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engine type '78 gs1000. anybody know?

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hello!
probably a stupid question, but hey the whole experience has been one GIANT learning curve so far...

is the engine on a '78 gs1000 a four stroke twin?

thanks
 
It's a four cylinder four stroke with two valves per cylinder.

Hap
 
Yep, four stroke, four cylinder, two valve per cylinder old-school rock-solid Suzuki GS engine.

These types were used until 1980, when Suzuki changed to the four valve per cylinder engines.

The two valve per cylinder engines are regarded as the strongest motorcycle engines ever built (and yes, this includes that beast that Honda calls the "goldwing"). Go to the homepage, and click on "the engine" on the left hand column. You'll learn why.

If you have the opportunity to get this bike, get it. Suzuki still carries most parts, and e-bay always has 3 or 4 pages with used parts all the time. And you can't beat the technical help and support you will get from this website.

By the way, I have read on-line where a guy put 170,000 on a 78 550 (the same type of engine), and did nothing to the engine except regular tune-ups and two cam-chain replacements (and of course clutch plates/springs I would imagine). So this gives you some idea of how long you can ride one of these "old" bikes.

Sure, there are newer, faster and more nimble bikes on the market these days, but for the value, dependability and ease of maintenance - you can't beat an old-school GS.

Chad
Columbus, OH 1978 GS550E
 
No truer words ever spoken! :) (Proud original owner of a '79 GS1000E).
 
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