1987 GS500 'Frankenstein'

[Guest]

Heres my 1978 GS500 which i have just bought (next to it is my daily) i'm in major need of a new wiring loom, last owner was a little snip happy! any advice would be much appreciated, cheers!

[Who Dat?]

Greetings, and thanks for THOROUGHLY confusing me.

The thread title says "1987 GS500".
Your post starts with "Heres my 1978 GS500", which immediately raises some flags.
Then I see the picture, which shows a pre-1980 four-cylinder GS.

As far as I know, production of the GS500 did not start until 1989.
The GS500 that I am acquainted with is a TWO-cylinder bike.
The smallest pre-1980 four-cylinder GS that I know of is a 550.

I see from your license plate that you are not in the US, which might explain a slightly different model, but the confusion still exists.

[KiranGS500]

Greetings, and thanks for THOROUGHLY confusing me.

The thread title says "1987 GS500".
Your post starts with "Heres my 1978 GS500", which immediately raises some flags.
Then I see the picture, which shows a pre-1980 four-cylinder GS.

As far as I know, production of the GS500 did not start until 1989.
The GS500 that I am acquainted with is a TWO-cylinder bike.
The smallest pre-1980 four-cylinder GS that I know of is a 550.

I see from your license plate that you are not in the US, which might explain a slightly different model, but the confusion still exists.

Newbie typo right there! haha, its a 1978 GS500, 78-79 models came with kick-down (which can be seen) i'm on the other side of the pond in the UK, naturally i guess the release dates differed from country to country for this model, hope that helps

[Rensdw]

Awesome dude!, whereabouts in the UK do you live?

I have a complete kit of brand new OEM piston and rings for this little beast, you know where to find me if you need them