I've had the pleasure of spinning a rod on my '02 GS500. I don't suppose anybody has one they wouldn't mind parting with?
I have an entire motor that I have taken apart. I was planning to rebuild it, but for the right price I can ship the whole lower casing. It has not been split. Only thing wrong is it needed new piston rings and I was going to replace all the gaskets. Just swap over a few things from your motor and it's good to go.