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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: csnowman00 on March 07, 2007, 01:01:35 PM

Title: Would a clymer manual 1989-2002 be sufficant for a 2005 model?
Post by: csnowman00 on March 07, 2007, 01:01:35 PM
I am trying to get a manual for my 2005 GS500, and I would rather not get a factory manual because of the high price and the lack of detail.  I want to do a clutch replacement on my bike.  I need your opinions....would the clymer manual be sufficant, or did alot change with these models from 2003 to 2005?

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: Would a clymer manual 1989-2002 be sufficant for a 2005 model?
Post by: natedawg120 on March 07, 2007, 01:36:46 PM
That manual should work as there have only been a few things changed in the history of the little GS. 
Title: Re: Would a clymer manual 1989-2002 be sufficant for a 2005 model?
Post by: Egaeus on March 07, 2007, 03:52:49 PM
It's not 1989-2002, I don't care what it says on the cover.  It's 1989-2000.  It has nothing about the new carburetors. 

Get a Haynes manual.  From what I've seen, it's better overall. 
Title: Re: Would a clymer manual 1989-2002 be sufficant for a 2005 model?
Post by: csnowman00 on March 07, 2007, 08:21:41 PM
Thats true, I think Haynes does an awesome job and I prefer it over anythign else with my Jeep.

I was surfing the web and I found some Fiches of crosscut sections of this bike along with all the part numbers and prices.  I thought Id share it if anyone was intrested:

http://www.twojacks.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?category=Motorcycles&make=Suzuki&year=2005&fveh=7247

:icon_razz: that was a nice find, and it was from the dealer where I bought my bike....