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    Skunks...what are they?

    In GS parlance, what is a "skunk," and why is it so called?
    1982 GS1100GL: hand built stainless 4-1 exhaust, pods, jetting.
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    I asked the same question a while back. Here's a thread with some good info. https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ighlight=skunk

    but simply, 1978 GS1000 w/ black tank w/ the white stripe.
    Last edited by Rich82GS750TZ; 08-20-2020, 08:31 AM.
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      #3
      Originally posted by Rich82GS750TZ View Post
      I asked the same question a while back. Here's a thread with some good info. https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...ighlight=skunk

      but simply, 1978 GS1000 w/ black tank w/ the white stripe.
      The tank has to have the indentation where the stripe goes too...

      There’s got to be a more recent start thread than 2009...I know the question has been asked within the past couple of years.

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        #4
        1978 GS1000 "E", they were the only Skunks, only the 78 "E" was black w/ white stripe, indent in tank & tail + & cast wheels & dual frt. brakes.
        1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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          #5
          They were the 1978 black & white GS1000E , the slower ones!
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            #6
            You guys are kidding, right? Wow...
            No signature :(

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              #7
              Wouldn't that make it the very first GS1000, the one that dethroned the KZ1000?
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                #8
                Nope, that would be the GS 1000 (sometimes referred to as a C model), In some markets there appears to be an HC model

                Wire wheels, single front disc, flat seat -the fast one. In the States, they were blue/blue and red/red
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                  Originally posted by Big T View Post
                  Nope, that would be the GS 1000 (sometimes referred to as a C model), In some markets there appears to be an HC model

                  Wire wheels, single front disc, flat seat -the fast one. In the States, they were blue/blue and red/red
                  But '78s also, correct? As I recall it, the '77 GS750 was so quick, I wasn't surprised when the GS1000, introduced in the U.S. in '78, became quickest in the quarter mile. I recall Cycle World saying it was due to more extreme cams.
                  1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red

                  2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Longitudinal View Post
                    In GS parlance, what is a "skunk," and why is it so called?
                    Oh, I don't know, ... it just sorta seemed to be the logical thing to do.



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                      #11
                      Skunk:




                      Skunk:




                      Skunk:

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                        #12
                        I know i beat Eli with this version of Skunk.

                        2@ \'78 GS1000

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                          #13
                          Nuthin’ like “skunk weed”, eh?

                          Ed

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by steve murdoch View Post
                            I know i beat Eli with this version of Skunk.

                            Shut up! That gets in the way of buying new bike parts…
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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Allie View Post
                              Skunk:



                              Skunk:

                              So flattered that you still have a photo of this old banger. It hasn't run since '87
                              Here's a photo of it after it was cleaned up.Z74A2348 - Copy.jpg
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