Whats the power band on the 04 suzuki GS500

[MountainDew]

I am trading my 98 honda CR250R for a 04 suzuki GS500 and I was just wonderng what the diffents between these bike? I know the dirt bike is ligter but I was wondering about the torque defrends? The CR250R has too much torque if you ask me because the front wheel seems to always want to come up, where is the torque in the 04 suzuki gs500? is it on the bottom end or the top end? Dose the bikes front wheel come up alot? where is the power band on the 04 suzuki GS500? where it feel like the real power kick in? this is my frist bike and the internet dosen't say much about the bike power. Thank you

[charleym3]

I have a 90 rather than an 04, but the power band kicks in at about 6K on mine, witch is box stock.

YMMV

[glenn9171]

38 HP doesn't raise the wheel on a 380 lb. bike.  The power kicks in at about 6k and goes to about 10k.  It's a 4 stroke, so it won't be as "pronounced" or sudden as the power band on the CR.  Nice and flat torque curve.  It rises and keeps on going steadily up until about 10k rpm.  No sharp peak.

[Ed_in_Az]

While there isn't the "hit" of the powerband like a motocross racer, if you shift it as quick as a race bike, at 9,000 to 10,000rpms it will haul some serious butt. Caution: only do this after the break in miles.

[MountainDew]

Alright cool, so you have to hit it hard to get the front wheel up and or to get it to preform like a CR250R? I was told it had 44 HP to the ground. So it a eazy bike to ride with it power band

[glenn9171]

You have to bring the rpm's to about 8k and dump the clutch to get the front wheel up.  

Yes, the powerband is user friendly.  Nice, steady rise in power from about 6k to 10k rpm's.  No sudden hit of power like the CR.

[SPARKPLUG1977]

NEW SPROCKETS... DOWN 1 UP FRONT UP 2 IN THE REAR.  THAT WILL HELP OUT THE WHEELIE ITCH.

[jake42]

and kill the fork seals.

[Rema1000]

It sounds to me as though Mountain Dew wants to keep the front wheel on the ground, and was asking how hard that would be on a GS500.  I would guess that the GS is less wheelie-prone than any sport-standard except the Ninja250 (another fine bike to cut your teeth on).  The inline-2 design seems to give less torque down-low (versus a 650 thumper, or a V-twin like the SV650), yet has (reportedly) more gradual increase in torque between 5k and 7k versus the "other" half-liter in-line twin, the Ninja500.  So there is less of a surprise when cracking the throttle on the GS.

Actually, my hand slipped on the clutch lever just a couple of days ago, as I was making a right turn in an intersection... and I was again very glad to be riding the GS.  On many bikes, I might have raised the wheel a bit, which is <ahem> not good while turning.  I might have plowed into the cars waiting to turn onto my street.  When I'm not riding, I sometimes look at other bikes I'd like to ride, but usually when I'm riding, I can't imagine wanting anything to be different from the GS.  Especially when I make bone-headed mistakes, which still happens after 15 months of riding

[SPARKPLUG1977]

Fork seals are dirt cheap.  Plus you need a project in the winter.  Changing fork seals fits just right.