Hello i need to find a motor for my 01 gs500 i live in wilmington de..
thanks
john

Just remember,any engine will work,just swap carbs and electrics over to the new engine.

Quote from: ben2go on February 29, 2008, 02:48:58 PM
Just remember,any engine will work,just swap carbs and electrics over to the new engine.

Any engine No. Not gonna happen 

Why?I been told by many that any year GS500 engine will work.The carbs and electrics need to if certain years of engines are used.Have I been giving the wrong info?I am still looking for an engine for my project bike.It's a 90 model that I'm building from the ground up.It has no wiring so engine choice should be wide open.Maybe I use SV1200 engine. 

Any GS engine... Possible.

You said Any engine 

Any GS engine will work, the only problem you will face would be putting a newer, oil-cooled engine into an older bike.  A little time and patience is all it takes to overcome that though.  Just fabricating up some simply brackets.

Quote from: scottpA_GS on February 29, 2008, 09:55:45 PM

Any GS engine... Possible.

You said Any engine 

I believe he knew I meant any GS engine.

I have an engine and it seems to be that nobody want to give it a shot   

Quote from: spcterry on February 29, 2008, 10:02:23 PM
Any GS engine will work, the only problem you will face would be putting a newer, oil-cooled engine into an older bike.  A little time and patience is all it takes to overcome that though.  Just fabricating up some simply brackets.

Then there is the different ignition rotor on the 04+ engines and the lack of a tach drive in the head.

ehhh, no big deal on the rotor.  Who needs a tach anyway, I can tell you exactly where my bike is at just listening........