Hello,
Just picked up my 2001 GS500. The bike is perfect except previous owner had a GPS or something mounted on handlebars which left a couple scratches. Anyone have bars laying around that they are not using?
Thanks

I would suggest taking them off and hitting them with a rattle can.

Thanks. The bars are chrome and I was hoping to keep bike original.  I found that new bars are still for sale from some of the online parts places. Figured I would try here first in case anybody had some collecting dust 

Sorry - didn't know chrome. Most I've seen are black.

No sorry needed. So many different bikes,so little time!

arent all bike stock black?

if so then keeping it original would mean painting them back black...

I am fairly sure that chrome is not stock on a gs500

OK, I called a couple places and they show 2001-2002 as same part # with chrome bars. So maybe 2003 up they went to black?

 My 90 bars are black.

Apparently these bars are pretty close to the stock ones:

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/4/68/15394/ITEM/BikeMaster-Superbike-Handlebar.aspx?WT.ac=SLIsearch

Just tried to post pic of bike. I will have to research forum to see how to do it,as it did not work. Found a number of pics of other 2001's like mine with chrome bars though.

Don't know if this will work.

Sorry about pic size. I will try and post smaller

My 2001 has stock chrome handlebars.  I will be putting motocross bars on mine in the future and might have mine for sale.  Although, I don't know if they are in better shape than yours........