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Title: Is there a diffrence between the gs500f and the gs500fk?
Post by: Crash-n-Burn on February 19, 2007, 07:10:49 PM
The title says it all.

I tried searching and could not find anything :(

TIA
Title: Re: Is there a diffrence between the gs500f and the gs500fk?
Post by: NiceGuysFinishLast on February 19, 2007, 07:24:06 PM
GS500E = '89-'00

GS500K1 = '01
GS500K2 = '02

No GS500 in '03 here in the states

GS500F - any '04+

They might be GS500FK4 GS500FK5, etc but I don't think so. The KX just designates year.
Title: Re: Is there a diffrence between the gs500f and the gs500fk?
Post by: Crash-n-Burn on February 19, 2007, 07:55:31 PM
Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on February 19, 2007, 07:24:06 PM
GS500E = '89-'00

GS500K1 = '01
GS500K2 = '02

No GS500 in '03 here in the states

GS500F - any '04+

They might be GS500FK4 GS500FK5, etc but I don't think so. The KX just designates year.

Thanks,
I wonder why the guy says it's a 2005gsfk.
Weird..... :cookoo:
Title: Re: Is there a diffrence between the gs500f and the gs500fk?
Post by: manofthefield on February 20, 2007, 07:54:21 AM
Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on February 19, 2007, 07:24:06 PM
They might be GS500FK4 GS500FK5, etc but I don't think so.

Yeah, that's how they do it, so

Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on February 19, 2007, 07:24:06 PM
The KX just designates year.

for all '01+.  For 89-00 it was GS500E*, where the * is a letter that represents the year.  So...

1989 GS500EK
1990 GS500EL
1991 GS500EM
and so on...

In fact all of the Suzuki lineup (in recent years anyway) has had that * letter on the end of the model number to designate the year, ie. 1991 GSXR750M and 1991 VX800M Maurader.  Probably more info than you wanted to know, but I was confirming my thoughts as much as trying to help. 

My model designation info is from Bikebandit.com
Title: Re: Is there a diffrence between the gs500f and the gs500fk?
Post by: natedawg120 on February 20, 2007, 01:32:31 PM
Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on February 19, 2007, 07:24:06 PM
GS500E = '89-'00

GS500K1 = '01
GS500K2 = '02

No GS500 in '03 here in the states

GS500F - any '04+

They might be GS500FK4 GS500FK5, etc but I don't think so. The KX just designates year.

this is correct, they do use a year designator on the Fs