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GS vs. GSX

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78550GS

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I was recently told by a decent source, that may or may not have the correct info, that I have a gsx750.....

I'm not sure of differences or even how to tell by the engine number.

The engine # starts with GS75X, and I was told it is in fact a gsx engine. Is this information correct?

Also, are there any performance/rarity/desirability advantages if this is a GSX?
 
Your posted location says that when the bike was sold, it was sold as a GS. The rest of the world, though, knew the same bike as a GSX.

As far as I know, the four-valve engines were the ones that were known as "GSX".


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So, I know the difference between the heads, but is there any differences anywhere else?

Better cams? Gear ratios? Anything of that sort?
 
Depending on the model, there might have been a different paint scheme.
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The US market bikes tend to have more smog controls compared to some other countries bikes. Carb jets are likely different, but not sure about internal engine changes.
 
On the 750 models the most obvious difference between the GS and GSX is the shape of the tank. And of course the side panel badges!
 
78550GS said:
I was recently told by a decent source, that may or may not have the correct info, that I have a gsx750.....

I'm not sure of differences or even how to tell by the engine number.

The engine # starts with GS75X, and I was told it is in fact a gsx engine. Is this information correct?

Also, are there any performance/rarity/desirability advantages if this is a GSX?
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Some Suzuki GS bikes were marketed as "GSX" in various non-U.S. countries. So maybe the person who told you that was from somewhere else. In the U.S., all of our GSes were called GSes.

Chances are you have the same 1981 GS750E that I and lots of other people here on this forum have. They're great bikes, but not at all rare.

Pics would prove it beyond a doubt.
 
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