Quote from: busterkat on June 15, 2006, 05:00:27 PM
Im about a 1/2 mile from you

let me know what are good days/times for you.  i'd love to come check out the bike and maybe sit on it to get a feel for it.  i went to east cost suzuki/kawasaki and they wouldn't let me sit on their bikes on the showroom floor 

there's a grt bike shop (I MEAN GREAT!) in Malapan, NJ named Extreme Machines on Route 33.  They'll let u sit on the bike.  I bought my 05 there.  I live in Monroe which is slightly farther.

http://www.xtrememachines.us/map_hours.asp            check out this place its on rt 33 in manalapan not really that far.You can check out my bike but its a 1992 gs500e if you still want to see it PM me to set something up

Quote from: dabenz7898 on June 15, 2006, 05:36:22 PM
i went to east cost suzuki/kawasaki and they wouldn't let me sit on their bikes on the showroom floor 

I guess they don't want YOUR business, do they! 

damn../... no sitty on the bikey.  I remember when I went buy Old Faithfull (GS) I sat on everyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy bike like 2344 times

Exept the busa, they wouldnt let me, dont know why, I sat on a gsxr750 20th anniversery edition.  They arent that far apart in price

Quote from: busterkat on June 15, 2006, 05:49:01 PMYou can check out my bike but its a 1992 gs500e if you still want to see it PM me to set something up

thanks, but i want to get a feel for a newer gs500 (the one with the fairing).  i'll try extreme machines sometime.  i'd still like to meet up sometime to learn more about bikes.  if there are any local meets i'll stop by.

Quote from: dabenz7898 on June 15, 2006, 07:39:03 PM

Quote from: busterkat on June 15, 2006, 05:49:01 PMYou can check out my bike but its a 1992 gs500e if you still want to see it PM me to set something up

thanks, but i want to get a feel for a newer gs500 (the one with the fairing).  i'll try extreme machines sometime.  i'd still like to meet up sometime to learn more about bikes.  if there are any local meets i'll stop by.

They feel the same. The only difference between them is different body work, pretty much. They have the exact same bars, the same frame, the same engine, the same foot pegs, the same seat height, etc...

The new ones just weigh more and look different.

how much more weight are we talking about

Quote from: TadMC on June 15, 2006, 07:42:02 PM
how much more weight are we talking about

Dry weight on the pre-'04 models is 372lbs, I think. '04 model is 392lbs.

Damn I know plastic dont weight that much

Quote from: TadMC on June 15, 2006, 07:47:36 PM
Damn I know plastic dont weight that much

Correction in weights made.

The extra weight is due to not only the plastics (which are surprisingly heavy for being sheets of plastic) but the headlight setup weighs a lot more than the naked version. The upper fairing weighs a lot, too. Then there's the fairing stay bracket, as well as all the hardware to add the fairings. It adds up.

Quote from: dabenz7898 on June 15, 2006, 05:36:22 PM

Quote from: busterkat on June 15, 2006, 05:00:27 PM
Im about a 1/2 mile from you

let me know what are good days/times for you.  i'd love to come check out the bike and maybe sit on it to get a feel for it.  i went to east cost suzuki/kawasaki and they wouldn't let me sit on their bikes on the showroom floor 

That's weird.  My boyfriend bought his bike there, and the short little asian lady let me, even encouraged me, to sit on bikes to see what I could reach the ground on.  How weird?!  But I second the extreme machines suggestion.  It's a good place.

There is a dealer around here where they won't let you sit on the bikes. Fat chance I'd buy a bike from them. The dealer I bought my bike from let people sit on the bikes, but not test ride them to my knowledge. Hell, if I had not sat on the GS I might not have chosen it. Of the bikes I sat on, the GS felt the best to me and was a big reason I bought it. Otherwise, I was seriously thinking about the Katana 600...boy did I make the right choice 

hey im kinda new on here also actualy its my first post, i live right off major rd by the mcdonalds and burgerking. i got the bike at east coast good price but their service sucks ass. xtreme machine is a really good place


-vince

coolness....i live not too far from you.....maybe we can ride sometime (once i have my license and bike)

east coast service is bad (won't let me sit on bike).....but i'll still check 'em out for a good deal.  i tried extreme machine on a monday and found out the hard way that they are closed on mondays.

on a high note, i take the MSF course in exactly one month 

Quote from: dabenz7898 on June 15, 2006, 06:43:27 AM

Quote from: TadMC on June 15, 2006, 06:41:06 AM
HAHAH, your so nice, ahhaha, I havent seen some one so nice before on this board hahahahahah, no really its great

thank you?  LOL

didn't take long to be converted

Hey Dabenz...go to Cruise Night this Thurs (if it doesn't rain).  I should be there, we cld meet up and you cld check out my bike (05 GS500F in blue).  PM me.

Quote from: jackiei26 on July 23, 2006, 02:55:07 PM
Hey Dabenz...go to Cruise Night this Thurs (if it doesn't rain).  I should be there, we cld meet up and you cld check out my bike (05 GS500F in blue).  PM me.

what time and where?  i'll try to come by depending on work.

I work in the city so I should be home by 7:00.  Most likely 8:00 pm on Rte 33 in Freehold.  I plan to meet up w/ Suzuki10 (Amanda).  PM Amanda for the actual location (address).

night cruz? where do u guys meet up?


-vince