i love the black and yellow paint... i wish i had the money and or space... but i do have friends and family in the DC area il pass this along to..
On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > I didn't want to turn the group into a CL derivative, but since there > seems to be interest, here it is. > > We bought the gs500e about two years ago. It had around 16k miles, and to > be quite honest I am not sure how many has now, but it might very well be > in 17k, because it hasn't been used too much. Back then we went through the > whole bike. What I can remember: all fluids as usual (oil, oil filter, > bleed the brakes, etc). New tires, new battery and new brake pads in the > front. New spark plugs. Also, it came with an aftermarket handle bar, sort > of cafe racer stuff. She didn't like it so we bought the OEM handle bar (I > like it better too). Both grips, bar ends and levers are also new. I put > the black mirrors I had on my NH, the ones that come with integrated LEDs > as turn signals. My wife took it as a project and took it apart and painted > the frame, wheels and the body. So, not a professional work, but it looks > much better than when we got it. Last summer I adjusted the valves, sync > the carbs and did the washer mod. I also replaced the rear shock with one > from a newer model (2006 I think). It came with a Yoshimura exhaust, I > think it sounds cool. > > This is all what I can remember. The longest I have ridden it is probably > like 1hr 30min, and it is much more comfy than what I expected for a bike > that small. It has a lot of power too. No that much torque compared with > the NH (clearly), but it revs much higher and it can easily make 90mph on > the highway with my 200lbs ass on it. > > We would like $1500 for it. I attached some pictures from more than a year > ago when the paint job was done. So the new mirrors are not shown, neither > the "Suzuki" decals. Disclaimer: the girl is not for sale ;-). > > Cheers, > Javier. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
