Picked up the GS500F at lunch.  Ja, it felt just like my 2004; like saying hi to an old friend again.  Bike just fits like a glove.  It was overcast but nice enough when I rode back, so I figgered I'd get some pics on the way home.

The lab meeting went long... and when I left, it was dark, rainy, and very, very windy.  Oh well.  After September, I wear my rain gear all the time.  The camera was chilly and just wanted to go home.



I'll get the seat trimmed on Saturday.  Not fun having to tip the bike to get a toe down.

So what do you ride most often? The Burger?

Also, is your older GS-500 being worked on or something?

/me wishes he had several bikes to choose from.

We should go cruising some day. I'd beg you to let me ride your bike (I really want to compare an F to my naked bike. )

it's beautiful... I am extremely jealous... you go through too many bikes... I can't even get ONE.... poor, poor me.... seriously though, it looks nice.. and I like the black/red color scheme, same as my mustang... even if it's the colors for my biggest Rival (how bout them dawgs? Piss on em!) Treat her right.... you mentioned you're getting the seat trimmed... how much will you have it trimmed, and how tall are you? Cuz I'm scared of the height of the GS... I'm 5'3 w/ about a 29" inseam... I know the GS has approximately a 30" seat height, but the one I got to sit on for all of 2 seconds seemed really tall.. as in, I had to tip it way to the side to get a foot on the ground.. which makes me nervous, but I figure better to get the GS and force myself to ride it right, than to get a ninja, and be able to flat foot it, but have an inferior bike... anyway, just wondering if you had any thought for me.. sorry bout the long reply...

Cool but it's sad that it's not Yellow.  

Or Blue with Orange wheels
I can just see the tears rolling down the side of that bike.

nice choice on colors RG

Quote from: RedShiftCool but it's sad that it's not Yellow.  

Thank goodness!!!!!!      :lol:

How tall are you?

Quote from: RedShiftCool but it's sad that it's not Yellow.  

Yeah...  

And...  HOLY CRAP that wind sucked!!!  I thought my front end was going to wash out...  Nothing like your bike dancing under you while you're trying to do 60 on a wet road with rain beating down on you.  

Oh, it would be so much faster if it were yellow!  

I commute mainly on my Burger.  It's comfy and can hold anything I might take it in my head to pick up on the way home (if pop is on sale, I can get a couple of cases...).  The '91 is just passing through.  I'm 5'1" with something less than a 29" inseam, and I have to tilt the bike to get a foot down.  For '01+, they put on a seat that has these godawful wings on the side that push your legs out and make it harder to reach the ground; most of the trimming was just getting those out.  Rich is good, though; he shapes the seat so it fits your butt and you can get enough of a foot down to be comfortable.  After he did my '04, I got the ball of one foot solidly down, and that's enough.

Quote from: RoadstergalOh, it would be so much faster if it were yellow!

Hey...  I tried to help!  

Ja, I got a call telling me there were yellows out there to be had.  :mrgreen:  But the red had already grown on me... I kinda like it.

Not just one... But TWO Yellow '04s.  TWO!!!  They both had 1 mile on them (or something).

I was close to thinking about it...  But, I wouldn't be able to ride it from the grave my wife would have put me in.  

You need some red rim accents... and a tinted wind-screen.

Ach, there are so many things in this life I need.  

Seat trim first.  Second - well, I have the Yosh tri-oval slipon from the GSX-R.  I'd have to get that welded - or else sell it and get a can and Srinath flange.  I'd really like to have a titanium exhaust again...

I def think you picked the right color. when i was picking my 05 out, the blue looked better in the show room. but now being a few months into having the bike, the black/red i cant get tired of.

you're making me miss my bike

enjoy...i knew u wouldnt last long without an F...

have the guy thats doin ur seat do a how to since im almost as vertically challenged as you and it drives me insane...

~Anna

I love the black/red of the '05s FAR better than the blue. And I LIKE blue! Good pictures, gorgeous bike. I wouldn't mind trimming my seat down either, despite the fact I'm 5'10 with something like a 31" inseam or something. Those wings are just annoying. The '92 felt much more comfortable. How much will your seat trimming cost you?

Oh, and BLUE bikes are the fastest ones.

I posted a Rich-cutting on the Breva in O&E, but what he charges for is the experience and skill he has in shaping seats to fit butts and riding positions.  The ideal seat is one that distributes all of your weight evenly over all of your butt when you're riding, and so a Rich's seat is a half-day (at least) thing to get the right fit.  It costs a little over $100 for a trim without a gel pad and with the stock cover.  IMO, worth it.  You can trim it down for height purposes just by taking off the cover, trimming the foam, and re-stapling the cover back on; it costs as much as you have to use to bribe your friend with the staple gun.