one more masshole

[gs500fast]

Hello. My name's Dave. I've been riding a 2001 gs500 around Boston/Somerville for the last 2 seasons. (I know, I know. little bike) still its fun as hell

Reading up on all your track days makes it sound like a ton of fun. right now only $$ and a lack of free time are keeping me from following through on that. maybe when I upgrade I'll turn the little gs into a track bike

I've been reading up on here for a while but never posted before. just wanted to say hi. anyone from the area have good rides they'd like to recommend?

d

[Crash Dummy Denno]

anyone from the area have good rides they'd like to recommend?

Have you been up the Hammadown Tunnel? Its a tight squeeze but i hear 1000's of guys have made it thru the pass safely as it has been widening lately... I'm told its a very windy scenic ride

[hammadown]

Hi




At least its still tight, which is more than I can say for smooth tunnel

Oh yeah welcome gs, you can obviously see how things go around here

[gs500fast]

Have you been up the Hammadown Tunnel?

I've not been. thanks for the tip!

[Crash Dummy Denno]

I've not been. thanks for the tip!

anytime - sorry about your intro thread



wait for it









NOT!!!!

[Crash Dummy Denno]

(no gay jokes)

let me know if you need a hand

don't do it oh god its so hard not to


breathe dammit

[KillBill]

Welcome fellow Masshole to the site where everyone is an asshole

[gs500fast]

yea. after lurking around for a few weeks. I got a good sense of how things go around here. you guys crack me up tho. gotta say it.

from everything I've read so far about the track it sounds nuts. once you get in, you can't get out. I'm cool with that. just don't know if I'll ever be able to afford to get in.

thanks for the notes. the gs is a great little bike. its my first one so at the beginning I was really impressed with the speed (especially at take off). but after 2 seasons I can see myself moving on at some point. but I've wrenched on it a little and cared for it you know? I don't think I'll ever want to get rid of it. I rode it down to parkway cycle the other day and a salesman told me i should drop the "pussy" bike and get a real one. I asked him if he sold a lot of bikes that way. *cough* Dick! *cough*

d

[hammadown]

Welcome fellow Masshole to the site where everyone is an asshole

or fantasizing about one :dennis:

[Crash Dummy Denno]

come on new guy - keep this thread going longer than the new girls

[gs500fast]

hey you're right in somerville? i'm just up in stoneham. I'm actually gonna be looking at apartments down there & charlestown starting next month. uhhh... need a roommate? (no gay jokes)

let me know if you need a hand w/ any maintenance stuff. I've had my GS for almost 4 years now and crash it frequently.

sorry Buddha. my house is all full up.

I live outside of Davis sq. so if you do move down here let me know. somerville and charlestown are both good places to live. its a pretty cool scene (bars, restaurants, etc.)

[gs500fast]

come on new guy - keep this thread going longer than the new girls

I'm afraid i'm beat on that one. no pics of the bike yet

is it weird I don't own a camera?

[KillBill]

I'm afraid i'm beat on that one. no pics of the bike yet

is it weird I don't own a camera?

Um.........yah

I have more pix of my bike than i do of my girlfriend.....haha

[gs500fast]

have you modded the bike at all? I'd suggest changing the sprocket sizes if you're gonna take it up to NHIS eventually....

I re jetted and put a K&N drop in the airbox. the bike has V&H full exhaust from the PO. Thats it. I need to do the front springs, clip ons, stainless steel lines, I want to go to the lunch box air filter. I've been reading about the sprockets and I don't really understand how those changes work, whats the trade off is it speed off the line for top end speed? my only complaint about the gs is it doesn't have much pull left after 85. it'll get up there but it needs a runway and a tailwind. makes commuting on 93 an adventure.

on the cosmetic side I did the rear fender and swapped out the turn signals for flush mounts. I want to go LED's and dual front headlights (I'm on the fence there tho).

when I need to get new tires I'll probably go bigger than stock

[gs500fast]

I have more pix of my bike than i do of my girlfriend.....haha

nice! I'll get some pics together I have to know at least one person with a camera.

[OreoGaborio]

I've not been. thanks for the tip!

Oh he'll give you more than the tip.






.... even I couldn't resist that one.

Welcome to the forum. My girlfriend just got a '96 GS... we're workin on getting some ak issues taken care of. The bushings around the throttle shafts are leaking making it run pretty lean and there's almost no damping up front... feels like there's no fork oil in there whatsoever. Once that gets taken care of it'll be a great bike for sure.

[gs500fast]

Have you been up the Hammadown Tunnel? Its a tight squeeze but i hear 1000's of guys have made it thru the pass safely as it has been widening lately... I'm told its a very windy scenic ride

ok. I just got that joke. gross.

anyone know where its really good to ride (motorcycles)?

[Jaynnus]

anyone know where its really good to ride (motorcycles)?

At the track???!!!! I thought you said you have been reading here.

[capt1014]

I'm afraid i'm beat on that one. no pics of the bike yet

is it weird I don't own a camera?

Not only is it weird...........it's homosexual. Quick go get one!

[hammadown]

...........it's homosexual.

Then he'll fit right in here!

[gs500fast]

At the track???!!!! I thought you said you have been reading here.

fair enough. the bikes not really ready for that yet tho. still needs a little fine tuning. I just did a little reading on tony's track days. sounds like a good way to learn how to track ride.

[hammadown]

right in where? where are you pointing?

The forum you assclown (but I was pointing at dennis's ass really)

[OreoGaborio]

good way? try the best way.

but I might be biased

[gs500fast]

good way? try the best way.

but I might be biased

yea it looks great. I'm going to have to equip myself over the winter and register for next spring. looks steep tho with full leathers etc. I just can't get it done right now. I'm itching to try it, thats for sure.

[OreoGaborio]

Remember, it doesn't necessarily require FULL leathers... just proper gear.

all the info for what you need gear wise is here - rider prep