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I was wondering if this bike was ever sumbitted for BOTM. Very deserving there Tom! Congrats.
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Ron
When I die, just cremate me and put me in my GS tank. That way I can go through these carbs, one more time!
1978 GS750E - November 2017 BOTM
1978 GS1000C - May 2021 BOTM
1982 GS1100E - April 2024 BOTM
1999 Honda GL1500SE -
That's from our friend oldGSfan, correct? That's a lot more than 'Bike of the Month.' More like bike of the decade!1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
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Old GS' are great, huh?
In the Navy, living in San Diego when this model was new on the showroom floor. What a beauty! Wanted one then. Then with the mods, just WOW!1981 GS750L (sold)
1981 GS750L (current)
1978 Yamaha RD400 (RD = Race Development)
1981 Honda CT70 (86+ MPG at WOT most of the time)
1983 GS1100GL (needs work: update, gone to a new home)
1956 Simplex (with a TS250 motor)
1985 GS1150E (Hammer Time!!)
1998 1200 Bandit (Rattler)
1980 GS1100L (Janice)
Do I continue?
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." - Col Jeff Cooper
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Linking Tom's thread on the rebuild of this awesome machine. Was fun to follow along, Sad to see it sold. Hope the buyer is someone who appreciates it, and better yet, joins the forum and shares it's further adventures.
Rich
1982 GS 750TZ
2015 Triumph Tiger 1200
BikeCliff's / Charging System Sorted / Posting Pics
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Yep, a beauty for sure.Larry
'79 GS 1000E
'93 Honda ST 1100 SOLD-- now residing in Arizona.
'18 Triumph Tiger 800 (gone too soon)
'19 Triumph Tiger 800 Christmas 2018 to me from me.
'01 BMW R1100RL project purchased from a friend.Comment
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Owning a KZ1300 Turbo for a while, I can only imagine how a bike this light with a Turbo would be....And beautiful on top of that... Nice.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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How fat is a KZ1300? Because our 11Es are about 565 lbs stock. Hardly a lightweight.Originally posted by rphillips View Post1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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Thanks guys. The new owner says he's super happy with the bike, just finally arrived in Chicago area a few weeks ago. His father drag raced a Kawasaki Z1 turbo in the old days. I gave him link to the site and my thread.
Tom / oldGSfanTom
'82 GS1100E Mr. Turbo
'79 GS100E
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Rob. the KZ1300's were over 700lb. & felt every bit of it, as they were kind'f tall.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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Yikes! But they never came with turbos, did they? And they weren't as elegant as the CBX or BMW 6, were they?1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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I can't think of anything as elegant as a red & black "79"CBX... "81" & "82" KZ1300's were less army tank looking than the "79" & "80"'s, smaller sportier tank. No, Mr. Turbo made it & installed it. First with stock pistons & less boost, great power, & was a great streetable ride... Later with turbo pistons, more boost, but that made it really aggravating on the st., but much huger power.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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Of all the Japanese 1980s factory turbos (which means I'm not including the Z1R-TC), The biggest capacity was also IMO the best, the GPz750. The Suzuki XN85 (a strange designation for a 673cc bike!), Honda CX650 and Yamaha XJ650 were all 'meh' to me. Boosting tech has come a long way from the on/off switch characteristics of the draw through type. Having a bike double its already prodigious output all of a sudden above 7K is an experience I'll never forget. I really never wringed (wrang?) its neck but got close - each time I'd take it a bit higher, learning to really grip the bike and focus on not looping it - at like 80MPH it would just loft the wheel. I never liked wheelies to be honest. So this bike was a definite, umm, experience, but best in younger and more skilled hands.
As an aside I had a 2013 150 HP Ducati Multistrada that I stupidly sold for way too little $ - for my 6'3" frame it was perfect and was the best bike I have ever owned, hands down. Expensive valve adjustment was the only down side. That bike was absolutely fantastic, speed, refinement, ergos, handling, and even looked good to me. The funny thing is that I was expecting the big GS Turbo to be a gigantic dinosaur after stepping off the Multi, but really it felt pretty good to ride around.Tom
'82 GS1100E Mr. Turbo
'79 GS100E
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