hello,
I am looking at a gs500 or a ex500 to ride on short trips and just plain enjoy. I have a burgman 650 scooter and am in the process of selling my ace750. I really like the looks of the gs500, even though it didn't score quite as high in the comparison of the two(gs500 vs ex500) . I am not really all that interested in power. both my burgman and ace have 40-42rwhp(like a modified gs500), and weigh 575 and 610lbs. the gs500 is probably in the 400lb range, so it will perform as well or better than the 2 bikes I have now. I have owned a few 100hp+ bikes, and my first bike, at 19, was a gs1100e. so I am a little partial to suzukis. I have never owned a kawasaki, mostly hondas actually.
having said all of that, I would really just like a bike to hit the backroads, in a civil, laidback sort of way. nothing too intense.
I like the sound of the v&h system on the gs500. I did similar mods to a nighthawk 750 that I owned last year. v&h,jetkit,pod filters,diy timing advance,dropped 1 tooth on the front sprocket. it did wonders for the nh, how does the gs500 respond to this same approach?
does the corbin seat fit all years of the gs500? it says"2000 and under"
I am 6'2" with a 32" inseam. am I too large for this bike? mostly short trips.
or do you think I should jump to a bandit600?
thanks
bean

how do you like the burgman 650..

i know my next bike (among a few) will be a scooter.. but the burgman is 100lbs heavier than the honda silverwing.

how about a review of your bike.