Hey all!  Chiquita here, I'm new to the board, and riding.  Been riding for just under a year and already on my second bike, lol.  Got a Suzuki Savage last year, (first bike ever),  and learned to ride on her.  Couple of weeks ago got a wild hair and decided to check out a sportbike, just for kicks.  Well I ended up with a new 04 GS500F, and haven't looked back.  I can't belive the difference between my cruiser and my GS.  
I am in Georgia, southeast of Atl., over 40, single and would love to meet some people in my area to ride with.  I'm still a newb, but trying real hard not to be a squid, lol.

35 year old banker (although my wife says I'm just a 7yr old with a paycheck)

Live just outside Calgary, Alberta, Canada

anyone else from Calgary or area wanna go for a spin?

Cheers

I am a 26 year old computer (geek) programmer

I own a 2003 GS500E since new and have ridden 2200 miles on it since September

I am from Sheffield, UK

27 Year old Business Consultant - virginia beach, va.  Pic is in the members area.

First year riding a bike,  much better than sex!

Had a grin on me for like 3 weeks after my first ride.  

Purchased a 2004 GS 500F in blue two months ago and have made several appearance modifications.  

Fun little bike!  Planning on buying an SV650S next year but still keeping this one!

-Chino

PS.  I'm single ladies  :mrgreen:

I'm a 27-year-old graduate student in Immunology.  I'm from Chicago; I have lived in Bryn Mawr (near Philly), Lincoln, NE, Berkeley, CA, and am currently in the Seattle area.

I do love cars; my track car is a 1995 Miata that has been tweaked a bit on power, a lot on suspension, a lot on brakes, and is currently on an aggressive weight-loss program.  I sold my BMW 325e that I bought with a blown engine and dropped a new engine into to buy my first bike.  I do all of my own work on cars, and expect, with y'alls help, for that trend to continue on bikes.  

just joined the forum

i am from blackburn , england...

usually ride out to kirby longsdale (devils bridge) and rivington barn

any one local who wants a ride out gizza shout

Hi,

just see the other thread:

http://www.gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10996

Quote from: chiquitaHey all!  Chiquita here, I'm new to the board, and riding.  Been riding for just under a year and already on my second bike, lol.  Got a Suzuki Savage last year, (first bike ever),  and learned to ride on her.  Couple of weeks ago got a wild hair and decided to check out a sportbike, just for kicks.  Well I ended up with a new 04 GS500F, and haven't looked back.  I can't belive the difference between my cruiser and my GS.  
I am in Georgia, southeast of Atl., over 40, single and would love to meet some people in my area to ride with.  I'm still a newb, but trying real hard not to be a squid, lol.

Selling that sausage (Savage)...
Cool.
Srinath.

hey,
im 19 old college student with a new bike, im from CT  if any1 wants to hook up and ride lemme know =)

just got my gs 500 i commute through hollywood ca and santa monica
so im riding the busiest streets in cali   plus the full fairing is nice in southern cali   i got the bike for the commute it is a great ride  

[quote="seshadri_srinath
Selling that sausage (Savage)...
Cool.
Srinath.[/quote]

Yeah, well they say everyone has to grow up eventually, lol :lol:   Doesn't mean that I have admit it though.  

31 year old disabled vet in ky for a few more days then i will be moving to Vancouver WA

Crikey, you're all so damned OLD!

Alex, 17 year old male from NH. Been riding street since the day I got my driver's license (June 24th '03). Got the GS a few weeks after that and love it to pieces! I don't come here too often because I'm usually busy harassing the people at SSBC. Hoping to get an SV650 next spring!!!!

P.S. The GS is a '92, should have about 20k miles by the end of the season. Still looks new! (Well, except for the scratches from a parking lot tip-over).

Married, 39 year old Unix sysadmin outside of Burlington, Vermont. Passed the MSF (first time I'd ever been behind the bars of any 2 wheeler) on a Honda Nighthawk a month ago, then  found my GS this past weekend. It's a 93, red with pink stripes, 13K miles, in nice shape.
Picked it up last night.

Hubby has been riding for 30 years, has 2 largish Hondas in the shed next to mine - a 1981 CB750F, and a Honda 919.  Both were too big for me, I wanted to start small. Plus he'd kill me if I dropped one of his :lol: .

Liz

Alex, 21 from PA (North East) own a '04  gs500f and im riding it around when im not working on my car

You say the Escort is a project.  Are you turning it into a race car of some sort?  Or just keeping it running?  A rally escort would be cool

Quote from: manofthefieldYou say the Escort is a project.  Are you turning it into a race car of some sort?  Or just keeping it running?  A rally escort would be cool

oh the escort project was to keep it running, but since thats been done. alot of lil work has been done to it to make it a lil different.

-17 rims gunmetal/chrome with Z rated tires
-3 inch drop front 1.5 in the rear(had rubbing problems)
-thicker front and rear sway bars, along with front and rear strut bars
-clear corners and clear taillights
-M3 mirrors with LED blinkers
-custom intake and exhaust along with some header work
-underdrive pullies added
-custom audio system
-tint
-tranny swap
-currently working on a wide bodykit and molding a chevy cav. drift kit onto my car.
-Just molded a WRX hood scoop
-Hopefully if I have some sort of time this winter I'll drop a turbo, or i'll just wait till next spring to do an engine swap. Oh yeah the car is purple probably be painted black with a silver mist in about 3 weeks.

umm thats all I can come up with right now, but I think thats all the major stuff. But its a long project. And I hope to make my new GS something special as well.

Lurked around here for about a year.  Long enough.

Bought a 2002 on ebay from a pawn shop in Oklahoma....$2600.
Insurance $45 for liability only...figured that if I break it I can fix it.
Got all the legalities, training, and testing done last December.
Promply hit a raccoon in the road...man can that rear tire spin.
Also a low speed slide into the driveway of a pancake house...
too old for that kind of character building.  Survived the first 6 months with only a few scratches and dings to the GS.  I'm confidently buzzing around town these days.

Got a wife and 4 kids over the last 24 years...all driving cars now.
Own 4 cars and the GS500...I haven't driven a car to work but a handful of times since last December.
Rode a mountain bike to work for 6 months before getting the GS...
too old for that too...figured a 50cc scooter would do the job instead.
Luckily my Motorcycle friends talked me out of it...insisted on nothing less than a 500cc for commuting...I bit...and am I ever glad.  Scooters are for students and they're too cute for an old grouch.

I've been mooching upgrade info off this forum but haven't done much to the bike except adding a givi windshield, some case savers, and the progressive springs.  Am currently fabricating a honker big rack for the back so that I can haul a bunch of stuff for work.  Might even drive across Texas (and beyond) someday.  Thanks for all the pictures everyone.

Love my GS500 and this forum!

27, all sorts of asian, and from HI.  Yes, we can ride all year long ^_^
Just got my license and my 1st bike ('89 GS for 5 bills), I haven't been riding all that long (actually, just the MSF class).  Looking fwd to tooling on my bike  

Just found this site today. I'm in the AF stationed in GA.   I had an 89 as my first bike in highschool about 13 years ago.  My father still has it in the garage and I actually took it for a spin a couple weeks ago..I didn't remember it being such a fun bike!