I just sold my GS500F. I loved it, and was sure sad to let it go... But.

I'm on my way to do the title work for an '01 Speed Triple!

So I just wanted to say "Thanks!" to everyone who helped me with any questions I had, or whatever. I'll be sticking around, lurking, watching projects, and whatever else.

See ya!





Oh, and...

I HAVE A 190 REAR TIRE YES!!!

Very nice!  And good color choice!

be easy on the go grip for that wheelie monster for a while!

Nice. I sat on a new Street Triple R a couple weeks ago. Very nice. I think the Speed Triple is just too tall for me. Probably wait till the end of the year when dealers can't sell em. How long did you own the GS500F?

Thanks guys!

I'll be sure to keep 2 rubbers on the ground... at least for now.

I had my GS for about a year and a half. I loved it, but I just wanted a bike that was a little more me, and couldn't afford to keep 2.

Quote from: Homer on June 08, 2010, 04:43:09 PM
Very nice!  And good color choice!

I think it matches your riding suit. 

Quote from: JEREMY JOCK on June 08, 2010, 04:34:26 PM
Oh, and...

I HAVE A 190 REAR TIRE YES!!!

haha, don't forget about the single sided swingarm.

Awesome! I was assuming you were out riding it considering I never heard anything back about whether or not that kid came to get your GS, or if you went to grab this. Definitely looking forward to seeing it in person. I'm moving up my schedule as well. I haven't heard back from that guy that listed the xb9 on craigslist today, but I think I got the ok to temporarily tap into our savings account and just replace it with my extra July paycheck when I get it, so hopefully I can hurry up and get the rest of this stuff I have sold, because then at the moment I'm only a few hundred away from my goal, we can be out and riding again in no time on bikes better than our GSs

Haha yeah can't forget that! I seriously love this bike. I rode around town for hours last night.

Get that Buell. I love the City Cross colors.

That's great that you got some time in yesterday because the weather sucks today. At least Thursday and Friday will be nice fore you.

I want it, but he never emailed me back so I'll assume someone else already got to it. I do love the see through blue bodywork, but I think they look great all black too. I transferred $200 more from my paypal to my bank account last night, and I'm hoping to have at least $450-500 by the end of the weekend from some stuff on craigslist, so the next time I can get one for $3k I should be on it. There's way more XB9s on craigslist, but lately I've kinda been wanting one of the XB12s, so I don't missing out on the 9 this time, plus I really didn't want to have to go to the bank. I wish I would've test rode them both when dealerships around here still had them, it's really hard to tell what displacement you want on a type of motor you've never ridden. I'd take the smaller one for the kind of riding I do, but the bikes themselves are the same exact size and the 12 only weighs 10lbs more than the 9, so that doesn't help either. 

Congrats Jeremy!  I can honestly say that I am glad to see you move up.  I love the GS but they are tinker toys compared to what is out there.  Triumphs are the bees knees says the Geico lizard.

Quote from: O.C.D. on June 09, 2010, 07:12:16 AM
I love the GS but they are tinker toys compared to what is out there. 

OCD I'm surprised to see how fast you're turning on the GS after you just put all that effort into your bike.  I saw on kyle_99's post about his new bike you said you'd be out of here within a year too. I remember you saying you were hoping to pick up a Ducati, but do you think you'll end up selling your GS when you do?

This site has had a quick turn around lately, I see two people with less than 200 posts, and one with just over 200 all moving on to other bikes. Even if I find another bike in the next month or two like I'm hoping I'll probably still be here a while. I definitely don't think I'd get around to selling the GS until spring. Once I have something else to ride the GS would get a full cosmetic makeover just so it's dressed in it's best for when I put it up for sale, and then I just need to get the valves adjusted right and figure out why the choke hates me, it always worked but all of a sudden this year I can't get it to do anything. So that'll be a full project that I wouldn't finish until late summer or fall, and then I'd just let it sit until spring when it's easier to sell anyway. I'll probably put normal bars back on it too instead of the clipons, to get rid of the vibrations, as well as the ebay headlight bracket and thrown together gauge bracket I made.

Not turning just learning.  I love my bike but I am not in love with it.  Sure I made a huge project out of it and I am glad I did.  Should I have saved the $3000 and put it into a better bike, yes.  I guess I am just not satisfied.  The Suzati handles like a dream, really it does.  But the damn thing still cannot outrun a milk truck.  When I think about that I am saddened.

I am not after breakneck speeds or to die by any means.  I'd rather have something that can get up and go without trying to wring out the motor every time.  I am a technology whore plain and simple.  My GS has some now, but not enough.

Money permitting the Ducati Monster 1100S will be obtained by this time next year.  Will I sell the GS?!  I most likely will not as no one would want it for what I have done to it.  To me it is worth the money.  Anyone else sees it as a GS500 with a GSXR front end that can be sold.  The frame mods and everything else is moot.

I should have listened to everyone who said to save all that money and put it into a real Ducati, lol.

And my rant is,.........................over. 

That's still a bad ass GS, I don't care what anyone says. I hope you hold onto it. I know if I had the skills to make my GS like that, I would have. And I probably wouldn't have sold it. Who knows, maybe I'll buy another GS sometime, and make it a nice little street fighter.

But for now, I'll be toying and tinkering with everything on the Triple. I have a lot of plans. 

Quote from: JEREMY JOCK on June 08, 2010, 04:34:26 PM
I just sold my GS500F. I loved it, and was sure sad to let it go... But.

I'm on my way to do the title work for an '01 Speed Triple!

So I just wanted to say "Thanks!" to everyone who helped me with any questions I had, or whatever. I'll be sticking around, lurking, watching projects, and whatever else.

See ya!

Oh, and...

I HAVE A 190 REAR TIRE YES!!!

Whoa, you can't afford two bikes but you're switching to an exotic import?  Big mistake, my man.  You'll need the GS to ride while you're waiting for Triumph parts and/or service.  I don't get the desire for a two foot wide tire either.  Then again I never had the desire to wear pants that are 4 sizes too big and drag on the ground.  No midsize bike beats the reliability, economy, and overall competence of the GS for everyday street use.  It does what it was designed to do, unless you have a newer Thai-made model like Xealot X and your controls keep falling-off.

You are moving up a lot in performance.  More peformance anyone who assumedly wants to stay alive should be using on the street, but never mind that.  You are also graduating from pennies/mile to dollars/mile.  Congratulations.

The thought of waiting weeks for very expensive English parts and relying on Triumph mechanics (I think there are two within 100 miles of me) makes me turn pale with fear.   I owned an MG Midget once upon a time.  Never, EVER, again.  Spend, spend, spend, wait, wait, wait, meanwhile your jewel sits in the garage while summer goes by.  Never, ever, again.  Good luck to you.

Little harsh Bill.  Like anyone who buys any bike there is always the possibility of issues.  Granted a Triumph may be more rare and finding the parts also.  That still should never stop a person from buying one; we want what we want. 

The GS is a perfect little econobox - the Honda Civic of the bike world.  Like a civic you can pay thousands to mod them but they are still a civic.  In the end you can only get so much out of it.  Upgrading is not a bad thing, neither is more gas or parts etc.. I am sure Jeremy took all of that into consideration before the purchase.

haha, uh oh, I think we hit a nerve.

Anyway, that resulted in two monster posts from me, so I'm gonna compact them to save people time and space on this forum.

I had a triumph, I loved it and put 22k miles on it in 2 years, reliability and waiting for parts shouldn't be an issue if you take care of it. The mechanics around here suck, but that's easily fixed by working on your own bike. The only reason I had any problems with them is because I had a warranty, and figured they needed to fix things because of it. Had I fixed the stupid little problems myself it definitely would've been no more of a hassle than any other bike I had.

Aside from that, the japanese naked bike selection sucks. I like sv650s but want something stronger with better suspension, I like Z1000s, but I don't need 140hp and nothing but top end, plus I'd still want a better suspension. Then there's a couple other bikes like the er6n and gladius, but still now, if you want a NICE naked bike, you've gotta branch outside of Japan. Triumph, Ducati, and Buell all make awesome naked bikes. You might have to pay a little more attention to them, but I think the people who buy those bikes are usually willing to take a little better care of their bike than the standard gsxr owner anyway.

I personally am happy with a 170-180 rear tire, but regardless I'd love to see the GS's 130 rear try to keep traction on that speed triple in any of the first 3 gears.

I can't remember what else was in my long posts. One last thing to keep in mind, is that most of the previously mentioned bikes look way better than their japanese counterparts.

Edit: see above

Quote from: O.C.D. on June 09, 2010, 09:26:50 AM
Little harsh Bill.  Like anyone who buys any bike there is always the possibility of issues.  Granted a Triumph may be more rare and finding the parts also.  That still should never stop a person from buying one; we want what we want.  

The GS is a perfect little econobox - the Honda Civic of the bike world.  Like a civic you can pay thousands to mod them but they are still a civic.  In the end you can only get so much out of it.  Upgrading is not a bad thing, neither is more gas or parts etc.. I am sure Jeremy took all of that into consideration before the purchase.

Didn't mean to be harsh, just relating an old horror story.  Yes, we want what we want.  I was only trying to point out that if money is tight an exotic sport bike may not be a good idea, especially since I am someone who believes there are dire financial problems for our country and the world on the horizon.

Don't get the wrong idea, I think the newer Triumphs are cool as hell too!  We all want different things out of motorcycling.  To me having a bike that is reliable and I can easily afford to operate is what it's all about.  I would never put myself under financial strain for a motorcycle.  For me that would take most of the joy out of it.

He sold his GS for almost the cost of the triple. If you want to talk about people who aren't making smart economic choices, I'm personally baffled why people spend $4500 on a new GS500 when you can get a 600+ with 3-4k miles on them for the same price, not to mention one with 10-15k miles for half the price.

Quote from: bill14224 on June 09, 2010, 10:39:31 AM


Didn't mean to be harsh, just relating an old horror story.  Yes, we want what we want.  I was only trying to point out that if money is tight an exotic sport bike may not be a good idea, especially since I am someone who believes there are dire financial problems for our country and the world on the horizon.

Don't get the wrong idea, I think the newer Triumphs are cool as hell too!  We all want different things out of motorcycling.  To me having a bike that is reliable and I can easily afford to operate is what it's all about.  I would never put myself under financial strain for a motorcycle.  For me that would take most of the joy out of it.

Valid points, understood.  I know you better now. 

Quote from: tt_four on June 09, 2010, 10:51:57 AM
He sold his GS for almost the cost of the triple. If you want to talk about people who aren't making smart economic choices, I'm personally baffled why people spend $4500 on a new GS500 when you can get a 600+ with 3-4k miles on them for the same price, not to mention one with 10-15k miles for half the price.

Another valid point.  I think that is why I want something different now.  I could have spent the $5000 I have in the GS and bought a used R1 for a little more.