Red line on GS1000S

[hampshirehog]

I spotted something the other night while trawling Ebay and checked up on some photos of S rev counters. Some red lines are marked at 8500 rpm and some at 9000 rpm. The S rev counter is unique (as far as I know) to the S.

What red line have you S owners got and is it a SN / ST or US / ROW / Europe thing?

[Guest]

Mine shows 8,500 redline. It is a 1979 US model. Ray

[sharpy]

Mine is a Aus ST and its 9000

[Nessism]

My US spec ST has an 8500 rpm tach but then again it had a 140 mph speedometer on it when I bought it which I know is wrong (should be 85 mph).

[Guest]

I spotted something the other night while trawling Ebay and checked up on some photos of S rev counters. Some red lines are marked at 8500 rpm and some at 9000 rpm. The S rev counter is unique (as far as I know) to the S.

What red line have you S owners got and is it a SN / ST or US / ROW / Europe thing?

I got 5/6 revcounters they are all 8500rpm or 9000rpm I thought 9500rpm one were of a ST model.

[Rudeman]

I got 5/6 revcounters they are all 8500rpm or 9000rpm I thought 9500rpm one were of a ST model.

The ST redline is 8500RPM

[Old Colt]

If I am correct only the GS550 has the 9500 limit.

[machinest]

OK my 550 has the 9500 rev limit. The engine in general spins faster for any given speed than the larger bikes.

[hampshirehog]

My SN by the way is 9k, Steve has just sent me one at 8.5k and here's an SN set on Ebay off an 80 (but a late registered SN methinks) with 9k.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250523500142

Maybe Zook just decided to cut back on the red paint

[Guest]

re counters

A m8 of mine has two 1980 Gs1000s they both Red line at 8500rpm.
Im gettin more confused.
when I checked my Rev counter against my Dyna rev limmiter which is set at 9000rpm
the needle was nearly touching 10,000Rpm Oooooooooooppppps not recomended but
when my Engine was stripped down couple of weeks later everything is ok.

[atlasheating]

My GS 750E z has a 9500 RPM Redline.