Bike kicked the bucket.

[The Cable Guy]

So after about 24K miles, the bike kicked the bucket. Seems like one of the connecting rods broke. How much am I looking at in parts if I part it out? Its a Suzuki GS500F 2005. Thanks!

[Toogoofy317]

Wow, that sucks! I've got an '04 and other than the little electricle grimlin this morning all has been well with the bike. Do you know what caused it?

Mary

[Twisted]

Why not just purchase a new engine for it?

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=53966.0

[The Cable Guy]

The mechanics told me the connecting rod had broken, judging from the sound of the bike, I don't think it could be anything else. I've spent too much time and money on this bike and would like to upgrade to a fuel injected 600 bike instead.

[adidasguy]

Look at the GSX-650-F
A big sister to the GS500 with fuel injection. Rides like the GS500. I test rode one and liked it. I couldn't justify the expense to trade in Suzi for it. So instead I bought a second GS500. Is that weird or what?

Try selling it first as a bike that need a motor. Less work than parting it out.

[The Cable Guy]

How much do you think I can get for it though in that condition? (First bike needs motor) ? A few hundred?

[jeremy_nash]

depending on where your at, I will give $100.  but then again it isn't really valuable to me as I already have a bike that needs a motor. 

[JB848]

WOW! Catostrophic failure at 20K were you hard on the bike at all? I have two GS500's 9K on a 1990 and 11K on a 94 I hope I am not going to have those issues. They have been "Old Yeller's" for me from 80MPH for hours...to just cruising?

[noworries]

Sorry about the failure. That's a pretty substantial part to go cactus. Drifting a little bit off topic. Does the Suzuki factory Spain make the engines for our bikes?

[JB848]

So you never said..How hard did you ride it?

[bill14224]

How much do you think I can get for it though in that condition? (First bike needs motor) ? A few hundred?

Buy a used engine from a crashed bike for a few hundred and swap motors.  The bike is too new to part-out if it hasn't been all rashed-up.

[The Cable Guy]

How much do you think I can get for it though in that condition? (First bike needs motor) ? A few hundred?

Buy a used engine from a crashed bike for a few hundred and swap motors.  The bike is too new to part-out if it hasn't been all rashed-up.

Considering this now. How hard is it to swap out the motors?

[JB848]

So you never said..How hard did you ride it?

I guess I have to ask again?