got ( sort of) a new 500

bigjay · Post by **bigjay** » April 14th, 2008, 12:04 am

well i found a gem, an 89 one owner bike that you can eat off of, real good price too. i explained all the drama ide been through with buying bikes and parts and the guy offered to let me give him a deposit and keep the bike for a week so i can see that its all he says it is. i picked it up this mornign and rode damn near all day. i pulled the reed cage and checked the piston out, its a nice clean ( not blown to pieces like my other one) wiseco. he had family cycle in turlock rebuild and reseal the whole motor in january of 06' with reciepts of damn near a grand on everything he spent on the motor. good title and green stickered, couldnt turn it down. ill ride it and go through more of it the rest of the week but i dont see why i wouldnt keep it. ill post of pics tommarow after i wash todays mud off of it

britincali · Post by **britincali** » April 14th, 2008, 8:06 am

Bitchin man

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » April 14th, 2008, 8:17 am

HELLZ YEAH!!!

those '89s were supposed to be pretty bad, lighter crank, more agressive porting and the lighter clutch assembly, they are supposed to rip!

britincali · Post by **britincali** » April 14th, 2008, 8:32 am

lighter crank?????

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » April 14th, 2008, 8:34 am

yup, '88 and '89 had a lighter crank, if you look the crank part numbers for '87 and '90+ are the same, but 88 and 89 got the lighter one... and '89 motor would be a great platform to make a high reving bitch!

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » April 14th, 2008, 8:36 am

plus, the '88 and '89 crank is cheaper because most don't really want a lighter crank. its about $100 cheaper, I was thinking about buying one and the spacer to long rod out my '86.

britincali · Post by **britincali** » April 14th, 2008, 8:50 am

The GSS bike has an 89 bottom end.

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » April 14th, 2008, 8:55 am

britincali wrote:The GSS bike has an 89 bottom end.

iggys-amsoil · Post by **iggys-amsoil** » April 14th, 2008, 3:43 pm

britincali · Post by **britincali** » April 14th, 2008, 3:59 pm

iggys-amsoil wrote:

I guess I should call it the igyGSS bike lol

Or just iGSS

Got it!!!! The "igssie" bike

100hp honda · Post by **100hp honda** » April 14th, 2008, 7:10 pm

'89 has the best tranny ratios if you ask me. you wont be disappointed

bigjay · Post by **bigjay** » April 14th, 2008, 7:29 pm

for petes sake, im a magnet for wiered shit happening to me. i was blasting up and down tha canal a little bit ago, AFO 5th gear and the bike got LOUD and pulled a little harder.. look down and see that my silencer is GONE.. yup.. gone. i blew the SOB right off, lol ( actually im sure i didnt tighten it back up good enough when i was messing with the carb yesterday). i went back and looked for it up and down the canal a few times and just as i figured it went IN the very full canal.. peace out brand new turbine core

otherwise im very very happy with the bike, it hauls ass, shifts like warm butter and rides smooth as fack.. daddy like. now all i need is a silencer, lol

on a side note, 89-90' spark arrestors/silencers are the same as 91+ right?

Post by **AlisoBob** » April 14th, 2008, 8:37 pm

100hp honda wrote:'89 has the best tranny ratios if you ask me. you wont be disappointed

If you like going 45 mph.

ellett · Post by **ellett** » April 14th, 2008, 8:45 pm

britincali wrote:
iggys-amsoil wrote:
I guess I should call it the igyGSS bike lol

Or just iGSS

Got it!!!! The "igssie" bike

Since you own it, you should call it a "sissie" bike.

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » April 14th, 2008, 9:18 pm

AlisoBob wrote:
100hp honda wrote:'89 has the best tranny ratios if you ask me. you wont be disappointed
If you like going 45 mph.

hey, they do alright on 15/45 gearing, as long as you don't hit any single track! HAHA

bigjay · Post by **bigjay** » April 14th, 2008, 9:57 pm

it seems to be geared ok for what i do, although i only have my 90 to compare it too. the 90 seemed to have a little more top end but it took longer to get there

this bike definitly pulls harder through the gears and is noticeable quicker off the line. its got a dented up old fmf ( doesent say what model it is) on it and im sure it will be better when its rockin the freshly polished gold series fatty

britincali · Post by **britincali** » April 14th, 2008, 10:34 pm

ellett wrote: Since you own it, you should call it a "sissie" bike.

But that would leave out the iggy and gss part

kkvslayer · Post by **kkvslayer** » April 24th, 2008, 4:53 pm

bigjay wrote:for petes sake, im a magnet for wiered shit happening to me. i was blasting up and down tha canal a little bit ago, AFO 5th gear and the bike got LOUD and pulled a little harder.. look down and see that my silencer is GONE.. yup.. gone. i blew the SOB right off, lol ( actually im sure i didnt tighten it back up good enough when i was messing with the carb yesterday). i went back and looked for it up and down the canal a few times and just as i figured it went IN the very full canal.. peace out brand new turbine core otherwise im very very happy with the bike, it hauls ass, shifts like warm butter and rides smooth as fack.. daddy like. now all i need is a silencer, lol

on a side note, 89-90' spark arrestors/silencers are the same as 91+ right?

That happened to me last year but I was to embarrassed to write about it on here,my stocker pipe had a long crack by the mount where it mounts under the fuel tank so it was pretty loud already,My silencer & connecting pipe fell off

I knew it had a deeper louder sound but I thought maybe the crack opened up a little more,I didn't even look until I pulled up outside my house,I found mine though.

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got ( sort of) a new 500

got ( sort of) a new 500