Pre 03 GS650 owners check your front forks.

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If you ride a pre 03 GS650 have a look at this thread it's a good couple of pages but it is vital you understand what happened. They are still not 100% sure the design was changed after 03 or in 02. In a nutshell it looks like all pre03 Gs's front fork design or castings are rubbish and are prone to self destruction. In this same thread there are other people mentioning the same that happened to them.

The post is not meant to scare the living lights out of people or to start a bashing by others, but to make you aware of a potentially serious problem with the forks.

It's also noted on F650.com

This is the girl on ADVrider that lost it.
Crash in Destruction Bay

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The difference between the 03 and later models. You can clearly see where the problem area is, around the axle points. On my 04 model the newer fork tubes is fitted.

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