Tag Archives: Suzuki GS500R overlander

Weighing your bike

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

Unlike most people, I was curious to know what my GS-R actually weighed. Now it’s taller (higher CoG) it doesn’t feel so light to push around, for what it is. Lacking other resources, I decided to try the bathroom scales … Continue reading →

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GS500R – A Ride Across Britain

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Since I rode the GS up to Scotland in June it’s received a few mods and the 700 mile ride back south (right) was a chance to put them to the test. Among other things I’d fitted K60 tyres on … Continue reading →

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GS500R – rear wheel conversion

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

My 2004 GS runs a 2000 DR650 hub, rotor, calliper and just lately, a DR slave cylinder too, all fitted to a 19-inch Excel rim in the original swing arm. My non-bikey mechanic mate did the job, taking some suggestions from … Continue reading →

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Building a rack – 2 of 3

Posted on August 29, 2012 by

Building a rack – Part 1 is here Some 30 years ago, when it came to making a rack for my first Sahara bike, the design was fairly obvious: a platform (left). Even though I’d been riding for a few … Continue reading →

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Shopping with the Magadans

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

Supplies were getting low so it was time to saddle up and head to town, a good opportunity to try out the Magadans and also see how the bike managed with a heavy load. I’m still dithering about exactly what … Continue reading →

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GS500R Overlander – First Ride

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

A little more than three years after I bought it, my GS-R got wheeled out of a Derbyshire hilltop hangar to prepare for it’s maiden flight – a run of a few hundred miles to far northern Scotland where development … Continue reading →

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GS500R Overlander – progress report

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

The GS500R Overlander project bike is taking shape, although it’s not quite a fully set jelly. The critical mod: adapting the rear DR650 hub and brake to fit the donor bike’s swing arm and chain run has been completed pretty seamlessly … Continue reading →

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