After thinking and thinking and getting impatient and wanting to ride before the season is over, I coughed up some cash and bought this baby:



1994 GS 500e
5100 miles
stock everything

came with a laundry list of maintenance receipts, including multiple oil changes, gas tank treatment, new fuel lines, new brake pads, and carb-cleaning. the front fender is in my shed, just needs attaching when I add new tires.

my list of future mods/additions in order of pref:
case guards
vacuum-less petcock modification (from earlier thread)
super fenderectomy
reflectorectomy
exhaust and stage 1 jet
new turn signals
paint job bonanza consisting of black bodywork and tank and cherry-red frame, swingarm, and wheels

taking her out for the first time this friday

Ive been sucking at this site like a leech the past few weeks, hopefully I'll be able to start providing input/feedback soon.

nice and clean, weres the front fender though?

Quote from: ImportBabe on September 26, 2007, 04:08:30 PM
nice and clean, weres the front fender though?

He said it's in his shed.

Nice, clean bike!

OH man thats a really clean bike. 5100 miles only as well?! nice.

I was totally surprised how clean the bike looked, as well. So much so that I killed most of my bargaining potential by whistling and going "Damn, that's a sexy bike!" So much for a poker face. 

Here's hoping an inexperience rider like myself can keep it clean. I'm going to take it easy, review all my MSF BRC exercises, and stick to the slow roads for a bit before facing the perils of speed and traffic.

Thanks for the compliments!

Very pretty! 

Yep, practice your MSF stuff before you hit the street.  Give the bike a once-over and check for loose nuts and bolts, proper chain slack, clutch freeplay, etc.  Also, check the date codes on your tires.  I bet they're the original Excedra tires, in which case you need to replace them IMMEDIATELY!  They will provide about as much traction as used eraser rubber.   

Holy crap, I think you're right. Do you think it's safe to ride at all, or should it not see the light of day until the tires are replaced?

Thanks for the warning!

what geep was sayin is theyre about as slick as a babies a**. anyhoo i would replace them immediately, i do suppose you could ride it, BUT not hard

i really appreciate the warning!  got the catalog open now, new tires on the way!

Very nice. I bought a 94 a few days ago as well.. 3300 miles and in the same condition as yours. Mine was 1600$ tho.. So you win.

Check the chain tension 1st thing. When I bought mine it was very loose. A chain thats a little too loose can cause you some very big problems down the road.

DUDE! that's a nice ride. Looks like it's been taken care of extremly well! Very nice.
Enjoy your new baby 
Ka/\/\eL

Quote from: wattersk on September 27, 2007, 10:52:14 AM
Very nice. I bought a 94 a few days ago as well.. 3300 miles and in the same condition as yours. Mine was 1600$ tho.. So you win.

Check the chain tension 1st thing. When I bought mine it was very loose. A chain thats a little too loose can cause you some very big problems down the road.

Will do. Found the maintenance guide on the GS Wiki, going to use that to do a once-over before hitting the road. I'm so giddy to take this puppy out tomorrow morning that I can barely sleep. I'm sure this fist routine checkup is going to take me hours as I try to figure out what the hell is going on, but hopefully will be a good learning experience.

congrats. now get ready to spend even more money.

Well played!  Looks like someone's been pampering that little honey.

Enjoy!

I bought mine from a guy who lives on a dirt road and I'm still cleaning the dust out of the nooks and cranies.

BH

Quote from: Willy Willy on September 27, 2007, 10:55:07 PM
congrats. now get ready to spend even more money.
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$60 - Jacket
$114 - Helmet
$20 - Gloves
Tax, tag, title - finding out today
Wheels (+ mounting/balancing if I can find it cheap) - finding out today
Insurance  - $180

I always thought of motorcycling as the poor wrenchers thrill ride to freedom. I didn't realize you had to wear a suit and tie weekdays nine to five to afford it. 

Sweet find dude. Enjoy and be safe!

best of luck with it!

Apparently the 94 is very popular this summer.  I am a inexperienced rider and just bought a 94 GS500 for $1000.00 but, I had to do a bit of work to it because it set for two years.  New tires was at the top of the list. 

Quote from: GeeP on September 26, 2007, 07:12:04 PM
Very pretty! 

Yep, practice your MSF stuff before you hit the street.  Give the bike a once-over and check for loose nuts and bolts, proper chain slack, clutch freeplay, etc.  Also, check the date codes on your tires.  I bet they're the original Excedra tires, in which case you need to replace them IMMEDIATELY!  They will provide about as much traction as used eraser rubber.   

used eraser rubber is good!

Quote from: warpzone on September 27, 2007, 08:22:07 PM

Quote from: wattersk on September 27, 2007, 10:52:14 AM
Very nice. I bought a 94 a few days ago as well.. 3300 miles and in the same condition as yours. Mine was 1600$ tho.. So you win.

Check the chain tension 1st thing. When I bought mine it was very loose. A chain thats a little too loose can cause you some very big problems down the road.

Will do. Found the maintenance guide on the GS Wiki, going to use that to do a once-over before hitting the road. I'm so giddy to take this puppy out tomorrow morning that I can barely sleep. I'm sure this fist routine checkup is going to take me hours as I try to figure out what the hell is going on, but hopefully will be a good learning experience.

Send in new pictures if its painted! curious to see all in new colours,..your lucky a wel pampered bike with low mileage