So instead of losing track of all of my old posts and throwing information all over the place... I'm just gonna make a post from start to current of my bike. Some of this you may have seen, most of it you haven't.

*Pending
*Done

Currently where she stands:
* Massive Fender chop.
*.90 Sonic Springs in forks w/15w oil.
* Katana 750 Rear shock.
* LED bulbs in tail light.
* Blue gauge bulbs.
* LED mirror lights.
* LED turn signals/mirrors.
* Avon Road Riders (150 out back w/stock front)
* GS500F Headlight
* Pro Grip Grips
* Carbon Fiber Levers
* Carbon Fiber Bar ends
* Under-body spoiler.
* Vance and Hines SS Pipe
* BLACK superbike bars
* Jet the carb to 127.5 mains
* New Tank Pad




So here she was 1st day I got her:




After the first little group of mods:




Chin Spoiler:




Installed SV650 Shock and did a shoot... kinda high in the rear:



Katana Rear Shock install/SV650 shock removal:




New Lights:



New Light:



New Tires:




New Shock:


Good looking dismantle right now :




ALL DONE!!!! She rides amazingly!!!!!






VIDEOS:

#1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1SpMSavvJA

#2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSoRue1Tvwc

#3: NEW ONE as of 3/17:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0fa6H83Kqk


That's all! At least now I have a place to post updates... lol.

Danny

Looking good! I love that chin spoiler.

THanks, more to come... as soon as I uploaded all my pics Photobucket went down for maintenance. Blah... lol.

Dan

HAHA, photobucket finally came back up and my 2nd video uploaded to youtube!!! Enjoy!

More progress happening today... hopefully getting everything wired up.

Dan

Hey there Danny,
Can you change the oil and filter with the chin fairing still on or do you have to remove it each time?
Thanks,
Trwhouse

Quote from: Trwhouse on February 05, 2009, 03:35:01 PM
Hey there Danny,
Can you change the oil and filter with the chin fairing still on or do you have to remove it each time?
Thanks,
Trwhouse

The chin spoiler actually doesn't inhibit changing oil at all. There is a good sized hole under the spoiler that you can't see to allow for not only the drain plug to drain with no problems, but when the filter door opens the oil drips right down into the pan missing the spoiler completely. Sure, it's a little tight getting a wrench in there.. but if you come up from the bottom with a 2 inch extension it's a piece of cake.

Dan

What chin spoiler is that? Is it from Powerbronze?

Quote from: Danny500 on February 05, 2009, 06:24:05 PM

Quote from: Trwhouse on February 05, 2009, 03:35:01 PM
Hey there Danny,
Can you change the oil and filter with the chin fairing still on or do you have to remove it each time?
Thanks,
Trwhouse

The chin spoiler actually doesn't inhibit changing oil at all. There is a good sized hole under the spoiler that you can't see to allow for not only the drain plug to drain with no problems, but when the filter door opens the oil drips right down into the pan missing the spoiler completely. Sure, it's a little tight getting a wrench in there.. but if you come up from the bottom with a 2 inch extension it's a piece of cake.

Dan

That's good to know. I have been hesitant to get a chin spoiler because I didn't want to make oil changes any more difficult, but if it stays out of the way.... Now you've gone and gotten me all ready to spend money again, grrr.

Quote from: 5thAve on February 05, 2009, 07:36:26 PM
What chin spoiler is that? Is it from Powerbronze?

Nope, it's a Metzler? or Mezler? I can't remember the actual name, but it's one of the original stock pieces that came as an option back in the 90's with the front cafe fairing. Someone just had this one kicking around on e-bay a while back WITH all the hardware, so I jumped on it.

There's a list or site roaming around here somewhere that has a whole sheet with all the different spoilers that fit the GS500, the one that I have is the first one on the list.

Dan

So I just spent the afternoon splicing wires and getting my dash ready for a re-install along with making piggy-backs for the rear directionals to meet up with the stock harness.

First I had to install a diode on the dashboard turn-signal indicator bulb. So off came the dash:



Out came the lights:


Separated the wires to the indicator bulb for blinkers:


Following the directions. Chopped both wires off, spliced Red wire into leads (+ and - from harness), Blue wire onto HOT (Green) and LONG black wire onto original ground (Black):


Taped everything back up like normal:


Along with making extensions for rear blinkers I now have everything re-installed in the dash and ready to be put back on the bike. The only difference with the diode is the extra ground wire (with male plug end to go into existing non-used ground), and a little extra wiring hanging out the back of the gauge guard due to the diode and shrink connections (can't bend the wire anymore).




So now, hopefully, my damn blinkers will work right! Lol.

Dan

So are you going for the Faired look?  I like the headlight, but what kind of fairing are you gonna use?  Chin spoiler rocks!

No fairing...

Going for something like this:



Dan

Quote from: Danny500 on February 05, 2009, 08:41:09 PM

Quote from: 5thAve on February 05, 2009, 07:36:26 PM
What chin spoiler is that? Is it from Powerbronze?

Nope, it's a Metzler? or Mezler? I can't remember the actual name, but it's one of the original stock pieces that came as an option back in the 90's with the front cafe fairing. Someone just had this one kicking around on e-bay a while back WITH all the hardware, so I jumped on it.

There's a list or site roaming around here somewhere that has a whole sheet with all the different spoilers that fit the GS500, the one that I have is the first one on the list.

Dan

Is it this one? http://www.whaccessories.com/GS500Accessories.htm

danny, those first virgin shots of the bike are pretty nice. think i'll remove my flyscreen this weekend because of your shots. like what you're doing with the F headlight, are those mirror signals functional ?

Quote from: fred on February 05, 2009, 11:47:14 PM
Is it this one? http://www.whaccessories.com/GS500Accessories.htm

That's the one Fred!!!! The fairing is the first one on the list... the GIMBEL Belly-Pan.

Quote from: ohgood on February 06, 2009, 04:20:54 AM
danny, those first virgin shots of the bike are pretty nice. think i'll remove my flyscreen this weekend because of your shots. like what you're doing with the F headlight, are those mirror signals functional ?

Why yes they are functional . I actually got them all hooked up and WORKING last night thanks to the diode!!! I was pretty excited, not going to lie. Lol.
They look so much nicer than stock being about 1/2 the height off the bars and they're just a great shape too.

Yeah, fairings and windscreens gotta go on the E IMHO... I think the F is the best custom way to go because it gives you an area large enough to tuck all the wires up behind when it's installed.

Dan

Quote from: Danny500 on February 06, 2009, 07:24:26 AM

Quote from: fred on February 05, 2009, 11:47:14 PM
Is it this one? http://www.whaccessories.com/GS500Accessories.htm

That's the one Fred!!!! The fairing is the first one on the list... the GIMBEL Belly-Pan.

Quote from: ohgood on February 06, 2009, 04:20:54 AM
danny, those first virgin shots of the bike are pretty nice. think i'll remove my flyscreen this weekend because of your shots. like what you're doing with the F headlight, are those mirror signals functional ?

Cool! Thanks. I'm going to have to look into getting one...
Why yes they are functional . I actually got them all hooked up and WORKING last night thanks to the diode!!! I was pretty excited, not going to lie. Lol.
They look so much nicer than stock being about 1/2 the height off the bars and they're just a great shape too.

Yeah, fairings and windscreens gotta go on the E IMHO... I think the F is the best custom way to go because it gives you an area large enough to tuck all the wires up behind when it's installed.

Dan

Nice looking bike!!! Where did you get the rear signals from??

Quote from: springy14 on February 06, 2009, 11:12:40 AM
Nice looking bike!!! Where did you get the rear signals from??

I believe they were from MotoSport.com, they are DMP's "Power Grid LED Marker Lights" . They're super nice... rubber mounted so they wont snap off like my old ones. They're also as bright as stock, which is awesome.

Dan

Good placement of the headlight 

On the diode why did you take it all apart like that? Mine was just a ten minute get the gauge panel up and splice to turn signal indicator. Just curious!

Mary