GS500PE..Purple Explorer

I have been running hippo hands for 10 years,BUT I have ALWAYS had hand guards umder them.
Here is whats under these on the GS500!!.


And here's what under the ones on the NCx.



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It was a joke. Nice bikes.

April fools !!.
Thanks brother !!


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IT'S ALIVE !!









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Good job!, where did you end up getting the hard bags from? I might have to do something like this to my old GS750.

I got them at Carry Cases Plus.
They were around $50 each With free shipping. I have ammo cans on my 82 GS850.



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The new front tires came today..YIPPEEE.




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Need pics of those bad boys on the bike and any clearance issues.

There will be clearence issues,I will need to move the fender/fork brace up around 3/4"-1".


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I got the tires mounted today.
120/70 TKC front
140/80 K60 rear
Both went back on the bike with NO rubbing issues!!.









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nice build. i love mongrels like this.

are those the stock steel bars? i've bent enough to suggest replacing them with something stronger before heading up into the sticks?

There steel but not stock.I would like to put alittle higher bars for my wife but the cables and brake line are not long enough.


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Katana throttle cable is longer and first gen GSXR is longer.Longer brake lines can be had here.Just send a note letting George know how much length to add along with your old factory hose. http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=92494

Thanks for posting up on the tires.I'm looking to run something similar on my Lite Tourer project.

Pat put on a SS front brake line on it when I bought it,and we put on the longest one he had.She likes the bars but higher ones would make it easier to stand up on.


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interesting. someday (when it'll be necessary) i want to run the tkc's on my sv650, and i also think i'll have to raise the front fender. your before and after pics don't really look like the knobby took up much more room.

Sorry if it was mentioned earlier.but is that seat stock?

Very cool build! One thing I see is the quick release pins on the bags are pretty exposed and potentially inviting to shady characters. A quick way to help keep honest people honest would be to cross drill the pin and use a mini luggage lock on the end instead of the spring hoop. I use them on my soft bags all the time.



They won't stop a determined person but are a bit of peace of mind.

I already have 2 padlocks that replace the pins compleatly.Also the Kolpin fuel can is now locked on.


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I can't really see any difference from stock tire to the TKC!!.I can still fit my fingers between the fender and the tire just like stock.


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No,it's a Suzuki Gel seat that they used to make for this bike.


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