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  1. maicojoe

    1990 GSX-1100 Katana, good or bad? Ride report?

    more pictures........
  2. maicojoe

    1990 GSX-1100 Katana, good or bad? Ride report?

    Anybody currently own or previously own a 1998-1992 era Katana 1100? I have an opportunity to buy one, in pretty decent shape, runs good, for exactly $999 bucks. The owner wont budge on his price. :) The windshield even still goes up and down, has 5,900 original miles. I kinda figure even if I...
  3. maicojoe

    What is the quickest e.t. old GS, street ridden and legal you know of?

    Ok, did little digging around the net..... there s a nice write up on that bike in SSB or SuperStreet Bike magazine. My guess on the forks were close, they are 51mm not 50mm, and Piaoli not Ohlins, off of a Bimoto. The lowers are carbon fiber, very cool. And the owner has the exact same mindset...
  4. maicojoe

    What is the quickest e.t. old GS, street ridden and legal you know of?

    That thing looks pretty nasty..... in a good way. Those forks very interesting.... leading axle conventional but look to be about 50mm? Are they some sort of Ohlins? I like the paint scheme.... decidedly not politically correct so all the PC types can get their panties in a twist..... If you can...
  5. maicojoe

    What is the quickest e.t. old GS, street ridden and legal you know of?

    I have seen that list before, most of I agree with, a few are kinda far fetched I think. For my target goal or project, it will be highly modified, very user street friendly. Pretty much set on an aftermarket block at 1428cc, pump gas pistons, small aftermarket cams maybe 2 sizes over a stock...
  6. maicojoe

    What is the quickest e.t. old GS, street ridden and legal you know of?

    When I talked with Dick at Speed Equipment about the head he did up, said it went 9.4 at 144 mph, at 1327cc or so, just the way it is now, bought from the original owner of the head. Has 26mm Exhaust and 28.5mm Intake.
  7. maicojoe

    Happy Canada Day!

    Seattle Mariners fans wish all a happy Canada Day! We got our special Canadian weapon on the mound starting today, James Paxton, AKA "The Big Maple", from British Columbia. Should be a good game. :)
  8. maicojoe

    What is the quickest e.t. old GS, street ridden and legal you know of?

    I think this is what I had in mind, stock wheelbase, stock frame, street tire, lowered suspension a little but not so much it can't be ridden on the street, pump gas, hand clutch but air shift, no wheelie bar..... but I think I would want to trade the funny gas for an extra 200cc big bore? I...
  9. maicojoe

    Bandit/GSXR Suspension Retrofit Questions

    Posplayr, do you have numbers for your bike for the following? Rake, Trail, triples offset, top and bottom triple, fork length from top of tube to axle centerline, ground clearance for lowest piece like the exhaust, seat height, rear shock length center to center on the mounting bolt, available...
  10. maicojoe

    What is the quickest e.t. old GS, street ridden and legal you know of?

    Just kinda wondering what the quickest E.T. you guys know of, preferably with a real time slip, for a street legal and street ridden GS? No trailered bikes, no wheelie bars, no slicks, no slider clutch, just a regular hand clutch, just a bike either yourself or a buddy would ride to the track...
  11. maicojoe

    Too close to home. Literally

    Funny, but I still ride those roads,Avondale Rd to Woodinville-Duvall Rd to West Snoqualmie Rd, then up the back side of Novelty Hill Rd, then loop around to either Union Hill or Redmond-Fall City road, back past Ames Lake and head out to Fall City then Snoqualmie Falls, then west on I-90 to...
  12. maicojoe

    Too close to home. Literally

    Small world.... I live on Education Hill, I went to both Horace Mann Elementary, and Redmond Jr High through 7th grade. I would have been in 5th grade or so at Horace Mann in 1973. My kids went to all three schools, Horace Mann, Redmond Jr and Sr, and now my grand daughter went to Horace Mann...
  13. maicojoe

    Too close to home. Literally

    I kind of thought it was by Lake Wilderness..... Ironic name huh? My parents had a house out there when I was little, in 1965, in a little spot on the map called Covington.... wasn't a real town or city, just a spot on the map way, way out in the woods. And look at it now...... :( My place...
  14. maicojoe

    Too close to home. Literally

    Is this a few blocks east of Lake Wilderness ? Or actually Highway 169 ? The growth out there, or really the greater Seattle area/Puget Sound area, has greatly outstripped all the roadways. That highway needs to be rebuilt as a divided, limited access highway or turn it into a proper freeway...
  15. maicojoe

    Suggestions for a good handling vintage styled dirtbike?

    I know this is an old thread, but..... if your really looking to get a decent handling vintage dirt bike, start with a 1981 Maico 490.... looks like a proper old vintage air cooled mx bike, twin shock, drum brake.... but freshened up and set up correctly, will hang with most any modern bike if...
  16. maicojoe

    Gs1000 Bonneville Bike

    The 1980 bike has about 2,000 original miles, and set all sorts of land speed records. The Katana has about 500 original miles total, even less on the built 1428cc engine. The seller has all sorts of cool documentation on the bikes history, pictures, news articles, magazine articles and ads...
  17. maicojoe

    Gs1000 Bonneville Bike

    Check out these two bikes for sale as a pair.... wonder what the story is on these? https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?252047-Two-vintage-Suzuki-Bonneville-race-bikes-80-GS1100e-amp-82-Katana-1000
  18. maicojoe

    Tach rebuild service??? 1983 GS1100e

    Took my new 1983 GS1100e out today for some test/shake down miles..... overall went pretty well, nice weather to boot. One item I need to address is the tach. It works, but the needle and or the mechanism is very loose or bouncy, and in general, not accurate at most RPM's. Anybody know of a good...
  19. maicojoe

    Always expect the worst, never disappointed?

    It does, has Insulation test voltages of 50 V, 100 V, 250 V, 500 V, 1000 V. I figure if it can survive at 500 volts for 60 seconds, holding steady after it stabilizes after about 5-10 seconds, it's gonna be ok for the next couple months, till I get the time to order up and install a new stator...
  20. maicojoe

    My first GS

    Good choice on your new bike. Welcome to the forum. Any and all the info you will need is in here...
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