This here is my 1992 GS500E purchased 9/5/07
Before:
15k miles
new tires
Red frame covers
green and silver tank
silver frame
white front fender
everything stock


After:
18K miles
Truck bed liner paint tank and frame covers
Black rustoleom frame and swingarm
plasticote black front fender
barend mirrors
new small blinkers
stanless steel front brake line
re-upholstered seat
removed the emissions canister (shh don't tell no one)
white LED underlights, light up back rim, front rim, and road.


Things i plan to do:
Paint exhaust
Just ordered case guards from mc-enterprises 
the dreaded valve adjustment some day 
paint ugly white wheels
replace front caliper (its leaking brake fluid! )
front springs

Do you guys have any other suggestions for upgrades?

btw: this is my daily commuter, rain or shine

Dude!  Christmas bike!  Where are the lighted icicles?   

Looking good!

The valve adjustment isn't that difficult if you go slowly.  Check out Kerry's valve adjustment video on Google Video:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2015554469142545363&q=kerry+valve&total=1&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

Where is your caliper leaking?  You may only need new piston o-rings, a very simple repair.

THe caliper is leaking around the bigger of the two pistons. I can actually hear a little squirt when i squeeze the brakes. I took apart the whole caliper and the dust covers and o rings were in perfectly good shape, i cleaned everything, put it back together and it was fine! then a week later it was leaking again!! Someone said it might be the brake fluid but the fluid is brand new and clean! O well, i think i found a caliper on ebay.

bike is lookin' so much better! good work!!

Get a bigger pic.. but that looks great from what i can see. 

Hmm...  What did the bore of the caliper look like?  Was it smooth all the way around?

It might also be cracked...  When you take it off again, soak it in some simple green for a few hours, then wash down.  Look for a crack in the vicinity of the leak.  WARNING:  Simple green will remove the paint.  Plan accordingly.   

yeah, what yev said.  looks better in the tiny picture, but a bigger one would be better!

I cant see.....

oh wow, that enlargment sucked

Oooooh, I love naked stealth bikes!  Black wheels, glow in the dark rim stripes, no I'm not kidding! They're blue in daylight, I think I'm going to try some to increase night time visibility on my own dark bike, since we removed the reflectors. Not that I ride much at night. White underlights are cool, keep you visible at night with such a stealthy machine...
Really excellent work, I like your thinking outside the box paint process.

have you considered upgrading the brake lines to stainless steel.

i made the change not so long ago and noticed a big change in braking distance.

also, have you considered upgrading your camera? 

I really like the flat black, nice looking bike overall! 

Wow.. That original color had to be the worst I have seen. 

Looks good 

Quote from: scottpA_GS on April 29, 2008, 01:05:17 PM

Wow.. That original color had to be the worst I have seen. 

Looks good 

*Color(s) 

someone has already beat me to the 'holy thread revival batman' punchline, i just know it...

Quote from: ohgood on April 29, 2008, 01:06:57 PM
someone has already beat me to the 'holy thread revival batman' punchline, i just know it...

I was thinking about performing the ultimate thread revival, the first thread ever posted on this site. 

haha this is an old one.

this is what the bike has now:
K&N, yoshi (blacked out), ss brake line, truck bed liner, black frame, dual headlights, led underlights, led tail light, sealed battery, 1/5 turn throttle, bar end mirrors, mini turn signals, de-californiaized, katana rear shock, progressives