GS vs. GSX

[78550GS]

I was recently told by a decent source, that may or may not have the correct info, that I have a gsx750.....

I'm not sure of differences or even how to tell by the engine number.

The engine # starts with GS75X, and I was told it is in fact a gsx engine. Is this information correct?

Also, are there any performance/rarity/desirability advantages if this is a GSX?

[Steve]

Your posted location says that when the bike was sold, it was sold as a GS. The rest of the world, though, knew the same bike as a GSX.

As far as I know, the four-valve engines were the ones that were known as "GSX".


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[78550GS]

So, I know the difference between the heads, but is there any differences anywhere else?

Better cams? Gear ratios? Anything of that sort?

[Steve]

Depending on the model, there might have been a different paint scheme.

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[Nessism]

The US market bikes tend to have more smog controls compared to some other countries bikes. Carb jets are likely different, but not sure about internal engine changes.

[hampshirehog]

On the 750 models the most obvious difference between the GS and GSX is the shape of the tank. And of course the side panel badges!

[78550GS]

On the 750 models the most obvious difference between the GS and GSX is the shape of the tank. And of course the side panel badges!

Does anyone have a picture of these differences?

[hampshirehog]

Here's my GSX750 behind my mate's CB500. Humpback tank and the X on the side.

[hampshirehog]

Here's my GSX750 behind my mate's CB500. Humpback tank and the X on the side.

[eil]

I was recently told by a decent source, that may or may not have the correct info, that I have a gsx750.....

I'm not sure of differences or even how to tell by the engine number.

The engine # starts with GS75X, and I was told it is in fact a gsx engine. Is this information correct?

Also, are there any performance/rarity/desirability advantages if this is a GSX?

Some Suzuki GS bikes were marketed as "GSX" in various non-U.S. countries. So maybe the person who told you that was from somewhere else. In the U.S., all of our GSes were called GSes.

Chances are you have the same 1981 GS750E that I and lots of other people here on this forum have. They're great bikes, but not at all rare.

Pics would prove it beyond a doubt.

[Kyler]

... various non-U.S. countries.