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    Yoshimura GS1000 to drool over

    Not sure if the owner of this Yoshi-appearing GS1000 is a member here, but this bike is AWESOME!!!
    https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/...31e16e28_k.jpg

    Down to the relocated shock mounts & billet triples, looks quite up to spec with the Yoshimura team bikes, & also has the same sought after Fox Factory Shox that I will be running this coming season on my
    750/920. Very sharp looking race bike.
    Last edited by Chuck78; 12-14-2014, 12:21 PM.
    '77 GS750 920cc heavily modded
    '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
    '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
    '79 GS425stock
    PROJECTS:
    '77 Suzuki PE250 woods racer
    '77 GS550 740cc major mods
    '77 GS400 489cc racer build
    '76 Rickman CR1000 GS1000/1100
    '78 GS1000C/1100

    #2
    Apparently flicker won't let me remotely display their photos, as that one just came through as a link...

    Bunch of photos of that bike here:

    '77 GS750 920cc heavily modded
    '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
    '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
    '79 GS425stock
    PROJECTS:
    '77 Suzuki PE250 woods racer
    '77 GS550 740cc major mods
    '77 GS400 489cc racer build
    '76 Rickman CR1000 GS1000/1100
    '78 GS1000C/1100

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      #3
      Beautiful.
      Is that lead glommed around the stator cover? Purpose?
      '80 GS1000ST
      '92 ZX-11
      Past rides: '79 GS1000SN, '84 GPZ900R

      http://totalrider.com/

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        #4
        That is a very nice looking race bike! Seeing that it doesn't have a charging system I suspect the stator has been removed and the cover modified to give the bike more ground clearance on the left side. That's the beauty of looking at this bike, it is a beautiful blend of form and function.
        Last edited by eddie21; 12-15-2014, 01:59 AM.
        IBA# 12860
        Iron Butt SS1000 & BB1500
        1984 KZ1100R
        2008 Kawasaki KLR650
        2011 Concours 1400

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          #5
          Lots of info on the Art Robbins bike here.
          The bike shows up almost every year at the Toronto motorcycle show in Jan.
          2@ \'78 GS1000

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            #6
            Thank you very much for posting up that article. 440 pounds dry and using titanium valve shims... Hmmmm.

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              #7
              Canadian Superbike Racing from Mosport. Featuring legends Gary Goodfellow, Michel Mercier, Art Robbins Paul MacMillian, Norm Murphy, Tommy Douglas, Steve Cre...


              Robbins was amazing.
              "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
              ~Herman Melville

              2016 1200 Superlow
              1982 CB900f

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                #8
                yup drooling nice bike

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                  #9
                  Yup...that article is great & shows just how incredible that bike is even without it's engine's history. Wow. Stumbled upon it in a google image search and immediately recognized it's brilliance without any info on it other than the photo.
                  '77 GS750 920cc heavily modded
                  '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
                  '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
                  '79 GS425stock
                  PROJECTS:
                  '77 Suzuki PE250 woods racer
                  '77 GS550 740cc major mods
                  '77 GS400 489cc racer build
                  '76 Rickman CR1000 GS1000/1100
                  '78 GS1000C/1100

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by ozman View Post
                    yup drooling nice bike


                    GS1000 x 16 GS1000S x 5
                    BIMOTA SB3 GS1000 BIMOTA SB4 GSX1100
                    HARRIS MAGNUM GS1000
                    HARRIS MAGNUM GSX1100
                    RICKMAN PREDATOR GS1000
                    TRIDENT SUZUKI XR69 GS1000
                    MACINTOSH SUZUKI GS1000
                    MOTO MARTIN GS1000
                    SPONDON GS1000
                    KATANA 1100 x 2
                    Yup...speaking of bikes to drool over...??? Moto Martin and Spondon??? I'll have to google those. The BiMoTa SB2 or SB2/80 is the one I hold in highest regard. Far out of my price range though. If the Harris F1 frames (I believe the modern Z1/gs1000 equivalent of the Harris Magnum) came in a frame that could accept a classic looking (stock-appearing) gas tank that covered the top of the perimeter space frame, I probably would have bought one by now.
                    '77 GS750 920cc heavily modded
                    '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
                    '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
                    '79 GS425stock
                    PROJECTS:
                    '77 Suzuki PE250 woods racer
                    '77 GS550 740cc major mods
                    '77 GS400 489cc racer build
                    '76 Rickman CR1000 GS1000/1100
                    '78 GS1000C/1100

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Chuck78 View Post
                      Yup...speaking of bikes to drool over...??? Moto Martin and Spondon??? I'll have to google those. The BiMoTa SB2 or SB2/80 is the one I hold in highest regard. Far out of my price range though. If the Harris F1 frames (I believe the modern Z1/gs1000 equivalent of the Harris Magnum) came in a frame that could accept a classic looking (stock-appearing) gas tank that covered the top of the perimeter space frame, I probably would have bought one by now.
                      no way to hide the frames on the Harris F1, they are to nice to hide anyway
                      Last edited by Guest; 12-15-2014, 09:40 PM.

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                        #12
                        Very nice!
                        1980 GS1000G - Sold
                        1978 GS1000E - Finished!
                        1980 GS550E - Fixed & given to a friend
                        1983 GS750ES Special - Sold
                        2009 KLR 650 - Sold - gone to TX!
                        1982 GS1100G - Rebuilt and finished. - Sold
                        2009 TE610 - Dual Sporting around dreaming of Dakar.....

                        www.parasiticsanalytics.com

                        TWINPOT BRAKE UPGRADE LINKY: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...e-on-78-Skunk/

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by GSX1000E View Post
                          Thank you very much for posting up that article. 440 pounds dry and using titanium valve shims... Hmmmm.
                          The idea of using lighter shims is not to lose overall pounds but, to lose it at the top of the valves.
                          Dee Durant '83 750es (Overly molested...) '88 gl1500 (Yep, a wing...)

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                            #14
                            from memory im sure i read that popy used anodised aluminium shims, lighter again

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                              #15
                              You guys probably knew this already, but this Yoshimura GS1000 is in the AMA Museum here in Ohio. I just found this out


                              http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/asp/...assnov_400.jpg

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