How fast is is your old GS?

[madman]

HA HA you Crazy Guys

HA HA you Crazy Guys

Speeds for the Racetrack, Saw 12,600 rpm on tach on Kitted GS 1000 back in 1980 being chased by a wood bumpered Police Car on the 401 , Man that old suzuki ran well. Im 6foot 4 240 plus and i drive it to track run 11.24 at 125 with out letting air out of tire ,,nothing else and drive it home . That was back in 1980,, then, Modded and in 1988 went (1100 engine 1425 yadda yaddah ) run 8.54 154 mph with a skinny waesel on it HA hA Lots of fun for sure. I stick to the Track . Street kills too many stupid drivers .

 

[Smokinapankake]

Bah! None of your bikes can match my 82 Kat - She'll do zero to stupid before you even let out the clutch!

 

[Furious D]

I might have the slowest GS here, Going downhill I can manage 65 MPH.


Thats fast enough for Me considering the 150 Lb. sidecar, 60 pounds of ballast and My 190 Lbs. I'm not sure if its the weight, or the drag of the car or maybe its that the bike has 45K miles on it and is a little tired.

 

[DPage]

I went only halfway to stupid, and it still scared the bejabbers out of me.

 

[jacora]

125 MPH in fourth @ 9,500 rpm's

 

[JAYD]

How fast?

How fast?

I had the '82 750e up to 80 mph once,then my arms started to stretch and the helmet started to crunch my big schnozz, I had to let up 'cause some old guy in a porsche cut in front of me and decided to slow down, I took this as an omen and got off the highway quick, I think its more fun goin' up through the gears quickly than just flying at breakneck speed

 

[broquo]

120+mph 90S into Chicago.

 

[Flyboy]

My GS1000G will do a genuine 200Km/h, or 125mph in yankee speak.

 

[rlong74]

Speedo was pinned on my 81 450t so I'm guessing about 95. Front end got a little floaty and she was screaming. I only did that once.

 

[Flaming Chainsaws]

Speedo was pinned on my 81 450t so I'm guessing about 95. Front end got a little floaty and she was screaming. I only did that once.

Same here. Done it a few times myself . Never made it over 100 MPH though. I'm gonna try again real soon at the track.

 

[brandon25]

dont have a speedometer, so i will report back when i hit the drag strip

 

[1_v8_merc]

80-85mph on my 82 650.

I did it by accident too.

Bike makes all it's power up past 6k, so the throttle gets touchy.

 

[jwhelan65]

115 on the 700 and she wasn't done....

 

[cowboyup3371]

I hit 80 for a couple of minutes yesterday before I backed off. Don't think I need to go near it really.

 

[7981GS]

Fast enough to break the 140 speedo when it made it back to 0 and hit the pin!.

Daniel

 

[tkent02]

Gave the 1100G a good long blast down the highway today after passing an idiot who used to think his truck was fast. It sure does wind out the upper gears quickly. Oops, forgot to look at the speedometer. Doh!

 

[Ranger]

Speedview app on phone clocked it @ 121mph, though I stopped there since the cable to my gauge snapped at that moment. Possibly could have hit ~130mph tucked since I had more throttle. Will never know now.

 

[Indiesol]

I just replaced my stock 85mph speedometer with an aftermarket 140mph unit. I'll never see it's top speed, I don't think, but I'm sure I've probably already hit the ton and will again. I've got a 1982 GS1100G with a 4 - 1 pipe, K&N filter and a stage 1 jet kit.

When I was young and stupid I hit 130ish on my big bore Yamaha FZ600. At that speed I wasn't sure I'd be able to react in time if something came up or if I noticed something in the road. I was in the middle of nowhere and on a long empty straight, but I haven't found a reason to go that fast again.

 

[janner]

I used to own a GSX1400 naked, and ran it up to 155mph just the once, my helmet was all over the place and my knuckles were clenched as tight as a nuns chuff...thrilling , but never again:lol::lol::lol:

 

[midnightcafe]

around 120. probably a little less. I don't want to bring it up to that speed since I cracked my welded tail section after going up to that speed. Plus, it still has a pretty old Shinko rear tire and I haven't replaced the bearings yet