Well got to see the bike today for the very first time. Black and silver with gunmetal wheels. Rode great, plenty of power. overall i think it was the best decision for a first bike. I'm a brand new member and look forward to everything in the future on this board. Anyone live in the knoxville area?

-Grant

welcome  

smart move buying a GS
this board has to be one of the best...if you need help with anything, there will be someone here to help you out

does anyone know of a good exhaust to get that sounds the most like an inline four??

Yeah, it comes on a CBR, a GSXR, FZR, YZF, Katana, or any other in-line four, but it's pretty impossible for a GS to sound like an in-line four without the other two cylinders.

Quote from: ACEdoes anyone know of a good exhaust to get that sounds the most like an inline four??

heheh, that's the same thing i wanted to do when i got my GS...i belive my first topic was "how to get a GS to sound like a 600cc i4 bike"

well, the answer is: you buy a I4 sportbike
one of the reasons the GS sounds the way it does is because of the I2 cyl engine and 2 valves/cylinder

you can put a different exhaust can on you GS and it will sound a lot better then the stock GS...i put on a GSXR 750 can on my GS and it runs faster and sounds a lot better

i'll put on a video clip one of these days so you can hear how much better it is then stock

Congrats!  Good choice.
Had the bike 2 minutes and already thinking of mods. Spoken like a true GStwinner.
I have the same year and mine is still a virgin, so to speak, I certainly haven't touched the exhaust pipe. Lack of character, I guess.  

Welcome   the GS 500 is a very good choice , I pick my up last Wed & aready have clocked up 690km just on 4 trips man I just love getting out there and riding it's sooo cool    anyway guys take care Talk you soon

all the best matt  your friend

Yeah it's a great bike, I tell you what after about 4000 rpm that bastard screams! it's pretty loud stock when you give it a rev. I cant wait to start riding, i have to get it registered and pay my dad back 225 dollars. so it will be about a month before it leaves the garage. Im so glad I didnt get a ninja 250. I about did.

-grant

i only paid 2050 for it. swung a good deal

welcome ACE!

Good choice for first bike as you are realizing. Check out the home page of gstwin.com for links to useful mod and maintenance info and my site has plenty of modification info as well as other useful stuff, check it out.

Enjoy!