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Title: What is the highest mileage on a gs500e engine??
Post by: roedvigmads on January 12, 2015, 12:44:18 PM
Hey Guys :D
What is the highest mileage on a Gs500E?   8)
Mine has run 80.000 km, how many kilometers more can it handle? :icon_confused:
And I do not know if the previous owner has serviced it, so what kind of maintaince do I have to do??
Any suggestions? ;)
Title: Re: What is the highest mileage on a gs500e engine??
Post by: GS500Schultz on January 12, 2015, 12:51:48 PM
there is one guy on here with over 100,000 MILES on his GS
Title: Re: What is the highest mileage on a gs500e engine??
Post by: sledge on January 12, 2015, 01:08:19 PM
GS5s are popular with the courier riders, they are, or were, taking them well past 100k.

The one in this article racked up almost 30k in its first year

http://yewemmgee.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/suzuki-gs500e.html (http://yewemmgee.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/suzuki-gs500e.html)

But its all relative and depends on how it used and how well it is has been maintained.
Title: Re: What is the highest mileage on a gs500e engine??
Post by: gsJack on January 12, 2015, 01:09:44 PM
My 02 GS with just over 100,000 miles = 160,000 km would make your 80,000 km GS just half used.  You've got lots of miles to go with reasonable care.
Title: Re: What is the highest mileage on a gs500e engine??
Post by: roedvigmads on January 12, 2015, 02:00:32 PM
Thanks ;)
what kind of maintaince should I do to get my Gs over 100.000 km?  :D
Title: Re: What is the highest mileage on a gs500e engine??
Post by: The_Paragon on January 12, 2015, 02:40:38 PM
Whatever you do...

Suzuki OEM valve shims only!
Title: Re: What is the highest mileage on a gs500e engine??
Post by: Ron888 on January 13, 2015, 12:49:17 AM
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND?! Well that makes up somewhat for the lack of power.
Impressive.
Mine has done 90K km/60K miles.I thought i should start worrying ,but apparently not ha ha.

Title: Re: What is the highest mileage on a gs500e engine??
Post by: The Buddha on January 13, 2015, 02:56:42 PM
Quote from: roedvigmads on January 12, 2015, 12:44:18 PM
Hey Guys :D
What is the highest mileage on a Gs500E?   8)
Mine has run 80.000 km, how many kilometers more can it handle? :icon_confused:
And I do not know if the previous owner has serviced it, so what kind of maintaince do I have to do??
Any suggestions? ;)

You just passed my 89 - bought 1995 with 8k miles and sold 2005 48k miles.
It was running ... but used copius amounts of oil. 300 a qt.
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: What is the highest mileage on a gs500e engine??
Post by: roedvigmads on January 16, 2015, 09:25:20 AM
Hey The Budda ;)

How can you reduce the oil consumption on an old 80.000 km MC?
Tell me all the tricks :D
Title: Re: What is the highest mileage on a gs500e engine??
Post by: The Buddha on January 16, 2015, 09:35:09 AM
There isn't any.
I used 60 wt in summer, still not a big difference.
Just keep good oil in it, I went to SF rated walmart special - accel 10w40. Didn't make much diff.
Cool.
Buddha.