What years, exactly, were "Skunks"?
I'm pretty sure 1978, were there others?
What about size and styles? Was it only the 1000e?
I'm pretty sure 1978, were there others?
What about size and styles? Was it only the 1000e?
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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. -
I've been wondering about this "Skunk" too. What makes them a Skunk anyway? -
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mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
#1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
#2 son: 1980 GS1000G
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This is sedelens 1978 GS1000E, the only year and model of the 'Skunk'
It only came in one color combo which was black with a white stripe, hence the nick name 'Skunk'Comment
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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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On the contrary:
That last one might have been a European color. I think the American version was a darker blue (almost turquoise) with a navy blue stripe.
The one definitive feature that marks that model is not just the stripe, but the fact that there is an indent in the tank where the stripe runs.
The '78 1000E was the only one to have it.
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mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
#1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
#2 son: 1980 GS1000G
Family Portrait
Siblings and Spouses
Mom's first ride
Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
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I thought the 78 GS1000C came in two tone red and two tone blue with the indented tank, but the 78 GS1000E only came in black and white.Comment
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My GS is a "skunk" although it has a different tank now. it was red when i first got it.
Looked like this, 19 years ago!
1978 GS1085.
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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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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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To me..Its a 78 1000E. It came black and white thus earning its nickname.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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for most there is only 1 true skunk 1978 GS1000E black and white but there were 2 other 1978 GS1000 combos in the US with the stripe the same year both mine need time and loveLast edited by Guest; 04-18-2014, 09:44 PM.Comment
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