" The Suzuki GS500F (left)sits next to the Honda CBR (right)before the weekend ride. I was out looking for a new bike because someone had run over mine (fortunately, I wasn't on it). The insurance company totaled my bike and handed me a check. (NOTE - ALWAYS GET FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE ON YOUR BIKE…

…all through winter, heading towards a day of work at the office is a pleasure for our Ramblings correspondent. That is, as long as he can take his GS500F for the commute. A Hint of Things to Come While I'm generally the first to admit that long off-seasons create a sense of urgency for us Northeastern…

We're guessing many of the Laws of the Motorcycle Mechanic were written in stone while Jason was working on one of his own rides, like the GS500F he used to shake away the winter/work blues in an earlier installment of Ramblings. Law of the Land It doesn't require a Ph.D. in science to realize there…

…of Lake Erie literally rising up into cliffs just beyond my quiet block, my destination had already been partially chosen as I fired up my Suzuki GS500F although the actual roads themselves were yet a mystery to me. I would carry no backpack this time, if even only symbolically shedding the few restrictions…

…in Spain in 1983, and most recently built bikes like the GZ 125, Maurader 250, Burgman 125, Burgman 200, UX 125, 150 Sixteen, DR 125 SM, GS500 and GS500F for various markets. Suzuki had no comment regarding which manufacturing plant will take over the production of the models, but stated “some alternative…

…taillight lens has red LED lights. GSX650F The entry-level sportbikes currently offered by Suzuki are the SV650 models, the Katana 600 and 750 and the GS500F. Of those four machines, half of them will be cut from the lineup for the 2008 model year. Both Katanas are going the way of the dodo, which leaves…

…, and certainly couldn't afford. So when, on an unseasonably warm afternoon in late fall, the order came in from my father to ride his '04 Suzuki GS500F into town for its annual inspection, I debated it for a solid nine or ten microseconds before strapping on my lid. Willpower combined with the wisdom…