Oh, man! There's nothing worse than big bolts getting stripped. I hope you're able to figure that out.

The zero engagement here is interesting to me. I realize that there aren't thousands of people zipping around on GZ's anymore - but there have to be at least hundreds, right? It was a great little bike that was made for more than a decade. I still see them posted on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist all the time, seemingly with no problems at all.

Just odd that there's so little engagement. ...like, I'm not even seeing SPAMBOTS anymore! lol

The same is true for my little Nighthawk. There are still thousands of Nighthawk 250 riders and not a single forum or truly useful place for those people to gather online.

The period of the Nighthawk came to an end lastweek. I was also to flip that little bird on Tuesday and turn it into a 2004 Kawasaki Ninja 500 on Thursday, and I still have $300 left over!

https://i.ibb.co/hCSHqPY/271889479-5...51853818-n.jpg

She's only got 4,000 miles on the clock, and despite sitting for a couple of years in an Indiana garage, she's flawless.
I've done all the regular maintenance to put some fresh life into her, but not even the carbs seem to be giving me an issue.
Super stoked with this one.

Hot Diggity Damn! I found myself a Corbin saddle on Marketplace for $90!!

https://i.ibb.co/7th5xfV/272761433-3...61388023-n.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/KX7WnDT/272924819-3...34051857-n.jpg

It has instantly made me a seat snob and there's no way I could go back to the stock setup ;)

Hell yeah that's a nice looking 500 man. Nice find on that saddle, too. It just makes the bike look better for real

Thanks, Eddie!

It's also super comfortable. I can't imagine going back to a stock seat at this point. lol.
That big butt space is Oh, so nice.