Rebuild kits? Good place to buy parts?

[miander]

Once the replacement crank gets here and I am assured it will work I will be ready to purchase the remaining parts to assemble the motor. It would seem that I need a set of bearings, rings, and a gasket a set. Does anyone sell a rebuild kit that would include these parts? If not where is the best place to buy these from? Is there a forum vendor that I could support when purchasing these?

Also what are some other good ideas while I have everything apart? Any specific maintenance other then what I have listed?

[J_Walker]

+1 to where to find gasket sets and extra spacers/o-rings.

For an 05 of course as there is lots for 98-00 as I have found not many for 01+

Not thread jacking just didn't wanna make a same post as you just posted!

[adidasguy]

There are 2 gasket sets on ebay. I have one of each. Both look good and quite complete.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-GS500E-Twin-89-96-GS-Complete-Gasket-Set-New-/160726614345?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item256c0d8149

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUZUKI-GS500-ENGINE-GASKET-SET-1986-1996-/220939814808?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item33710a0798

One actually says 89-07 on the package.
The engine is the same for all years so all engine gaskets would be the same.
The hard part is identifying where each gasket or o-ring goes because they are not labeled. Keep track of things as you take them off and match them to the new parts as you reassemble the motor.

[burning1]

Athena Gasket sets look pretty good. Most of the internal stuff is specific to the GS500 though - no one makes replacement plane bearings for the GS 500, rods, cam chain guides, etc. You can probably find aftermarket pistons that will work, cam chains, and a few other GS1000 compatible parts. But most of what you'll find will be drag race stuff designed for a GS1000, and will be more expensive than OEM.