i gotta tell you folks we are very fortunate to have a site like gstwins.  the amount of information on our chosen bike is outstanding with no rival.  not only that but the community is so close and friendly we are like a family.  i have and do belong to other sites and they are no where near as good as this one.  much of the time is spent flaming others and general infighting.   gstwins is by far, in my opinion, not only the best motorcycle site but one of the best sites on the net.

group hug...luv u guys

frankie

Gaystrogen ... that is the power of Gaystrogen.
Cool.
Buddha.

I second the thought behind this thread. 

With the help of this forum, in the last month I've been able to buy a beater GS500, replace a stator coil, replace a voltage regulator, fix a rattling tank, rebuild front and rear calipers, and rebuild front forks with upgraded internals. 

Perhaps I have been too nice recently and have not stirred enough poop...

Hell I'm to tired anymore.

Quote from: Juan1 on August 12, 2008, 02:53:31 PM
I second the thought behind this thread. 

With the help of this forum, in the last month I've been able to buy a beater GS500, replace a stator coil, replace a voltage regulator, fix a rattling tank, rebuild front and rear calipers, and rebuild front forks with upgraded internals. 

Juan - you shouldn't have done any of the FE related stuff, you could have gone katana FE for about that much $$$ ... cost of brake pad+ disk, a fork seal + spring = kat FE. And kat brakes last 8-10 times (OKOK they are more $$ if you have to swap em ... but maybe not really cos plenty of those good ones on ebay) ... BTW kat rotors are supposedly 4.5mm min thickness, and I dont see how those brakes are more stressed than a GS one. OK maybe for a kat, and maybe cos suzuki slapped the same rotors on a 100 other bikes..
Cool.
Buddha.

Quote from: frankieG on August 12, 2008, 10:48:20 AM
  i have and do belong to other sites and

Wait.....WHAT?? You're CHEATING on us!!?? And then you expect us to HUG yo' cheatin' boo-tay!? 












Luv ewe, too! 

Quote from: The Buddha on August 12, 2008, 07:23:43 PM

Juan - you shouldn't have done any of the FE related stuff, you could have gone katana FE for about that much $$$ ... cost of brake pad+ disk, a fork seal + spring = kat FE. And kat brakes last 8-10 times (OKOK they are more $$ if you have to swap em ... but maybe not really cos plenty of those good ones on ebay) ... BTW kat rotors are supposedly 4.5mm min thickness, and I dont see how those brakes are more stressed than a GS one. OK maybe for a kat, and maybe cos suzuki slapped the same rotors on a 100 other bikes..
Cool.
Buddha.

My front rotor is still good, so I was able to save money there.  Even with that in mind, I'm sure the Kat front end would have been well worth it if I planned on keeping the bike for more than a year.  In a year I hope to be on an SV650 though, and I'll probably do a Gixxer FE swap on that. 

Quote from: pandy on August 12, 2008, 08:47:03 PM

Quote from: frankieG on August 12, 2008, 10:48:20 AM
  i have and do belong to other sites and

Wait.....WHAT?? You're CHEATING on us!!?? And then you expect us to HUG yo' cheatin' boo-tay!? 



you do realise you'll have to deny him the pr0n 








Luv ewe, too! 

Quote from: frankieG on August 12, 2008, 10:48:20 AM
i gotta tell you folks we are very fortunate to have a site like gstwins.  the amount of information on our chosen bike is outstanding with no rival.  not only that but the community is so close and friendly we are like a family.  i have and do belong to other sites and they are no where near as good as this one.  much of the time is spent flaming others and general infighting.   gstwins is by far, in my opinion, not only the best motorcycle site but one of the best sites on the net.

group hug...luv u guys

frankie

I suddenly feel a warm feeling all over........hang on.....I have just pissed myself again.

I like it here.   I spend practically my entire night shift here.  Maybe i should do my job instead..... 

Juan - I hear you on the selling part ... However I sold a GS with a Kat FE for the highest $$ I have ever sold a GS for ... And I liked riding it more too.
Anyway, its a pretty involved project. I can swap them in an hour or so but I have done a dozen+ Sorta like carbs. I have done them in 10 mins. And that was slow. Oooo I have a lift that can yank the bike up so I can toss a near fully assembled FE on it. And I take out the old one the same way.
Cool.
Buddha.

hey buddha, you need to change you sig. you're not a mod, youre an admin 

Quote from: sledge on August 13, 2008, 01:54:40 AM

I suddenly feel a warm feeling all over........hang on.....I have just pissed myself again.
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Aww Frankie!  Group hug and pass the weed.   

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on August 13, 2008, 08:28:12 PM
hey buddha, you need to change you sig. you're not a mod, youre an admin 

Nope ... some clown decided to call me a mod ... so that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Cool.
Buddha.

i think i remember that thread/conversation

Quote from: frankieG on August 12, 2008, 10:48:20 AM
the community is so close and friendly we are like a family.

yes... an inbred beef-eating backwards old-fashioned head in the sand red state whiskey tango family that votes for mccain and distrusts anything resembling progress or forward thinking. But a family nonetheless.

ghey

Quote from: nightrider on August 16, 2008, 04:26:15 AM

Quote from: frankieG on August 12, 2008, 10:48:20 AM
the community is so close and friendly we are like a family.

yes... an inbred beef-eating backwards old-fashioned head in the sand red state WTF  that votes for mccain and distrusts anything resembling progress or forward thinking. But a family nonetheless.

and a wtf which supports a single digit rating congress, but hey thats what makes us a family. if we all thought/acted/looked the same, wouldnt that be boring as hell  , nothing like a dysfunctional family , makes this place interesting every four years, ( same as it was last time too  )

Quote from: Revere69 on August 16, 2008, 03:09:32 PM
ghey

if thats what you like  , btw welcome aboard 

that "pattern" looks "so" familiar................