GSF 500 w/ 54 000 km

Those are both overpriced if you ask me.

I paid $3700 for my 2001 Katana last year. When I bought it it had 24000km. I was totally stock as well. The seller was asking $4000.
 
If you are a new rider the gs would prob make more sense. Even though it is heavy and dated the katana 750 is still a lot of bike for a new rider, that being said I started on a ninja 250, found it extremely boring and went to a katana for a season. It was a fun bike, cheap to insure, plenty fast, just a bit ugly. There is nothing wrong with smaller bikes, they are great to learn on and build confidence

I wouldn't be concerned about the milage so much.
 
You can ask on GSTwin forums about the reliability of these bikes. The engine design pretty much hasn't changed since the bike was designed, so if the owner took good care of the bike (especially carburetor), then I'd probably get that GS. On the opposite side, as someone said, it's overpriced for that mileage (but always try to negotiate - that's the bike from GP Bikes?).
 
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Take a good look at the tires. A new set is ~$300 + installation, so if they're hockey pucks, reduce your offer. Neither engine is modern (reworked gs400 from 70's and reworked gsxr750 from 80's), so expect some garage time at that mileage.
 
Thanks for the input, yeah these bikes are at gp bikes. I'll ave a look at the tires to see, god suggestion!!!
 
Personally I would go for the GS500F.

Not that it's too relevant, but notice that the GS500F was ridden an average of 10,800 kms per year and the Katana about 6000 kms per year (not including the 2011 season).
This is not a problem as long as the bike has been well maintained at proper intervals. Don't hesitate to ask about how well maintained the bikes are and if these are coming from a dealership, ask them to do all the things that are supposed to be done at long intervals (valve clearances and etc) as part of your negotiation.
 
jeero said:
Personally I would go for the GS500F.

Not that it's too relevant, but notice that the GS500F was ridden an average of 10,800 kms per year and the Katana about 6000 kms per year (not including the 2011 season).
This is not a problem as long as the bike has been well maintained at proper intervals. Don't hesitate to ask about how well maintained the bikes are and if these are coming from a dealership, ask them to do all the things that are supposed to be done at long intervals (valve clearances and etc) as part of your negotiation.
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I don't understand your point... If the bike has been ridden LESS km per year, how is it worse? I recently saw a 3-year-old bike for sale with 500 miles on it. Does it mean that that bike is bad, lol?
 
ViperZ said:
I don't understand your point... If the bike has been ridden LESS km per year, how is it worse? I recently saw a 3-year-old bike for sale with 500 miles on it. Does it mean that that bike is bad, lol?
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Actually that 500 mile bike could have problems. If it's gone through only three tanks of gas in its lifetime, thats enough time to gum stuff up. Plus apparently it's never been through first inspection, meaning the warranty is probably up but there could be a serious problem the bike was delivered with and the dealer never had a chance to catch it.

However 10K per year vs 6K per year means effectively nothing, all other things being equal.
 
Is that 3000 taxes and everything included, if not expect to get dinged with some more charges by the dealer. Price seems high i sold my 2004 suzuki gs500f 3 years ago for $4000 with between 20000-30000kms and the bike was in great shape. If i was you i would shop around more. Check this guys bike out on the forum http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/showthread.php?138102-2007-Suzuki-GS500F
 
ViperZ said:
I don't understand your point... If the bike has been ridden LESS km per year, how is it worse? I recently saw a 3-year-old bike for sale with 500 miles on it. Does it mean that that bike is bad, lol?
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Note where I said "Not that it's too relevant" before pointing out the averages. I was just trying to show the OP the average of miles the bike has been through per year in case he prefers a bike that has been ridden less. I never intended to say that less miles is worse. The averages were listed in the same order that he listed the bikes in his original post.

Personally I don't really pay attention to mileage as long as I can tell the vehicle (cars, trucks, bikes) have been well taken care of. For the most part this is easy to tell if you know what to look for.
 
I sold my gs500f with 40k on it for 2800 asking price was 3800 lol

For what it's worth my bike ran perfectly fine even after all those clicks
 
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