Ok, I'm buying a motorcycle for $50, and I think it's a GS500 (All I know is it's Suzuki) I would like to know how they are to ride? I know I'm getting a biased opinion here, but I'd just like to know do they handle tight, what kind of acceleration i'm getting that sort of stuff. By the way since I know it will be asked, i'm only paying 50 bucks because the guy wrecked it and almost lost his legs (althought the bike didn't get hurt) and it has water leaking into the gas tank because the gasket on the filler cap is bad. Anyway, thanks for help, advice, whatever else.
--Rob
Water leaking... not a GS500, it's air-cooled.
actually he said that water is leaking into the tank through the cap.
the GS is a fun bike. very light to handle, easy to turn. not a lot of power, but enough to outrun most cars. it's not the fastest bike out there, in fact a lot of the newer bikes (R1, GSXRs) will outrun the GS in a straightaway. but the GS can pass them in the corners. :thumb:
umm, other people can give you more in-depth experience....
Quote from: krushchevin fact a lot of the newer bikes (R1, GSXRs) will outrun the GS in a straightaway. but the GS can pass them in the corners. :thumb:
Actually, that really depends on how tight the turn is and what the speeds are.The R1 and all the liter bikes are lighter than the GS.
let's just say, for that money you can't expect a superbike...
fun to ride, easy very easy to take care of and cheappppppp
Hell, you cant go wrong for the price.
50 bucks? are you sure its a motorcycle?
Quote50 bucks? are you sure its a motorcycle?
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ASLAM
maybe it's a black & decker gs500 :dunno:
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Quote from: GRUmaybe it's a black & decker gs500 :dunno:
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Oh good, I'm not the only one tired of finding those on eBay... :lol:
For 50 bucks? Even if you have to push it to work and back it's a good deal.
It won't ride like a superbike, but sure as heck a lot of fun as a weekend bike or a daily driver (I used to tour on mine back in the days. sigh)...
Quote from: krushchevactually he said that water is leaking into the tank through the cap.
:oops: Musta been tired.
Well today I paid him and threw it in the van to take home. $50 for my first street bike. My girlfriend is still mad even though she just spent $200 on make up. Oh well, I'm happy and I have 2 wheels for the summer, and here in Italy, 2 wheels means no traffic to get to the beach. Now I just need to fix it :roll:
That's the problem with wives/girlfriends ...they never let you get new bikes...but a new bike can always get you a new girlfriend.
I might beg to differ, but oh well........
My girlfriend wanted me to get a bike(pretty much any type other that a Harley). I bought one a few months ago and have been fixing it up ever since. Ok, so it is a GS450LD, not a GS500, but most of the mechanicals are the same, it is a SUZUKI(like there bikes for many years), and it is fun to ride and drive. She likes it because it is a bike, helps to save me money, and makes me happy(I have yet to explain that I want a more powerfull bike.....). I finally got to a place where what my girlfriend thinks(ok, so I got lucky there), or doesn't think, doesn't matter that much, or for that matter, what anybody really thinks about my bike. Some of the people at work crack on be about riding in the cold or that the bike is loud, some riders don't like it because so and so didn't build it, but it is mine, it's paid for, and I lke it(until I can get something better).
Don
:cheers: :nana: :cheers:
Well, I guess you could ENTER a corner faster than an R1 on a GS500, but you'd never come OUT again, and they would have to unite the knots in the frame to find your remains :lol:
Mad at 50 for a GS?
Wow I wonder what she would think about me paying 300 for my 90 model?
My wife didn't even bata eye at that, and I got a new ZZR last year, She did ask why I wanted the GS and I told her they were a blast to ride.
Nice neutral steering and stable.
After a week she asked me to show her how to ride, now I can barely get my GS back.
Guess I will have to start looking for another
Shadowhawk, who cares about who built it, if they want to judge a bike by who built it they know nothing about bikes. all those custom Hardlys are a pain to ride and don't do corners. When asked why I don't own a hardly I ask them why I would want one. Then I explain I want a REAL motorcycle, not a poseurs art object, Art is for walls not roads.
Jim
Yeah, wives and girlfriends, not to mention mistresses are supposed to get mad at things like this, it's their job, part of the Mars-Venus thing to keep us totally mystified and in awe. They don't mean it and can't help it, don't worry just blank it. When I bought my '03 new I just parked it outside and never said a thing. It was the same colour as the previous Honda so I said it had grown a bit!
Good luck with the two wheels and the beach (and GF) for what is the equivalent of about six hours minimum-wage it's gotta be a great buy.