did honda just kill off the gs ?

[BassWoW]

The MZ660 skorpion - look it up, bloody thing even looks like a GS.

Cool.
Buddha.

Interesting..

whoa what holds that engine up!

[GI_JO_NATHAN]

The MZ660 skorpion - look it up, bloody thing even looks like a GS.

Cool.
Buddha.

Interesting..

whoa what holds that engine up!

Magic...

[ohgood]

Well, the person who only has $1500 or only wants to spend $1500 on a motorcycle is not the same person that would consider the CBR500.

But if we were talking a $4500 2009 GS500 (new) versus a $5999 2013 CBR500 (new) there's something to think about ~ your $1500 extra gets a bike that's 22 years newer engineeringwith everything you could want from the GS500 plus all the things it doesn't have, including ABS. Which makes it a lot more valuable in my books.

22 years of engineering change, improvements, materials, and knowledge, for $1500.

... i fixed it for you.

[The Buddha]

The MZ660 skorpion - look it up, bloody thing even looks like a GS.

Cool.
Buddha.

Interesting..

whoa what holds that engine up!

That motor is only about as heavy as a cinderblock - no kidding.
Its held in place by a hanger @ the head, a short unboltable pipe section of the frame and the usual GS style mounts in the back.
IMHO the sport version has a better tail section - split seat etc, but the FE of this is nicer.
The bike has a dry sump, front suspension is a paioli 41mm, brakes are grimeca/brembo, has 4.5 rear and 3.25 front if I recall, and overall, you work on a GS for 22 years, you will still end up short of this.

BTW its a 100mm bore 5 valve yamaha raptor motor in that, easy to find a donor, one lying round on my local CL for 600.

Cool.
Buddha.

[slipperymongoose]

The MZ660 skorpion - look it up, bloody thing even looks like a GS.

Cool.
Buddha.

Interesting..

whoa what holds that engine up!

Magic...

Same magic holds my engine up but with German common sense. lol

[mustangGT90210]

You did not just use German and Common Sense in the same sentence   

[k.rollin]

You did not just use German and Common Sense in the same sentence   

This. It seems to me that they lacked anything resembling common sense when it came to the 2.0 liter engine that is in my girlfriend's Beetle.

BTW, the same magic will support the engine of my '87 XV535 project when I get it put back together.

[Phil B]

Y'all seen this 250 yet. I wouldn't mind if they based a new GS off of it.

http://www.suzukicycles.com/Product%20Lines/Cycles/Products/GW250/2013/GW250.aspx#Specs

Looks like a baby B-King to me.

I like the look, personally.
However, the specs link you give, doesnt give some of the most important specs.

24 hp and 29.5 ft-lb(at the crank)
http://blog.motorcycle.com/2012/10/30/motorcycle-news/suzuki-gw250-inazuma-reportedly-coming-to-canada/

[GI_JO_NATHAN]

I like the look, personally.
However, the specs link you give, doesnt give some of the most important specs.

24 hp and 29.5 ft-lb(at the crank)
http://blog.motorcycle.com/2012/10/30/motorcycle-news/suzuki-gw250-inazuma-reportedly-coming-to-canada/

Nice!
I didn't realize the TU only has around 15hp. And everyone seems pretty happy with it.
So the Inazuma should be pretty fun.

[slipperymongoose]

You did not just use German and Common Sense in the same sentence   

Oh yes I did I'll say it again German common sense. Oh shaZam! I said it I said it. And to be clear I don't consider the beetle a car. I will acknowledge the 911 though, yes I know where it's traced to. But I still wouldn't buy one.

[The Buddha]

You did not just use German and Common Sense in the same sentence   

Its sorta common sense-ical ... till you realise that by years and years of bring around jap junk you're idea of common sense is somewhat twisted.

The MZ has somethigns going for it ... 5 valve motor with threaded adjusters, a 2 carb setup which make for great rideability ... all of which is jap sourced though, Yamaha XTZ motor, but the german parts of it are well good or bad depending on your perspective ... gas tank is plastic ... so will never rust, but the stupid cap takes in water ... the frame wont let you take the valve cover off ... the tail section is huge compared to the GS ... really no need for it to be so ...

Anyway its a damn cool bike ...
Mine is a sport. That blue one up in this thread is a tour.
Cool.
Buddha.

[GI_JO_NATHAN]

Mine is a sport. That blue one up in this thread is a tour.
Cool.
Buddha.

[noworries]

Suzuki Inazuma..oh, I do so look forward to owning a Chinese bike at last. It's sorta like that Thai built Honda car I've strenuously avoided buying after years of being a customer of that company.