the new GS500 looks quite sweet...

[RooRoo]

Its fully faired, I saw one today and I'm thinking of getting it on finance after I pass my test (the only way I can afford it...)

anyway, whats a good insurance company to get a quote with?

[JonB]

That will be the GS500F, It came out this year.

Available in Blue, Black and Yellow. Price: £3649.
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[RooRoo]

yep, thats the one, I found one which has done 600 miles for 2500 quid, which seems pretty good, its condition is absolutely mint, as expected with someone thats done 600 miles..

[instigator]

I've often thought whether to put CIA insurance in my signature, I say it all the time lol.

Phone them up other companies first and get a general idea of how much it will cost in your level of cover (TPO, TPFT, FC) Say your cheapest up to this point is about £515. Then phone CIA up, and say that your cheapest quote is about, say £430. They'll usually be desperate enough to ebat it. Also try motorcycle insurance.

Insurance might be a bit high, being a new "expensive" bike an all, depends on how jammy you are really

P.S Good to ehar you're joining the 500 crew Although, personally I'd get the nekkid gs500, looks gorgeous

[instigator]

Also, beware, these bikes can't hold their value for crap, so expect HUGE depreciation. I mean it....

[RooRoo]

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[RooRoo]

thats the one..

[Gazdaman]

I'm with motorcycledirect.com

Came with free breakdown insurance, which is always a bonus.

Gaz

[JonB]

www.motorcycledirect.co.uk don't seem to like insuring young people on bikes over 250cc.
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[RooRoo]

is going with third party only a very bad idea for this bike?

[iCraig]

Well in my opinion you'd be better off getting an older and cheaper GPZ500S, not only is the GPZ faster and handles better.
Its would also be cheaper to insure with it being older, and the GPZ will also keep you more entertained in my opinion too.

The GS500 is one boring bike with a fairing or not, were as the GPZ has a nice little powerband to play with.

[JonB]

[instigator]

GPZ's hold onto their value though, plus dont they have problems at around 15k miles??

Handy powerband, yes, but then again if you progress form a 125 to 500, like me, you'll find any of them fecking fast. I do with my er5....

[iCraig]

[JonB]

But not a GS500F!
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[iCraig]

[Bendy]

You did nothing but sing the praises of the GS500 until a few months ago.

[RaIo]

That's the same one I'm looking to get.

Come on - it looks great and everyone goes off about how it performs badly in comparison to say the extremely ugly GPZ500S.

From my point of view it doesn't matter, why?

I'm 19, meaning I'll have it restricted to 33 BHP. Which would be the same as restricting a GPZ500S to 33 BHP; it'll make no difference.

I'll be using it to commute mainly - you can't enjoy your bike on the streets of London anyway, especially Central London. So all the attributes in which the GS500F apparently fails no longer matter.

Let's face it - once you turn 21 you get your DAS and hop on a 600, 750 or 1000.

[The Tot]

Gonna stick my foot in the door and say that the GS500F does look smart, but for the same price, why not get a used SV in the same group 9 insurance for cheaper than a new GS? You'll be left with a very compotent bike in the end of your 2 year probation, and the SV's going to be the route that i'm going to take. But having said that, the faired in look of the GS as it's established engine mean that you're not going to go far wrong with that. But if I were 19, in your shoes, then a restricted SV will be the choice for me.
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[instigator]

^^ I'm 20, and thought the best choice would be a 500 for me, I wouldn't really trust myself with a 600 or 650. Insurance wise its better, plus the 500's lose their value, so you HAVE to take advantage of it

get the gs500 dude, stick with the 500's it a good market to be in, especially a step up from a 125.

I'd say get the unfaired one, or any of the unfaired 500's, just les plastics to break, thats all! Join up on the gs500e forum www.gs500e.co.uk

[conpants]

i want one

i swear in about 1995 one of my firends had a faired gs500 ....

these faired gs's aint anything new are they

[G]

[RooRoo]

by the way no one answered. is tpo a bad idea for a bike of this age? a 03 reg/4 reg?

[RooRoo]

argh, the only quote i can get is for a GS500E, whereas this is the F, would the insurance be the same?

[instigator]

Very good price Rooroo!!! They deprecciate v.quickly, hold back a bit and they might drop further