Major service cost

[Bluehaze]

Well the fun part would be when they tell you.. .well we found something else.....

Only reason most of the guys/gals here are bawking at the price because we know how easy to mess with these bikes. Thats all.  It hurts our pride to know someone can charge so much.

But yeah.. if you are not that type of guy.. then its an expensive world to own a motorcycle.

[bigfatcat]

There's a lot of peeps wrenching on bikes who shouldn't even be allowed to operate a clothespin 'cuz they'd just break it.  Not saying that of the OP, be sure, heck I've f.u.' ed my share of mechanical artifacts over the years even though did manage to fix whatever ... definite learning curve.

And annoying as hell looking for a 10mm socket that grew legs and walked itself off never to be seen again - have entertained the neighbors many times with my profundity of profanity, quite creative if I must say so "oh he's working on his mc, car, lawnmower, edger, ax ...etc again " ... wonder they haven't called the cops disturbing the peace, frightening the little childrens .

Nothing wrong with getting a mechanical professional to do it for you. And they have to eat too. $$$

[Gary856]

I could see involving a mechanic if it was some kinda traction contolled race abs electronic fuelie....but a GS?  It's easier than my Murray lawn tractor to work on!  $1000.00 plus?!!! are you kidding?,  I mean save it and buy some land!!  You can go to a flea market and buy every tool you need to wrench the GS for like $45.00.   Wouldn't I love YOU say, son, fix that thing yourself, WTF!  I didn't raise no idjuts!....

Haha, you ain't gonna buy no land here in the SF Bay Area if you're the kind of person who needs to save money by wrenching on a cheap little bike like the GS. You need to get lucky in the stock market for that. 

[noiseguy]

You're just living in the wrong place. There's hunting land for sale all over Arkansas for around $2K an acre. Less than 5 year old houses in town on acre lots for less than $90/ft^2.

[commuterdude]

LOL you know what I got when I showed up at the bike shop w/ my GS?  I got asked," who does your maintenance".,   then I got offered a job as a mechanic!   Lol I had to politely decline though, you know, "opportunity cost".     I wrench my bike so I know it's right....it's my hips that are going to hit the ground if some mechanical engineer at the bike shop forgot to tighten an axle nut.     

[vorBH]

Just buy the parts and do it all on your own! so fun to work on bikes 

[dauphinc]

VorBH, why do you have a GSXR emblem on your bike? Just wondering. 

[vorBH]

Cuz I didn't know where to get a GS500F one...and didn't want to go through the trouble of getting it customed....looks sexy with Gixxer on it, fits in really

Anyone know where to purchase a new chain for the 07 GS500F for say $70 CDN?

[dauphinc]

I'm not going to argue that it looks bad because it is damn fine looking. But, I guess I'm just proud to have a 500f and be a bit more unique than the dudes where I live, because everyone around here has jixxers. Everyone. And if it's not a jixxer it's a cbr600. I just think our rides are unique (though I call it a 4 wheeler engine that's in it) and am proud of it. It's just a matter of personal preference.  

[vorBH]

Yea dude I love the 500f, I cannot imagina letting it go  
I want to step it up later to owning a triumph 675 triple and a honda full touring bike

see my pics here: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=45993.0

[mister]

In Triumph I like the America. Interestingly, it has roughly the same performance specs as the GS. Is only 35mm longer, but 50mm narrower and 20mm shorter. Has a 80mm longer wheel base and is 20kg heavier. I like to think of it as cruiser style GS   BUT... the $$$ of them is totally Name Generated. When you can get a C50 Boulevard for 30% less.

Went for a ride on the weekend. Guy had a Rocket III and he dropped it  

Michael