How fast is is your old GS?

[chef1366]

162.5 km/h down hill on a straight stretch with my chin on the tank and the new fairing on. Not bad for 400 cc's that are 30 years old.

What's that? Like 80MPH?

162.5 km/h down hill on a straight stretch with my chin on the tank and the new fairing on. Not bad for 400 cc's that are 30 years old.

[chuck hahn]

if your too afraid to find out why the throttle goes all the way your bike goes plenty fast enough or you have small nads....LOL Funny thing is that my 98 shadow 1100 has a rev limiter and tops out at 115.. the two old 750s top out faster...dont figure but its true. Wish i knew how to defeat that rev limiter on the shadow. i should clarify that i have been told theres a limiter..dont know that for sure. maybe its just a nutless dog!! dont know much about the hondas just yet..LOL

I'm also in Salem, Oregon. I have a GLZ with a speedo that stops at 85 so I can't say with any certainty where the bike will top out, but I've had a friend's car turn into a dot in my mirror at 100mph, so my guesstimation is 120ish. I was surprised last time I tried to top her out, she tried hard to please until about 2k from redline, where I started backing off. Doing some math I'm not too inclined to do right now I could figure out how fast I was going.

One of these days I'll find a more accurate number, but for now I'm satisfied.

[chuck hahn]

well both my bikes are bone stock. I looked up the max speed on a website and it says 123, so of course i gotta see for myself. On a 3 mile flat dead straight run and no breeze, tucked down behind the guages and me weighing 250 i had the 77 750 at 120 and my 78 750 E hit right on 125. I would say the article had it pretty close.

How about modding an old GS for 210 hp?



[..What's it like to ride?

If you have never ridden a turbo bike, the following will be hard to comprehend.

-At 160 HP the bike is very fast, accelerating rapidly at any speed. It will leave a Busa behind on the straights as it has 160Nm of torque at 3500 rpm already!

-At 210 HP the bike is almost out of control. It doesn’t accelerate like you’re used to, you just twist the grip, the bike goes HISSS and the speedo needle travels upward faster than you can blink. All of a sudden you’ve travelled a big distance. The bike will wheelie and wheel spin simultaneously at the slightest throttle openings. Adrenalin pours out of your ears when you finally get enough and stop. Oh, and opening the throttle bluntly in the first three gears will land you in an ambulance...]



http://members.home.nl/marcovandevel...bo%20GSX06.htm

I wonder if there is any youtube video footage of that.

[Mysuzyq]

funny how people buy a new killer bike and mod it for more power. it will already do 185. i doubt it will ever see 150 mph.

How about modding an old GS for 210 hp?



[..What's it like to ride?

If you have never ridden a turbo bike, the following will be hard to comprehend.

-At 160 HP the bike is very fast, accelerating rapidly at any speed. It will leave a Busa behind on the straights as it has 160Nm of torque at 3500 rpm already!

-At 210 HP the bike is almost out of control. It doesn’t accelerate like you’re used to, you just twist the grip, the bike goes HISSS and the speedo needle travels upward faster than you can blink. All of a sudden you’ve travelled a big distance. The bike will wheelie and wheel spin simultaneously at the slightest throttle openings. Adrenalin pours out of your ears when you finally get enough and stop. Oh, and opening the throttle bluntly in the first three gears will land you in an ambulance...]

http://members.home.nl/marcovandevelde/turbo%20GSX06.htm

I have taken my 83 750e up to 110 mph.

My 82 11E has not moved under it's own power since I've owned her but that thing can hit my back pocket and leave an empty hole incredibly fast!

[chef1366]

135 indicated on my 84 stock gs 1150 es. had more left . fast enough for me.
funny how people buy a new killer bike and mod it for more power. it will already do 185. i doubt it will ever see 150 mph.

Wanna bet?

135 indicated on my 84 stock gs 1150 es. had more left . fast enough for me.
funny how people buy a new killer bike and mod it for more power. it will already do 185. i doubt it will ever see 150 mph.

12.54 seconds in the 1/4 at 103mph on my 700.

(crappy cell phone video of it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oQAwUtuYwc

Not sure what the 1100 will do yet

I usually dont do more than 70 - 75 on the interstate, but i dont waste any time getting there. Im really into the acceleration of my 1100, It's as fast as i need to go, maybe faster...

[posplayr]

I had mine up to 100 mph in 3rd gear with the new engine

More fun that that 750 huh?

I had mine up to 100 mph in 3rd gear with the new engine