# Bike suggestions? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 16, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-suggestions/188634 "2007-03-16T15:17:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 24
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-suggestions/188634/24 "2007-03-17T20:40:49Z")
> [@new car](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car/28796/10): > > My feeling is that you can’t go wrong with a GS500 Suzuki. Used these can range from 1000 to 1500 bucks and they are a great 1st bike. True Story. GS500 is a blast to ride & cheap to fix. They’ve been building it for many years relatively unchanged until the last couple of years. > [@My HID Retro fit](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-hid-retro-fit/28700/36): > > Are they pretty good running bikes? > I have seen a few Ducatis going for like $2500. > > [Thats](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2004-gs500-f_W0QQitemZ150102522481QQcategoryZ133177QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) what I’m talking about! Ducati is _not_ a great starter bike. Labor intensive, parts are expensive, & they require lots of maintenance > [@FormulaLs1 Vs. Choko](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/formulals1-vs-choko/28864/2): > > not a crotch rocket fan so i cant suggest any of those but i can tell you that most insurance company dont give the discount for taking the class anymore Definately worth taking the course. I rode 4000 miles before the course. After I took the MSF course, I had no idea how I rode before it. You’ll get more out of it if you intend to learn. Most guys take it with the idea that they have to, to get their license, so they don’t put much into it. I took it 5 years ago with the idea that I wanted to learn all that I could. > [@Meet/Cruise At Dunkin /Baskins On Sheridan](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/meet-cruise-at-dunkin-baskins-on-sheridan/28801/6): > > I like those bikes, only thing I don’t like is the headlight, looks weird without any plastic around it, looks wrecked. Do those bikes go pretty good? I think if I buy a 250 I will have a lack of power. I dunno though. I think I would rather have a used bike atfirst that doesn’t cost $4k incase something does happen to it. > > Anyone have an opinion on the bike I posted above? And does anyone know how the GS500 sounds? I was something that doesn’t sound like a dirt bike like the 250 above, lol. The Suzuki GS500 is a parallel twin. It is rather sporting, but not a really fast bike (still faster than most stock cars & almost all Harley Davidsons 🙂 ). If you are a smaller person, it is a great fit. I am 5’11" 240 lbs, I look like a clown on one. Still alot of fun. Very lightweight. Your comment on the front fairing…they changed the plastics in 2004 (they brought the bike back to USA after a year or two of not importing it). It was not selling well (probably because of the looks), so they introduced it with a more sport-bike style with a front fairing, engine covers, etc. Still the same bike underneath, though. I enclosed a pic below. [http://gstwin.com/](http://gstwin.com/) is a good site devoted to the GS500 series --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bike-suggestions/188634)._