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[Thruan]

Hi guys, and gals if there are any. im very much new to bike, i only just got my learners, and i found the gs500 at a dealer ship and loved it. but they wouldnt let me take it for a ride the bast- hey hey kids... so i wanna kno is it a good frist bike? cause the last one i rode was a 50yr old busted up trumpie on a friends farm and that was just up the driveway and back. so yeah is it a good bike worth buying? any thing u wanna tell me ablout them? thanks ppl

[Ed_in_Az]

Hi guys, and gals if there are any. im very much new to bike, i only just got my learners, and i found the gs500 at a dealer ship and loved it. but they wouldnt let me take it for a ride the bast- hey hey kids... so i wanna kno is it a good frist bike? cause the last one i rode was a 50yr old busted up trumpie on a friends farm and that was just up the driveway and back. so yeah is it a good bike worth buying? any thing u wanna tell me ablout them? thanks ppl

Welcome

If you're new or fairly new to biking, or just looking for a cool looking ride that will easily take you over 100mph without trying to wheelie over backwards, but still will beat most cars in a race, this is it.

[Aznboytpk]

Yes it is a good bike.  

'04 GS

[Thruan]

damn use are quick. just an after thought. i wiegh like 100 kg's so what ever that is in pounds or what ever u go by, how much is that gona affect it?

[iandunn]

100 kg = 220lb. That shouldn't be an issue, I remember people on here saying they weigh more than that and the GS is fine.

I'd recommend buying a used GS500E since it'll be your first bike. You'll probably drop it once or twice while learning to ride, so it'd be best to get a cheap, naked bike.

[Thruan]

oh    i dont like naked bikes. but that is a good piont about dropping it. my father is a big bike freek he's been rideing for like 30 odd yrs and has never had is licence. so i mite ask him what to do. any diff between the two bikes , old and new apart form the fairing?

[temptress]

Good luck Newbie happy ventures with your riding.

I just bought my gs500 today and sill cant ride her till they shave out the seat so my feet can better touch ground.

[gobstopper]

any diff between the two bikes , old and new apart form the fairing?

The main differences are the fairing and an oil cooler, to help with the extra bit of heat the fairing holds to the engine.  There may be some detail changes (I think something about the brake caliper), but all in all it's the same bike for the major parts and assemblies-there's a very high degree of parts commonality.

You should be able to find a decent used GS500 for a relatively cheap price.

[iandunn]

One more piece of advice, take the MSF BasicRider course, it's a very smart thing to do. It'll teach how to do things the right way.

[neonyello]

It's a wonderful first bike.  I just lurv it.

[Roadstergal]

any diff between the two bikes , old and new apart form the fairing?

In addition to the aforementioned oil cooler, they also went to a wider seat in later years - not exactly sure of the year, but my 2000 had the old-style narrower seat.  I found it vastly more comfy - I was bow-legged and couldn't put my feet down on a GS500F.

Naked bikes are sexy, and a lot less expensive in a drop.  You can pretend you're Steve McQueen.  It's all good.

Dealerships that allow test rides, especially for permitted-only riders, especially for young permitted-only riders, will invariably charge more for bikes to offset the cost of the test rides.  It's a tradeoff.

[Thruan]

thanks guy's. ill let ya kno how i go. well thats if u particually care.    talk to ya's later