Do we have a case of too much love? (Dear Suzuki: GS500 SUX)

[Church6360]

i doubt i will ever buy a new gs500, no real reason in particular, except that i don't plan on buying a new bike of this type, but i would buy old ones, and make them sweet.

sooooo..... if i could buy a new wrecked gs500 to rip parts off of for mine i would like.... (wish list)

EFI
ummmm....
a supercharger
a non crap pocket having gas tank
better and or stiffer front suspension (i'm fat)

yep.
that would be cool.

[JetSwing]

Or at least a tank Off that is easy to get to.

Yeah, but I'd still like to be able to look at my air filter and carbs without having to remove the whole fricken' tank. It's a pain in the ass trying to do that on your own with a full tank of gas.

i like that idea...those kind of upgrades don't cost much but invaluable for us.

[The Buddha]

Oh yea ... non crap pocket tank and while they are at it ... I'd like to see some steel that doent crap out at the mere mention of water ...
And Nikasil will ironically be cheaper for them, and since aluminum cylinder and aluminum pistons will heat and expand at the same rate, you will likely have better sealing at all temperatures ... now better fitting tighter rings can make it close enough with the steel liners I guess, but nikasil being cheaper for them will obviously be better for them as well as us. Now nikasil will stand up to mileage a lot better though ... not show linear wear like the steel liners do.
Cool.
Srinath.

[Roadstergal]

So, BMW did Nikasil in the M5s and they conked out.  Thought to be an issue with the quality of US gas vs. Euro.  What's your take on that one?

[The Buddha]

In the old days nikasil was susceptible to getting eaten by sulphur in the gas ... BTW honda never had a problem with that, they been nikasilling them back to the mid 80's, CBR 600's and hawk's were nikasilled in the late 80's I think ... just that they kept it quiet till everyone started doing it, cos they were afraid it may bring it a bad rap. Anyway now the new nikasil (each manufacturer has a slightly different type of composition BTW) is entirely resistant to all sorts of crap.
Cool.
Srinath.

[Roadstergal]

Schweet.

[oppy00]

I'm going to reiterate, and edit what I'd like to see, with the addition of things that are plausible (at least in my warped mind)

-Weight redux
-Offer nekkid and faired (maybe a 1/2 faired and full faired version)
-better shocks
-better brakes
-accurate/improved guages

and FI if it ain't too much trouble.  If a different size rim would not detract from mpg or performance too much, and was of a more popular size (giving more tire options) I could go for that as well.  For Bob's sake keep it air-cooled, and 2-valves per cylinder for simplicity.

[Zilla]

More power, and stiffer, adjustable suspension. Otherwise leave it be.

[jiggersplat]

i'd like to see the thing shed about 75lbs.

[GeeP]

Leave it as-is.

That way I don't have to go rummaging through boxes of NOS is some warehouse somewhere looking for parts in 30 years.

Sometimes "improvement" is not the best thing.  My HyVac vacuum pumps are a perfect example.  They haven't changed one bit since the turn of the century.  A HyVac reciprocating pump will run 24/7/365 for 100 years with nothing more than an oil change every year.  Why change that?

[annguyen1981]

* Fuel Injection

+10,000

+another 10,000