Suzuki GS500E

Suzuki GS500E: Suzuki GS500 - Underated bike (848 words)
by Suzuki-man - written on 30.05.04 (Very useful, 24106 readings)
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I bought a brand new GS500 in early January 2004 (although it's actually the K2 model -not the "very new" one). It chose the blue one (I think the black doesn't look very nice). The blue colour is beautiful with the silver contrast of the frame and rear end. Incidentally I think the very new ones don't look quite as good. The black frame doesn't look as nice and the new blue is not as deep and glossy as the older blue. As well as this there is only the Susuki "S" on the tank instead of the full "Suzuki" name (We all want to proudly have the full name of the bike's manufactere on view don't we?!?!). The ...

Gs550 EK (397 words)
by motorrobin - written on 06.04.06 (Very useful, 2746 readings)
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GENERAL These bikes will take alot of abuse from novice DAS riders!. At a local training school where i help out they have one that has gone round the clock and still going well.Most of the ones i have see have been crashed or dropped at some time. PAINTWORK White rims can look tatty and are hard to keep clean... graphite grey models look better.The metalic silver frames show up the rust quite well!. CHASSIS AND ENGINE They can take quit a bit of neglect- lack of servcing etc. As they get older, they like to start leaking oil from around the front of the engine. Im not a particular fan of the standard mono shock setup as ...

Suzuki GS500E: GS500K2 Great 1st Bike! (259 words)
by cbonneff - written on 05.09.02 (Very useful, 5874 readings)
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I just bought this bike (new), and I have been riding it for about 4 weeks now. All I can say is: BIG DIFFERENCE. I use to drive a Gilera 125 (and I passed my full bike test last year to carry a passanger), but deciced to change because when carrying my wife, the scooter did not have any power (she is very light before you ask!). Also, the riding position is very different and it feels safer. When I was choosing this bike (my other options were Kawasaki ER500 and Honda CB500), this one came on top. For the following reasons: Price (around £3200 OTR compared to £3400 and £3500 respectively), looks (this is sexiest, in my opinion), parts & service (Honda is the ...