Hey guys, so I'm pretty new here. Bought my 2004 GS500F in December after it had sat for 5 years. Got it running in February and have been commuting to work on it every day since the start of April. It's a nice first bike, but I've definitely had a few issues with it. I've been lurking around here for a while looking for solutions to problems, but one major issue that I keep running into is that there are a bunch of How-Tos and whatnot that are a decade old or more, and they reference pictures, but I can't see any image in the post, or even a link to an image. I don't want to go posting questions that have already been answered, but it's kind of hard follow instructions when the referenced image isn't available. Am I just missing something really simple to get them to display, or does everyone have this issue? I thought maybe creating an account would make them visible, but that doesn't seem to have worked.

No you're not missing anything.  They just don't work anymore.  Personally I did a whole thread using facebook and then all my pics stopped working.  I started using imgbb which works for now.  Who knows in ten years?

Yeah the image upload sites that people used in the past have disappeared or changed the way they produce their html.
You might have some luck using the Wayback Machine:

https://archive.org/web/

They archive versions of websites. Sometimes with pictures.

Its a good reminder that nothing on the internet is guaranteed to be permanent. I host my own pictures, but if I ever stop paying for hosting they would be gone.

QuoteYou might have some luck using the Wayback Machine:

https://archive.org/web/

Thanks, I'll check that out. So far, it looks like it doesn't capture anything within a certain thread, but I'll keep looking.

Glad to know this isn't just me. Guess I'll be posting a little more often!

I hope to see your ride?!  Mayne in the picture game?  I need to get that rolling again,....I think Watcher's challenge is 'your bike with a taco stand'

Does a Taco Truck count? Because we have one that stops at my work every Tuesday and Friday and parks like 50' from my bike!

 I think so!  That'd be sweet to see!

Here's the thread

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=45412.5680