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What is a skunk?

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Is it a specific GS model, a particular year, or engine size?
Thanks!
 
Smallish animal, black with a white stripe running the entire length of the body. Can spray some pretty deadly stinky liquid on bike that will last forever. Avoid at ALL possibility.
:D Sorry, bored and couldn't resist.

Never heard of a GS being called a Skunk?
 
Skunk 78 GS1000E model with Black paint and an indented strip on the tank painted white with pinstripes
 
DMPLATT said:
Smallish animal, black with a white stripe running the entire length of the body. Can spray some pretty deadly stinky liquid on bike that will last forever. Avoid at ALL possibility.
:D Sorry, bored and couldn't resist.
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LOL I have set myself up for that!

Never heard of a GS being called a Skunk?
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Yes a few times but have never known what model people were referring to. Is it the GS1000 (78, 79 or 80), with a specific seat, tank, etc?
 
quexpress said:
Verry nice!!! Congrats!
So ... I still don't know. Is it only one particular year (i.e.: 78), or are they all called skunks (78,79 and 80 GS1000E)?
Thanks!
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1978 GS1000 only.
There were the only ones with an indent in the tank for the stripe.
Even though the Black/white version is the one true skunk, all '78 1000's have ended up with the "skunk" nickname.

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8trackmind said:
1978 GS1000 only.
There were the only ones with an indent in the tank for the stripe.
Even though the Black/white version is the one true skunk, all '78 1000's have ended up with the "skunk" nickname.

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Thank you very much! Now it all makes sense to me.
 
'78 was also the only year with black & white colors.

Thanks for the props!
 
If you insist Bill... :D

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In pieces at the moment as I'm fitting new turn signals (found some that are like 1/4 scale versions of the originals) plus a new throttle spring, oil change, freshen up the pipe etc plus I'm fitting the CBR rotors on this one now as they're working out so well on the 1000G. :)
 
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