Horsepower figures

[Guest]

I think you're forgetting that his bike is 32 years old. Don't assume that it had the same hp stock in 2014 as it did when it came out of the crate.

Why not, if its not burning oil, kept in tune etc etc and runs like a stripped a$$ ape...I would bet'cha it would be about the same hp. In some cases even a bit more since the rings are seated in good.

[Rob S.]

Why not, if its not burning oil, kept in tune etc etc and runs like a stripped a$$ ape...I would bet'cha it would be about the same hp. In some cases even a bit more since the rings are seated in good.

Burns no oil, starts instantly with choke, nary a cough nor sputter from idle to redline. Plus she's lighter with no centerstand, V&H exhaust and missing seat strap.

Getting a little frightening in first and second near redline as I'm no wheelie expert.

[posplayr]

Burns no oil, starts instantly with choke, nary a cough nor sputter from idle to redline. Plus she's lighter with no centerstand, V&H exhaust and missing seat strap.

Getting a little frightening in first and second near redline as I'm no wheelie expert.

Your Dyno results, clearly show that there are little adverse affects of age, presumably because you have kept up with basic maintenance.

[AJ]

Burns no oil, starts instantly with choke, nary a cough nor sputter from idle to redline. Plus she's lighter with no centerstand, V&H exhaust and missing seat strap.

Getting a little frightening in first and second near redline as I'm no wheelie expert.

Ride a modern 1000 sportbike for a week and that should kill any thought that your 11000E is wheelie prone.

(Not to say that the 1100 doesn't want to lift it's front wheel or that is isn't very fun motorcycle to ride.)

[sharpy]

Ride a modern 1000 sportbike for a week

Couldnt think of anything worse, if its got a fairing and built after 1984 its crap lol. FYI GS1000s has a wind deflector

[Rob S.]

Ride a modern 1000 sportbike for a week and that should kill any thought that your 11000E is wheelie prone.

Yeah, I know (I've read every issue of Cycle World cover to cover for over 20 years).

I just don't like radiators or fairings on bikes. Or luggage racks. Or saddle bags. Or crash bars. Or...

You get the idea. I want to see my engine (and it better have cooling fins!)

[GS1150Pilot]

Yeah, I know (I've read every issue of Cycle World cover to cover for over 20 years).

I just don't like radiators or fairings on bikes. Or luggage racks. Or saddle bags. Or crash bars. Or...

You get the idea. I want to see my engine (and it better have cooling fins!)

Well put. The simpler bikes are, somehow, on many levels more satisfying and ... fun.

[jimb12]

Why not, if its not burning oil, kept in tune etc etc and runs like a stripped a$$ ape...I would bet'cha it would be about the same hp. In some cases even a bit more since the rings are seated in good.

You are assuming that because it is not burning oil, it's just like brand new. Fact is, he did not get a dyno pull done this year in stock form before the pipe and jet so we don't know for sure how much hp it had. I can tell you though, when a friend of mine bought a 14 year old (at the time) GS1100E that ran just fine, no oil burning or smoking, and was pure stock, it definitely did not have as much hp as they did when brand new. How do we know? Trap speeds at the drags, we knew people who had these things brand new in the early 1980s and therefore knew what a fresh one was capable of back in the day.

[GS1150Pilot]

Comparing dragstrip trap speeds has its own set of variables, though. I have the feeling that Jay Gleason got higher trap speeds than Joe Schmoe.

[Rob S.]

Comparing dragstrip trap speeds has its own set of variables, though. I have the feeling that Jay Gleason got higher trap speeds than Joe Schmoe.

That's Mr. Schmoe to you.

[GS1150Pilot]

LOL. I hear ya.

[posplayr]

You are assuming that because it is not burning oil, it's just like brand new. Fact is, he did not get a dyno pull done this year in stock form before the pipe and jet so we don't know for sure how much hp it had. I can tell you though, when a friend of mine bought a 14 year old (at the time) GS1100E that ran just fine, no oil burning or smoking, and was pure stock, it definitely did not have as much hp as they did when brand new. How do we know? Trap speeds at the drags, we knew people who had these things brand new in the early 1980s and therefore knew what a fresh one was capable of back in the day.

There was also apparently large differences noted at the drags by otherwise identical bikes later attributed to manufacturing tolerances in head work. While I might tend to agree that aging might reduce up, 30 year after on this case the old gs seems to be improved with age which is less likely the case.

[jimb12]

Comparing dragstrip trap speeds has its own set of variables, though. I have the feeling that Jay Gleason got higher trap speeds than Joe Schmoe.

True, but we were comparing to actual people that we knew, not to the magazine articles of the day. It was far enough away from theirs that it was obvious the engine was not as sharp as new.

[storm 64]

You are assuming that because it is not burning oil, it's just like brand new. Fact is, he did not get a dyno pull done this year in stock form before the pipe and jet so we don't know for sure how much hp it had. I can tell you though, when a friend of mine bought a 14 year old (at the time) GS1100E that ran just fine, no oil burning or smoking, and was pure stock, it definitely did not have as much hp as they did when brand new. How do we know? Trap speeds at the drags, we knew people who had these things brand new in the early 1980s and therefore knew what a fresh one was capable of back in the day.

I don't know, I bet my Suzukis runs better now than it did when brand new...

[Guest]

You are assuming that because it is not burning oil, it's just like brand new. Fact is, he did not get a dyno pull done this year in stock form before the pipe and jet so we don't know for sure how much hp it had. I can tell you though, when a friend of mine bought a 14 year old (at the time) GS1100E that ran just fine, no oil burning or smoking, and was pure stock, it definitely did not have as much hp as they did when brand new. How do we know? Trap speeds at the drags, we knew people who had these things brand new in the early 1980s and therefore knew what a fresh one was capable of back in the day.

I'm not assuming anything. Not burning oil indicates good sealing rings and valve seals not leaking.. Then again this is all academic and really doesn't mean much. We just enjoy our rides.