New GS owner, 79 Terry Vance GS1000

[Nessism]

G is never chain. Always shaft.

[Frank Z.]

Very cool, and sure to be a most collectible GS, given it's marketing history and (very) limited issue numbers. Good luck with getting her sorted.

[bikemtn]

I love this bike!

[tatu]

I remember one of these coming up on ebay a few years back that belonged to a lady she was getting rid of it, it had very few miles and I thought was near mint with all the papers and books, that I think I read was a competition giveaway.

The early clutch baskets used to be weak, I had one that cracked through one'v the rivets and exploded through the bottom case that was patched and welded up ok.

[Nessism]

Did the clutch basket change over the years? If so, I'm unaware of it.

A very worthwhile mod for those bikes is the addition of heavy duty clutch hub springs and backing plate. In addition to keeping the hub from blowing up it also improves the smoothness of the clutch engagement.

[rudeman]

Did the clutch basket change over the years? If so, I'm unaware of it.

A very worthwhile mod for those bikes is the addition of heavy duty clutch hub springs and backing plate. In addition to keeping the hub from blowing up it also improves the smoothness of the clutch engagement.

I had the basket in my 1000ST replaced under warranty which I sent to V&H to have it modified. It lasted for years before it, once again, became noisy. The BEST solution would've been to have a Falicon billet basket installed. According to the service manager at my local dealer at the time the later units were a little more robust than the earlier units. But they still rattled regardless.