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I saw a set of European GS1100 sidecover emblems, they have the GSX in big letters with the DOHC 16 valves above and 1100 below. About $42 each from OZ but for some reason they look cool to me. Hardly a noticable difference to a non-Suzuki guy and would end up around a C note to get them here plus getting robbed by the tariff people. I probably will leave it alone for now but maybe Santa will read this and remember how good I've been all year.
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Have always wondered why we got GS's and most everybody else seemed to get GSX's... If I see Santa, I'll sure drop him a hint... Good Luck, and think they would look noticeable different.1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100 -
For almost 40 years I've lusted after a GSX-R1100. But the way I see it, I only missed by one letter. (As soon as I ride over the border, my GS1100E becomes a GSX-1100. And what's one R between friends?)
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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Yeap, certainly some strange goings on back in the early 1980's regarding the "GSX" Suzuki badges. Seems every other market got the GSX badges but not the USA. There were a few stories making the rounds at the time for the why no "GSX" however, there is sure to be someone here who knows the real reason however odd that it seems.Originally posted by rphillips View Post
It wasn't just Suzuki badges with an "X" that received attention, Some States did not permit the factory shark fins to be fitted to the original Katana models when they were released, a decision that impacted a major style element. Again, there was more than one story getting around as to why the fins were deleted. The good news is fins are a plug and play and are an easy part to install.Last edited by Shin-Ken 1074; 11-30-2025, 10:40 AM.Badgezz, we don need noh stinkin' badgezz!
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1982 GSX1100SXZ Wire Wheel Katana - BOM Nov 2011
1981 GSX1135 Katana Build completed Mar 2024, Curb Weight, all fluids and 21 lt fuel = 206 kg.Comment
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I think it had something to do with the Buick Grand National GSX a few years earlier. Buick may have still had a copyright.Last edited by Don R; 12-02-2025, 02:27 AM.Comment
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