How fast is is your old GS?

[wrench]

Hmmm 10 mph? Thats about the speed I ride downhill and backwards when getting the bike out of the garage. :-) :-)

Earl

I got mine up to 10 mph moving it into a neighbors garage before the huricane last year. I am almost done with getting her road worthy and hope to hit 30 or 40 this weekend!
Patrick
80 GS850G
Firts time rider, first bike.

[Anonymous]

im not liscenced yet so all i've done is blast up and down the length of the hanger at work, top speed so far has been about 90km/h in 1st and just barely 100km/h in second before I have to hit the brakes

[Anonymous]

7000 RPM in 5th gear on my GS850GLZ. I think that's about 140 MPH.

[Anonymous]

GS Speed

I had my '78 GS1000 over 140 last fall. I regeared it and put on a Vance & Hines 4 into 1 exhaust on it and now I'm kind of scared to see what it can do

[Anonymous]

GS Speed

I had my '78 GS1000 over 140 last fall. I regeared it and put on a Vance & Hines 4 into 1 exhaust on it and now I'm kind of scared to see what it can do

[jjnorc]

How Fast

81 1100Ex, V&H 4into1 Megaphone, 530 chain conversion, Stage 1 DynaJet, Accel Coils. K&N filter in swiss cheesed stock airbox. About
135 on Jersey Turnpike. Did the math from the Tach.

[jjnorc]

How Fast?

Had more in it but I got a little nervous. Too much wind resistance.

[earlfor]

Hmmm, 85 Gs1150E, about 140 mph on any day. Good day with 45 mph tailwind, 115mph at about 1/4 to 1/3 throttle. Wasnt that curious. :-)

Earl

[Dink]

Hmmm, 85 Gs1150E, about 140 mph on any day. Good day with 45 mph tailwind, 115mph at about 1/4 to 1/3 throttle. Wasnt that curious. :-)

Earl

Earl check your jetting , it must be terribly lean to be that slow! I have had my Tractor of the clock in top gear plus 1000rpm, BTW the speedo reads to 260 km/h(162mph)
Dink

[Anonymous]

I've never had my 1980 GS850GT over 78mph. That's fast enough to get around a truck on the interstate around here. I've had my Yamaha Venture much faster than that. It doesn't get wound up until you're over 85mph. Sounds like you're sitting on a turbine! Vee fours are cool!
Terry

[earlfor]

Its been a while since I checked, but last time I did look, I was a tad on the rich side Uhh dink, I meant at 115 I was using 1/3 throttle and still had 2/3rd to go. :-) Conservatively, it will run 140+ in any state of tune.
I actually have a good turn of throttle left at that speed.

Earl

Hmmm, 85 Gs1150E, about 140 mph on any day. Good day with 45 mph tailwind, 115mph at about 1/4 to 1/3 throttle. Wasnt that curious. :-)

Earl

Earl check your jetting , it must be terribly lean to be that slow! I have had my Tractor of the clock in top gear plus 1000rpm, BTW the speedo reads to 260 km/h(162mph)
Dink

[Evil Hobbit]

I was forced to peg the needle the other day on the interstate with a Kenworth bearing down on me I didn't start to get any distance between him and me till I got to 80. I pegged it and did a little more. It had plenty left. I really don't want to see how much unless conditions are ideal.

[Anonymous]

fast , real fast

i had my gs 750 L up to 60mph the other day , i` really having problem with bogging down when i hit the gas , haha

[gsbill]

Our old 1150 would run about 170 mph...only straight...

[Anonymous]

Stored my 83 GS650 for 10 years cause I FU@%' up and let someone else get on her..
Instruments hit Curb first... forks junk...

WELL loosened forks to replace... they straightened out.
2 2x4s, clamps, rebolted.

HIT 125 and not a shimmy in her.....

LOVE my GS