gs detuned?

[ikuzus]

i was talking about the gs at work, and one of my fellow employies ask me if i new that the gs was detuned by the factory before it was released as
a production unit. he said the pre production units that were in the country being evaluated before the actual production release, were
much faster.
i had never heard this before, can anyone shed some light on this for
me?
thanks...

[bwringer]

Aaaaand what country might you be talking about?

[ikuzus]

i am in the us. california

[KGB]

There was some good drugs back in the 70's wasn't there?



detuned? No overbuilt yes

[chiphead]

[quote=KGB]There was some good drugs back in the 70's wasn't there?
:-D

[8trackmind]

He may be talking about the various HP ratings of the same model in other countries. Some models were most likely estimated, exaggerated, or translated to whatever number people would believe. Others were not.

Do the math if you want proof. I think there's a program on one of the motorcycle drag racing sites. If you plug in the correct weight of a GS with some of the published 1/4 mile times of the era, you'll find they were pretty close on the HP numbers...

...Or you may just be on good drugs.
Since when is California part of the U.S., anyway

[jgordon]

i was talking about the gs at work, and one of my fellow employies ask me if i new that the gs was detuned by the factory before it was released as
a production unit. he said the pre production units that were in the country being evaluated before the actual production release, were
much faster.
i had never heard this before, can anyone shed some light on this for
me?
thanks...

The GS1100 was actually tailored from the factory to be a fast 1/4 mile bike to beat the CBX and Kawie's. I bought a new one in 1980 and took it out and it ran as promised after I got the cams dialed in and put a pipe and Dynojet kit in it. I ran 11.20's with it. That was enough to outrun the CBX's, GPZ's and hopped up 900's here in Bakersfield. Then I tore it down and out some real horsepower in it (-: