When I first started looking for a motorcycle, I was eying the Honda Rebel. I liked the look of it. Simple motorcycle, nothing fancy. I was then thinking about what kind of helmet I should buy with it. You know, look matters does it not? A full helmet just didn't fit the image of a Honda Rebel for some reason, and I wanted a full helmet, so I eventually looked for a different bike. At the same time though, friends were telling me the 250cc is boring, that I will outgrow it within months or a year. Maybe there were right. I might. So, I purchased a 500cc bike.
What do I think of the 500cc? My friends were telling me I will give it up after a year or so too. I don't know. It's not a year yet but I still love my 500cc. It's more than fast enough on the highway with enough torque to pass other vehicles safely. You have to respect the bike. It can kill you if you are not careful. My Suzuki GS500F has a lot of power. It is fairly easy to maintain so far. I've had to change the oil once, cleaned and lubed my chain, and readjust tension on the chain. You just need the right tools, but otherwise, fairly easy to maintain. I'm not planning to upgrade anything. The bike is good as it is.
My only two beefs about my GS500F--and I don't know if it's the same for all GS500F--is that one, it coughs and hesitates quite a bit for the first minute of slow riding, and two, I find it difficult sometimes to find Neutral. For the coughing and hesitation, I guess you have to let the engine warm up and allow the pipes to clean of any gunk stuck inside, so just wait a bit before heading out. Neutral is a bit difficult to find sometimes when I come to a stop. Maybe it's the same for other bikes too, but sometimes, the gears would shift from 2 to 1 past neutral and vice versa.
I think I will keep the Suzuki until it fails completely on me, like a blown engine or something that will cost me a fortune to repair.
Safe riding!
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