Hey everybody!

I just wanted to make a quick post to let everyone know that Vortex's Suzuki gas cap bases and lids WILL fit a GS500.

The base I bought is here:

Vortex Suzuki Gas Cap Base, Silver

And the lid is here:

Vortex Gas Cap Lid, Silver

I ordered them Wednesday night, and they showed up on my doorstep when I got home from work today, Friday.

They're a little bit pricey, but very well made.  Gosh they're pretty.

Here's what they look like.

The GS500's cap base appears to have 8 screws, but 4 are false.  The false ones are at 12, 3, 6, and 9-o'clock as you're sitting on the bike.  Use a 4 mm allen wrench to pull them out.  You must unlock the cap before trying to remove it.  Insert the new base, and add 4 screws with the allen wrench.  Put a couple of dabs of grease on the threads of the lid, and screw it on.  You're done.  It takes longer to type than it does to do.

My lock started to stick, and I bent a key to hell and gone, so I figured I'd replace it.

I called Vortex to confirm whether the cap would fit or not and the guy there said "I'm not certain, but as long as it's a Suzuki with 4 bolts, it should.  I can't imagine they would change the base circle model to model."  I appreciated his educated guess, but telling me that he wasn't certain.

Overall:  Good product, good customer service, fast shipping.  Solid A.

Edited to show pic.

lets see some pictures...  They don't show pics of the caps on the site.

Yea some pics would be awsome!!

What makes it a "racing " cap anyway? Is it lighter?

nice but definitly a tad pricey

You should let them know that it indeed fits a GS500 so the next person who calls will get a deffinite answer.

Quote from: Dragonfly...What makes it a "racing " cap anyway? Is it lighter?

No key required to open it. It just screws on.


btw...there have been problems associated with those caps on some bikes. They would create a vacuum in the tank and cease gas flow. Just something to watch out for.

Ahhhh ok.. makes sense.

I got one off of the WERA board for $60.00 brand new, shipping included.

Paul

All of the Suzuki sport bike fuel caps are the same for 2000 back to the late 80's.  I haven't messed with a newer bike.

I have had two different years of SV, three GSXRs, and  4 GS500s.  They all used the same fuel cap. The only differences were the colors.  Most of them have silver outer rings with black centers.