3. My first bike!

My first bike!

I purchased this 2004 Suzuki gs500f with 16k on the clock in November 2014 for $900 off craigslist. I figured it would be a good bike to teach myself a ton of mechanical nonsense about as well as fulfill my dream of riding. I thought a small renovation fund would and some elbow grease would get me rollin. Turns out i did more than I had planned! If you'd like to see this machine in action, I have a YouTube channel called Moteva Moto. After all of the mods and maintenance, the motorcycle is a new machine. They aren't the fastest, but they are fun! I think I have about $1,600 total into the bike. I've gotta say that after 9,500 miles, I'm satisfied!

YouTube and Fourms taught me most of what I learned along the way while personal friends were always there for technical advice.

All parts were purchase via Amazon, Ebay, Motorcycle Super Store, and a local dealer affiliated with suppliers such as Parts Unlimited.

What I've done: - Carb Adjustment and Cleaning (Rich/Lean conditions) - Fixed Fuel Petcock (On/Reserve Swapped) - New battery and overflow hose - LED Turn signals - New 75w 7" Lantsun LED headlight (had to change connectors on light to enable parking leds - New chain and sprockets (520 D.I.D. Chain 17t/39t ratio) - New chain guide - New Continental Road Attack 2 Evo Rear Tire (150/70/Z17) - Pressed Floating rear caliper brake arm to accommodate rear tire rubbing (stock is 20mm less width) - Painted exhaust gloss black with POR 20 anti rust coating - New EBC HH Sinstered front & rear brake pads - New front wheel bearing - Changed valve shims for exhaust and intake valves - Rebuilt forks (Seals and Oil) - Lowered rear of bike half an inch with billet aluminum drop links - New 3" bar end mirrors along with a new flat drag bar - Chopped rear fender and remounted license plate - Cleaned and removed fairings - New NGK Spark plugs - Chopped the chain guard - Removal of center stand (not permanent) - New air filter - Oil changes every 2500 miles - Really thorough cleaning of bike and parts - Cleaned and adjusted steering stem bearing/collar - Removal of a crap ton of distasteful stickers

If you're still reading this, you should probably head over to my YouTube channel: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCaueOmledlwAV6e7aJbOp4w

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