Got me a new ride!

[Ms Piggy]

Okay, okay....I was gonna wait until I pick the bike up but I can't help myself (never could really....).

Anyhoo I'm just about to become the excited owner of a 2001, GS500. I can't ride the bike until I have my full - which I can sit end of July.

But! I'm very excited about getting something a bit bigger!! :wari::wari::wari:

[greminn]

Well done!... very nice colour!

[Trudes]

Good stuff!!!!! We'll have to go for a ride to celebrate!!!:sunny:

[p.dath]

Okay, okay....I was gonna wait until I pick the bike up but I can't help myself (never could really....).

Anyhoo I'm just about to become the excited owner of a 2001, GS500. I can't ride the bike until I have my full - which I can sit end of July.

But! I'm very excited about getting something a bit bigger!! :wari::wari::wari:

You just can't ride it on a public road ... Any track days coming up in your area?

[Cheshire Cat]

Good luck with your full!
And have fun on your new beast!:Punk:

[nudemetalz]

Congrats, Cathy !!!!!!!!!!!!!
:Punk:

GS500's are way cool machines. Very reliable and a ton of fun to ride.

Let me know when you want to learn some more servicing ;)

[Skunk]

'Bout bloody time girl!
Congrats on the step up. Good choice too.

[Number One]

Good stuff!!!!! We'll have to go for a ride to celebrate!!!:sunny:
AND don't forget the Blanc Mange :blip: can't celebrate a new ride without it..I mean come on - that would be criminal

[Skunk Control]

Awesome girl, bout time.

[Ms Piggy]

I'm picking up the bike today with the help of some lovely friends and it'll be tucked up warm in a garage until I can legally ride it. :clap::clap::clap:

Have to think of an appropriate name too!

[YellowDog]

Now's the time to get the best deals on wheels.

Well done and good luck.

[FROSTY]

Hey nice bike. Perfect step up from your 250.

Ohh and by the way BLUEBELLE

[Nasty]

Tis a great bike and a real nice ride ... you are gonna love it ... btw no to bluebelle ... poor bike would die from embarrassment!! ;)

[Zuki lover]

Me too - and it aint a bike LOL

[Ms Piggy]

Thanks so much Nasty for your help today! I know my bike will be safe at your place until I can ride it!


Ohh and by the way BLUEBELLE Hmmmm, nah bluebelle isn't quite a fit.

[Pwalo]

Okay, okay....I was gonna wait until I pick the bike up but I can't help myself (never could really....).

Anyhoo I'm just about to become the excited owner of a 2001, GS500. I can't ride the bike until I have my full - which I can sit end of July.

But! I'm very excited about getting something a bit bigger!! :wari::wari::wari:

Holy moley, that's my old bike! It looks like it's been looked after pretty well. I hope you'll enjoy the Hagon rear shock, as it certainly helps the handling.

Enjoy!!

[chanceyy]

Congrats Cathy .. :wari: be good to get out for a wee pottle after July :bip:

[F5 Dave]

Hiya Cathy, glad to see you've got an upgrade. Must come around & show it off now you are closer out this way.

[DMNTD]

Onya :apint: Always good to score a new ride eh :niceone:

[Hitcher]

Well done Cathy! A very sensible choice.

[TimeOut]

Nice choice, it was a toss up between the GS and the V-Strom for me.

[jesska]

Nice bike Cathy! I'm over in Hong Kong now - and looking at one of these! same color too!

it's dodgy trying to buy here 2nd hand - no test rides!!

and they all shined up to within an inch of their lives! I went to a few shops and all these old bikes had been painted or sprayed! No dirt anywhere!

How can you tell it's OK?

[Ms Piggy]

How can you tell it's OK?
That's tricky really - I had a friend of a friend who is a motorbike mechanic give it the once over for me. Have any motorbike mates over there?

[Ms Piggy]

Bob.

Explanation: 'bob' is an acronym (that some of the gals may be more familiar with) for 'battery operated boyfriend' that gives lots of pleasure.

I'm pretty confident that my new bike is gonna give me lots of pleasure too. Hence - 'Bob'.

[James Deuce]

Okay, okay....I was gonna wait until I pick the bike up but I can't help myself (never could really....).

Anyhoo I'm just about to become the excited owner of a 2001, GS500. I can't ride the bike until I have my full - which I can sit end of July.

But! I'm very excited about getting something a bit bigger!! :wari::wari::wari:

Perfect bike mate! How did I miss that?

When will we see you on it?

[pete376403]

go here www.thegsresources.com to find out all you want to know about classic GS Suzukis.

[jesska]

That's tricky really - I had a friend of a friend who is a motorbike mechanic give it the once over for me. Have any motorbike mates over there?

not really.. but they did say they would give me a months warranty - I suppose that it must be basically alright?

its 2002 and the blue is a bit darker than yours.. (forgot the mileage tho - think it was 2o something km

[one fast tl1ooo]

Okay, okay....I was gonna wait until I pick the bike up but I can't help myself (never could really....).

Anyhoo I'm just about to become the excited owner of a 2001, GS500. I can't ride the bike until I have my full - which I can sit end of July.

But! I'm very excited about getting something a bit bigger!! :wari::wari::wari:

good luck for getting your next license and have fun riding:yes:

[crazyhorse]

Okay, okay....I was gonna wait until I pick the bike up but I can't help myself (never could really....).

Anyhoo I'm just about to become the excited owner of a 2001, GS500. I can't ride the bike until I have my full - which I can sit end of July.

But! I'm very excited about getting something a bit bigger!! :wari::wari::wari:

My first bike was a GS500E - fantastic bike. Never failed me. Easy to ride and great learning bike. I never had to ride a 250 as I got my licence years ago, and it wasn't a requirement.

I did lots of travelling around on it and it was great - so I am sure you will love it too. From here I stepped up to a SV650s a couple of years later

[Edbear]

So, did you get your licence and are now enjoying your new ride? Great little bikes and should do anything you want!

[sels1]

Hmmmm, nah bluebelle isn't quite a fit.

Wot about Blue Betty then?

Congrats on the new bike Cathy, look forward to seeing you out on it.
And tell Him Indoors its about time he got one too!

[Ms Piggy]

Wot about Blue Betty then?
Nope, I've called him BOB. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=1129262194&postcount=24


Congrats on the new bike Cathy, look forward to seeing you out on it. And tell Him Indoors its about time he got one too!
Thanks Selwyn. Him indoors has got a bike now too! :clap: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showpost.php?p=2013597&postcount=1 It's newer than mine!
Come the finer weather I'll be encouraging (aka: nagging) him to come for rides cos I wanna do a trip down South for new years.

[Ms Piggy]

So, did you get your licence and are now enjoying your new ride? Great little bikes and should do anything you want!

Yup passed my test earlier this month! I'm loving the power of a bigger bike and can't wait for summer so I can go for a proper blat instead of just commuting.

[scumdog]

Yup passed my test earlier this month! I'm loving the power of a bigger bike and can't wait for summer so I can go for a proper blat instead of just commuting.


Good one girl, you'll get down here even quicker now eh!

[YellowDog]

That's great.

I did the same when I was learning.

Ride safely and enjoy :)

[Ms Piggy]

Good one girl, you'll get down here even quicker now eh!
Exactly!! That's wot actually spurred me on! I realised if I wanted to keep coming down to see the wonderful KBers of the South I needed to get me a bigger bike! Betty just wasn't making the ride enjoyable anymore.

[Edbear]

Exactly!! That's wot actually spurred me on! I realised if I wanted to keep coming down to see the wonderful KBers of the South I needed to get me a bigger bike! Betty just wasn't making the ride enjoyable anymore.


Some would scoff at "only 500cc" but back in the '70's a 500 was a serious bike and I used to ride everywhere at 100mph on the old T500 Suzuki...:rolleyes: Long trips were taken without a thought and at the time the T500 was a quick as a Ferrari in the quarter mile.

The GS has a rep as a great "do everything" bike, not outstanding in any particular area, but so versatile it may be a long time before you want to "upgrade" again.

Here's a pic of my old T500. As you can see, I used to prefer riding it to washing it...

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/Edbearnz/SuzT50073.jpg

[James Deuce]

Here's a pic of my old T500. As you can see, I used to prefer riding it to washing it...

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/Edbearnz/SuzT50073.jpg

It's so dirty it's blurry!

[Edbear]

It's so dirty it's blurry!

It's blurry because it was fast even standing still... :devil2: Note the complete lack of chicken strips?.. :niceone:




Actually it's a phone camera pic of an old photo, so didn't come out as well as I wanted.

[scumdog]

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/Edbearnz/SuzT50073.jpg

Eeee, by-goom, that's a foony luikin' Triumph....

[Edbear]

Eeee, by-goom, that's a foony luikin' Triumph....

Ah, well, one couldn't ride Triumph's version at 100mph everywhere without dire consequences... :rolleyes:

[sels1]

Exactly!! That's wot actually spurred me on! I realised if I wanted to keep coming down to see the wonderful KBers of the South I needed to get me a bigger bike! Betty just wasn't making the ride enjoyable anymore.

So you on for the Vincent County rally again next year?
What about the Sth Is KB gathering in Dec?


. Him indoors has got a bike now too!
Somehow I missed that, pass on congrats to him too. So when are you two coming up for a ride then?

[Ms Piggy]

So you on for the Vincent County rally again next year?
What about the Sth Is KB gathering in Dec?
Won't do the VCR, wot date is the SI gathering? I'm actually planning a trip down South for New Years at Aramoana with the whanau (between the 28th - 3rd/4th).


Somehow I missed that, pass on congrats to him too. So when are you two coming up for a ride then?

Thanks heaps, yep we'll be on for a ride soon hopefully, we've been a bit too bloody busy doing other stuff recently. Him indoors needs to get his riding hours up before our trip down the road in Dec.

Hey I see you got a Bonneville! I'll definitely have to come check that baby out!

[sels1]

wot date is the SI gathering?

thread here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=96045
11th and 12th of Dec

[Ms Piggy]

thread here: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=96045
11th and 12th of Dec

Bugger, definitely can't make it cos I'll be on a course. Ah well, hopefully when I'm down for New Years Lulu and I will go out for a blat!