Well, I did the one thing most bikes hate! Brought another one in!



Will have a thread on the progress in O&E!

Mary

Butcher knife fenderectomy (POS chinese dremel didn't work!!).

Mary, is that the Hyosung 250?

Quote from: average on January 18, 2011, 07:15:51 PM
Mary, is that the Hyosung 250?

Wash your mouth out!  Hyosung indeed 

Michael

190 race takeoff

Really.. wow. What brand, and what rim?

It's a Dunlop Sportmax GP, stock gsxr rim

Quote from: VWAG on January 10, 2011, 06:18:48 PM
Put my battery back in and tried to start her up... now its sitting in the garage with the battery tender. Hopefully I'll have better luck tomorrow, before I leave for another semester without riding 

I started mine just to amuse myself. 

I bought a 94 GS500E just before Xmas. We get serious winter here so I have had no chance to ride it (which is driving me nuts). One of the selling features, and something that impressed me hugely, was the way it starts.  It doesn't crank at all.  No, really.  I open the choke about 1/4 and the instant I touch the starter button the thing is running.  In this case, the bike hasn't been started in nearly three weeks.

Is this normal for the GS500? It's sure impressive.   

...ken...

Quote from: Ken in Regina on January 19, 2011, 10:12:13 PM
Is this normal for the GS500? It's sure impressive.   

Mine was that way after a jet kit, but most people seem to have problems with starting, mostly in the cold. Mine, I could leave it sitting for a month and then walk up and have it start almost before I touched the button. Before rejet it was the biggest pita. Is yours jetted?

Even if it's not i'd leave it alone. lol

Quote from: redhenracing2 on January 20, 2011, 09:53:19 AM

Quote from: Ken in Regina on January 19, 2011, 10:12:13 PM
Is this normal for the GS500? It's sure impressive.   

Mine was that way after a jet kit, but most people seem to have problems with starting, mostly in the cold. Mine, I could leave it sitting for a month and then walk up and have it start almost before I touched the button. Before rejet it was the biggest pita. Is yours jetted?

Yes. The previous owner said he rejetted it. He's a professional mechanic and seems to have had a good touch with this one.

...ken...

Had a big day yesterday, I swap out the front forks, tire, brake system, fuel tank, petcock, side fairings, exhaust, rear tire and sprockets from parts bike. Put in a K&N drop in filter, and a 2001 katana 750 shock. All is good...

Welded a crack in the stock exhaust, stripped it down, and painted it.  Still waiting on some parts to get it road worthy...dang ebay. 

Bought a new windscreen 

...sadly, found out upon arrival that not only they sent me a windscreen and brackets that won't fit together, it seems the screen itself is not GS500-compatible, too.

Oh well.
Luckily the guy is a PowerSeller (yes, I got it off eBay). Let's see what happens next...

i did the wash then ride....

with all the flooding around here cleaning the crap of my bike was a bit@h

Hey, Simon if it doesn't pan out let me know. I just bought an extra one off ebay for $10.10. If you need it I don't mind passing it on. Well for an "f" that is.

Mary

Mary,

Very kind to you but I've got a naked GS.

BTW seems like I'm getting to a solution to my eBay purchase problem. Fingers crossed.

Thanks again!!

Started up both Junior and Suzi (so they know I still care) even though I can't ride yet. Let them run for about 10 minutes to warm up and charge up the batteries really good.

Put ASV C/5 brake lever on Junior.

Ordered cool custom seats for both (Well, Suzi had only 1 seat where Junior has 4 different ones) from Germany.


They do make one for the newer F models.

Ordered a couple parts so I can put ASV C/5 clutch levers on Junior and Suzi. Will post photos of how I did it when finished. (Gotta do something while I can't ride.)

That seat is seriously awesome, where did you order it from?

http://stores.ebay.com/be-ziehungen
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270684519477&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I had to email and ask about the F seat. He said he could. Both should be here in a week. He takes PayPal.
Price is a little higher than the ebay auction in Germany because he asks for your seat then recovers it. Since it is not practical to ship a seat to Germany, he charged a little extra for a used seat there to reupholster.
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German to English translation of the ebay item
KLAGO seat - comfort remodeling Suzuki GS 500 E till Christmas 15% off the advertised price keyed padded seat with seat for the passenger. In conjunction with non-slip materials eliminates the slip of the front passenger in the back of the driver when braking. The soft padding makes a gel cushion unnecessary. We offer standard to this bank in four font and stitching colors: gray-blue, red, yellow, gold and blue. The model bank in the pictures is in black and anthracite. Production of your seat in exchange for your old bank! (state the reference and upholstery care, only the carrier must be in order) Of course, we also manufacture to your own will upon request and color patterns. You tell us your needs for example by phone and we receive your old bank to produce the new kind. Upon receipt of your payment to our account we will ship your new bank. Assembly time about 2 days, with shipping and payment is generally 8 days. Your shipping costs will be borne by us. Production for all current models are possible. Warranty, return policies and statements are, of course. Contact us at: Tel. 02051-298867 - Mail: anfrage@be-ziehungen.de - www.be-ziehungen.de We look forward to you, KLAGO company, working drawings.
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Dear Patrick,

to make this clear: seats will not be shipped free of charge to the states. You have to pay for shipping!

Please find attadched photo of a seat for model GS 500 F. Is this the model you require?
I would deliver seat GS 500 F incl. lettering for € 272,00 and seat GS 500 E incl. lettering for
€ 221,00 ex works.
Shipping cost would be approx. € 65,00 for both seats by DHL.
Terms of payment: cash in advance to my account.

Best regards

Klaus