Obviously this bike has very little to do with how it was born across the Pacific and is far from the low budget bike it started out as. Gary’s tweaked, twisted, re-designed, and replaced just about anything and everything that was ever part of the original. Kind of like Joan Rivers, but in a good way. The engine still displaces 500ccs to meet class requirements, but the now-twin turbo and EFI engine pushes out over 200hp on methanol. That’s over four times the original commuter output. Gary modestly makes no personal claims to any of this (far from true) and said, ‘The heart and soul of this motorcycle is the Performance Electronics Ltd. (www.pe-ltd.com) electronic control unit. They have worked diligently and patiently with me in adapting all the required electrical and mechanical systems necessary to bring this complex machine to its current level of performance. The ECU they designed and sell is adaptable to virtually all internal combustion engines.”

Somewhere out there is a bin full of parts that you could build a 1999 GS500 with if you could find and engine as Gary’s replaced everything. The long, low aluminum frame is the polar opposite of stock and keeps stability on the salt as a premium. This labor of love has all the makings of a guy spending a heel of a lot of time in his garage trying to do the impossible with the improbable. It was just such a cool looking bike that I couldn’t let the photos just sit in our gallery forever so I hope you enjoy this little work of one man’s art as much as we did.