Quote from: Phaedrus on February 18, 2006, 08:25:45 PM
I just want to be ready to take advantage of those bright, sunny, relatively warm days 

Yeah, I hear ya.  I'm getting ready too.  Just got my 17t sprocket and most of the tools I need for a valve job.  Just waiting on my new tires and chain to get here, in a couple of weeks I'll be ready...unfortunantly the weather won't....

just go...

a little snow didnt stop this 600rr rider (the fool) from going out...dunno where he is or WHO he is, just cross posting a video I saw elsewhere.

http://www.negativelight.net/images/bike/NoTraction.wmv

BrrRRrr... I was expecting him to spill throughout the video...

Quote from: skoozi12 on February 17, 2006, 10:50:07 AMI went and sat on an '06 and made motor noises.

Did you make the '04, '05, or '06 noises?

  but the guy sure looked at me funny!

Heh. Well, I have an update on the sprocket fiasco. I finally got up to the dealer to pick it up, and it ended up being the Suzuki 16 tooth.  I was like "um, excuse me, this is the stock one". And they were like Ohhhh.

Then they told me "oh wait..Suzuki doesn't make an OEM 15 tooth". I was like hmm  Is that true?? I didn't think so but then again, I thought turkeys were 4 legged mammals when I was a kid.  So they ordered me an after market 15 tooth for the GS500F and they are gonna call when it comes in. Heh.

As for the battery, they wouldn't fill it for me either. Obviously, my dealer is a bunch of worthless <beep>. They said since I didn't buy it from them, they won't fill it. I was like "Yeah, but I bought my $5000 bike from you..". Idiots. I won't do business with them after I get my sprocket.

So I went to my local gear shop - a little hole in the wall, small town kind of place. I've been there before a few times. I told him my sad story  and he said "Thats bullshit". Haha. He said he doesnt carry battery acid and can't do it, but a buddy of his can. he called him up and sent me to his friends house - about 3 miles down the road. His friend filled my battery for me for free.  How cool is that?

So now I am just waiting on the sprocket..again...

It is supposed to get to around 60 this coming Friday...  BIKE TIME!!!  WOOOOOO!

Well, I've had it out since Wednesday and I got a little under 100 miles of Spring riding. Sure feels good 

Today I got the 15 tooth sprocket installed, and put on my new Pro Grip 719's:



What a pain in the ass that was. I would have thought that would have been easy, but getting those grips on and off sure did take a lot of elbow grease. The sprocket swap was actually less work. 

Now I just gotta get my little licence plate trunk thing installed, get the oil changed, wash and wax it, stuff like that. Ah yes, life is good 

Also looking forward to the GStwin Meet n' Greet in PA this summer, too!

Can you do a simple write-up on how to change grips?  Thankz

Well, it was not hard to figure out how to do it. Just take the old ones off and put the new ones on  The only reason it was hard is because it seemed like the old ones were welded on there or something..haha. I stuck a knife between the bar and the grip, and wedged it apart eventually. And then I took some pliers, wrapped between the grip and the bar and slid it off little by little. I also took a knife and "slid" it towards me bringing the grip with it.

So it was not hard to figure out - nothing complicated. Just a pain in the rear end. Like I said, it took me longer to swap them damn grips than it did for me to do the 15T sprocket swap. 

It's best to use a long flathead screw driver and spin it around in there. After that, grab the grips by the control end and pull. It might turn inside out, but it works.

I just cut the old ones off...  Well, I cut one off.  The other was easy to get off...

Getting 'em on was another story...  I used water inside them to lube 'em up a little...  A lot of huffing and puffing and they eventually made it on.


And BTW...  I ended up with a 15t 'cause the dealer was out of 16ts...  So, your dealer is again full of    I don't know if Suzi made the sprocket or not, but a Suzi dealer had the sprocket in stock.

Note to Rich...hi...please do ur spring maintenance and go ride..

Thanks...


Lissa






*oh and then I'll stop making excuses  *

Quote from: Phaedrus on February 17, 2006, 12:20:11 AM
No, it is the front. The rear has a lot more teeth. I am not sure how easy, but I've heard it only takes about 15-20 minutes. Which means it will take me about an hour. ?

Prolly right. Not because you're clumsy or anything, but usually whan you get the sprocket cover off you get an urge to clean all that gunk out. Which is quite a feat in itself.

Have you got the tool to take off the circlip?

Yeah, it did take me about an hour or so by the time I got done with everything; sprocket swap, clean out, and chain adjustment. And I didn't know of a special tool for the circlip. I didn't have one. I figured needle nose pliers would be the best to use, but I couldn't find them to I used a knife and a flathead screw driver..heh. 

Next up...semi-synthetic oil change and a GPS 

Yeah, I know Spring is already here and I've had the bike out for a long time now  but instead of starting a new thread I figured I'd just update this one. BTW, the synthetic oil change and the GPS went well, just gotta order the handle bar mount kit. 

My latest lil project is gonna be this:



Yup, stainless steel brake lines from HEL Performance . I ordered them last week and got them a couple days ago - very quick shipping, I've just been a combination of too lazy and too busy to install them yet. Maybe after work one of these days this week or this weekend, I dunno.

w00t. 

Interesting. How much did you pay for them if you don't mind me asking? The colored cover is crazy. I am so used to seeing the stainless steel braid that the solid blue color is strikingly different.

Ya I know right! When I went to order them, the only line listed on their site was for the front. I was like "well thats weird.." so I called them and talked to a guy named Craig and asked him about the rear lines. He said yeah they can get me the rear lines because they make and cut them right there in their shop, they just need the specs, and they have the specs for the 04+ GS500F's. 

I asked about the earlier models (hoping I would be able to pass info on to the board like a good doobie) but he said he thinks it would be the same but didn't have the actual specs, so he couldn't really confirm it. I assume they are the same though. 

Anyway, yeah they have the lines AND the fittings/hardware in various colors. I chose the blue lines because they sorta match the blue of the bike (eh, close enough!) and the polished fittings. The hardware/fittings DO come in other colors; I had originally said blue for them as well but Craig said that they often wear more and lose their color quicker than most people prefer. I'd rather have shiney polished for longer than worn out, older looking faded blue ones after a season or two.

The lines themselves have a lifetime gaurentee so that's cool. And of course they come with a sticker  When I install them, I'll see if I can jot down some pointers and take a couple snapshots for those who might want to get them but aren't comfortable tinkering with brake lines just yet. FWIW, Craig from HEL Performance did say if I had any trouble installing them to just give him a call. I don't imagine it will be a big deal at all though. Just gotta remember to bleed'em and get fresh fluid in there, obviously.

I paid $49 for the front, $49 for the rear. Free shipping = $98 total.

EDITED: To clear up some of my wording that didn't even make sense to me after I re-read it.

The brake lines have the same Suzuki part number (69480-01D10), so they will work.

I have put some information about the brake lines in this thread if anyone cares:

Stainless Steel Brake Line Install

Took me a while, I've been busy. It is not as fresh in my mind but I tried to write up the best I could.