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Hey! Springs are a std set up with some systems. They should work just fine, the tubes will fit together and the springs hold em place.
I've never gotten back to you since I got your wileyco, got it all put together and jetted, she works great, sounds nice and rides much better.
Thanx, it was great dealing with you! Best of luck with your Jardine and post so pics when its on!

I just finished installing my Jardine system a week or so ago.  I had a few issues you should look out for. 

First, the header pipes leaked (especially the one next to my left knee).  That was easily fixed by loosening the bolts and adjusting how the tubes were sitting in the head.

Second, the little rubber bumper for the centerstand is easy to get off the stock bracket, VERY difficult to push into the Jardine bracket.   had to use lots of JB-80 and a small screwdriver to slowly work it through the hole in the bracket. 

And last, but not least, the biggest hurdle...the extremely limited clearance between the muffler can and the rear brake line bolt (the bolt that holds the brake line to the caliper itself).  This last issue took more tweaking than I was expecting.  The directions included with the Jardine system tell you to attach the muffler can strap to the inside of the factory mounting boss.  If you do this, the bolt will be pressed against the muffler and will scratch into it on the first movement of the suspension (I know from personal experience  ).  You should install the strap to the outside of the mounting boss and install a couple of washers/spacers to hold the strap away from the bracket a tad.  Also, I had to tighten the header tubes to the engine, loose fit the s-bend, loose fit the can and strap, and then twist the s-bend (counterclockwise when looking from the rear toward the front) to really pull the muffler away from the bolt.  Even with all of this done, there is still only about 1/8" of clearance when you take into account the fact that the muffler can wiggle a little because of the way it's mounted.

For me, 1/8" is not a comfortable amount of clearance.  I'm hoping to get about 1/4" or so with a little more tweaking.  If all else fails, I'm going to take the bike to work and weld the muffler to the s-bend so it won't wiggle at all.

Here's the finished product on my '05 GS500F (also seen here lowered, w/ clip-ons, fender mod, and new turn signals ):

Holy crap that's low... stock GS' have like zero ground clearance... how do you ride that thing? And why is it so low?

Wow it looks good though. You should post what you did to lower it. 

Quote from: morbidph8 on March 10, 2007, 09:14:43 PM
Wow it looks good though. You should post what you did to lower it. 

uhh.. longer dogbones, and raise the forks through the triples.

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QuoteWow it looks good though. You should post what you did to lower it. 

Well, as stated by NiceGuysFinishLast, I replaced the dogbones on the rear shock with slightly longer ones and slid the fork tubes up in the triple clamps.  I bought the dogbones from Distribution Jester ( http://stores.ebay.com/Distribution-Jester ).  They are very easy to install...just two bolts and you're done.  The front was very easy to lower...just loosen the upper and lower bolts on the triple clamps and let the weight of the bike do the work.  I had the bike on the centerstand and my Dad at the back making sure the front didn't drop too far or too quickly.

QuoteHoly crap that's low... stock GS' have like zero ground clearance... how do you ride that thing? And why is it so low?

Well, I ride it the same way I assume everyone else here rides their bikes  .  I lowered it because I wanted to use the clip-on bars and putting them under the top triple clamp would put the bars into the fairing.  Also, I think a lowered bike looks really darn cool

Quote from: g0bbledeeg00k on March 11, 2007, 09:26:39 AM

QuoteWow it looks good though. You should post what you did to lower it. 

Well, as stated by NiceGuysFinishLast, I replaced the dogbones on the rear shock with slightly longer ones and slid the fork tubes up in the triple clamps.  I bought the dogbones from Distribution Jester ( http://stores.ebay.com/Distribution-Jester ).  They are very easy to install...just two bolts and you're done.  The front was very easy to lower...just loosen the upper and lower bolts on the triple clamps and let the weight of the bike do the work.  I had the bike on the centerstand and my Dad at the back making sure the front didn't drop too far or too quickly.

QuoteHoly crap that's low... stock GS' have like zero ground clearance... how do you ride that thing? And why is it so low?

Well, I ride it the same way I assume everyone else here rides their bikes  .  I lowered it because I wanted to use the clip-on bars and putting them under the top triple clamp would put the bars into the fairing.  Also, I think a lowered bike looks really darn cool

Gotcha, I couldn't see the clipons in the picture. I have the stock '89 clipons, so I was lucky enough to not need to lower the bike.

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