Is Suzuki's GS 500 F a reliable motorcycle?

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Jesse

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Hey Guys,
I'm still looking for my first bike and it looks like it might be the GS500 F... Any feed back would be great...I am told tho that it is not the most reliable bike for a beginner... Also operating costs are higher than other bikes as well as difficult to work on... What did you guys think?>
 
it must be a sound bike for most of the training schools to have them.look at all the drops and clutches they go through yet they still work day to day.
solid and cheap to run.
good bike for trips to work on. insurance also very low.
 
The GS 500 is a good bike for learning. Not too big and heavy, but still enough power to be fun, enough for long trips at highway speeds.

All the Japanese manufacturers today make a very good product, well engineered, long lasting, economical, reliable. It's a twin so it's easier to work on than a four. A twin vibrates a little more than a four but it's a lower-frequency vibration so it's not as objectionable.

-All- motorcycles are hard to work on compared to a car because they go to a lot of trouble to fit everything together to make it compact. But a good bike, you don't have to work on it very often.

So long as the oil has been changed, and the bike hasn't run into a tree and bent its frame, it should be fine.
 
I have been following bikes and riding for 25 years.
I have yet to hear of a properly maintained motorcycle not being reliable.

I currently ride a Kawasaki made in 1984 with 125000 miles.
Would take it around the world tomorrow.

That bike will do fine.
 
I have been following bikes and riding for 25 years.
I have yet to hear of a properly maintained motorcycle not being reliable.

I currently ride a Kawasaki made in 1984 with 125000 miles.
Would take it around the world tomorrow.

That bike will do fine.
 
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