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SCRAMBLER 500 MODS
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In the end, I was able to build my own scrambler project in 10 days of work and stay on budget! The only lesson learnt is while the rear tyre is tubeless, the front requires a tube! The Result They made such a big difference, more particularly on the front, filling in the gap with the fender!ġ40 would likely not fit at the rear (130 is actually 135mm)…

SCRAMBLER 500 MODS

If I had to do it again, I would spray only when I am done with other mods around the frame (rear fender setup, license plate, etc.). I had to do it all again, but this time, I made sure to apply thin layers and waited few of days before touching it again! 🙂 I painted it before making the seat base and I most likely put too much paint which ended up taking ages to dry… and as such, I made a first mistake to put my thumb on the rear while trying the rear fender, and then a second mistake when setting up the blue tape (see pictures) to shape the seat base. Paint work! I must say, I always had mixed feelings about aerosol paint work and this time again, I screwed up the first try on the frame Here, I really followed what Joester41 did on the GStwins forum….įor the nuts, I simply welded nuts on spacers on which I had made some holes previously to allow the resin to hold them tight! Paint Work & Rear Fender I finished the top with a big layer of resin to get a clean glassy effect.

fibreglass chopped matting (nuts installed).

I used a 1kg Large Fibreglass Kit and some additional woven clothes. I layered 7 sheets of fibreglass to get a base about 5mm thick and very solid. Here is what the bike looked like when I picked it up… Then, I also found other GS500 scramblers on Pinterest I could use as models.įinally, the GS500 being a spanish built bike, there are few shops specialised into custom build in Spain, such as Herencia Rides.įrom the idea, I found a 2005 GS500E for $2500 and I set a budget limit of $4000, bike and tools included! The Beginning I was very lucky to find someone who went through this journey before and already shared his experience: 2005 GS500F Scrambler Project. I fairly quickly settled for a GS500, firstly because it is a very popular bike and secondly because it can be transform at very low cost… Here is how I ran my little project… The Ideaīefore starting the build, I had spend quite a bit of time looking at bikes and custom online.

SCRAMBLER 500 FREE

I had the chance to have some free time last August and since I like DIY projects, I spent 10 days to work over a period of one month and build a scrambler from a Suzuki GS500E.