Engine RPMS, 79 gs 1000

[philofab]

After putting my harley wheel on my bike does 4k at 70mph, normal cruizing speed here... how is that to stock gearing?

Also, I may ride this thing to Phoenix, is 4K-5K RPM for an hour okay on this motor?

[Anonymous]

I have a stock 79 GS1000LN and at 70 mph I am turning just over 3800 RPM if that helps.

[KGB]

And it wil lrunb there as long as it gets fuel.
All day, no problem.
I've run almost 200 miles at between 80-100 for a couple of hours, no problems.
Mine has 35K on it and still runs well.
The 1100, same thing, just more vibes.

[saaz]

Those revs are a touch lower than standard gearing. The motor can sit on that all day, or higher. They were built to do this. My 78 GS1000 has 150,000kms on it and I would not think twice about it.

[SqDancerLynn1]

I consistantly run my 850 about 6K when out on the highway Thats 80+ mph Would think nothing of doing it for hours on end

[KEITH KRAUSE]

About 4,000 rpm's at an indicated 70 mph, which is really closer to actually 65 mph.
The GS1000 set a new 24 hour speed record when it came out. I don't remember the distance they covered, but they ran it 24 straight hours at a lot faster than 4-5,000 rpm's.