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GS750 vs GS850

  • Thread starter Thread starter Scudder
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I know what you mean about seeing young guys on these bikes which are older than them. My lad is 19 and used to laugh at the heaps of junk I bought home and now he keeps pinching them; I only pretend to tick him off (trouble is he knows it....).
 
Scudder said:
My 750 can be shifted into 5th gear at around 30-35 mph and still accelerate great when necessary. My 850 can be shifted to 5th gear at around 40mph and doesn't have as much acceleration as the 750 at that point. The 850 still does the job, but I think twice before accelerating around cars in traffic. When I'm running 65 mph and I need to quickly overtake a car, the 850 doen't respond as quickly as the 750. The 750, I don't give it a second thought. A twist of the throttle and I'm in.
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I would never be in 5th gear on one of my 850s below 50 mph, certainly not when passing. Around town 4th is pretty much top gear; 5th is an overdrive.

What are the rpm's on each bike at 65 mph?
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I would say when I'm cruising at 65-70 mph I'm at 5000 rpms on both bikes.

Scudder
 
Scudder said:
. It's pretty cool to see a 21 year old riding a vintage 1978 gs1000.
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I was 19 when I got my GS. It's a good 7 years my senior :rolleyes:. Being a young guy with an old bike is kinda funny. The other riders my age tended to poke fun at first, but now all respect the GS. Especially when they can't get away from me on their $10k sportbikes. The older guys all think it's great of course. And the girls like that my bike has a real backseat and different from the usual tool with a bike. Believe it or not guys, it's not the BIKE that repels women ;)

dpep said:
I would never be in 5th gear on one of my 850s below 50 mph, certainly not when passing.
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Agreed here too. If I'm at cruising speed on the highway (75+ in NJ) I'll pass in 5th. Drop it down to 4th if I need to make it quicker than needed.

If I'm passing on a back road doing 40-50 I'll drop it down the 3rd for the pass. I don't mind the extra downshifting, well worth it for the boost in acceleration. When riding on a good twisty road I'll be in whatever gear I need to keep the rpms around 5-6k to get a good drive out of the corners.
 
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