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Title: GS500 colors... the early years
Post by: manofthefield on January 06, 2007, 09:21:09 AM
Is this (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuki-GS-GS-500-E-1990-Suzuki-GS-GS-500E-Great-bike-for-the-price-Look_W0QQitemZ140071290743QQihZ004QQcategoryZ133177QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) an original GS color?  I've never seen it before.  I don't see it in the color matrix (http://gstwin.com/gs_colors.htm), maybe it's the 91 blue?
Title: Re: GS500 colors... the early years
Post by: Alphamazing on January 06, 2007, 10:07:29 AM
Yeah, just by looking at the paint I think it is a '91.
Title: Re: GS500 colors... the early years
Post by: The Buddha on January 06, 2007, 11:01:27 AM
Not a 91 blue. I have one, I should know. 91 is blue and decals are silver and magenta. There is no 2 tone. This looks like a replica of a 90 but with blue and white instead of black or red basic solid color and silver or white decals. Eitherway, the color looks too dark to be any of those early years. 97 was the closest blue to this I think.
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Re: GS500 colors... the early years
Post by: pantablo on January 06, 2007, 11:13:59 PM
take a look through the photo gallery. I dont think the blue/white was a stock color combo on that bike. I could easily be wrong though.
Title: Re: GS500 colors... the early years
Post by: starwalt on January 13, 2007, 04:52:36 PM
Adding my negative to this discourse. I've been/was watching this for the census/price page and noticed that first off.

I think it is a repaint/relabel job.
Title: Re: GS500 colors... the early years
Post by: ledfingers on January 14, 2007, 02:24:19 AM
+1 on not 91. Mine's a 91 and it's a lighter/brighter blue with silver and magenta.
Title: Re: GS500 colors... the early years
Post by: Susuki_Jah on January 14, 2007, 06:46:00 AM
ive got a 91 the original paint job was teal.... WTF?":   im so glad the previous owner repainted it. lol
Title: Re: GS500 colors... the early years
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 14, 2007, 08:11:17 AM
and it is also not a 97 either, cause the engine is black. the 97's went to silver color on the engine it almost looks like the 95-5 purple
Title: Re: GS500 colors... the early years
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 14, 2007, 08:12:22 AM
ehhh shaZam!, that aintr purple lol but hmm not 90-91 colors either
Title: Re: GS500 colors... the early years
Post by: jdanna on January 14, 2007, 09:55:06 PM
Quote from: Susuki_Jah on January 14, 2007, 06:46:00 AM
ive got a 91 the original paint job was teal.... WTF?":   im so glad the previous owner repainted it. lol

my 95 was a lovely shade of teal.