I am johnny ro, more or less, on all forums except ADVrider where I misspelled and let it be.

Grew up in glacial till forest near NYC and weekends in my grandpas gas station, East End.

30+ years ago I started to like to see what engineers meant, by looking at their finished products. So I am an interpreter. I stumble with frustration over British stuff from the ending era. I do want a DKW in BSA guise. Back in that day, I gave away my Commando 850 to a buddy, in baskets, purchased new.

For money, I interpret deal terms into IFRS for a trillion $ multinational. I am hugely lucky to have that niche. I say simple things to important people and they pause and reflect. Magic.

The GS is a cheerful good hearted, mid sized (I mean, 40hp) older dog of a bike. My '89 has sporty paint and bars and replaces an '87 SRX250 for short day rides. My old F was too small to be a sport tourer, replaced with V-strom.

Lost track of AK when I settled down to my Parts Express indignias, with Topping-60 and Mac for sound. 

My next post is my results of the single key mod, mine came with 3 keys, ignition, tank, seat. Now I use one key. 

Quote from: SK Racing on May 25, 2020, 01:21:55 PM
Klein wêreld, nê? 

I think I've seen about five GS500's in SA so far. Needless to say, there are not many spares available. My 2004 GS500 was also made in Spain and the Suzuki agents claim it's a grey import.

I so regret selling my 69 Bonnie. Enjoy your's.

Wow I've owned 17 GS500's and I just broke through the 1/2 century mark in 2019.
I've worked on conservatively another 25 or so locals bikes. Lets say 40 total. That's not carb mail in and mail out service.
So there is a distinct possibility I've had my hands on more GS500's than South Africa. WTF Is that like Jeremey Clarkson's reaction to the Bugatti Veyron's 1000 lb torque as having more torque than Mexico.

Cool.
Buddha.

Hey Mods, could I humbly request that this thread be elevated to a Sticky?

It would be a shame for everyone's great introductions be lost into the void of how-do-I-tune-my-carbs queries.

Quote from: The Buddha on May 25, 2020, 05:32:22 PM
Wow I've owned 17 GS500's and I just broke through the 1/2 century mark in 2019.
I've worked on conservatively another 25 or so locals bikes. Lets say 40 total. That's not carb mail in and mail out service.
So there is a distinct possibility I've had my hands on more GS500's than South Africa. WTF Is that like Jeremey Clarkson's reaction to the Bugatti Veyron's 1000 lb torque as having more torque than Mexico.

Cool.
Buddha.

I'm impressed, Buddha. You must be THE expert on GS500 with all that experience.

Hehehe, that last part is funny! 

Quote from: SK Racing on May 23, 2020, 06:17:59 AM

My other hobbies and interests are, RC flying, electric motor design & building, amateur astronomy and lately, DIY audio systems - the FirstWatt.com kind. (www.diyaudio.com/forums/pass-labs)

BTW I've been wanting to get pics of it - but since I am lazy and it is heavy - I'll just tell you. Sitting not 3 feet from me is a Nak PA 7. I haven't used it in a while though. Its not likely the only Nelson Pass one I have either.

Cool.
Buddha.

Quote from: The Buddha on May 26, 2020, 05:49:00 AM

...Sitting not 3 feet from me is a Nak PA 7. I haven't used it in a while though. Its not likely the only Nelson Pass one I have either.

Nice!     The Nakamichi PA 7 was one of the better amps of it's time. 

You should try one of the newer Pass Class A designs. The sound is jaw droppingly good from only a few Watts. But then you need fairly efficient speakers. I use full range speakers (self built) with a very modest 6Wpc Class A amp. The 3D holographic soundstage is absolutely gorgeous. The two "audiophile" shops near me didn't even know the term "soundstage"; - probably because they've never heard a decent soundstage.   

Quote from: SK Racing on May 26, 2020, 08:25:53 AM

Quote from: The Buddha on May 26, 2020, 05:49:00 AM

...Sitting not 3 feet from me is a Nak PA 7. I haven't used it in a while though. Its not likely the only Nelson Pass one I have either.

Nice!     The Nakamichi PA 7 was one of the better amps of it's time. 

You should try one of the newer Pass Class A designs. The sound is jaw droppingly good from only a few Watts. But then you need fairly efficient speakers. I use full range speakers (self built) with a very modest 6Wpc Class A amp. The 3D holographic soundstage is absolutely gorgeous. The two "audiophile" shops near me didn't even know the term "soundstage"; - probably because they've never heard a decent soundstage.   

I have Khorns but those are run by a sae 2200 and the Nak PA7 was fantastic driving my NS1000's, they were mediocre running B&W 801 or 802.
The weird thing is Khorns cant be driven very well with super low power - like those single ended 3-5 watt tube deals don't work that great. They work well on a Cornwall, but lascala's and up need a bit more, 12-30 watt tube or more if solid state. 20-100 watt solid state. In fact the Sae2200 did an extraordinary job of driving wharfedale W90's - I really really wanted to keep those wharfies - but I managed to not sell the Khorns in that window, so the Khorns went back in use.

IMHO cornwall and its replacement chorus are the best for low power, folded horns aren't driveable by super low power, you don't need a lot but 3 and 5 watt single ended tube deals don't cut it.

Cool.
Buddha.

oops wrong thread.