Who are we?

We are the folks who keep The GSResources running.  Why?  Because we are a dedicated group of Suzuki owners who think that the GS is a heck of a special motorcycle.  We continue the tradition started by Mark Cooper many years ago (see our history) - that is helping our fellow GS owners by running this website.

Why is it that we still care about a 20+ year old bike? 

Maybe it is because it was one of the first dependable rocket bikes to come from Japan...

Maybe it was because it was one of the first affordable touring bikes... 

Or maybe it's just because we like them!!

In any case, we enjoy sharing information and giving our fellow GS owners any help we can with their bikes.  Whether it's to share repair information or just "shoot the breeze", we like to help any way we can.

Editor Profiles
 (written by the editors themselves)

Frank Perreault

I moved from New Hampshire to Georgia in 2004.  It has been a real pleasure to experience the fact that can ride my motorcycle 12 months out of the year if I like.  Georgia offers lots of excellent riding roads without all the frost heaves and potholes.  That is a pleasure!  I now live in Loganville GA area with my beautiful wife Terri.  Exploring new sights in the Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina area is a joy for us!

I have to make a confession...  I am no longer the owner of a GS.  Yes, it's true!  With all the riding we do I decided to step up to something a bit more modern and comfortable.  So I sold the bike to my buddy Dean and I bought a 2007 Yamaha FJR1300.  It's a great bike for touring and believe it not, a heck of a bike when slamming it through the twisties.   I have to admit that I still miss the ol' GS though.

I am a Software Developer by trade and have been around these computer things for almost 30 years.  I dabbled servicing RV campers for 4 years, but was recently laid off.  I am now looking to get back into high tech.  In the past, I have also worked with navigation/armament systems on Navy A-6's, done construction, lumberjacking, built race cars, ripped my motorcycles to pieces, etc. etc.  Even now I keep pretty busy.  And yes, I still find time to work on the GSResources.  That could explain why I never sleep.  Just ask Dan...   :-)

Dan Bard

The family of GS owners have been good to me, and good enough to let me be part of their lives. I know this is crazy, but all of the GS owners I've encountered in person or on the web, or via mail or telephone, all share that basic love of two wheels, of being out on the open road enjoying the ride without limits. I know that my time spent on a GS has enabled me to be a better biker, and hopefully, a better person. That is why I've been involved with this web site since the early days. It is truly a labour of love and one that pays off in spades.

Unlike Frank, I don't have a passion for computers on the same level, but I just do what I can to keep a few webs afloat. Maybe not always cutting edge, but they do get the message across. When not out on a motorcycle going back and forth to my real job, I'm out on two wheels enjoying the splendors of the Shenandoah Valley, or traveling the old roads along the Potomac. If I come across a great ride, I try to share that with others, either by way of stories, or via dragging along a few buddies to come along.

And yes, Frank has strange sleep habits -- it seems like he never does! Maybe he has his PC automated so it just seems like he is working away on the keyboard, but he is actually out riding.

Mark Nemetz

I have lived in Wisconsin all my life.  I married my wife Kelly 19 years ago, and my daughter, Melissa, is closing in on college.  When I am not out motorcycling, or doing the web thing at home, I buy and sell electricity for a living.  I have been riding GS series Suzuki motorcycles since the late 70's.....I actually bought a new Wes Cooley replica GS 1000S in 1980, but unfortunately, I sold it a few years later.  I took a few years off from motorcycling during the child raising years, but continued my AMA membership because I knew that someday I would return to the sport. (this year I became a 25-year AMA life member) 

My current ride is a white & blue 1985 GS 700ES.  I also own a 1996 GSXR 1100W, and ride it when my back is up to the task. My web site passion probably falls somewhere between Frank and Dan.  I am so fortunate that they have allowed me to "ride-along" with them during my development years.....a lot of questions, and a lot of errors.  I enjoy being part of this group because, like so many other GS riders, they share my excitement for motorcycling.  The GS Resources website is what the internet was intended to be....an open exchange of information between people in an understandable format.