Hello fellow gstwins 

my name is andrew aka The Fonz 
live on the sunny Gold Coast Australia.

recently bought a tidy 1989 gs500e with original 3500kms! for a sum of $1000 unregistered.
got it registered a couple of weeks ago and now the project begins.

plans are gsxr forks, gsxr swing arm and tyre, suspended seat-no tail wraped in ostrich skin, twin round headlight and buel screen maybee and a few more bits and pieces.

basically i have put on a streetfighter front end i had lying around, sprayed the whole bike basically satin 2pac black, was going to go for an orange frame but kinda liking the blacked out option.
cut down the stock muffler  litterally took me 15mins! haha.

installed aftermarket tail light and indicators the other day, has anyone had dramas with the indicators not flashing after you installed aftermarket ones?
i got them working eventually by chance of placing the old indicator unit inline with the new ones and they worked? but as soon as you removed them (wires) they would just stay on?
i just dodgily installed them inline with the new ones and taped up the bulb so you couldnt see them when they were flashing and hid them under my tail.

(dont know if that all makes sense to you guys)??

so basically this is it so far. waiting to move back into my own house so i can take a 9" grinder to the tail 

When i got it.

Shot at 2012-06-29

Shot at 2012-06-29

streetfighter headlight installed.

Shot at 2012-07-28

Shot at 2012-07-28

Shot at 2012-07-28

matte blaked and how it sits now.

Shot at 2012-07-28

Shot at 2012-07-28

Shot at 2012-07-28
Shot at 2012-07-28



Fonz

I am liking the the bike so far, any pictures of how you did the exhaust? was there much change in sound? did you have to mess with the jets? sorry for all the questions but I like the look 

Sam

hi DavisGs,

exhaust was really easy if you have access to a welder.

basically i cut the whole muffler off to make it easier to work with.

get a rough idea on how long you want it mines about 200mm long aprox 8"
i used a big metal drop saw and cut your black tip section off,
then cut the muffler to the desired length and re weld on.

i also drilled out the little pipe inside the muffler tip.

sounds great i'm happy with it.

i havent messed with the jets at all, seems fine pulls a little harder than before and more responsive, i will eventually re-jet once i get my lunchbox filter.

heres a quick vid
http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/568/q41plxjvmavwdbegqawdjf.mp4

Fonz

couple of pics from yesterdays ride


Shot at 2012-07-29

Shot at 2012-07-29

Shot at 2012-07-29

Shot at 2012-07-29

Fonz

Another Gold Coaster  Must catch up for a ride

Quote from: codajastal on July 29, 2012, 04:09:56 PM
Another Gold Coaster  Must catch up for a ride

yeah mate for sure!!! where abouts on the coast are you? ill be moving back into my place in helensvale on the weekend

fonz

There are a couple of us here
I am in Nerang and Michael is near Broadbeach.
We usually meet up on a Sunday for a ride!
Michael is busy this weekend but I think A couple of Brissy riders are meeting up for a ride.
Most of the Aussies hang out here 
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=38584.0

Did I just see you at the lights on Alexander Dr?

Set you on a ride sometime

Michael

Quote from: codajastal on July 29, 2012, 06:08:19 PM
Did I just see you at the lights on Alexander Dr?

Haha nope I'm at work and bike is at home..... I hope :p

Fonz

Quote from: DavisGs on July 28, 2012, 06:34:25 PM
I am liking the the bike so far, any pictures of how you did the exhaust? was there much change in sound? did you have to mess with the jets? sorry for all the questions but I like the look 

Sam

my 4th gs i had, a 97, i owned for 3rd time lol. i took off stock can, and welded on a gsxr1k can sans baffles. looked like this

Just so you know... if the cops want to be dicks, they'll get you for fender chop and shortened can. So.... don't ride Glorious during a blitz and you should be ok 

Michael

are cops really that bored over there? Here is the states I can buy a fender eliminator kit at the dealer.

Quote from: Soloratov on July 30, 2012, 08:00:07 AM
are cops really that bored over there? Here is the states I can buy a fender eliminator kit at the dealer.

cops pick on you for the most ridiculous stuff over here, i have been into high performance cars all my life and have had multiple and driving them is a big risk around here.
they will go through ditches,over traffic islands and whatever they can to pull you over if they see you drive past in a "hotted" up car.

as for the "fender chop" i will basically have no fender soon haha just a suspended seat on a custom subframe that im going to start building soon. so they will have fun with that i supose.

Fonz

Coppers on the Gold Coast are the worst for the modded bike as well as the modded cars so you pretty much take your chance when you want to change something here.

yep crazy around these parts hahaha, i suppose we modify with the knowing of getting caught but still do it? haha

Yes very true!!

whats the cheapes and easiest way to fit a 160 rear tyre? is it the katana rim or bandit rim? also heard a gsxr swing arm fits?
i want to do away with the piddly 130 rear!

fonz

Dunno but on a side note is that your bike on gumtree?

hahaha yeah i forgot to take it off i was seeing if i could sell it and make some profit
but i want to keep it.

fonz