:dunno:

Oh I wasn't asking for me. I was just asking for everyone else.  :nana:  :kiss:

Don't worry about the pics.....once I get my baby that'll be the first thing I do.....aside from sitting on it for the first time...(very excited)

Thanks for all the advise and DAVE about the tunneling....don't worry...I know what you are talking about.  :guns:

T'88  

Smooth Dave

Welcome! Congratulations on your new bike. Have fun and be safe. Just curious, how did you decide to get into riding? Do you have friends who ride?

Laura

Yeah got any pics?  I'm a lady..  oh wait, what's this thing in my .....?

hahahahahh

Yeah that title will get you mucho traffic!

Shane

Quote from: PkaasoSrinath is making custom case savers at a good price too!  

I think they will fit all the way up to the newer models.

Srinath, jump in here......

And, welcometo the board.


Paul

I dont think it will fit with the fairing...
Cool.
Srinath.

Hey blue, welcome to the site. Here are tons nice gentlemen will help you about your bike!
(yeah, ask only bike question... lol)

Newbie with full-fairing... Dont drop the bike!!

I have been riding only 2 years, and GS is my second bike. I love it!!  
Enjoy riding!!

*Brat*

Quote from: MstrsLilBrat(yeah, ask only bike question... lol)
*Brat*

What are you saying about us Brat?   :lol:

Oh man! Comic relief, I luv it! :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

hey there, i'm a chick(from dallas)--and i just bought my first bike...'04 GS500F in yellow.........id also appreciate any advice...i'm trying to soak it all in...i already took my safety course and ive been riding now for about a month.....i'm most worried about the maintenance, if anyone has anything i should know immediately...PLEASE fill me in...the bike has 2200 miles, and since i bought it at a dealership i think my only big concern right now is the oil change...likeeeee when do u do it? and where? i dont  know how to do it...but i could learn...oh and tightening nuts...should i just scower the bike and check all of them?

Quote from: DriveUntilFound on September 05, 2006, 06:24:26 PM
hey there, i'm a chick(from dallas)--and i just bought my first bike...'04 GS500F in yellow.........id also appreciate any advice...i'm trying to soak it all in...i already took my safety course and ive been riding now for about a month.....i'm most worried about the maintenance, if anyone has anything i should know immediately...PLEASE fill me in...the bike has 2200 miles, and since i bought it at a dealership i think my only big concern right now is the oil change...likeeeee when do u do it? and where? i dont  know how to do it...but i could learn...oh and tightening nuts...should i just scower the bike and check all of them?

Welcome, you'll learn failry quickly how to take care of the lil GS. It isn't rocket sience and most things people can do maintenance wise can be done by the individual. If you goto gstwin.com mainpage you will see a page on how to's. In there it tells you quite a bit of info on doing thins such as oil changes. Im about to do my first oil change on my motorcycle and it looks pretty easy. I've done them on my car before so it can't be that hard. I also reccomend picking up a clymer or haynes manual. These manuals cover pretty much everything you need to know on repairs and standard maintenace. Oh and on that main gstwin page there is a link to when you should do so and so repairs and at what milage. There is also the GS500 wikipedia site that was just created not too long ago, that should be a great help.. you can find it http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500. oh and btw if you buy a clymer buy it buy clicking this link http://www.amazon.com/gp/explorer/0892878339/2/ref=pd_lpo_ase/002-9669448-4321632?ie=UTF8, it donates some of the money to the site, be safe and i hope everyone here can help you and have fun .


-bill

Wow this thread started 2 years ago. . .

Hi,
Ask the dealer just to make sure when the last oil change was.  You can get the claymer or haynes manual for the GS's up to 02's but the 04+'s are the same bike just with a fairing and oil cooler, well the carbs are a bit different but no biggie everything else is the same.  If you want to do the work yourself.

Here is the maintance schudel ( my spelling is very very bad )

http://www.gstwin.com/maintenance_info.htm

Forgot welcome to the madhouse 

And remember....when replacing....the oil filter cover....don't....overtighten....the....nuts....or you'll have....serious problems.......