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How fast is is your old GS?

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Speed...

Speed...

Well, out of 4 pages of reading material, I saw a few guys who don't want to speed at all (good), and only one that I agreed with. Sorry guy's I had my fun outrunning cops years ago, but now I keep my speed to the drag strip, so here goes.... how about 11.04 @ 119mph in a quarter mile for a stock Gs1100 with a crappy home built 4 into 1 header.
 
:D Some of you guys are in the running for fastest speedometer on earth awards 8O :lol:
 
Passed a friend on a gsxr11 at what he said was ''over 140 mph'' on my slightly modded GSX1000 Katana.

GSX1100 Katana barrels bored to 1170, Wiseco pistons, K&N's Stage 3 carb kit, welded and balanced crank, home polished head, complete ZZR 1100 front end, GSXR/ZZR rear end, GSXR rear sets, slightly geared down for acceleration so can be regeared for more top end, missed a gear draging it at a ''run what you brung'' meet in the Isle of Man two years ago, four bent valves & followers scored cam. :cry: hope to have it back on the street next year. Havn't had time/money to repair it up 'till now as I have spent the last year building a Harris 1100efe. :lol:


Speed is relative, I like my relative.
 
My 1100GZ only has an 85mph speedometer so I can't go any faster than that :D
 
Had my gs1100 shafty pegged the other day... hit a whopping 1.5 mph pushing it into the garage.........

on the other hand have a friend who rod his busa at 174 on rt5 in maryland with plenty left
 
Speed

Speed

Held it flat in 5th gear for a run and got up to 210kph at 8 grand but ran out of room as it was a roll-on from a slow start. My brother reckons the front wheel smokes when it touches the ground from a 3rd gear wheelie at 185kph and I have gone back and seen a 5 foot black mark where the front wheel tries to catch up again 8O
 
Lets not forget that motorcycle speedodometer's are not known for their accuracy when new, much less 20+ years old. Unless you are running thru a radar gun, and hopefully not one being held by a State Trooper, it's anyones guess. With that in mind, I have seen 140 indicated on my highly modified 83GS750E (with bodywork) and have yet to top out the TL but hear its good for about 165
 
My 1980 GS750E is just fast enough.....besides, who really cares with such a classic.

Scott
 
Well Ill tell you my parts gs got to 90 on the way to delivey......The whole one well Id guess it made it to 65.. It is at a loving home in herndon,VA
All you guys keep an eye out for them
!!!!
 
mine doesnt want to go much more than 55 or 60, rapping out in 6th pretty good around 4kmaybe hair more. stock original 80 450L


you guys are nuts, im a newbie though
 
I know that this isn't very responsible considering that I did this on a public road in broad daylight, so don't tell my kids, but I got my GS1000ST up to an indicated 200KPH (approx 125 MPH according to my calculator) @ 12000 RPM in third gear. (those yoshimura cams really make a difference)The headwind that I was creating was making the bike move around a little too much for comfort, so I slowed down and rode on at a more legal speed.

I went over a rise and had to immediately lock everything up, when I suddenly came upon a herd of cows crossing the road. If I'd continued on at my previous pace, we'd all have become hamburger. Even though I've done more mods since then, next time I try it all out, I'll do a full recon of the road, or better still, do it legally on a "ride day" at a track.
 
I feel the need...the need for speed

I feel the need...the need for speed

118 racing a Porsche on my old 1000....too busy really to notice if I went faster, have'nt tried yet on my 1150.....I'm older now with mortality on the brain.
Rick......
 
125mph... last night, stock GS700ES... Didn't think it could do it. Confirmed by speedo on '99 R1 in addition to mine, then my friend kicked is R1 down and left me in shock in awe.

But, thats it
G
 
My mate in Oregon just emailed me with the US road toll for 1992, 42,815 people dead in a 12 month period.

Big country and big population I know, so I guess it's all relative, but I just wondered how many died trying to determine the upper limits of their particular ride? (car or bike) :cry:
 
terry said:
My mate in Oregon just emailed me with the US road toll for 1992, 42,815 people dead in a 12 month period.

Big country and big population I know, so I guess it's all relative, but I just wondered how many died trying to determine the upper limits of their particular ride? (car or bike) :cry:
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Interesting info... I'm sure the numbers are up now that many states no longer have helmet laws.

If the topic of the thread was 'How stupid are you?' my answer would of been the same... 125mph.
 
The big crunch

The big crunch

terry said:
My mate in Oregon just emailed me with the US road toll for 1992, 42,815 people dead in a 12 month period.

Big country and big population I know, so I guess it's all relative, but I just wondered how many died trying to determine the upper limits of their particular ride? (car or bike) :cry:
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Statistically speaking by far most of those are left turning drunks at 2:30 AM in a light industrial district taking out a family of three in a moments time.......speeders are just the proverbial drop in the bucket.
Rick.........
 
When the guide posts look like a picket fence its time to back off
ozman
 
ozman said:
When the guide posts look like a picket fence its time to back off
ozman
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Too true, Ozzy, hey how did you score Mick Hone's race bike? I remember seeing it racing years ago, the altzheimers is kicking in now, but I think it was Bathhurst in the early eighties? You are a lucky guy, for sure............. :twisted:
 
terry i was suzuki dealer. mates with mick since them days went to fiji with him on a dealer trip
ozman
 
Like the sig says, the ole girl is way too fast for me....have buried the speedo in a passing situation once, but that is all.
 
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