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81 gs1100e - track day tuning -mid throttle
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CincinnatiKid
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in regards to track day tuning, i decided last year to retire the GS from track service, but it's replacement, a 1989 kawi ex500 ninja, had poorly timed issues (first, a CDI box, then a water pump seal) that made me have to bring the GS to the track for the first two track days this season. now the ninja is rock solid, and i have done one track day on it. it does have a tach on it, and it took me the first half of the day to realize that with an 11,000 rpm redline on the engine, i need to keep the engine at 6500+ through corner exit if i want to have any real drive coming out. and dont shift until 10.5k! it was a whole new way to ride an engine (never ridden a two stroke), and after feeling how well that parallel twin pulls higher up in the RPM range, i am frightened and excited about how much i was absolutely missing by riding the GS too low in the power band, and being about 10 sizes too lean on the main jets.
maybe i'll bring both to a track day in the future
Rijko
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The difference could hardly be bigger between the EX500 and GSX1100.
You should ride both, the EX500 steers razorsharp compared to the 1100 and allows
mid-turn braking and course corrections where the 1100 likes it better
if you choose your line and stick to it.
Great learning experience to be able to ride both.
Maybe go back to original sprockets on the 1100, much more fun in general.
Better pulling out of sharp corners, really the only advantage of heavier gears
would be a bit less rpm on the highway but on the track standard gearing will
probably improve lap times by a lot.
CincinnatiKid
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From the second track day of the season, side stand zip tied,
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I’ll bring my gs next year
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if not bad things WILL happen soon.
good luck.
