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GeorgiaRoller · 07-31-2008, 02:40 PM

Just hand sketched a pic of my bike real quick..................maybe not.

geeker · 07-31-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaRoller

Just hand sketched a pic of my bike real quick..................maybe not.

wow that's an amazing drawing ... I wish I could sketch like that.
(this is my best ever)

xtenzzive · 07-31-2008, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by nativenyerintexas

It makes me think that if people didn't like the M50 when they bought it and are trying to change it so much that it doesn't look like an M50 anymore, then why didn't they buy a different bike? I'm not saying it's wrong with them doing what they're doing, I'm just curious.

When you don't Mod your bike it makes me think you have no mechanical skills. Everything I changed on my bike I changed because overtime little things started to annoy me. Loved the bike when I saw it on the showroom,But it got old. I have optimized my ride to fit my style and attitude as an individual. If you want to blend in with the pack and take the straight road by all means do it, cause I'll have less traffic on the road less traveled.

xtenzzive · 07-31-2008, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nativenyerintexas

then why didn't they buy a different bike?

MONEY

Trigger1985 · 07-31-2008, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by nativenyerintexas

I don't see the appeal in lowering it. Why do people do it? Is it just for looks or does it handle better or what other reason? I also don't understand why everyone makes comments about the rear tail light cluster saying it's got to be changed. Personally I think it looks fine other than I wish there were more constant on lights back there. It makes me think that if people didn't like the M50 when they bought it and are trying to change it so much that it doesn't look like an M50 anymore, then why didn't they buy a different bike? I'm not saying it's wrong with them doing what they're doing, I'm just curious.

The M50 is such an easy bike to mod, thats why a lot of people get it. Its kinda like buying a new Harley and turning it into a chopper, I mod my bike so it is my bike, I don't want the same parts from the catalogs as everyone else has on every bike, so they all look like clones, that why I do things that seem odd like cutting off excess cheap looking plastic, or take the balls off the end of my levers, its not that I don't think the M50 isn't great right off the line, but there are thousands of them.
Even my two tone paint "custom" paint (how can it be custom if its factory?) is getting changed, keeping the colors just adding details, making little changes so its still an M50, but it's MY M50, never owned anything I left stock, not cars, not guns, not paintball gear. For others, the M50 is really inexpensive for it's size, so they want a cheaper bike to change completely. Sure I may borrow a mod the someone else has come up with, but I give it my own twist, and I share and answer any questions about anything I come up with (hasn't been much so far other than the de-balling and my grill). Or my latest change is comfort for my girl, passenger seat is mean, so I expanded it and will be putting on different foam.

I have a lowering kit on the way, got it as much for looks, low and mean and for handling. And I do agree that rear running lights other than the tail light would be nice, but I'm working on a solution to that. I'm fairly new to modding motorcycles, I've had mine for 2 months now, But aside from the drivers seat, drive train, basic construction of the bike and the tires nothing is exactly the same as it was when I got it from Suzuki, and I don't plan on stopping.

'08-M50 Rider · 08-01-2008, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by geeker

wow that's an amazing drawing ... I wish I could sketch like that.
(this is my best ever)

Non-Hand Sketches!!!

nativenyerintexas · 08-01-2008, 07:45 AM

Thanks for the input. I understand the concept of customizing and making it your own but I guess I just like the M50 so much I can't think why anyone would want to modify it. To each his own. Maybe once I pay it off I'll get a paint job and put some money into it but for now, I think it the way it sits.

geeker · 08-01-2008, 10:10 AM

delete .......

'08-M50 Rider · 08-01-2008, 03:21 PM

I agree with you geeker, even though you removed your post

Joel17368 · 08-01-2008, 04:34 PM

Finally took a pic

geoffsimpson · 08-01-2008, 05:34 PM

That's a great shot Joel

Joel17368 · 08-01-2008, 06:12 PM

Thanks. That's what I thought too. I would have had the sunset in the background, but I missed it by about 10 minutes.

RAddiction · 08-01-2008, 07:10 PM

Joel, Nice picture!! Are they Cobra Slashdowns on your bike? Did you put the processor on also?

RAddiction · 08-01-2008, 07:12 PM

And what do I have to do to get the pictures to post large like that?

Joel17368 · 08-01-2008, 08:58 PM

They are Cobra Slashdowns with the Power Commander and dyno mapped. I use photobucket.com to post my pics.

phil.dye · 08-01-2008, 09:07 PM

Joel, that looks like an M50 Postcard!!! Did Suzuki pay you to take that picture?

RAddiction, you have to use an outside webpage to load the larger pictures. (Bebo, Photobucket, etc...) When you click the "Post Reply" button there is another button you can press along the top where you type your message that says insert picture or some such thing. Paste the web address the pic is at and wahlah you have the big pics. Not sure if the mods really like us doing that though, I read a post early about them not wanting sigs to big I can just imagine what they think of huge pics. Hope that helps.....

Trigger1985 · 08-02-2008, 12:10 AM

Very nice Joel, also like the sniper kitten.. I need to borrow a friends digital camera, they make pictures so surreal... There is a parking deck with a low walls surrounded by fields out here, want to take a picture up there.. Those Cobra pipes look great, not so bulky.

RAddiction · 08-02-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Joel17368

They are Cobra Slashdowns with the Power Commander and dyno mapped. I use photobucket.com to post my pics.

When you say Dyno mapped, do you mean that you had it set up on a dyno? If so who did it? I live a couple of hours at the most from York.

Joel17368 · 08-02-2008, 12:09 PM

I took it to Karn's Performance in Camphill. $275.00 The guy told me if I need it redone for whatever reason they would only charge $100.00. They put it on the Dynojet and ran their program to remap the fuel and air mixture. It was really cool, cuz they let you be right there when they do it.

Joel17368 · 08-02-2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by phil.dye

Joel, that looks like an M50 Postcard!!! Did Suzuki pay you to take that picture?

I wish they did that way I could use that money toward a hypercharger. No, just amateur photography and luck on getting the right angle and setting.

07-31-2008, 02:40 PM	#421 (permalink)
GeorgiaRoller Leaned over, knee down Join Date: May 2008 Bike: Twisted 05 M-Fitty Location: Lurking in the shadows Posts: 4,648	Doodling Just hand sketched a pic of my bike real quick..................maybe not. __________________ Subscribe to TVGeorgiaRoller on YouTube. Last edited by GeorgiaRoller; 01-16-2009 at 09:39 AM.

08-01-2008, 07:45 AM	#427 (permalink)
nativenyerintexas Third gear and cruising Join Date: Jul 2008 Bike: 2008 Suzuki Boulevard M50 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 488	Thanks for the input. I understand the concept of customizing and making it your own but I guess I just like the M50 so much I can't think why anyone would want to modify it. To each his own. Maybe once I pay it off I'll get a paint job and put some money into it but for now, I think it the way it sits. __________________ “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” -- Joseph Goebbels

08-01-2008, 10:10 AM	#428 (permalink)
geeker Puddle Runner Join Date: May 2008 Bike: 2007 M50 LE Gray Location: Maple, ON Posts: 357	delete ....... __________________ 2007 M50 LE ~ anthony M50 tutorials, tips and how-to links ~ posted by DJ ~ Last edited by geeker; 08-01-2008 at 10:22 AM.

08-01-2008, 03:21 PM	#429 (permalink)
'08-M50 Rider Clunked into first gear Join Date: Apr 2008 Bike: 2008 Suzuki M50 Grey and Black Location: California Posts: 244	I agree with you geeker, even though you removed your post __________________

08-01-2008, 04:34 PM	#430 (permalink)
Joel17368 Seat Tester Join Date: Jul 2008 Bike: '07 Suzuki Boulevarde M50 Location: York, PA Posts: 69	Finally took a pic __________________

08-01-2008, 05:34 PM	#431 (permalink)
geoffsimpson Throttle Jockey Join Date: Jun 2006 Bike: 2009 Suzuki Boulevard M109r * 1983 GS750E Cafe Racer project Location: Prince George BC Posts: 3,169	That's a great shot Joel __________________ Please Note: All opinions contained herein are worth exactly what you paid for them. It's true that every time you hear a bell ring, an angel gets its wings... But what they don't tell you is that every time you hear a mouse trap "snap", and Angel gets set on fire... 2009 Suzuki M109R * RoadBurner Velocity Pro 2-1 Exhaust * Kuryakyn Scythe Mirrors * Raw Designs adjustable lowering bones * OEM Zuki Engine Gaurds * National Cycle Vstream Tour Windsheild * GiPro ATRE w/ Gear Indicator

08-01-2008, 06:12 PM	#432 (permalink)
Joel17368 Seat Tester Join Date: Jul 2008 Bike: '07 Suzuki Boulevarde M50 Location: York, PA Posts: 69	Thanks. That's what I thought too. I would have had the sunset in the background, but I missed it by about 10 minutes. __________________

08-01-2008, 07:10 PM	#433 (permalink)
RAddiction Puddle Runner Join Date: Feb 2008 Bike: '06 M50 Boulevard Location: Malvern, Pa. Posts: 379	Joel, Nice picture!! Are they Cobra Slashdowns on your bike? Did you put the processor on also?

08-01-2008, 07:12 PM	#434 (permalink)
RAddiction Puddle Runner Join Date: Feb 2008 Bike: '06 M50 Boulevard Location: Malvern, Pa. Posts: 379	And what do I have to do to get the pictures to post large like that?

08-01-2008, 08:58 PM	#435 (permalink)
Joel17368 Seat Tester Join Date: Jul 2008 Bike: '07 Suzuki Boulevarde M50 Location: York, PA Posts: 69	They are Cobra Slashdowns with the Power Commander and dyno mapped. I use photobucket.com to post my pics. __________________

08-01-2008, 09:07 PM	#436 (permalink)
phil.dye Clunked into first gear Join Date: Apr 2008 Bike: Boulevard M50 Location: Vilseck, Germany Posts: 218	Joel, that looks like an M50 Postcard!!! Did Suzuki pay you to take that picture? RAddiction, you have to use an outside webpage to load the larger pictures. (Bebo, Photobucket, etc...) When you click the "Post Reply" button there is another button you can press along the top where you type your message that says insert picture or some such thing. Paste the web address the pic is at and wahlah you have the big pics. Not sure if the mods really like us doing that though, I read a post early about them not wanting sigs to big I can just imagine what they think of huge pics. Hope that helps..... __________________ All Hail Skeletor!!!! 06 Debadged Flat Black M50: 3" Black Hawk Road Pros, 13in Apes, Dropped 2.5 inches, Custom Chrome Dual 4 inch Headlights, Skull Levers and Grips, Cobra Shaft Cover, Mustang wide touring saddle, MC Enterprise Crash Guards, Bestem Backrest with Rack, MC Enterprise Floorboards with Heel-Toe Shifter, Mild chrome parts but more black (faster) than chrome

08-02-2008, 12:10 AM	#437 (permalink)
Trigger1985 Third gear and cruising Join Date: Jun 2008 Bike: 2008 Suzuki Boulevard M50 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 530	Very nice Joel, also like the sniper kitten.. I need to borrow a friends digital camera, they make pictures so surreal... There is a parking deck with a low walls surrounded by fields out here, want to take a picture up there.. Those Cobra pipes look great, not so bulky. __________________ Places to ride: Beartooth Pass, Deals Gap, Yellowstone, The Dakotas 2008 Suzuki M50 Custom Painted Satin Black an Sublime Green, OEM Engine Guard, MJ limited Risers, home brew light bar with driving lights, debadged, Küryakyn ISO flame grips, drag specialties clamp on highway pegs, custom crosshair radiator cover, lowered two inches with a set of stock pipes painted black and debaffled, demickeyed and chopped. In storage-Küryakyn XL saddlebags, Spitfire Windshield, Sissy bar/back rest, hand tooled sissybar pad cover,

08-02-2008, 12:09 PM	#439 (permalink)
Joel17368 Seat Tester Join Date: Jul 2008 Bike: '07 Suzuki Boulevarde M50 Location: York, PA Posts: 69	I took it to Karn's Performance in Camphill. $275.00 The guy told me if I need it redone for whatever reason they would only charge $100.00. They put it on the Dynojet and ran their program to remap the fuel and air mixture. It was really cool, cuz they let you be right there when they do it. __________________ Last edited by Joel17368; 08-02-2008 at 12:12 PM.

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