd point Fair call i can understand that
FARK !...man you are one lucky dude...to walk away from that stack, albeit gingerly.....overshoot the cnr ?
Colman
Hey Guys was just looking at the motopix web site, was anyone up the old road on 1st of Aug? as there are 3 GS500 pictures there just wondering if it was anyone here.
One of them is a red one with a screen:cheers: :thumb:
Wish it was me! I have been so slack re getting out on the bike. Ive promised her a big wash/clean/chain tightening session this w/end but hopefully willg et out next week.
When is the next ride??? Hey Panik, how are you doing? You allright??
Cheers,
Duncan.
Not sure bout Motopix, do you mean DeenoPix ?? - If so then yeah myself (D1000069.jpg) and my mate Harvs (D1000068.jpg) are on there.
Is there a different site for photos ?? as we saw 2 photographers on the day on the Old Rd..Whats the Motopix link ? and is theer a password, etc ??
Cheers :cheers: :thumb:
both are the same deenopix is the web site but has motopix on his van I think.
Don't know about a second photographer, but now I'll have to look but nice pics anyhow Colman hope to see you up there some time do you stop at pie in the sky or road warriors? :thumb: :cheers:
Hi Guys,
I hope everyone, got home aright today man the wind was really bad down my way today *sp later on When it was time to go home I got blown all over the place :o I stop twice because it was way too strong.
panik, I have seen the rest of the pics of your bike & where it happen. maybe we should give the Putty Road a miss since you & Ben have both come off there :( it looks like a ok ride but? I realy hate when I hear about a fellow ride who has come off it's not good. I was reading in the group that two other rides come at the same place & time. anyway Take care & Ride Safe Everyone :)
all the best matt :) your friend
Gday guys, finally got some of the wet stuff eh. Will be some nice fresh air out on those roads this weekend if the skies have cleared up. Hope you are all well panik sorry to hear about your bike mate let us know what you get as a replacement. matt hows things down your way i heard there was some fairly bad fires down there last week is all ok ? I havent been out much at all the bike still hasnt had her first service been so busy with afew interstate travels plus starting a new job but hopefully more time will come my way real soon. cheers c0r.
He guys, anyone know of good fairing makers here in Sydney or interstate (if need be)....?
Appreciate any info/links
Thanks
Colman
Wish I did :( but the only thing I know about is the Givi screens also the 1/4 faring from Suzuki but it costs heaps. I did a price check on the Aluzzouro faring (or how ever else its spelt) it it will cost a tad over $2000 to bring into the country not to bad a price when you consider a TCP faring from the UK is much the same price i think and dont look half as good.
:cheers: :thumb:
Hi lads,
Well its been quiet in the old aussie thread lately! Good to get some rain but made it intersting on the bike!
Panik, whats happening? Hows the bike hunting going??
Hope everyone else is staying upright. We need to organise the next ride day. Im still thinking of the putty, that is a great bit of road. What does anyone else think? LW, hows benny?? Say gday to him and Geoff for me.
Cheers all, catch up soon. :thumb:
Hi Muldoon and everyone, yeah bloody rain and wind have kept me off the bike for about 3 weeks now starting to wonder if I can still ride :lol: but yeah we need the rain so just have to live with it but the itch to go scratching is getting to much hopefully I'll get out on the weekend thats the hope anyway.
Ben and Geoff are well ben should get his bike back next week if all goes well. I have another friend named Steve who will be picking up his new Bandit 1200 next Friday so I'll need to get in practice because he is a GUN been riding since he was 9 and is a total hoon so it will make for some interesting rides so if he comes with us on a ride we can watch him disappear in a puff of tyre smoke while on the back wheel :lol:
Any ideas for the next ride and when?
Panik hope you are well, I was looking again at the picture of your bike did you actually hit the gaurd rail as there's a nice ding at the front of the frame and was not sure if it was the tyre or gaurdrail that caused it. Again hope all is well.
Colman and cOr hope to see you both on the next ride or when were thinking of going up the Old Road next?
:thumb: :cheers:
Hey LW,
Are you telling me you dont ride in the rain?? And here I was thinking you were HARDCORE!!!! I tells ya, when it was pissing down, there was me on my mighty GS battling the elements and errant landcruiser drivers.... Experiencing the fury of the tempest, feeling mother natures wrath, sticking my hand up in the air shouting "IS THAT ALL YA GOT??". Watching the 7 car accident happen on military road.
Soft mate, very soft. :cheers:
:oops: Yes I dont usually ride in the rain :oops: unless I'm stuck out in it you have found the soft underbelly part of me. Thats what my car is for cold wet windy days.
I am HARDCORE :lol: in the dry but softc--k when the weather comes in OHH the shame!!! :(
But hopefully I'll cure that with the Tazzy trip next year as I expect we will be rained on and the car will be 2 states away.
Now just to steer the conversation away from my shame got my new tyres, BT45 not scrubbed in yet but much better then the standard tyres.
One final thought maybe I'm not HARDCORE just LUKEWARM :dunno: :lol:
:thumb: :cheers:
Touche old bean! Lukewarm you are. Now onto your tyres, I think they need a jolly good scrubbing. Hows about a blat up the old road and a pie on sunday??
Sounds good as long as its not raining :lol:
But will let you know closer to the weekend but yes for now as I think I'm turning into a kitty cat and need some more riding time because my mate gets his Bandit on Friday and he is coming for me because I kept hassling him that I'll whoop his ass when he gets a bike ( I know I can't but it worked in tricking him into buying a bike so he could shut my mouth worse thing is he will :( )
So yep I'll be there :thumb: :cheers:
Good work! How about anyone interested in going for a pie and coffee oh, and a ride up the old road, meet at procycles at 11am?? Do a run up the old road, spot of lunch, time for another one, bite of arvo tea???
Dang, Ill have to wash my bike now..... :cheers:
all good :thumb: :cheers:
LW, course you are gonna kick his butt. You are riding the mighty GS! Those pussies with their 1200's.. they make up in cc's what they lack in SKILL! Sick em LW! :guns:
well he still will have to run it in so I still have time :lol:
Thanks for the vote of confidence :)
:thumb: :cheers:
Yay! I finally got a replacement bike.
I've now got a Suzuki GSF-250-V Bandit, and a new Shoei helmet.
Hopefully the lack of power will keep me out of trouble. :P
:cheers:
congrats panik :thumb: at least its its still a suzuki ;) will we see you on Sunday we might need another suzuki to beat back the euro trash :lol:
:thumb: :cheers:
BTW you'll need to change your avatar picture now
I might be able to come on Sunday, what was the meeting time?
Were you going up the Old road again?
Cool Panik
Sunday Hornsby Pro cycles 11am just a quick ride for pies at lunch should have a good little group going me, Muldoon, Ben & Geoff on the euro trash (hopefully if Bens bike is ready) and another friend steve on his new Bandit 1200 which he got today. Hmm that means a pair of everything 2 GS500, 2 BMW 1150R and 2 Bandits :? that should be fun.
Well hope to see you there 8)
Coleman, cOr and Matt are you free?
:thumb: :cheers:
fingers crossed guys, weather report says rain for Sunday but hopefully they will be afternoon showers as its suppose to be 23c so the day should be OK maybe we should post messages on Sunday morning to confirm who will be going if it looks like rain if it looks good no need to worry.
BTW dosen't look like Ben will get his bike back by the weekend so it may be one big Suzuki run.
See you all there :thumb: :cheers:
I'm coming, I'm meeting up with someone else later, and I need a chance to give the new bike a bit of a run.
Hi guys,
Panik, great to hear about your new bike though I dont know what it is! Well dont for sticking with the mighty Spuzuki. LW How long does it take to fix a beemer? Seems like its been in the shop for a month or more! Anyways I wont be able to check the board after this arvo so if its raining in the morning, (and I mean pissing down) I wont come. Otherwise, see ya all at Procycles at 11am! :thumb:
Yep all good for tomorrow, went for a ride with steve today down camden way great ride but OMG is a bandit 1200 powerful :o he is taking it easy while he runs it in (only one wheelstand :lol: )seems to take 10000rpm of GS to stay with 4000 rpm of Bandit
So see you all tomorrow at procycles :thumb: :cheers:
Hi Guys,
I thought I would leave it for today just to let you know that I'm not comming up for the ride because the Weather not looking to good down here :( if the Weather report was better I would diff be comming up , I even got up at 6.30am just to check the Weather report & Have look myself but it looks like it going to rain from about 10.00am here and most of the state , I know that they do get it wrong but I don't really want to rain on my way & then have turn around and ride home (3hr rain just would not be fun) .
You guys if you do go have lot's of fun , but just watch out the cops man there has been lots of them between nowra and Wollongong .
all the best matt :) your friend :cheers:
Safe riding guys
well not to worry matt it ended up raining on us on the way back but the rid eup was great and the rain wasn't to bad but could of done with out it.
Everyone do yourself a real favour and change your tyres to the BT45's
even if your exadra or what ever they are arent worn just change them it will change the bike I can't believe the difference I knew the standard tyres were crap but not like that :o :x the bike just holds its line soooo well I could waffle on all night how good they are i even feel like going out now and giving them a graet big :kiss: .
Oh BTW way Muldoon you missed steve spinning up the rear of the Bandit typical steve because I hasselled him about being a hoon so he wouldn't do it while strangers were looking (what type of hoon is he :roll: ).
Anyway apart from the rain the weather is geting nicer so more rides I think :thumb: :cheers:
LW RODE IN THE RAIN!!! Yeehah! Sorry to miss Steve bagging it up, I had a drag with him before you guys shot off onto the freeay and kicked his butt! GS Power!!
At the moment I wouldnt know a good tyre from a bad one! Im still trying to feel comfortable cornering, waaaayyy too tense. More trips up the old road me thinks.
Im just pissed that I washed and polished my beloved and now she is covered in gray road grime crap... Thems the breaks I guess.
Anyway good to meet wiht steve and catch up wiith you and Panik. Tell Goeff not to be a kitty cat and ride in the rain and Benny to get his bike fixed. Whats the hold up??
CHeers! :cheers:
All right lads, the time has come... lock in the 14/9 cause thats when I go for my P plates!! Yahoo! 2 days after my next marathon I get to do battle with the slow turns etc. Wish me luck!
:cheers:
Hi Muldoon,
Cool I will lock it in :) Good Luck mate , Hey does this mean you go onto to your Blacks right if so does this mean you join old man club :mrgreen:
Ok Here a question for you Why do young Boy's with their SS Comm want to take us on at the lights :dunno: I was on my way home the other day & I stop at the first set of lights where the SS was aready stop , as the lights turn green they taken off like a bate out of hell just to keep up with me ( I wasn't even trying ( so when we stop at the seconed sets light's I thought to mysefl lets have some Fun So I look at them like is that all you got :roll: Well the light turn green I was off man the GS has
got some balls I left them for dead I was halfup the road (only in 3th) I could not see them around :mrgreen: The GS 1the SS 0
Yesterday I was on my way home & was have fun ( There is two very good turn ones a 55km left hand and it go into a s bend which is 65km ) I love going through there about 100km's ( it's 80km's) away I was comming out of the S bend & I notice this cars turn onto the road it had RED & Blue lights :o I thought I was gone It was a high way car with a Rad , luck I had seen him before he was face me and I had time to back off :mrgreen: He look at me & I look at him & just smile :) I don't think he was happy but it was cool
take care guys & Safe Riding
all the best matt :cheers: your friend
Matt, the reason why the try and take us on is many and varied.
1) They have no concept of power to weight ratios. They dont understand that my 220kgs and 50hp will beat their 1500kg and 200hp. THey arent real smart.
2) THey cant drive. Seriously crap reaction times. Most times Im down the road before theyve put their phone down.
3) They are have never ridden a motorcycle therefore thay have no conecpt of speed.
4) They cant hear when their car hits peak revs cause their stereo is too loud.
5) They get confused between the acceleration of the car and the vibration of the 100watt megaturbosuperesonsebassboombox they had fitted instead of their rear seat.
and finally.
6) Throw a corner at them and just wait for the brake lights. Funny as hell watching them barrel into a corner and you scoot under them!
But the best fun of it is to blast past them with you r L plate flapping in the wind! HAH HA HA!!!
Sorry to hear about the accident. The bike looks "trashed" (you can probably guess what word I wanted to use their).
I had a stack on my GS500 also. Ended up skating on my back at 80ks with my foot trapped between the tank and handlebar. Not too nice experience. Incredibly I walked away and the bike was fine except for a snapped blinker stem and small scratching on the gear case. Bike is completely operational and I am fine (sore but fine). Took me a bit of time to get back on the horse, but went for a little ride lastnight and had my first ride where I actually fully enjoyed and felt safe again.
I have locked in the 14/09 for a ride with you guys.
My email address is stuart782@hotmail.com in case you guys need to get me quicker as I don't drop by very often. Please feel free to contact me in relation to rides.
I went for my P's around 8 months ago and was able to go straight onto my Blacks......... due to my age......... getting the feeling I could be the old man of the chat room.
Talk soon and maybe see you on the ride.
Stuart
Quote from: Stuart782getting the feeling I could be the old man of the chat room.
You'll have to compare birthdays with
gsJack....
CharlieZ's similar claim ... and gentle correctiongsJack's "Who are You...?" post[/list:u]
Anyway, I'm glad you were able to get back on the horse. :thumb:
"Yeehaw, pardner!" from the GS Cow-Boy. :mrgreen:
Hi all,
Guess I missed the email alerts :dunno:
Stuart sorry to hear about the the crash glad to hear you ok :thumb: and the bike is good, I may have to point that out to ben GS's are stronger then BMW's (Ben is a mate of mine)
Muldoon 14/9 locked in "Practice Hard" your U turns and emergency braking and the rest is a pinch of piss no problems I got prefect score on the CBX 250 and that was with the bike wanting to stall when you turned the bars (Throttlecable was binding), and I kept stopping before the braking markers started for the emergency stop which annoyed the tester because I kept crossing the start line at the right speed :lol: trick is to go the lowest speed they ask not the fastest as everyone else in my group tried and most only just scraped through and they know most will just rush at it, turn up 1/2 to 3/4 of an hour early ride aroud the area a little bit and practice U turns and stops and you wont be nervious when its time to start the test a lot turned up bang on time and looked like they were going to wet themselves but as I stuffed up the time by 1/2 an hour I got to practice so :nana: to them :lol:
Hi kerry hows those Labbys of yours going can only guess they are much bigger and more destructive and do they have dangerous tails :lol:.
Anyway catch you all next time :thumb: :cheers:
Just a little Good Luck for tomorrow message for Muldoon hope it all goes well for you tomorrow and hope you have been practising, let us all know how it goes. 8)
Good news Ben finally got the BM back but of course they F**k*d up and missed some things, so though he has got it back its not finished it seems the fork leg hit the telelever and dented it, how they missed it I dont know but now he has to wait for the part and make sure the insurance will still cover it, but it shouldnt be a problem, but they are usless and I would suggest no one do business with Tom Byrne Motorcycles although we don't ride BMW maybe sometime in the future one of us will (Wont be me :lol: ) so dont go to Tom Byrne.
Anyway hope everyone is well and see you next time :thumb: :cheers:
Oh Yeah and Good Luck again Muldoon I sure you will do well :thumb:
Hi guys I hope eveyone good & How did you go Muldoon with your P's today I know you would have done very well :mrgreen:
Also tonight I book my acc for the Snowy Ride ( I just got in , the ski log is Full I have to sleep on fold out bed for two nights ) which is cool with 8) I'm on going to stay to about Wed & then ride home. take care guys & Safe riding :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
Hi Lads,
Well I did the test yesterday and I aced it! Yeeehah! Not one point on the most, I led the pack through the most difficult section of the road ride and my beloved GS was not only the prettiest bike there but through her unique combination of easy handling and slow speed stability got me through without a worry. And I was the only there who had bout my own bike! Everyone else hired CB250's. But thanks for the words or advice, it really wasnt as bad as I was thinking! Alot of it was due to an excelllent instructor at HART St Ives, she was excellent.
Cheers,
Duncan
Good work Muldoon I knew you get through no problems :thumb: 8) do you have to display the P plate or do you go straight to your black license?
Yeah I have to admitt that the HART instructors are excellent, good advice and dont treat you like an idoit if you do wrong.
Matt see you down there on the snowy run thankfuly Ben booked our rooms about a month ago so we are right to go we've got five going along myself GS500, Ben and Geoff BMW 1150R, Steve Bandit 1200 and Mick on an FZ1. What is the name of the place you are staying?
Once again Congrats Muldoon well done :cheers: :thumb:
Well I just visited the RTA and due to the fact I havent been in NSW for 5 years I am stuck on the red p for 12 months. Sigh. Oh well, I didnt ever do 80 on my L's so I guess 90 wont stop me! Yeeehaw!!!! And its not that I want to get rid of my baby either.
Cheers,
Duncan.
Dont worry about that 90kmh thing speed limits are for cars :lol: ;)
I have spotted a Black GS just down the road from me in Newtown. I am going to do the Post it note thing re: this chat room to him, see if can get another GS chatter.
We have been talking about a ride for a while now, are we going to do it??
Stuart :thumb:
Hi Stuart and everyone else,
Im moving house this weekend (ever try strapping a bed to a GS) but Im up for a ride the weekend after. Im also taking a week off from the 8-13/10 for a well earned rest so heading out on my baby for a looonnnggg ride! Yeehah! I still reckon we should head up the Putty witha lunch stop at the pub. Anyone??
sounds good to me :thumb: :cheers:
All righty then, my beloved goes in for her 6K service on Wednesday so she will be nice and fresh for a blast up the Putty. Lets say Sunday 3/10 and perhaps 10am at Windsor?? I have to work saturday is all. LW, has ben got his bike back??
yeah he got it back but is still waiting for some parts that still have to go on :x but its rideable :roll:
:thumb: :cheers:
Hi Guys,
I hope eveyone keeping safe with school out for two weeks I think?
I went on a group ride with a friend today down south towards batmans bay ( Well I start off with them for about 30km into the ride I lost them , well I back off they were riding way to Fast for me(between 120kms - 140kms :nono: + there was lot's cops out too . I must say that you guys are a great to ride with :cheers: .
Lukewarm,
I'm staying at the Steel Makers Alpine club at East Jindy if I dont see ya before the ride I will sent you a Email or PM I will give my Mob No & the clubs No too I really want to catch up with you for the ride on the Sat:) & panik too:) safe riding
all the best matt :) your friend
Salutations my Ocker buddies! Im in a good mood cause I only have 10 work days to go in my present job!!! Hooray! Whos coming up the Puty on Sunday???
Im dead keen to go for a cruise and see if I can narrow my chicken strips a bit...... Cause we wont be able to keep up with LW on his BT45's!
Any takers??
yeah I Should be there :thumb: :cheers:
Hey LW
How much is a 6K service??? Just a rough idea so I dont fall on the floor..
:cheers:
By memory about $230 make sure they dont use synthetic oil, after your first service they will put in synthetic with out you asking its good for later model bikes with flash alloys and such but no great use for the GS ask for normal mineral oil and that way it should work out cheaper. :thumb: :cheers:
Thanks mate! :kiss:
I knew if you didnt know then no one does!
We still on for Sunday :dunno: think the only thing that will stop me is rain :thumb: :cheers:
Hey LW and anyone else coming on Sunday!
Im still up for it, dead keen. I got my beloved back and she is running like a top so no excuses..... except perhaps the rain. Got soaked this morning! Anyone have a preference for meeting time??
bout 9.30am but where?
How about just over the windsor bridge, there is a park on the left. UBD ref map 86 H7. What about the weather. I wont have access to the net after 3pm this arvo so whats say, if its raining, no go. Cause I know LW doesnt like to get his hair wet......!!! :lol: :thumb:
Hey guys its been awhile, anyhow i havent been doin much riding as work has been pretty damn busy last 5 months anyhow i re did the Ls and am back on the bike, im heading to a BBQ and book launch this Saturday 23rd October at Road Warriors Cafe, Old Pacific Hwy, Mt.White from 12 noon to 3pm. see http://www.gearedup.com.au/ for more info. If any wants to join me let me know. cheers c0r.
I know its been a while but how did the book launch go cOr was thinking on heading up but didnt make it by memory it was raining that day.
Also did any of you see the papers today 1/11/04 six bike crash up The Putty 3 hurt 1 serious and a girl was killed on her bike from a head on with a 4WD it was truly not a good weekend for bikes having said that I had a great ride Sunday arvo through The Nato (Sutherland National Park) mixed it up with an R1, VFR800, Bandit 1200 and of course the BMW 1150R and the GS was never embarrissed I was at the end of the congo line but never out of site but just can't pull out of a bend like they can :x
Any way hope everyone is well I think a ride is due soon, anybody?
:thumb: :cheers:
Hi Guys,
I must say it's also been a while for me too been a little busy mysefl but I haven't forgot you guys:)
Lukewarm,
Yes I did read the paper today :( it's not good when this happens *Sp as bad as this :( I hope the guy make.
I finaly got to rid my GS on sunday I have not be able ride for a week and half because I have been having problems with my foot but she all good , we only have two weekends to the snowy ride have you guys thought about ? it .
all the best matt:) your friend
I've seen another GS getting around between Windang and Wollongong a couple of times (it looks the same as my '02), so I'm just wondering if anybody knows of any Wollongong riders who might frequent this forum...
Hi pfb
Welcome to our little group:) I use to live at Barrack HTS & I still have friends up there , which I do ride to visit. next time I ride up, we might be to catch up and go for a ride :mrgreen:
You are more than welcome to send me a PM anytime
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe ride:)
Bit of a late post, but guys The Snowy Run was brilliant :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :) :) :) we had it all sun, rain, sleet, hail and snow all in November oh and wind lotsa wind.
I would recommend that everyone book themselves in for next year it truely is what motorcycling is all about, there were between 2500- 3000 bikes about great weather once outside of Thredbo great roads great speeds (180kmh new top speed for me wasn't much left though) though its a bit hard to keep up in the open stuff with the litre plus bikes but showed them all what for in the tight stuff, espically down the Brown Mountain on the way back (we went via Tathra on the way back).
Sorry to hear you got booked on the way down Panik but i'm sure it still couldn't bring the weekend down, also if you look on the snowy ride website you'll see your picture under North riders but you probably already know nice picture.
Also Matt had did you go unfortantly didnt see you there did you end up going?
Well all the best guys I think a ride will have to be arranged soon but make sure you put aside this time next year if I had to ride once a year it would be for the snowy run :thumb: :cheers:
Bumped to make sure we dont dissappear of front page.....
Cmon guys where are you all ?? - very quiet lately...
Colman
Are you blokes all geared up for the longest day of the year tomorrow?
I know that THIS "North Hemispherian" is excited for the sun to start swinging OUR way again!
kerry the days have been damn long here the last few weeks, im not sure about this longest day but i sure as hell hope it isnt too much longer then the last week or so ive been able to see clearly on the roads from 5:20am upto 8:30pm so add another hour of more of dim light and you dont get much nighty night time round here.
Colman good to see your still around i still pop in regularly to read the forums but i havent been riding much, my bike is yet to see 1500km/s
but got acouple of weeks off so should be able to give her some decent spins.
Hi Guys,
Sorry for the lack of postting I have been very busy with work as we know this time of year is usely busy.
Lukewarm,
Yes I must agree The Snowny Ride was brilliant :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: . For my first bike weekend I total Enjoy it :) The weather was all over the place :o ( Man the wind how bad was that it's the wost wind I have very been in ) . The group I was going to ride with end-up not ride because of the snow ( they all got pissed lucky guys. I went on the ride with group from the place were I stay there was about 10 of us we had a ball , one of the guys was a 78 year age who work on the snow dam so we end doing a big ride which was cool 8) .
panik, I was great to finaly talk to you it would have been great if we could went on a ride but my group left before yours, I hope in time we All can meet and ride :mrgreen: .
take care & ride safe :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
Saddly it will have to be a real long ride before I can join in :(
Pitty sound's like you guy's have some good rides,If your ever headed down this way let me know. by the way which of you have 2002 GS 500, Ive got a few questions to ask :thumb:
HI Aussie GS & Welcome to the Group :cheers: . The best person to ask is Kerry who is a mod here he will be able to help you out he pretty good :) I hear you have some great rides down in Tasmania.
all the best matt :) your friend
Hi Guys,
How Funny is this on Christmas day I thought it would be great day for a ride , so I gas up at South Nowra & Was ride off when I notice a GS come off the round about ( I thought to mysefl Cool another GS ride going the same way I'm 8) ) anyway I let him over take me & he give me the thums-up
& b the horn & nod back to let him know any way he left me for dead. about 24kms down the road I pass the same GS again & He did the samething so I Nod. I keep on going until I made a pit stop at Ulladulla ,
about 15mim later the same GS come down the hill and stop & Said Hi Matt I could not belive it was Muldoon . I thought it knew that jacket but I thought to mysefl no way) anyway it's was great to catch up Muldoon & was a great ride down to Batmans bay I hope you had a great time & got home safe on Sunday . Also thank-you for telling about "Australia Motorcycle Atlas" what a GREAT book :) I think every motorcycle should have this book I thought it's very good.
last of all Everyone Here Have a VERY Happy New Year & Stay Safe :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
hey guys, how is everyone ?
Hi c0r & everybody :)
c0r,
I'm doing pretty I hope you and Everybody is also doing well :cheers:
Well I went for a good ride today down to Batmans bay & back I was going to go on but it start to rain :( in all I did about 300km's ( Small ride) . I know it's in Nov but just wonbering who going on the Snowy ride this year.
all trhe best matt :) your friend
*kicks himself*
You guys don't know how angry I am with myself. As the only South Australian member, I just got back from a 3000km ride around NSW on my '03 GS500, and spent a week in Sydney, It would of been great to catch up with you guys and go for a ride!
Maybe we can find some SA members, Or I'll probably be back in Syd some time.
Hi hornet,
Welcome to ther group :cheers: . Wow now thats a Big ride 3000km's how long were you gone for , I know you spent a week in sydney. please do let us know if you come back this way mabe we be able to go for a ride . Also keep an eye out here because there was a few of us who went on the Snowyride last year & are looking doing it again so maybe we all could meet up down there it's on the 26th of Nov 05 (I will check the date to make sure) it was the best ride I have been on :mrgreen: anyway take care out there :cheers: :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
Hi guys,
I just sent one my GS500 pewter keychains down to someone in australia, not sure if its one of you?
If anyone else would like one, I now have a paypal account setup. You can check em out my thread here...http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13658
Cheers,
Jeff
Hey guys, Have any of your done anything to your suspension ? Considering doing the front springs but wanted to see what you guys have done and if your brought your parts locally or just had your bike done at a mechanics etc, cheers c0r.
Hey, c0r. I got my front fork springs done last Friday at Trevor Jordan's in Wollongong. The new Progressive springs were $129.95 and installation cost me $77. I went for a ride up Macquarie Pass and back on Saturday (awesome weather all weekend!), and I think I got some better handling, although it might just be that I'm getting better at riding the twisties, so the results are really inconclusive so far...
Hi Guys,
Wow what a hot day it was today :o . pfb, did stop at the Pie Shop at Rob? I have not been there for a month .
all the best matt :) your friend
Yep, I stopped at the pie shop, but I hate their pies so I usually just have a coffee and piss off. On my last trip up there I met a guy from Nowra with a brand new black GSX-R1000 and a guy from Holland (I think) with a BMW. They've both heard lots of good things about the GS. Made me feel good!
pfb,
They use to be the best pies around a long time ago but they are just ok now . I just love going up there & meet other rides. My first time up there I could not belive how many bike riders stop there & how friendy ppl were :cheers: . I meet this guy who name is Max ( his Reg is Max) a very nice guy He & his friend , they both also had good things to say about the GS 500 which was soo cool .
Thats why I went with the GS 500 for my first bike because it had good reports, I have had it for a year next month .
I will be moving on in may to a bigger bike The GSF 1200s :mrgreen: which I can not wait for.
Hey next time you go for a ride up there drope me a line here & maybe we can meet :cheers: anyway take care & Safe rider :)
all the best matt :) your friend
Hi Guys,
Just letting you all know that I have to ride to Wollongong today & I'm go to stop at Rob Pie Shop about 12.30 or 1.00 today if anybody would like to meet up Sorry for the short notics but I got the phone call first today you are more then Welcome to join :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: me
all the best matt:) your friend
Hey Matt, just checking that you are alright...read in paper yesterday about a 30yo from Nowra was killed near Robertson in a bike stack...seriously..
:dunno:
Hi all ,
Colman ,
I'm ok thank-you for asking . that happen on the Sun, I did not know the guy but he work next door to our work at south Nowra he was riding a hayabusa . it's soo sad when another ride goes down :(
all the best matt :) your friend
Salutations fellow GS riders. Yes I finally got my butt back onto the net courtesy of a spunky lap top and a wireless broadband modem. What a great system! Anyhow jusst wanted to say hello and hopefully catch up with whos on the board over the next few days. The bike is running wel except for when i dropped it at the lights.... anyone ever replaced a fron brake lever?? :dunno:
Hope to catch up with the goings on soon and sydney riders, we should pull our fingers out and get together for a ride!
Cheers
Hi Muldoon,
It's Great see you back on here :) man I'm hope to get broadband at the end of the year . Well we would got it by now but first I must buy my GSF 1200S :mrgreen: only two months to go I can not wait.
Oh no not again :o what happen did forget to put your feet down at the lights.
Yes it would be great if We all could meet up & go for a ride , I have been thinking about do a Campbell town to Robs Pie Shop . I went for a ride up there about two weekends ago.
take care guys & Safe riding
all the best matt :) your friend
Quote from: Muldoonanyone ever replaced a fron brake lever?? :dunno:
Dude, my first stationary tip-over (of three so far :oops:) saw the demise of my bike's original brake lever. I got a new adjustable one for $29.90. The only difference is that it only has four stops instead of six on the original, and the end doesn't have the cut-out bit that weakens it to make it break off instead of bending. I also could have got a non-adjustable one for $12.90. To install it you just have to take out one bolt, which has a 5mm hex head on top and a 10mm nut underneath.
Quote from: pfbTo install it you just have to take out one bolt, which has a 5mm hex head on top and a 10mm nut underneath.
Oops, it's actually a slotted bolt, which goes through the master cylinder mount. The hex-head bolt holds the two parts of the adjustable lever together.
Cheers mate, Ill give it a burl on the weekend! Im a tad mechanically challenged though :oops:
Gentlemen (I use the term loosely),
It is with deep regret I announce the passing of my beloved first bike my 2002 Suzi GS500......
.....onto the Honda dealer who has kindly agreed to give her a new home and swap me for an 04 VFR800 (with a slight reimbursement to his good self)...
Pick it up on Wednesday....and of course its red !
If anyone's looking for an immaculate GS500, call Hawkesbury Honda (Windsor NSW) and see what sort of deal they can do you....Alternatively there are still a couple of 04 VFRs left at the bargain ride away price of $15,990....but I'm not here to poach any GS'rs
Anyways, I'll still post in here from time to time and maybe catch up with you guys on the next ride..
Cheers :thumb:
Colmano
Hi Colman,
sorry to hear that :o but you know We do have to move on . I will be doing the same thing in about 8 weeks ( I hope to) I was looking at the VFR 800 & the GSF 1200s Bandit I'm going to go with the Bandit because I like the seat it's like the GS . Hey just because you don't have a GS any more does not mean you can not ride with us . last ride we did one of the guys was on a bmw. so you are more then Welcome join us on the next ride :cheers:
all the best matt:) your friend
"I'M BACK BABY"
all my computers were replaced and I lost all my passwords and all that crap but thankfully I have just remebered them.
The GS has been everywhere since we last spoke including a 9 day tour of Tassie everyone book holidays and head down there it is simply the best place in Aust to ride period. :thumb: :cheers: :thumb:
Speak to you all later :thumb:
Welcome Back Lukewarm :) it's great to have you back I was starting wonder where you had gone . cool I had a friend who also did a ride down to Tassie & they said the same thing. I'm thinking mayby next year ? well it will depend on work .
Also I'm doing the Snowyride this year , I have taken two weeks off :mrgreen: so I can take my time getting down and leave.
it's good to see your back take care & safe Ride :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
**Bumped**
Whoops we almost fell off the page.....
Hey where is everyone these days, this forum used to be plastered with posts every week ?? - has everyone gone and bought Vespa's ??
:dunno:
still here but not as often as I would like other things have been getting in the way but trying to keep up to date. :thumb: :cheers:
Wow we have life how is everyong going I hope you all have been well . I must say yes it has been a little slow here I too have been a little busy with work & I also I have not been on a Good ride for about a month now, It's going to stay that way for another two weeks .
Thats when I take own of my GSF 1200s 05 :mrgreen: which I can not wait for :) I went to my bike shop to see how much they would give for mind & what they could do I got a pretty good deal, also I took a GSF 1200s for a test ride WOW :o what a bike I love it look out snowyride here I come :mrgreen:
when I get my new bike then I will be back ride :):):):) Safe Ride my friend :):)
all the best matt:) your friend
Hi all, Ill give you an update on my beloved so far.
I was off the air cause I moved then things took their time to get settled and a new puter and all. So finally back on the air with wireless broadband! Its bloody magic.
My beloved has had her share of trials and tribulations. Being the expert and super sensitive rider that I am (cough cough) I noticed she was getting a little bouncy over the bumps. After a month or so of getting sea sick just riding to work I had them check the rear shock and it was cactus. Totally knackered with not even a little bit of shockiness left. So that was replaced under warranty, during which they managed to scratch the swing arm and bend the adjuster plate..... So it went back and they found the chain had a lovely big tight spot so I just had both sprockets and chain replaced and she now rides like a new one! Yeeehah! Looking to catch up with everyone soon. Whens the next ride??? Lets make some plans! Hey LW, whats been happening? Hows Ben and the beemer?
Muldoon,
How may kms have you put on your bike ? I thought you would get alest aound 30,000 to 40,000 kms before you need to get a new chain man you must have done some really good rides :mrgreen:
all the best matt :) your friend
Hi All,
Well I trade my beloved GS in on thur & pick up my new GSF 1200s :) , boy what a bike I went on a small ride today about 110k's I love it :mrgreen: I cant not wait to do a good ride with you guys, but for now I'm going to do small ones until I get use to the bike. she got alittle more pwoer then the GS :mrgreen:
Here are some better pics ( I post some on the main board yesterday but I took them at night
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride
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Coooooool!!! :thumb:
Congrats nice bike when you feel its time put on an aftermarket exhaust my friend steve just put a staintune slip on pipe on his Bandit (same as your one) and it makes A REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE :o
See you on the road :thumb: :cheers:
Quote from: Lukewarm WilsonCongrats nice bike when you feel its time put on an aftermarket exhaust my friend steve just put a staintune slip on pipe on his Bandit (same as your one) and it makes A REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE :o
See you on the road :thumb: :cheers:
Thats the first thing I want to do when I have some money :)
Also I might be looking at selling my Haynes Servie & Repair Manual which I buy at the end of last year & I have not use so it's Brand new.
all the best matt :) your friend
Saafe ride
Quote from: matt86toAlso I might be looking at selling my Haynes Servie & Repair Manual which I buy at the end of last year & I have not use so it's Brand new.
D'oh! I just bought a Clymer AND a Haynes. Oh, well. Good luck with the Bandit!
I may be interested in your workshop manual as ive been a bit slack in buying one let me know how much you want for it and we'll get together.
Also may be doing a track day at Oran Park on Queensbirthday weekend should be fun :thumb: :cheers:
Lukewarm,
Just to let you know it the book the ( 89-97) mod on it. I have been told there has been no change. I pay $ 49 so I was thinking about $35 . please let know by here or Email :) take care
all the best matt:)
sounds good :thumb:
Lukewarm,
cool , I know this is short but I'm looking at heading north on sat (it will deep on the weather . I need to see a friend at oak flats & I was thinkng about making a day of it So As well I'm looking to go from here Rob pie shop , Mos Vale , mittagong, Bargo & than to Picton (Not the Fast way) & maybe to Stenwell Park/tops if anybody would like to join please let me know I'm looking at leave about 9.00 to 10.00 I will wait & see if anybody else is comming or Lukewarm to see if you want to meet some were on the way . please let me knnow I will come here about 10.00 ok :)
well I guess I'm going to pass to ride today the weather has not change I will see what sunday brings?
all the best matt:) your friend
Ssfe ride :)
sorry didn't get to check the posts over the weekend so missed out but might try for this weekend coming but will keep you posted :thumb: :cheers:
That's ok I know when I post my first message it was at short notice , I end up going to Wollongong for a quick ride ( just got home & it started to rain :x ) I'm wondering how many kms I will get out of a Full tank I did 275kms & still not on Revs I reckon it was pretty close to it. so maybe 300kms until revs? anybody?.
I'm working sat morn for three hrs but than I'm free & sun I planning to nothing so please let me :)
all the best matt :) your friend :cheers:
Safe Ride
how about meeting at Stanwell Tops on Sunday? :thumb: :cheers:
I could be up for that...
Quote from: Lukewarm Wilsonhow about meeting at Stanwell Tops on Sunday? :thumb: :cheers:
That sound good please pick a time to meet there , I will bring the book.
pfb,
Let me know if you are comming , We might be able to meet up pn the way :)
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride
Righto.
There's a few guys from uni up here who have been trying to start a club, so I'll see if any of them are interested... plus there's a couple of guys from work who might be keen, too.
We'll probably meet at Northgate Macca's, at the bottom of Mount Ousley.
Paul.
sounds good, I can try to get there about midday but will probably not be able to stay as Ive got a few things on later in the day but it would be good just to catch up see you there :thumb: :cheers:
ok around 12.00 a clock good for me if you change your mind ( weather not good) please post here so I know whats going on.
pfb,
it will take me about a hour & half to ride to wollongong. I live about 30kms south of Norwa , so I was think if it's ok we maybe meet up around 11.00 about's? also were is Northgate Macca's?
all the best matt:) your friend
P.S Lukewarm, I was wondering if you have any pics & Vid from our last ride Remember how COLD it was :o if so any chance of a copy :)
12 sounds good see you there, the footage from the last ride was not so good so it wasn't kept we can arrange another ride and I can fix up the camera for that I've been able to iron out most of the bugs now after losing some valuable footage of the Great Alpine Way so it should work out well for next time but lost my wide angle lens (fell off while filming) so I have to get another.
Anyway will talk more about that Sunday see you all there :cheers: :thumb:
Quote from: matt86towere is Northgate Macca's?
Hi Matt,
Northgate Maccas is on the Princes Highway in Fairy Meadow (cool suburb name, hey :roll:). It's easy to describe how to get there if you're coming down Mount Ousley, but since you're coming from the other way it's a bit trickier. Basically when you're heading North on the Southern Freeway and you get close to uni, there will be 3 lanes, of which the 2 right lanes continue on to the uni exit and Mount Ousley Road northbound. You have to get in the left lane and exit onto the Northern Distributor, and about a km after that you need to be in the far left lane again, to exit up onto the Princes Highway. A couple of kms up the road (after 2 or 3 sets of lights) there's a big roundabout, and you'll see some servos and Maccas on the right. The Maccas carpark is the meeting place.
If you see the speed camera, that probably means that you missed the Northern Distributor exit, you'll have to take the uni exit and follow your nose to Maccas, otherwise you'll end up stuck on Mount Ousley!
Go to
www.whereis.com.au and type in Street name:
Woodhill Street and Suburb or town:
Fairy Meadow, and you should see a little dead end street at the bottom of Mount Ousley Road... that's it.
If it's crappy weather, then I probably won't be there :dunno:
Thats were I thought it was , It's just down the road from wollongong high & north wollongong TAFE. is the vid shop still next door? so I will be there at 11.00 & wait for you guys . I will check here on Sunday morn to see if there's any changes
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride
Matt,
That's the place alright - and Blockbuster video is still right near Maccas.
See you at 11am on Sunday.
Paul.
weather report for sunday is fine but cool see you at Stanwell Tops at 12 :thumb: :cheers:
cool I can not wait , Hey has anybody heard from Muldoon lately?
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride
no not of late :thumb: :cheers:
I have try to ring his mob with no luck I hope he's ok.
I would be nice if he could be there.
all the best matt :) your friend
What a Great Day Thanks guys I had a great time today :cheers: . I love the ride through the Park very new for me but loved it , hey did anybody see the guy taken pics of bikes half up? . Also I got home safe just on dark oh here are the pics I had taken
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all the best matt:) your friend
Hey, Matt! Good to hear you made it home safe. Thanks for the photos :cheers:
I saw the clown with the camera half way up the park... I wonder if he got any good shots :dunno:
It was good to finally meet you, and Mark, and Steve, if he's out there...
Mick and I headed home down the old Princes Highway, which is a bit quieter than the f/way. It joins up again just before Bulli Pass, so we headed down the pass and had a liesurely run back into the 'Gong. What a great day :mrgreen: :thumb:
Catchya!
Yeah it was a nice day good to catch up with you all only sorry I didn't get to hang around, well theres always next time :thumb: :cheers:
Just sticking my head in to say helllo.
You Sydney blokes should've gone through the RNP Sunday morning, me and a bunch of other guys went for a run down the coast, and went throught he RNP about 8:45am, as soon as you hit the dark section, it was so cold (heard it was ~5C) whenever you let out a breath, you couldn't see! After that though the weather for the whole day was great.
I'll have to try to catch up with you lot the next time you organise a ride somewhere.
glad to hear from you Brembo always need more NSW riders stay tuned to this post for next ride date (although not to sure when) :thumb: :cheers:
Welcome brembo to our group :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride
Hi there to Brembo, and *bump* to keep us on the 1st page..oh and BTW, I dropped my new VFR 2 weeks ago...lesson reiterated:
Slippery roundabout + Cold tyres + A little 2 much throttle = LOWSIDE :oops:
Sorry to hear about the lowside at least by the sounds of it your ok thats the important thing, was that a new VFR?.
Also to the other Aust GS riders just did the progressive fork springs on mine and its the best $130 Ive spent on the bike so far even better then the BT45 tyres if you haven't done it yet rush out now and do it its amazing the difference compared to the standard springs, it now brakes MUCH better and holds its line so much better then before and you can feel everything from tipping in to pulling out of bends its all there no vague spots at all, it actually makes the front forks feel like motorcycle forks not mountain bike forks as they did, now I'm almost thinking I don't need to upgrade to a bigger bike yet as things just became a whole lot faster woo hoo :thumb: :cheers:
I was thinking about getting some pregressives, and when they're needed next, some much stickier tyres. ATM I'm running Arrowmaxes, hardest tyre compound known to man :o Next time I might try the GPR80's or a mate suggested BT092's? One of the guys I ride with runs GPR70's on his 250RR, great grip but not a long life tyre, the GPR80's have more life, same with the BT092's.
But I think you've sold me on the progressives, I'll start putting some money away for those!
Colman,
Sorry to hear about your lowside, it's good your ok . I don't know you haer about a fornight ago a rider went down here.
he the was late Frank Doble 67 of Mt Annan. he was heading north on the
highway & was turning into Moss st when a car was also turn into
Moss St from the Right side of the Highway when they Crash.
I feel very Sad Everytime I hear of one US going down :( it's even
worse when it's not the Riders fault. I wish Cars would take more
care & look out for riders & not think about them selfs all the
time. there must be somthing that can be done maybe Run T.V Ads,
when ppl do there L, P's they should be told to keep an Good eye for
riders.
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride
Thanks Luke, yeah brand newie (only had it a month with about 1,100k's on her)...Big thanks to you too Matt..It's funny (not haha funny) that when you become a bike rider, you all of a sudden pay attention when the traffic reporters of a morning mention "...due to a motorcyclist down on cnr..." I too wince and think of the unknown (to me) comrade who has become a victim of a careless cage driver or his own circumstance...
Still, I cant wait to get back on her and take my chances amongst those lunatic drivers oblivious to anything outside of their own little world, rather than sit at home and let life pass me by....
Cheers boys :thumb:
Colman
Colman, all the best for a speedy recovery (for you and the bike)!
For anyone who's interested in a Macquarie Pass ride this UPDATE:Saturday, 18 June, I'll be starting off at the Macca's on the highway in Albion Park Rail at about UPDATE:10 am.
Let me know if you're interested, so I know who to wait for.
Cheers,
Paul.
would like to but will be installing rear shock and chain and sprokets sunday so hopefully next time :thumb: :cheers:
No worries, mate.
I've just edited my last post... :?
It's now gonna be tomorrow, Saturday 18 June (instead of Sunday) at 10 am (instead of 11 am), still at Macca's on the highway in Albion Park Rail.
Went for a ride through the Royal National Park (RNP) today (like I usually do every Sunday) and boy it's slippery. Every whinter it gets this way, it's cold all the time, when it rains the rain takes days to dry, and today the road was green :? moss all over the place. The chilling coastal breeze didn't help much when I got down to Bald Hill :o
went for a ride sunday up the old pacific Hwy and the road was getting damp up there as well so it shows winter is with us again.
Fitted my new rear koni shock before I went as well as new chain and sprockets still have to do some fine tuning but otherwise it is already soooooooooooooooooo much better I can actually feel everything now although it is a little firm but the only problem now is that to adjust the rear spring I have to take the shock off the bike due to the collar adjustment but thats a small price to pay for the feel I have now and I can still adjust dampening while its still on the bike so once I am happy with the spring it should be set and forget ( I hope ) although I get the feeling I have more suspension now then I do have bike :lol: :thumb: :cheers:
Any you guys interested in getting one of the GS pewter key rings I've PMed Airbrush to get a price for key ring and postage so I will let you know :thumb: :cheers:
A rubber one I'd be interested in. The only place I'd use a GS500 ketring is on the GS's keys, and metal keyrings are a nono IMO, last owner of my bike had a monster bunch of keys and now the triple clamp and front of the tank are all scrathed up :(
Yeah, I'd be interested. Are you thinking of getting him to send a bunch together to save on postage?
yeah thats what i was thinking, also was looking into seeing about plastic or rubber key rings but would need to have a minium of 250units made so that may be a bit of a pain but I will still look into that but will still look at getting the pewter one to put on my spare keys :thumb: :cheers:
Hi All,
I finaly got my computer going my Vid card was gone $60 later she work like a dream well for now until I can update it.
I also got my personal No. plate the other day it look soo cool & you know what it's not the black & white ones which you must pay a $100 a year :( I pay a one off fee of $174 & I got to pick my plate two letters & three No.s or the other way around thats the good news & the bad side of things our only sealed road into my town is been upgrade for month now ( man they work way to slow) & it look like it might going for least another month or so :x because of the rain we havew had ( I know we need it) they guys should be able to do it in three week not a month .
I guess when they finish I will do a BIG ride :mrgreen:
all the best matt :) your friend
What a horrible weekend. The rain, cold temperatures, carby jets didn't come in. To top that off, I've had a stomach bug for the past couple of days co I'm feeling downright horrible :(
yeah it was a crap weekend I was going to go to the protest ride across the harbour bridge yesterday but thought it would rain seems it stay dry for the ride so I missed out Bugger :x
I was going to ask you how the jetting went but oh well.
Hope you get over the bug, go out to your GS and look at it for a while might make you feel better it seems to work for me at times :thumb: :cheers:
Don't think I'll be able to wring the GS's neck for a few weeks :( This weekend coming is packed, got a bday friday night, mates bbq saturday night, then if I'm upto it (highly doubt it) I'll tag along with the slower paced Honda riders club ride out west. HRCA ride is a big stretch to get to so hopefully it's dry the weekend after that, if it's not, another mates getting hitched the weekend after that. Gah!
Quote from: Lukewarm Wilsonyeah it was a crap weekend I was going to go to the protest ride across the harbour bridge yesterday but thought it would rain seems it stay dry for the ride so I missed out Bugger :x
I was going to ask you how the jetting went but oh well.
Hope you get over the bug, go out to your GS and look at it for a while might make you feel better it seems to work for me at times :thumb: :cheers:
Hi Guys,
did anybody else see the news on T.V the other night ( Sun) they run a story on the Tolls protest , they said there was about 350 + bikes that had taken part. man that big.
And on a VERY Sad time :( :( :( :( :( I don't know if any of you know that a GREAT Legend has pass away for these who knew him his name is Cash & he ride's up front with his owner ( yes he a dog) I don't see him as a dog but a Legend , I remeber before I got into bikes my good friend who rides told me about this guy who rides with his mate sitting on the tank.
Lukewarm,
Remeber our last ride to the Rob pie shop we just sat down to eat when this guy & his girlfriend was leaveing , I could not belive my eyes . here was this dog sitting on this bike and what happen next was GREAT, Tex pop the front wheel off the ground as they left man how cool was that.
Here is a word from Tex
Hi All,
I have just returned from a ride up through Walcha, Oxley Hwy,
Armidale, Dorrigo etc, a bikers dream. But not this weekend. The weather was
atrocious, that was bad enough, my mate fell off going thru a roundabout in
Walcha at 20kph, broken ribs and a punctured lung!! That was the final straw, I
pulled the pin and headed back to Coffs Harbour to stay at a good friends place
then headed for home this morning. Cash and I were heading to Hornsby to meet
25 other like minded soles for what should have been a blast of a ride weekend.
At around 0600 on Friday morning in company with 2 other bikes I turned left off
the M4 into James Ruse drive, Cash was barking, just to let me know that he
wasn't happy with the rain!, I turned around to see if Scotty (my mate) was
still behind me (mirrors on a RSVRFactory only show ur forearms!!) in a blink of
an eye, Cash had lost his footing and fell off, his lead was hooked up to a
plastic clip designed to break in this situation so he
doesn't get dragged by the bike. Traffic was exceptionally heavy, I knew in my
mind that Cash would not make it. I rode straight up on to the island and ran
back looking for my best mate, Cash had made it to the island but obviously in a
confused state had ran onto the other side of the road only to be fatally
injured by an oncoming car. I picked up Cash and carried his little broken
body back to his bike, layed him on the tank and took him for his last ride back
to home. We buried him in the backyard, believe me, I come from the school of
hard knocks, but this was the hardest and saddest thing I have ever done.
My little mate had travelled over 250,000klms on various bikes with me(think
about that?) we knew each other well, we had done countless wheelies, ridden
hundreds of mountain roads, raised tens of thousands of dollars for various
charities, put smiles on a million faces, given hope to hundreds of sick kiddies
through visits to many childrens wards, Cash held the doggy lap record at
Eastern Creek, Oran Park and Phillip Island, he was officially the fastest
Motorcycle riding dog in the world. 11 seconds @ 125mph at bikefest 2004 WSID.
Clocked in excess of 250kmh at Oran Park, Kids race day 2004.
Why did I still go on the ride over the weekend, because I know that is what
Cash would have wanted me to do!.
I could go on, but I am too sad and I think u get the picture that Cash was not
a dog, but a member of my family and my best mate!. To have met Cash, was to
put a smile on your dial, to know Cash, was to love him!!.
Ride on little mate. Gone but definetly not forgotten.
Janelle and I would like to thank everyone for their sincerest condolences.
Thank U.
Tex.
T.J.Motorcycle Performance
Long live the Legend Cash
all the best matt your friend
safe ride
Yes I heard about Cash on Sunday night it was very sad :( but at least he went out doing something that he loved and my best wishes go out to Tex for his loss :(
Rain!
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I'm in a state of confusion we need the rain but I want to ride :? :thumb: :cheers:
I total agree we need the rain but I really want to go on a ride too ( I was told today if it wasn't for the rain last week the road would have been all finish on last Friday . they hope to have all by next friday if weather lets them ( I hope it does) anyway guys take care & keep safe :cheers:
all the best matt:) your friend
Went for a trundle down the Audley and took some pics today, got a decent one of my bike (the unscratched side ;))
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nice pic almost hard to remeber seeing the weir underwater :o
how did the jetting go do you know what sizes were used and did it make a difference.
I was thinking nice day for a ride but had to go to work :(
Are you heading through the nasho this weekend? :thumb: :cheers:
While I was down at Audle, lots of cars, 4wd's and a couple of bikes decided to cross the weir, wasn't too deep for the bikes as they went across the footpath instead of the road lanes. Good effort by the guy on the MV Agusta F4 for giving it a go too, got a pic of that somewhere.
Jetting still hasn't been done yet :x Mech got swamped with bikes when everyone decided to get their bikes serviced while it was raining. It's getting done at 8am tomorrow :thumb: Still running 125 main jets instead of the 118 it needs so you hit 6k rpm and the bike just bogs down. I need to get some more space and some tools and learn to do this kinda stuff myself, didn't look too hard.
I might go through the park Sunday if I'm not dead, got a busy weekend, lots happening.
EDIT: Let it be known, I did NOT put that ohlins sticker on the front guard, the last guy who owned it did.
cool pic Were is the Audley? as you can guess I don't know Sydney that well :)
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride
Hi Matt, Audley is where we turned around to come back through the National Park when you came up for the ride with Michael and I, after we met Wilson at Bald Hill...
Hi pfb,
Thanks for letting me know :cheers: , did anyone get on the bikes this weekend just gone? I finaly took my girl for short but Good run & can now wait to do a big ride :mrgreen: take care guys :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
no real riding last weekend was just fine tuning the suspension think i have nailed it so hoping for a ride this weekend if i can find some time :thumb: :cheers:
For any of you lot who own any Kryptonite locks with the round barrel style keys;
QuoteDear Kryptonite Customers,
Thank you very much for your patience over the last few months as
Kryptonite worked to re-engineer and manufacture replacement locks for the
tubular cylinder lock exchange programme. So far, Kryptonite has shipped
more than 300,000 replacement locks to countries around the globe,
including Australia and New Zealand. As you might imagine, this has been an
enormous undertaking.
While tubular cylinders have been used in many other brands of locks, we
are most proud to let you know Kryptonite is the ONLY lock company
conducting such an extensive exchange programme. We remain committed to
provide to you, our customers (our most valuable asset), a product which is
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We are pleased to let you know that we are ready to begin delivering
replacement locks to those of you who registered for the replacement
programme on the Kryptonite website.
On Saturday, 9th of July, 2005, we will have 13 staffed exchange locations
across Australia. Please come to one of these locations, between the hours
of 10.00am and 3.00pm, to receive either a complete replacement lock or a
replacement crossbar, with new non-tubular cylinder, depending on the type
of lock you registered for replacement.
If you are not able to get to one of these sites on the July 9th, please
send a message to kryptonite@cassons.com.au, to the attention of Nicholas
Peddar. He will make arrangements to send your replacement item to your
local motorcycle or bicycle store, for your exchange.
To receive your replacement, you must turn in your old lock and keys.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to give you your replacement item
without these.
If you are exchanging a bicycle lock that was sold with a carrying bracket,
please keep all parts of your bracket system, including any pieces attached
to the lock, so that you can use it with your new lock.
The exchange locations and the Kryptonite programme representative for that
area are listed below:
Sydney Motorcycle
Motorcycle Accessories Supermarket, 111-115 Church St., Parramatta. - Mick
Potts
Motorcycle Accessories Supermarket, 1/387 Macquarie St., Liverpool. -
Michael Day
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Sydney Bicycle
Wooly's Wheels, 82 Oxford St., Paddington. - Steve Newberry
Melbourne Motorcycle
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Melbourne Bicycle
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Noyes Motorcycles, 117 South Pine Rd., Brendale. - Shane Musgrove
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Adelaide Bicyle
JT Cycles, 266 Pulteney St., Adelaide. - Peter Montesi
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Hobart Motorcycle and Bicycle-Horizon Motorcycles, 233-235 Main Rd.,
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May we both take this opportunity to thank you for your patience during
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Anyone up for a ride in a few weeks if the weather is good? Have to be a Sunday though, meet sometime around 10am and go from there. Destination wise? Up the Old Pac Hwy for a few laps? Or down the coast to Mac pass etc?
Need to get a decent ride under my belt, all this rain of late and bike fixing/servicing etc. (and a new chain soon too :guns: ) To top it off a mate smashed his bike last Sunday :( Hit a dog at 90kph.
I just need to ride :x
The old road sounds good, i was hoping to get out yesterday but the bloody wind stopped me talk about blowing a gale I hope to get out next weekend as my mate is finally getting some new tyres, but when your ready let me know any news on your jets yet? :thumb: :cheers:
Jettings still not quite right, almost though, and runs well enough that I give up! No more! Got pink slip, green slip and rego for the bike today, just need to get the insurance going and I'm all set for another year :S
Old Road it is, hardly venture up that way cause it takes an hour and a half just to get to berowra :o but I'm sure I can plug away and make an effort :)
Hey Guys,
Just drop a line to see how everyone & hope that you are good & Safe .
brembo,
Thanks for the heads up on the lock , I pick a new the other day and Lukewarm I have question Steve's aftermarket exhaust is it the EPA one? It really does not matter just asking . and has anybody else book in for the snowyride yet , I sent my money on mon. man this should be a great weekend . I'm taking two weeks off work & planning to leave on the wed and comming on on the follow tues.
It's looks like they will have the road finish on Fri :) anyway take care :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride
Hi Matt
Steves muffler is a staintune and meets all the regs nice sound at idle and good sound under acceleration very quite at constent throttle but he has taken the baffle out so its usally quieter but without it its not to loud cost by memory was between $600-$650.
I've got the accomidation booked for the snowy ride but haven't sent the rego fee yet we are back in threadbo and see The Angles are playing Saturday night should be a good one, also were you riding last weekend around Macquarie Pass had someone coming the otherway in riding gear like yours but didn't notice what type of bike it was so just wondering we ended up at Robertson pub after coming the back way through Campbelltown talk about bloody cold and bloody bumpy but the new suspension showed its worth and worked really well.
Hey Brembo hows it all going is the bike running any better? we will have to have that ride up the old road yet, you to Matt :thumb: :cheers:
Quote from: matt86tobrembo,
Thanks for the heads up on the lock , I pick a new the other day and
I got all my locks changed over to the new key type, even got a really really banged and beaten up old lock that I got with my bike changed over to a brand new one :thumb:
With the snowy ride I'd love to go on it, but havent thought about where I'd stay etc. A group of guys I know usually rent out a lodge but I haven't seen any for a month so don't know what's going on :dunno: Hopefully I'll see one or two of them this weekend.
On the aftermarket pipe thing, Staintune make a pipe for the GS, RRP is $650 and comes with the EPA tag. Not sure if it's a full system, or just a cut and shut deal like the VTR250's. There's also a mob in Kirawee that do custom pipes. They make it how ever loud you want, and provide an EPA label and they can also put in a baffle as well. They can make it in stainless steel, carbon or chrome finish, and a guy who had one made up for his R6 said his cost $550 for the muffler and mid pipe. I was thinking about a new pipe, but don't see the benefit on such a banger as my GS :lol:
On the ride front, I've been out of it the last few weeks (sick and just plain buggered) so if it's dry/warm on Sunday I'll be going thru the RNP and then be at Bald Hill during the morning. Just need to make sure I clean the chain first this time.
Righto fella's, I've got myself somewhere to stay (pending confirmation) for the snowy ride, so where abouts are you guys staying, and what are your plans, if you've thought about it yet, for making the trip down to the Snowies?
AND
I'm planning to go out to WSID again on the night of the 31st of August for the off street drags with a few blokes from another AU forum I frequent. So who's interested in getting out there? If you are I can post up the details.
Got my bike dyno'd and properly jetted this week :cheers: Turns out the last time the carbs were worked on, the mechanic didn't put one of the needles in properly, so it was just rattling about in there :x
But now the bike runs like a dream :thumb: should also fix the shocking fuel mileage I was getting (250km before reserve). No aftermarket pipe or air filter on the bike atm, so no additional power from the dyno tune, but I can say that in pretty much stock form, the bike gets 37.9rwhp.
PS: Anyone coming out to WSID wednesday night??
Hi All,
brembo,
At this stage I there are two of us my friend & I will be heading down on the Wed before & Well be there until the next tues when I wiil come back. if things change I will let you all know.
Cool how much power dose she have now? at this time I'm going to leave the Bandit as is for now , many because of the money thing but in time I will mod her. I finaly got her up to 4000kms :)
This Sat comming I'm going down to Narooma with a friend from down here & was wondering if any of you guys would like to come it's a full day ride, so please let me know :)
all the best matt:) your firend
Safe ride
I just noticed that the forum hasn't been messaging me with new posts was almost thinking everyone left, good to see that you are all still here :thumb: :cheers:
Nope I'm still here just been a little busy with work:
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride
Ugh, Street meet was cancelled due to the insane winds and possible rain :x I'll have to go in a week or two instead.
Might go for a short ride through the RNP and down to the pie shop on Sunday. Can't remember the route through Mt Kiera so I guess I'll have to slab it down to Albion park.
Just noticed the post about the snowy ride the only plans we have at the mo is to be there we have a place booked at Threadbo but thats about it so I let you all know whats happening when we work it out with everybody good news is we may have a car coming so it can carry all the luggage :lol:
Question for Brembo what is WSID :dunno:
Exhaust answer magnum make a full system for a GS, 1 for road 1 for track the road one by memory was about $720 the race one about $650 I think it was cOr from Tassie that had one although I saw his bike for sale in the last just bikes classifieds it has a nice chrome full system with a stainless muffler looked good and he had the good suspension on it which kills my almost claim to having the best handling GS in the country he had the fork springs and a Hagon rear shock Ive got the springs and a Koni rear but I think the hagon has more adjustment then the Koni :dunno: .
Anyway stay good and Stay upright.
Till next time :cheers: :thumb:
WSID = Western Sydney International Dragway ( www.wsid.com.au ), they run off street drags every wednesday night.
I have similar plans for the Snowy Ride, I've got accomodation sorted for Friday/Saturday nights, but other than that who knows...
I checked out RaceTune for a price on a new pipe, for a new exhaust with EPA label, baffle, muffler and midpipe I was quoted $575. Didn't think to ask about a full system.
EDIT: and as always, the weather has cleared up :guns:
Quote from: Lukewarm WilsonHi Matt
Steves muffler is a staintune and meets all the regs nice sound at idle and good sound under acceleration very quite at constent throttle but he has taken the baffle out so its usally quieter but without it its not to loud cost by memory was between $600-$650.
I was wondering today & I have a question did you guys put Steves muffler on or did you have a bike shop do it? I have been told that I will need to cut my pipe :dunno: to put the new on.
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
He did it himself but he has all the tools at work to do it but he said it was pretty easy. Im sure he said he had to cut it but I'll check with him to be sure :thumb: :cheers:
Went for a fang thru the RNP and down to the pie shop via Maq Pass. Havent done any longer riding for a while and now I'm spent, I hurt all over :oops: The double lines on Maq Pass seem to be working, I was only almost taken out by a moving truck instead of every second car :o
Got some pretty neat fule consumption too, 238km, 10L even. 4.2L/100km :thumb:
hi there,
i'm from melbourne if there are any other riders from the area wanting to catch up for a ride.
i have the full magnum system on my bike and it is pretty sick.
what mods are you people out there running on your bikes ?
what parts for the gs have you been able to source in aus ?
take care
paul
My ol' goat is bog stock except for a rejet to get it running right. Would be good to put a new air filter in, and a new exhaust but I'm too poor for that :oops: Have considered Progressive fork springs as a future option though.
EDIT: Also unofficial 'bike night' out at WSID this wednesday for anyone interested.
Funny was up Mac Pass yesterday heading to Robertson when my mate Steve decided he would egg on a WRX to come play up on the pass I had already noticed before hand that the driver of the WRX was a gun and his Rex was not standard so there I am with pics in my mind of being wedged underneath said Rex when we get to the beginning of the pass.
Steve takes off I try to keep up but to no avail but still pushing hard when a grumbling white rocket flys past me and the falcon in front of me which I just caught and within 2 bends it has toasted me no problem I think to myself as I've been beaten by them once before I know there quick and this guy is a gun but I think to myself Ha no way can he catch Steve.
As I'm still pushing hard and closing in on the pie shop still no sign of either WRX or Bandit then I see the Rex coming back the other way he gives me a wave which I return, 3 min later I'm at the pie shop theres Steve 3/4 the way through his ciggy (he'd been there a couple of minutes) "Did he catch you?"
I enquired "Caught and passed me" came the answer, turns out the Rex outbraked the bandit in one of the hairpins the bloke came in on the brakes at the last minute touches the handbrake sticks out the rear and power drifts all the way through the corner with all 4 tyres smokin Steves tried going back to first but could only keep pulling wheelstands out of the bends.
Never under estimate the power of WRX on a bumpy road
Quote from: spirit33
what mods are you people out there running on your bikes ?
what parts for the gs have you been able to source in aus ?
____________________________________________________________
Hi Spirit,
Welcome aboard
Mods to mine include Ventura rack and bag, dual accessories plug under seat ,Progressive front fork springs and Koni rear shock, Givi screen dririder saddle bags thats about it. Not really that much you can buy out here except for your exhaust system and a Hagon Shock which is about $550-$600 the Koni I got you can't buy any longer I was lucky it was old stock in the warehouse
What did your exhaust system cost you?
Brembo whould love to make it out on Wednesday but have to go to a work seminar that night damn it :x so hopefully next time but let me know when the next one is think I'll watch the first time and enter the second time ( I need to work on fast starts) :thumb: :cheers:
This funny what time were you guy's at Robertson pie shop? I end up there about 1.30 I start from nowra down to batmans bay & over to Braidwood pie shop ( This is one pie shop which is a must, the pies are GREAT) from here onto Goulburn and last of all Robertson pie shop all up 470km I also think it's a good Idea about The double lines I wish they were alway the up.
Welcome to the group Paul :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride
Hi Matt
Were you with someone else? I may have passed you on the way to robertson pie shop on Mac Pass had a bandit and another bike pass me the other way as I was heading up, would have been about that time :thumb: :cheers:
i have had 2 magnum exhausts. the first was the carbon fibre. $725. then i lost the front on an off camber round about. the only damage i did was to gouge out a nice hole in the carbon. had to get a polished alloy one $525 as they had no more carbon fibre ready and i was in a hurry to get bike back on road.
have any of you done anything to front end ? i.e. double disc.
i just have to take some measurements but i believe the disc and caliper of an early suzuki across is the same as gs just opposite side. there are already mounting holes on gs rim for second disc. just need to weld some mounting points on opposite fork and new master cylinder and you have a double disc front end for around $400-$500.
i have a set of bandit 1200 forks and triple clamps but i think setting this up would be a more expensive endevour.
i have started playing around with carbs & jetting.
unlike the american model we have adjustable clip postions on our needles. i have tried 122.5 main jet. good improvement, but am going to try 125 & 127.5 to find the best.
well i will go before i ramble on too much.
hear from you all soon
stay upright
paulie :thumb:
Hi Spirit,
Sounds like you've got some good ideas there I like the idea of the twin disk front end with across parts if you find out anything more let us know also was the prices you quoted for the exhaust was that a full system or just the muffler :thumb: :cheers:
the first price with the caron fibre was full system.
second was just for can as i had header pipes still.
i think the price for full system with polished alloy can is $625.
you would not believe the sound. it is absolutely awesome. it growls.
down shifting into a corner or upto lights she makes some nice sounds. i highly recommend it to any gs owner.
you lose a tiny bit of acceleration as it is a 52mm inner diametre from memory. but i am going to play with some slight restrictor plate just beofre the can to get the perfect balance.
take care
paulie.
anybody heading to melbourne for the motogp ?
Quote from: Lukewarm WilsonHi Matt
Were you with someone else? I may have passed you on the way to robertson pie shop on Mac Pass had a bandit and another bike pass me the other way as I was heading up, would have been about that time :thumb: :cheers:
Hi Lukewarn,
it may have been I was by myself but I did let a few bikes by? I think I left about 2.00. I also had a friend from who just got his L's was up there too with a friend. when he was up there this poor guy drop his bike :o
sorry if it a bite over the place I'm just a ilttle Sick right :? anyway take care Everyone
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Hi Guys,
Last min I thought I would go for a ride up north to the Moss vale & back to the Robertson pie shop :mrgreen: . I had a very good ride most of the way up the pass ( not going full on doing my speed) I end up behind a car which was gong slow & Stopping to let car's down ( He start to piss me & other cars off anyway we around the very last hairpin & onto the overtaken area I thought I will overtake this guy ( I forgot I was still in 1 gear) I did my very first wheelstand , well it was only small one, but it got the old heart going :o as usely the pies were great. I went back the same way what a dream run down :mrgreen: . Well if anyone is thinking of come down my way this long weekend , you may want to have seconed thoughts from Albion Park Rail to Kiama the speed was 0-20kms max :( .
Lukewarm,
in about three weeks I will have my staintune on , I can not wait :mrgreen: :mrgreen: away guys Take care & Ride Safe :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride
hey guys!!! good to see some aussies on here. Im getting a new gs500e or f model soon :) i just passed my L's down at nowra but i live in sydney. I should have the bike within 2-3 weeks depending on a few things. Although i cant get my actual Leaner licence until the 23rd of october bcuz im not 16'9months yet only 16'8monts :( But will definatley wanting to come for a ride!! My bro who is 20 might be getting a gs500 too so more the better i say. :cheers:
QuoteWell if anyone is thinking of come down my way this long weekend , you may want to have seconed thoughts from Albion Park Rail to Kiama the speed was 0-20kms max .
I know exactly how u feel. I was with my old man going from his house at shoal haven heads to wollongong to look at some bikes (2005 gs500 for me! :lol: ) and it was bumper to bumper, stop start stop start. Couldnt go in on saturday as the traffic was to bad and we got up late. Its funny i didnt think there was any aussies on here and then i here you talking about places i know (kanga/pie shop/nowra/WSID my friend works there she lets me in for free :lol: any if you guys have msn add me Hybird52 at hotmail dot com (worded it like that so spamers dont get my address) Im only young with only dirt bike experience so when i do come for a ride i need someone to stay back ahahha :cheers:
Quote from: spirit33anybody heading to melbourne for the motogp ?
Hi Paul,
Not this year I did think about it but, I have taken two weeks off work for the Snowyride this year, but hey maybe next year :cheers: I work at south Nowra on the highway & every year when I'm down the front near the road I see all the bike going down & say to myself these Lucky guys& Girls :cheers:
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Quote from: menox
Im only young with only dirt bike experience so when i do come for a ride i need someone to stay back ahahha :cheers:
When we ride in a group we always have someome at the back so if we have someone new , so they don't get left behind & We use like too ride as a group, if anybody does want to have a run we go for it then we wait for everyone up the road the best it not to try to keep with the fast ones , you should alway ride to your ability even if it means a little slower. I have friend down here who recently got his L's & was out for a ride with his mate who rides a Cbr900 , he rides fast anyway my friend took a a lefthander wrong & run off the road because he was trying to keep up with his mate :nono: he some how did not drope the bike very lucky guy , I hope it has made wake up abit.
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Should get a ride organised now that the weather is warming up (34C outside today :o)
hey guys, i seen the links for the video but not worky anymore. If there is some how u guys can repost or send them to my email that would be the best :) email Hybird52@h o t m a i l . c 0 m
Went for a ride with the HRCA (Honda riders club) yesterday down south. Ended up going from the pie shop, to Jamberoo via Mt Jamberoo Rd. What a horrible road, so tight and narrow. I'm sure it'd be great if there was no oncoming traffic, but as is every corner is blind and only one lane wide :o
Rest of the ride was good, apart from me feeling crook all day :(
Think something came loose on my bike too, I swear I can hear a rattle. Time to check it out :x
Cool 8) Yep I know how you feel about Mt Jamberoo Rd :o I use to live near oak flats & have use that road before in the car & the bike . I pref the pass wich is better a road to ride on, I would like to see the lines all the way up from the start.
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Hi Guys,
I got my staintune on my bike on Wed Wow man I love it I haven't remove the restrictors out ( as yet :mrgreen: ) it sound good .
Lukewarm,
Has Steve had any problem with the police with the restrictors out , I have been told that with out them it about 95 ? :dunno: which is just over the limit anyway I might take it out on Sat if the Weather is ok.
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Gday going out today to get the bends![use up last of front tyre,new one comming] Going solo most of the local blokes have gone to Phillip Island I did,nt go new tyre +new lid=no dough! How is everyone ? havent seen to many aussie posts lately.Might have to ride up the GONG one day i could do with a pie. Trying to get some pics organised ,not having much luck im waiting for a mate to emil them to me. next time :thumb:
Hi DINGO,
When I had my GS, my tyres last only 5000kms from new I was hopeing I would get about 8000kms. Well look on the good side at lest your tyres are cheaper them what I will be payiing for my Bandit when I need new tyres their are $ 300 each :( . I work at south nowra on the Highway & all this week All I could hear was bike going down to Phillip Island ( lucky guys & girls) I thought about going , but I have taken two week off to do the SnowyRide in Nov. maybe next year I will go down.
if you ever come my way please let me know before hand & we might be able meet & go for a ride & I will do the same if I come down your way :cheers:
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Gotta tell you, the gp weekend was great !!!
I live in Cranbourne where the gp run starts from. It is so cool that a whole town closes down the main street so the bikes can ride off. There where probably close to 10,000 bikes it was wicked !!
the sound was undescribable. something i recommend to all riders doing once. There where thousands of people all the way along the freeway that come out to watch the bikes. it would have to be the greatest event on the aussie m/cycling calendar.
Cool 8) did you take any pics :mrgreen: last years snowyride I went down on Fri mor & I end up at the ser at East Jindy taking pics of bike come down for the snowyride ( I will probleo the same this yaer too ) .
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Quote from: matt86toHi Guys,
Lukewarm,
Has Steve had any problem with the police with the restrictors out
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Hi Guys once again for some reason the site didn't notify me about the messages don't know why, hope everyone has been well.
Matt steve's had no problems with the cops but both him and I have been a bit slack and haven't been out for a ride in about a month :o :x so have to go out soon.
Also hooray only a month to go to the snowy run, hopefully phillip island next year.
Also guys go to the main forum page and put yourselfs on the GS map judging by it there are only 3 people outside the US that own GS 500 we have to show them that the GS is popular all around the world :cheers: :thumb:
Hi Guys,
I know you are proble already out rideing, but I thought I would post anyway I'm leave nowra at 10.30am & heading up to campbelltown to my friends & from there I will be going to Rob Pie shop , so if anyone want to meet up I will be at CALTEX CAMPBELLTOWN 94 QUEEN ST about 12.30 -100pm see ya maybe :mrgreen:
Update: what a great start I end up not taken the long way by coast & up. I went up & over to Kangaroo Valley and on to Bowral & from here campbelltown i wait for 20min to see if anybody else was comming but i notice that the weather was getting a little bad ( Very Black ) So i thought I would get going , it was a race to beat the storm. I heading to Mittagong for a gas & I seen how black it was over there , not good i said to mysefl I took the Picton RD to wollongong & gas up at Albion Park Rail it start to rain :x I made it home & guess what Mum say they have had no rain all day :dunno: .
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Rider :cheers:
Gday Got the new front [Pirelli Diablo] cant wait to get the bends. haveing some trouble with fork seal :x this is 2nd seal still weeping just about to attack it again,the roads are still a bit damp so i can take me time &get the bloody thing right!Hope you didnt get to wet MATT it pi$$ed down here next time.....
Hi guys
Just signed up to the forum, it's good to see some local GS owners.
I'm at Bathurst and should be getting my bike back on the road the next week or so. If any of you guys ever head out this way, let me know, it'd be good to meet up with some fellow GS riders.
:cheers:
Hello & Welcome to the group bubba zanetti & yes it's Good to see another Aus GS rider here :mrgreen:
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Gday
welcome BUBBA
any chance you could rent the track for a GS day id be there!!!
:lol: :thumb: next time!
Cool I got my starter pack today for the snowyride :cheers: mmm I think it's only three week away? now all I'm waiting for T-shirts :)
all the best matt :) Your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
They kept changing the date for final preorder's on the merchandise so I missed out :guns: I'll have to grab something when I'm down there instead.
I'm staying in Jindabyne Friday/Saturday nights, but current plan is to get down there early Friday morning if anyone wants to meet up then for breakfast, or lunch.
Quote from: bremboThey kept changing the date for final preorder's on the merchandise so I missed out :guns: I'll have to grab something when I'm down there instead.
I'm staying in Jindabyne Friday/Saturday nights, but current plan is to get down there early Friday morning if anyone wants to meet up then for breakfast, or lunch.
mmm that the first I have heared of this I might need to ring them to see if they got my order in.
Cool I'm staying at East Jindabyne from Wed to Mon ( I might be going down before if the weather not good Wed, if anybody up fot it I will willbe eatting out both nights at a Good place in jindabyne :cheers: I know its still a few weeks away ( I just can not wait :mrgreen: )
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
What is the snowy ride and where does it take you through ? :dunno:
www.snowyride.com.au
that looks like a pretty sweet ride ! :thumb:
I don't know NSW to well. How far past VIC/NSW border is Thredbo ?
Would this be a long trip from Melbourne ?
Its a excellent cause and a big ride with thousands of other bikes is always fun. :mrgreen:
Hi spirit33,
Here is a site with one of the way you go it's a inland one which is the fast way http://www.nowwhereroute.com/travelmate/SmartTrip/mappage.aspx?fromTown=melbourne&toTown=jindabyne+&RouteType=FASTEST&ViaTown1=&ViaTown2=&checkbox5=on&x=0&y=0
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
thanks for that Matt. looks like a real sweet ride. I think I'll in for that one next year. :thumb:
cool anytime I will be doing next year too , I think they have aready pick a date too If I'm right it might be the 11th Nov 06 . I plan to take lots of pics so I will post up when I come home .
all the best matt:) you friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Hey guys once again for some reason no message came through telling me about replys so I just noticed your snowy run updates, Ive got my entry pack and pretty ready to go.
Last year I noticed there were only a couple of GS's there so if the trend continues it shouldn't be to hard to find one and other :lol: but big bandits there maybe a few but I'll keep an eye out for you Matt or just look for a GS500, A Bandit and an FZ1 together and chances are that will be me.
Who else are you going down with will it be a group or by yourselfs?
I'll be staying at threadbo at the Alpenhorn friday and saturday night and then head off to Tarthra for Sunday night and a trip down The Brown Mountain.
With the merchandise if you didn't order any buy them as soon as you get there as last year they sold out of the good stuff pretty quickly all I got was a T-shirt and hat (love my hat).
Any way hope to see you all there should great run as it was last year and the date for next year is the 11th of November :thumb: :cheers:
Hi Lukewarm,
man I can not wait I have two day of work to:) then I have two weeks off ,I still don't know what day I'm going down it may tues or wed, maybe thru I'm waitting to see what the weather is doing. Also at this stage I don't know who is going to be down from last year so I might be looking for someone to ride with :) Have you guys talk about what run you might do?
What time on fri are you leave Sydney just asking because in the afternoon I will be at the Service Station on the highway at East Jindy takeing pics of bikes comming around top. I got some good pics last year
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
P.S How great would two Bandit sound :mrgreen:
Hi Matt,
Yep its gunna be good, haven't decided what time we are leaving yet but I expect early say about 7-8am same as last year so I would expect to be there some time early afternoon we stopped at cooma last year for a break and the place was packed with bikes so hopefully should get some pics of that.
I'm hoping to do the whole loop this year as last year we thought the weather was going to be bad what with the wind, rain, hail, snow and sleet when we were at thredbo but by the time we got to Jinndy its was perfect but we still only did three stops to get the stamps then headed back to the pub for the arrvo but if you want PM me your mobile number I can give you a call while we are there same with Brembo if he likes.
Yes 2 bandits would sound good if you got the staintune we can record the noise in Stereo :lol:
Well hope to hear from you both I know I'm starting to get edgy just waiting for next week. :thumb: :cheers:
Hi guys and gals.
Seen this site just signed up ,seem's there is a few OZ people on here ,heaps of good info.
I have seen a few of your names on the OZ forums ,thought i would say hi here.
I just got my 2005 GS500F , so im not in for this years snowy ride ,but next year for sure ,as im still riding in the back streets .
:oops:
:cheers:
Sled.
Sled,
Welcome to the group :cheers: who do you know fron other forums & what are the names?
all the best matt:) you friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
I'm out of the Snowy Ride :x Still havent gotten myself together yet so don't think a 4 day 1500km trip is a good idea just yet.
Sleddog, if your up for it we can meet up and go for a dawdle through the Royal National Park next weekend. If not, I'm still going if I wake up before midday :oops:
Almost forgot, went out to the bike show on Friday. Pretty good display, but I think I went to early and missed a few bikes which were delayed in transit, and none of the stand babes had rocked up yet :o
Few pics Here (http://luke.ugbox.net/gallery/sbs2005)
sorry to hear your not going to be able to make the snowy run Brembo hopefully next year.
The bike show was OK but i was pretty :x that there was no GSR600 there it was really the only reason I was going but some nice bikes there none the less.
Hi to sleddog glad you found the site always need more aussies on the site where abouts are you in sydney?
See you there Matt we are leaving friday about 7.30 hope to be there about 3-4pm :thumb: :cheers:
Thanks for the welcome :)
Brembo ,im not sure on this weekend ,this week looks abit full for me with work .
I will send you a PM ,here or at OCAU,if i can make it .
But im looking forward to meeting up and doing the RNP :) .
Hi Lukewarm wilson .
Im at guildford near parra ,and still stay at my parents place in The Rocks in the city on the weekends if im out for a beer ..where are you guys at?
The bike show was great ,one of the best parts was the freestyle show ,and watching the 4 -8 year olds riding around on the 50s ,crashing into the walls and their parents ,but getting up with smiles on the faces, it was like watching funny home videos live :lol:
But a special mention goes to the promo girls :cheers:
Happy dreams for me for the next few weeks.
:P :
brembo sorry to hear you can not make the ride this year :( Well te weather is looking ok for now but I think that I will leave on tues mor ( I thought to why not I have weeks off :mrgreen: ) Lukewarm, I take it you got my PM from the other night?? anyway I will see you down there :cheers:
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Thanks Matt got the message and have sent one back :thumb:
Sleddog your pretty close to me I'm at Bankstown so not to far from guilford.
When you feel up to it we'll go for a ride somewhere probably the national park or the old road, good roads to practice on once youve mastered both most other roads will be easy then time to tackle Macquarie pass matt can tell you what that is like,Tricky but fun are you still on L's or P's? :thumb: :cheers:
Cool I know sometimes things happen. I'm going on tues now & I ask who else was staying, my dad friend said there was only three of us , so cool we have the place to ourself :cheers:
Yep Macquarie pass is a little Tricky but it's also Fun. you just go at your own pace . We did a run up there last sun avr to the pie shop & from here 4 of us did the Kangaroo valley wich was little slippery ride down into the valley & up the other side too but it was fine at the pub in the Valley
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Yeah still on my L's , i have only done just 200km on my bike ,just to busy at work this time of year to ride ,it's either dark when i get home or looking like raining.
I will get my open licence in january ,as im over 30 ect ,then vroom vroom , i might go over 100kph.
I did do a few laps of henry lawson drive the other day as i know it well ,and enjoyed the cruise along the river ,im looking forward to seeing the kanagroo valley ride ,and seeing this old road and road warriors ,but i don't drink coffee .
;)
Give me a few more weeks ,i still got to work on the blipping ,and havn't tryed the quick breaking on this bike as its all shinny and new ,don't want to scratch it.
:oops: :lol:
Then i will go any where any time ,all i need is 24hr notice and i can take anyday off .
Cheers and beers
Sled. :thumb:
That's one good thing about living out in the outter 'burbs, when I started out I just did laps of the back streets around my place. One afternoon I lost track of time and ended up doing 150-200km worth of back streets, all that and I didn't go further than 1.5km from home :o
Lukewarm
you still going to Tathra sun? Brown mtn. to slow 60kph all the way
try Mt DARRAGH not far out of your way. then over MYRTLE MTN
to tathra you,ll be wrapt! pm me for details if you like.
next time :cheers:
Quote from: Sleddog,im looking forward to seeing the kanagroo valley ride ,and seeing this old road and road warriors ,but i don't drink coffee .
;)
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Finally someone else who dosen't drink coffee :thumb: cant stand the stuff myself my only caffine hit is coke cola which i drink buy the gallon :lol:
Hi Guys,
I'm home from the snowyride, What a week I'm still a little sleepy . I left on Tues mor around 7.00am & I took the coast road down to Batemans Bay ( stop for Macc's mmm ) & from here I headed for the Clyde ( What a Ride I had GREAT Weather all the way to Jindy) , bungendore to Queanbeyan for a stop & Fuel from here stright to Cooma for another Fuel stop & last stop East Jindy in all it was a 6 & half hours trip.
Wed: was going to be a rest day , but the day was too good to stay in so I head out for a Good ride. I start at jindy to Dalgety ( it's a nice ride ) from here I took the road that you can go to Bombala , on this road this you can also go to Cooma wich I took it's got some very good areas for everyone, I fuel at Cooma. I then really want to check out old Adminaby , so I took the Snowy highway ( this was the first time I seen a boy in blue the time since I left on tues. Adminaby is a nice town & it's bike friendy too, from here I went back the way I came and turn right about 30kms from the main highway to jindy this road is a great ride it brings you in the back way to Berridale from to east jindy it's about 300km ride.
Thur: Well I really want to have a rest day but after the great ride I had on Wed I need to buy two new tires I was hoping to get the snowyride out of the old tires but nope I spent about 3 hours in Canberra .
Fri ok I said to myself I'm having a day off from riding from the afternoon I was on the Highway at East Jindy takeing pics of bikes come down for the ride Man I took over 100 pics. On fri afternoon went back to the lodge were I meet Graham & Ron ( who are members here Welcome Guys:))
Sat Ride day: I had a look out side to see what the day was going be , it's looking to be a great day for this Great ride, we headed off to Jindy for our first check point from here we set of Dalgety seconed check point for the day a ride to Berridale for our finaly check point . from here we went the back way to Adminaby for ride Which was great ride. We went back to the lodge for a rest before heading up to Thredbo, on the way to Thredbo it started to rain for the first for time on the ride anyway we put card in & made our way back down the weather was getting a little worse.
sun: Home time yep after a great week on the bike it was time come home we had rain most of the way home & it was cold it took bout 6 hours main because of the waether.
This was the best snowyride I have been & it's was great to meet lots of fellow rides I have pics to post soon . Well all I need is a good weather so I can clean my baby in all it was a 2000km ride
Lukewarm, Sorry we could meet up at Thredbo the weather was not so good :x but we will have to meet soon
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride
well just got back to the computer today.
Snowy run was great except for the weather bloody rain but besides that it was a great weekend no worries about threadbo matt Id say a lot ofd people ditched coming up as there seemed to be a lot less people up there for the draw then last year and that run from threadbo to khancoban is a little hairy right at the beginning in the rain but good from there on in but quite a few cops so I think I leave out that section next year we got to tathra on monday thanks for the advise dingo we tried Mt Darragh (although as i didnt know where i was going i didnt know until we did it ) I just thought what a great mountain run then steve said that was a good way to go thanks for the recommendation :roll:
But all in all a great weekend can't wait till next year :thumb: :cheers:
well finally booking in for ride day . going to do at Phillip Island on 16th of Jan. Will push the gs to the limits down the straight but it will be so much fun :mrgreen:
just have to get everything set before then.
cost is $199 with aus superbike school which i figure for an international race track isnt that bad.
cant wait to do it. any one here had much track experience with a GS ?
any tips or pointers ?
Ive done oran park get a good night sleep, good breakfast and drink plenty of water dont go hell bent on the first session just ease into the day and listern to what the organziers say they are a wealth of knowledge :thumb: :cheers:
sounds like pretty good advice. I was planning on easing my way into the day.
1st session feel my way around the track.
2nd session finding braking markers.
3rd session on really start giving it some.
I was thinking of taking my camel water pack along. don't know if they would let you use it while out on the track though ? :dunno:
Yep I will be going down for next year too , at the start of next year I will put in for the time off gain so I don't missed out , becuase some of the other guys want time off around that time. Can anybody tell who this might be? (http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1950/sonwyride0052zb.th.jpg) (http://img207.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sonwyride0052zb.jpg)
all the best matt :) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Hi, guys and gals. I haven't had much time to keep up with things here lately, but I was down in Canberra around the time of the Snowy ride, so I know what you mean about the crappy weather! The purpose of my trip was to check out a bike I found on eBay... and the good news is that yesterday, after a very windy trip to Canberra, I picked up my new (to me) 2003 Suzuki SV1000S, in nice shiny silver :)
This thing is in awesome condition, but it's also insanely powerful, and I think it's going to be a daily struggle to keep my license. Does anyone really need this much power? :roll:
Anyway, after the long ride home, I've got sore legs and a sore throttle wrist... but I'm sure I'll get used to it ;)
The bad news is that now I have to sell my trusty, blue 2002 Suzuki GS500, with just over 19,000 km. So, if you know anyone who wants to get into riding, please feel free to let me know! It'll be going up in the For Sale forum pretty soon...
Cheers for now,
a very happy Paul.
Hi Paul,
Congratz on your new bike :mrgreen: now you will notice little more Power you have to play with :o . Hey are you going on the IRA group ride on the 18th? I'm thinking about maybe.
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Thanks, Matt. I'm not sure yet about the ride on the 18th.
My bike is now officially for sale, so if you know anyone who wants to get into riding, please refer them to this thread...
http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22936
Cheers,
Paul.
you know I was sad when I sold my GS , but you know waht is Good a friend of mind is now a the owner how cool is that I still get to see on rides :mrgreen:
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe ride :cheers:
Took a stroll down to check out the new "Seacliffe Bridge" and I must say, I'm impressed. Rode over and back and the view is great, the open sea on one side, and the cliff face on the other. I'll have to take my camera down next time and take a few snapshots while walking it.
The amount of people at Bald Hill was like an overcrowded weekend! The carpark was full and there was a line for the ice cream van, something I've never seen on a weekday.
The bridge makes a hell of a difference getting to the Illawarra, and I'll definitely be checking out some of the coal coast's beaches this summer.
brembo,
I will be doing The Seacliffe Bridge on Sun there is about 14 bikes going
Will are leaveing Bellambi 10.30am for the Seacliffe Bridge. if you are out then we might see ya
all the best matt:) you friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Took a walk along the Seacliffe bridge the other day, and took a dodgy panorama;
(http://luke.ugbox.net/albums/landscapes/pano3b.sized.jpg)
And Mr Wilson, what's that ride all about? My short attention span made me chase the neighbours cat soon asfter I tried to read that paragraph :oops:
Lukewarm,
it was taken at the top of East Jindy just down from the servo, I have just found out to take more then one pic at once :oops: so Next year I should be able to taken better pics
matt:) your friend
Safe Rides :cheers:
brembo,
Very nice photo :) . We did the run last sun , not a good time to do it but we had fun with it . there was about 20 of us man how cool it when you are riding with a big group through town everyone looks at you ( it bering back me when I was a kid & you hear the sound of bikes comming and it you get a GREAT feeling well it was great to see everyone looking at us anyway I now know what it is like :cheers:
Matt :) your friend
Safe Rides :cheers:
Hi guys ,i did the sea cliff ride on a weekday and i thought it was a good ride and not to hard for a newbie like me ,look my time and had a ball.
I have rack up 800km now i have had the bike 2 months ,just never get time to ride it but i will in the new year.
8)
I will be in canbera on the 28th for the jetski races on the lake should be a good weekend ,but i will be driving down.
If you guys get time ,you should drop over and check it out.
Have a safe xmas everyone ,hope to meet up in the new year.
cheers Sled.
:)
do you ride with oroadsports alot if so are you doing their ride on the 8th jan 06 to Kangaroo Valley ? we might be able meet up the group tha I ride with maybe doing the same run.
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
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all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Rides :cheers:
Quote from: matt86todo you ride with oroadsports alot if so are you doing their ride on the 8th jan 06 to Kangaroo Valley ? we might be able meet up the group tha I ride with maybe doing the same run.
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Hi Matt ,i havn't done a group ride yet ,but i will soon as i have run it in ,should be ready to go mid january ,i just seen the 8th ride on orsports ,but i will be away.
There is a 14th RNP ride with netriders im looking at going on ,im still researching and im lurking on all the forums ,so i will tag along on them all soon .
Hope you guys had a good xmas NYE, i just spent a week on the beach down the coast at Bulli ,seen 100s of bikes heading up the new road everyday ,im home for a few hours the head to Nelson bay for a week ,ahhh lifes hard.
See you guys out on a ride soon.
Sled. :thumb:
fark it's hot, 45C outside atm and the AC doesn't seem to be doing much for the inside temps. I think the bike will have to wait till it cools down a touch before it gets taken for another ride :o
Quote from: brembofark it's hot, 45C outside atm and the AC doesn't seem to be doing much for the inside temps. I think the bike will have to wait till it cools down a touch before it gets taken for another ride :o
I took mine out this morning. It was pleasant at 6am, but starting to become unbearable after 10am when I was heading home.
It's just been too hot to do any thing at the moment, except to have an ale or three :thumb:
Tomorrow's forecast is 27C and possible showers, might see if I can get a ride in thru the RNP at some point.
QuoteIt's just been too hot to do any thing at the moment, except to have an ale or three :thumb:
Alas, I can't go near alcohol cause of the meds I'm on atm.
Quote from: SleddogQuote from: matt86todo you ride with oroadsports alot if so are you doing their ride on the 8th jan 06 to Kangaroo Valley ? we might be able meet up the group tha I ride with maybe doing the same run.
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Ride :cheers:
Hi Matt ,i havn't done a group ride yet ,but i will soon as i have run it in ,should be ready to go mid january ,i just seen the 8th ride on orsports ,but i will be away.
There is a 14th RNP ride with netriders im looking at going on ,im still researching and im lurking on all the forums ,so i will tag along on them all soon .
Hope you guys had a good xmas NYE, i just spent a week on the beach down the coast at Bulli ,seen 100s of bikes heading up the new road everyday ,im home for a few hours the head to Nelson bay for a week ,ahhh lifes hard.
See you guys out on a ride soon.
Sled. :thumb:
I have been riding with this GREAT group from the Illawarra area called " Illawarra Riders Association" & they have there own Site @
http://www.6k2.com/myforum/illawarrariders.html we recently did a group were we had about 20 30 riders is was so cool anyway feel free to check it out or if you like it join up they do some good rides:)
I had a good NYE I did not party too hard ( I wish I did) maybe next year
all the best matt:) your friend
brembo & bubba zanetti,
We had 45 in the bay on the coast :x mon its going to be around 25 man what a dir I think it's going to be a very hot summer
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Rides :cheers:
And the forums are baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack </wide world of sports voice>
Quote from: brembo on January 10, 2006, 09:24:54 PM
And the forums are baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack </wide world of sports voice>
:thumb: :thumb:Hooray :thumb: :thumb:
You have your own section now. Look for the Austrailian Meet & Greet board at the top of Meet & Greet
Thanks mate :icon_mrgreen:
Thanks John your a legend :thumb: :cheers:
Lukewarm,
just wondering if you & anybody else from is doing the ride on he 28th of this month? I try to see your last post on this but I could not find it?
all the best matt:) your friend
You talking about the ride to Canberra? I'm all for the cause, but absolutely hate :mad: riding in massive groups. Too many people in a small place isn't my idea of fun. Add that onto 300km of highways, I'll sit this one out :icon_confused:
Now to figure out what the @#$% is wrong with my clutch.
EDIT: And my unproportioned avatar.
Hi Matt I'll be going on the ride on the 28th (as long as nothing else comes up) which reminds me I'll have to change my oil before then. But I should be there I've got some friends going as well so should be a good ride so see you there.
Brembo I know what you mean with groups I was like that at first but after a couple of group rides it becomes no problem the hardest thing is actually trying to ride at the speed limit (limits are for cars) :laugh: and not just take off but i notice theres about 20 in every group like me so I just wait for the ride home hold my licenece in the air and ask "who wants it?". :thumb: :cheers:
P.S Brembo whats your clutch doing?
I had hoped to go on the 28th, but have decide not to.
The wifes due to have the next bub in a few weeks, so I better stay home. Plus I'll be away this weekend.
Quote from: bubba zanetti on January 16, 2006, 02:36:46 PM
The wifes due to have the next bub in a few weeks, so I better stay home.
Fair call :thumb: :cheers:
Quote from: Lukewarm Wilson on January 16, 2006, 02:18:25 PM
P.S Brembo whats your clutch doing?
It's playing funny buggers again. Well not again, still. Ever since the fibre plates on it were changed last year it's never felt right, and riding a few hundred km in city traffic over the past 4 days I've finally cracked the shits with it.
When it's cold the clutch picks up around 1/5 - 1/4 pull on the lever, but whenthe engines hot and been running for a while, the clutch picks up at just over 1/2 pull on the lever. Riding home in the rain from Mt White yesterday it was clunky, hitting false neutrals and I stalled it several times. There's just no consistency there which is shitting me. Other than that the bikes running great :icon_confused:
Was planning on taggin along with a mate up the coast along Thunderbolts way and the Oxley Hwy, but with rain probable, and the clutch shitting me this much no trip for me just yet. Maybe after TAFE finishes mid year, but then it'll be cold... bah :mad:
Just a thought were the clutch plates genuine suzuki or aftermarket? I have noticed that suzuki sells heavier clutch springs if the shop put in your old ones they may not be up to the job or it may be an oil problem that the plates dont like the oil youre running.
Hope thats a bit help let me know how you go :thumb: :cheers:
howdy fellas,
well I took the gs out for a track day at phillip island on monday. :thumb:
it was the most insane,awesome,crazy thing i have ever done it my life.(got MARRIED A WEEK BEFORE, BUT THAT DIDN'T COMPARE, JUST DON'T TELL THE MISSUS THAT !)
ok, i could only push it to round 180-190ks down the straight so all the inline fours where wizzing past. but i carried at least 180 into turn 1 and you would pass all the "sportsbike riders" in the first turn or two !
i never thought i would experience such full on two wheel drift on the gs ! i had just put a new set of dunlop gt501 tyres on before the day and they are totally shredded !!!
coming throught the right hand kink at the hayshed around 160-170 holding that up over lukey heights (with two wheel slides) hard on the brakes into mg.....oh what a buzz. i dont know how to go back to riding on normal roads now. apparently we have new racing class here (victoria) which is for parrallel twins, so i'm going to build myself a racing frame and swing arm, mod it up and start racing.
as I saw at the island the big bikes only have the advantage on the straights. i was taking vtr 1000s' and r1s' around the outside through nearly every corner ! man i tell you guys if you have a chance to do a ride day, do it. you wont regret it !
its quite funny seeing the look on the big bike riders faces when a little commuter bike nails them at a race track !
got a few good snaps if anyone is interested. was going to post them but i can't seem to find the gallery at the moment.
Quote from: Lukewarm Wilson on January 17, 2006, 02:20:01 PM
Just a thought were the clutch plates genuine suzuki or aftermarket? I have noticed that suzuki sells heavier clutch springs if the shop put in your old ones they may not be up to the job or it may be an oil problem that the plates dont like the oil youre running.
Hope thats a bit help let me know how you go :thumb: :cheers:
The fibre plates were aftermarket, and the old metal plates were kept in there. Few people said the metal ones might need a clean down or something :dunno_white: The springs were replaced (I have the old fibre plates and springs here in a bag). Oil wise it's running Motul 3000+ 4t 10W40 atm, next lot that goes in will probably be Motul 5100 or the equivalent Silokene type.
Anywho, not in a good frame of mind to go riding, 2 people I've ridden with a have passed away in the last 3 weeks. Their funerals/wakes were over the weekend so riding isn't too high a priority atm :cry:
Yeah ride days are the bomb and youve done the best track I'm hoping to get down to the island for the GP this year probably camp down there and hope to do the ride day after the GP but i know what you mean about the sports bikes in corners when I was at Oran park I lapped an R1 three times in one session but to be fair the girl riding it was so slow that I probably could have beat her on my push bike but just as I was feeling good about that and chasing down a bloke on an R6 and getting passed him on the last lap I was taken by a bloke on a bucket racer on the last bend I think it was an MX100 but he was a racer so probably would have beat me on a peewee50.
You mentioned the new race class for the twins any more info or a web link for it i hope something like that will happen here because I really like the idea of a GSXR head on a gs500 motor and all the other stuff that the US racers do. :thumb: :cheers:
Brembo sorry to hear about you mates never a good thing to hear :cry: hope you and there families are ok and I pass on my respects to them
Brembo, sorry to hear about your friends. my deepest sympathies.
Lukewarm, haven't got any more info on race class yet. I was told about it last time i was working at the bike shop.
as soon as i find out any more info i will let you know.
Sounds like you know exactly what i mean about the big bike riders.
There was a guy there on a supermono (yamaha tz 96 frame and fairings, 98 yamaha tt600 single motor) he was the man !
he was dropping it into turn one at 210k's an hour and he minced up everyone in front of him on the track.
there was this guy on an sv 1000, i don't know what he had done to it but it was right up the arse of some of the inline fours as they where powering down the straight !!!
he only had the tiny fairing that comes up of the light and just covers the clocks and i am sure he was getting at least 230-240k's down the straight, awesome !!!
i won't ever let anyone cast doubt on the gs and its potential on a track !!! :icon_twisted:
spirit33,
Here is a free site you can post your pics I use it a lot http://imageshack.us/
Lukewarm,
here is what we are doing for the 28th , if the weather is not good I would say I won't be going.
Route:
Up Macquarie Pass and onwards to Marulan to meet the main group of Sydney riders @ 10:30 where we will joing up to ride to the main meet point.
Home will definitely be via the Kings Highway and depending on the time and fitness levels we will try to incorporate other coastal fun roads (ie. Kangaroo Valley and down the Pass etc).
Sorry but the change in route has been decided on to ensure that we can be in Canberra by the 1:00pm main ride to Parliament House.
Brembo,
I very sorry to hear about your friend Please Exp my deepest sympathies
alll the best matt:) your friend
Sorry to hear about your friends Brembo.
Enjoy the ride guys, take heaps of pics & post them. :thumb:
just testing this photo thing to make sure i've got it right.should be photo of rear tyre after first 20 minute session on the island.
(http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/4192/tyre15vo.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Not Bad :thumb: :cheers:
Hi guys,
I've been off line for a while, with Christmas, New Year, etc... I'm sure you know how it goes. Anyway, I sold my GS just before Christmas to make room in the garage for a beautiful silver 2003 SV1000S. That means I now have 2 service manuals for the GS500, which I will never need. I have the Haynes and Clymer manuals, both are pretty much brand new, and one or both could easily be yours. Feel free to make me an offer, and we'll arrange a way to meet and swap books for cash.
Cheers,
Paul.
Sorry pfb but i bought Matts manual last year but Brembo may be interested :thumb: :cheers:
pm sent
When I got my GS the guy threw in a Clymer manual so I'm right :thumb:
Spirit33; pretty funny to see the rock hard Arrowmax's balled up (even a little), well done but there's still a little left on the edges :laugh: Is the rear a 130 or 140? I've reached the edges on my 140, but when I had a 130 I hit the left foot peg, and the exhaust so the edge of the tyre was but a dream.
I've been spending too much time drooling over Supermotos, someone donate $15k to the 'brembo wants an SM fund' so I can do up a DRZ400SM :o I think I need a job or TAFE to start so I have less free time :cookoo: :cookoo:
I must be a kitty cat because the last 1mm of tyre I can't seem to reach no matter who I drill up the inside or outside might just be the bt45 or I am a kitty cat :laugh: :thumb: :cheers:
Brembo; its the 130 rear. No matter how far over i get the thing I can't reach the edge. I've scraped the centre stand first !
I must say but I was getting my arse of the seat alot and counter weighting on the opposite footpeg for stability. The island is a pretty fast track. Had a big head wind so was only getting 180k's down the straight. But was getting close to that also on the approach to honda corner and past the hayshed and over lukey heights. I must say that the GS performed much much better on the track than I thought she would. Quite stable through fast sweepers i.e. dropping it into turn one at 180 and she was smooth. I didn't have any scary moments other than trying to outbreak an R1 who had forgot to break himself :cookoo: (into the gravel but she stayed upright)
I'd also like to start the "donate because Paul wants a supermono" I saw a guy with a TZ250 96 model race frame and it had a yamaha TT600 98 motor in it !It had thousands spent on it ! it was turning into turn one at 210k's and it sounded wicked :thumb:
well better get back to work now I suppose
Got bored so I went for a ride out to Kurnell and took some photos, got a decent one of my GS (ya can't see the scratches!)
:bowdown:
(http://luke.ugbox.net/albums/automotive/IMG_5169b.sized.jpg)
Not the clearest pic ever, but my poor little digicam has taken a constant beating since I bought it...
nice pic
Nice pick brembo ,looks good :)
Quick question to you guys ,im about to get my 1000km service and im going to get the dealer to show me how to set the rear spring ,what setting do you guys have your suspension set at .?.
I did a search but ,you end up with 10000000 posts on different questions.
Don't know what to tell you ,im not a racer just cruising and do freeway and some small twisty riding and weight 80kg.
I know it's a personal thing ,for your riding style ,but if most of you have the same setting ,i will start on that setting and work on it from there ,i probably wouldn't tell the difference.?.
Mine is still set in the middle factory setting.
Oh, And is $300 the right price for a 1st service ,sounds abit $$$?
cheers Sled.
I've got the rear preload set to..... *runs outside to check* 6 I think. I set it so the static sag was roughly 3cm between loaded and unloaded. NFI if it's setup right, or what the other settings ride like since I set it that way after I bought it. All I can tell you is the stock suspension is like riding a roller coaster on bumpy roads :icon_confused:
Service wise I'm not sure on prices, never been to a dealer for one, and the guy I went to shut up shop recently. That said, $300 seems a bit steep for an oil change and a few spot checks.
Brembo thats a great pic you should post that one on the main board :bowdown:
Sleddog $300 is about right you will get shocked by some of the prices they ask it will come down to what oil they use and when the valves need checking that one is ouch and usally dosnt need doing but they check it anyhow but the rear shock will come down to a personal feel for your own weight I weigh in at a whole 55kg and use to have it set to 2 the standard was 3 you should try three for now and bump it up to 4 at about 6000k's but I could not stand the standard shock so I replaced mine with a Koni I got of Ebay that was old stock its a lot firmer but has more adjustabilty and much better dampening then the orginal if you can get an aftermarket it well worth the money as well as a set of front springs haveing said all that I spoke to a bloke at the snowy run he had last years model and was stoked with the suspension it had so maybe the changed the spring rate in the front end the rear still looked the same :thumb: :cheers:
Thanks guys i will check with the dealer and see what they recomend as well, for the springs setting.
$300 ,about right ,thats good to know ,cheers.
The only real time the front fells soft on mine is ,when i go up my drive way and i hit th 2inch ,lip of the gutter
It bounces around abit .
I did alot of 60kph ,hard breaking practice yesterday and the fronts not that bad ,i remember the cb250 in the L's training ,it felt like i was going over the bars ,and that bike had only 500km on it.
:cheers:
Just a reminder for everyone in NSW;
Australia Day double demerit points
Double demerit points are in force over the Australia Day long weekend. This applies to all speeding, seatbelt and motorcycle helmet offences from midnight Tuesday 24 January to midnight Sunday 29 January.
I'm not to worried most cops will be at cronulla and other places and the thing I have found is that its seems more of a threat then anything I use to not go out on DDP weekends then I found there seems to be less cops out then a normal day then i thought well with the govenment cutting funds to all servicers in the country why pay cops time and a half and double time for public holidays why not just threaten motorists with DDP that way they slow down cops take holiday the ones that aren't rostered on and the public has once again be decieved.
Having said all that its only a guess from observation when I am out maybe I'm just lucky not to of been caught yet, just for curosity sake have any of you been booked or your mates booked on a DDP weekend.
Also as I'm going on the canberra ride on saturday the group will probably stay at the limit anyway, maybe.
Hope to see some of you there :cheers: :thumb:
I'll be taking the car tomorrow, so I'll just set the cruise control :icon_mrgreen:
I've noticed that in the country areas the coppers seem to sit just inside the town limits & get people who haven't slowed down to 50 :icon_rolleyes:
Quote from: Lukewarm Wilson on January 24, 2006, 02:40:32 PM
I'm not to worried most cops will be at cronulla and other places and the thing I have found is that its seems more of a threat then anything I use to not go out on DDP weekends then I found there seems to be less cops out then a normal day then i thought well with the govenment cutting funds to all servicers in the country why pay cops time and a half and double time for public holidays why not just threaten motorists with DDP that way they slow down cops take holiday the ones that aren't rostered on and the public has once again be decieved.
Having said all that its only a guess from observation when I am out maybe I'm just lucky not to of been caught yet, just for curosity sake have any of you been booked or your mates booked on a DDP weekend.
Also as I'm going on the canberra ride on saturday the group will probably stay at the limit anyway, maybe.
Hope to see some of you there :cheers: :thumb:
The RTA puts alot of funding into the HWP, mainly cause they get it back and then some via fines etc. This morning alone I spied 6-8 HWP cars around the Shire, most going away from Cronulla where they've been posted for the past month. A mate got pinged on a DD weekend, 6 points for 2-15k over.
I'm going to be in Canberra Saturday, but I'm staying away from the group ride, not my idea of fun being stuck in a group of several thousand bikes on 300km of highway. I'm hoping the mass ride will draw the HWP cars away from the coast. I'll be going down to Batemans then inland then to a mates place for a party Saturday night.
Guess I have been lucky :cheers: :thumb:
G'day fella's, my first post here (thanks Lukewarm for the PM)
I posted this elsewhere but this is what it cost me for my first service on the GS.
Quote
I just had my first (1000km) service performed at a Suzuki dealer.
Here's my invoice
Replaced Oil & Filter
Lubed and Adjusted Chain, cables
Checked: Steering head bearings, suspension, brakes, fluids, lights, tyres, engine mounts, clutch, all nuts and bolts.
Test ride = OK
Total = $127.28
CONSUMABLES
1000 4T MOTUL = $18.90
PARTS
ENGINE OIL FILTER = $9.95
MISCELLANEOUS
Workshop Sundries = $9.00
plus GST (10% Goods and Service Tax)
grand total of $181.65
That was from Mat Miladin motorcycles Narellan last month (Feb 2006).
Anyways, nice to see some other Aussies out there love their GS as much as I do.
Quote from: galahs on March 03, 2006, 01:14:09 AM
G'day fella's, my first post here (thanks Lukewarm for the PM)
I posted this elsewhere but this is what it cost me for my first service on the GS.
Quote
I just had my first (1000km) service performed at a Suzuki dealer.
Here's my invoice
Replaced Oil & Filter
Lubed and Adjusted Chain, cables
Checked: Steering head bearings, suspension, brakes, fluids, lights, tyres, engine mounts, clutch, all nuts and bolts.
Test ride = OK
Total = $127.28
CONSUMABLES
1000 4T MOTUL = $18.90
PARTS
ENGINE OIL FILTER = $9.95
MISCELLANEOUS
Workshop Sundries = $9.00
plus GST (10% Goods and Service Tax)
grand total of $181.65
That was from Mat Miladin motorcycles Narellan last month (Feb 2006).
Anyways, nice to see some other Aussies out there love their GS as much as I do.
Welcome to our group galahs Hope to meet up for a ride soon :)
all the best matt:) your friend
Safe Riding :cheers:
Hi Galahs,
Welcome aboard and the price for your service is about right maybe a little cheaper then what I paid at Syd City but the big cost is when they have to check the valves that is a big sting in the price and the worst thing is they never need adjusting at the 12000 mark but they have to do it for warranty its abit of a rort and its funny how my friends BMW's were actually cheaper to service then my GS500 go figure :thumb: :cheers:
I paid $295 last month ,so you did good on price.
The name of the bloody pie shop you guys were talking about is...
The Robertson Pie Shop...LMAO. :laugh:
I normally go to the Roberson Pub instead, much better views from their beer garden.
Make sure you stop at the Jamberoo Pub sometime also, quaint little place.
I'm in Sydney, toying with the idea of converting a GS 500 into an off roader, an all roads Adventure bike.
I'm on an Aussie forum at www.netrider.net.au
A couple of GS riders there also (like me mate Sleddog). We go on week day and weekend rides often, the forum now has a NSW section, mainly Sydney riders, drop over for a visit and join up for a ride in the future guys, all welcome.
Cheers: Jaq.
Quote from: Jaqhama on May 06, 2006, 11:56:52 AM
The name of the bloody pie shop you guys were talking about is...
The Robertson Pie Shop...LMAO. :laugh:
I normally go to the Roberson Pub instead, much better views from their beer garden.
Make sure you stop at the Jamberoo Pub sometime also, quaint little place.
I'm in Sydney, toying with the idea of converting a GS 500 into an off roader, an all roads Adventure bike.
I'm on an Aussie forum at www.netrider.net.au
A couple of GS riders there also (like me mate Sleddog). We go on week day and weekend rides often, the forum now has a NSW section, mainly Sydney riders, drop over for a visit and join up for a ride in the future guys, all welcome.
Cheers: Jaq.
Hi Jaq Welcome to the group :):):):):) yes that GREAT Robertson Pie Shop Which I'm going to on Sat so if anyone what to meet & chat I will be there from 11.00am on just look for a gsf1200s black with prv plate's
all ther best matt:) your friend
Will be interesting to see if you do make the GS off roader ,then i can keep mine and just mod it ,so i don't have to buy another dirtbike ,for the bush rides .:thumb:.
Hi,
Just bought a NOV/2008 built GS500F black and silver brand new from Stevens Motorcycles looking for other riders in the Adealide area looking for weekend rides.
Cookie
Hi all, I picked up a 2008 gs500 recently in Syd :D and was looking for some other riders to catch up with on weekends, anyone keen for the old road sometime?