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    My New GS1000

    Just bought this bike here in the UK I believe it originally came from the US as this colour and the spoked wheel single disc configuration was never sold officially in the uk it appears totally standard with the exception of the bars
    which are for sure off a Z900

    Can anyone fill me in the one the machine specs

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    #2
    Welcome.

    That bike looks great, original pipes too ...
    And yes that model is rare our side of the pond. Cool find.

    As for the specs, check out this link
    Rijk

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      #3
      Dang, just like the one I rode from west coast to east coast back in 1979. Great find & all looks OEM, even the relatively tall bars look like the ones that came on those old GS's. Don't have specs, but shouldn't be different from the GS 1000's in your part of the world. I'm thinking the only differences in the GS1000 "C" & GS1000 "EC" were the dual brakes, cast wheels, & paint. Hoping that old bike is still as good as it looks. Congrats & Welcome to the GSR.
      1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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        #4
        Very Nice!

        Welcome.




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          #5
          What a beautiful bike[except for the handlebars].
          Welcome to the site.
          2@ \'78 GS1000

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            #6
            Welcome: I love these bikes stock like that.
            1986 1150EF
            2008 GS1250SEA

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              #7
              Originally posted by AJAyre View Post
              Can anyone fill me in the one the machine specs
              Since nobody else has mentioned it, the bike appears to be a 1978 GS1000C.

              Pay no attention to the handlebar haters. If they are comfortable for YOU, they are great bars.

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                #8
                Originally posted by phydeauxmutt View Post
                the bike appears to be a 1978 GS1000C.
                Aka the "skunk."
                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.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Rob S. View Post
                  Aka the "skunk."
                  I thought that name was reserved for the black and white one with cast wheels ?
                  Rijk

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                    #10
                    This one appears to have the chromed steel wheels, not the wheels with alu rims these bikes used to have.

                    Useless fun fact about those alu rim spoke wheels : Suzuki only used those for the first 6 months in 1978,
                    because after the introduction of the GS1000 in 1977 on the Autosalon in Paris, France the order volume
                    was much higher than expected and production of the cast wheels was not up to speed yet.
                    Rijk

                    Top 10 Newbie Mistakes thread

                    CV Carb rebuild tutorial
                    VM Carb rebuild tutorial
                    Bikecliff's website
                    The Stator Papers

                    "The thing about freedom - it's never free"

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                      #11
                      you are correct

                      Originally posted by Rijko View Post
                      This one appears to have the chromed steel wheels, not the wheels with alu rims these bikes used to have.

                      Useless fun fact about those alu rim spoke wheels : Suzuki only used those for the first 6 months in 1978,
                      because after the introduction of the GS1000 in 1977 on the Autosalon in Paris, France the order volume
                      was much higher than expected and production of the cast wheels was not up to speed yet.
                      I managed to find the the 1st owner of the bike when it go to the UK it did originally have alloy rims. However they had suffered very badly at the heavy hands of tyre fitters past and were unserviceable so he had the wheels rebuilt with the steel rims you see here

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                        #12
                        Z900 pipes???
                        If true flog them and recoup what you paid for the bike
                        Its stunning BTW. So much nicer than the other colors.
                        1983 GS 550 LD
                        2009 BMW K1300s

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                          #13
                          A great read is "Suzuki GS1000 performance portfolio".

                          The spoke wheels version is described as better
                          handling several times.

                          Love the look of the chrome rims on yours.

                          What is the plan with this bike ?
                          Flip it, restore, just drive for a while, other ?
                          Last edited by Rijko; 09-15-2021, 06:02 PM.
                          Rijk

                          Top 10 Newbie Mistakes thread

                          CV Carb rebuild tutorial
                          VM Carb rebuild tutorial
                          Bikecliff's website
                          The Stator Papers

                          "The thing about freedom - it's never free"

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                            #14
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                            Originally posted by Rijko View Post
                            A great read is "Suzuki GS1000 performance portfolio".

                            The spoke wheels version is described as better
                            handling several times.

                            Love the look of the chrome rims on yours.

                            What is the plan with this bike ?
                            Flip it, restore, just drive for a while, other ?
                            I Intend to keep it and ride maybe do a few classic shows here in the UK I thought about a full nut and bolt restoration but she really is to good for that I think so I'm going to keep pretty much as is. Perhaps get fasteners replaced and perhaps convert to twin discs

                            this single disc is a bit borderline on modern roads here in the UK

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                              #15
                              Welcome to the forum AJAyre.
                              That's a very nice condition GS1000.

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