Hey all,
I'm looking at potentially getting a shock from a 2000 GSX-R, I was wondering if this will fit a GS without major modification. I checked the wiki, and it mentioned the Katana shock and the SV650 shock, but I am uncertain as to whether the GSX-R shock will bolt up in a similar manner. Any help is appreciated.

Modern GSX-R shocks are too long to fit the GS500 correctly. There were a few older model GSX-R shocks that would bolt on, but they are getting hard to find.

Awesome, thanks for the help.

newer ones are too much trouble to make work, trust me, I tried, search for my recent thread about it.

Too long, youd need to make a new shock mount. Might as well get a gsxr1000 shock (will raise you 1.75 inches), GSXF600 katana shock (slightly higher ride height) or the r6 shock everyone seems to be using, apparently keeps stock ride height.

I'd advise against running any shock that significantly raises or lowers the rear end (more than 10mm or so.) It'll screw up the progression curve of the linkage. If you really want to raise the rear end up, raising linkage or a larger wheel would be the best place to start.

i loved using the 90-95 GSXR 750 shock on my race bike
it handled great with my dum a$$ on it