GS850G carb size vs. GS850GT

[Anonymous]

Hi, all hoping you can help! Wanting to buy a GS850G, US model, that has been imported into the UK here. BUT it appears seriously restricted AND is clocked only to 85mph! Now, a European GS850GT (virtually thae same bike) is good for at least 120mph.
Here's the question - how is the G model restricted??? Once bought a US GS550E that had SERIOUSLY small=bore carbs compared to the evergreen UK model. Is the 850 the SAME???
Can anyone tell me the carb bore size of the G carbs, AND the bore size of the GT??? Need to know if a swap of carbs and manifolds is possible

Regards, phylo

[billp]

What makes you think it's restricted and what year is the bike you're looking at? According to my haynes book the carbs on the US and UK models are the same, 32mm. The speedo was a US dept. of transportation idea to slow people down, from 1980 to 1982 they mandated all car and motorcycle speedo's read only to 85 mph, it doesn't affect the top speed of the bike. One the plus side 85mph speedo's are usually very accurate.

bill

[Dink]

Billis correct the speedo is only marked to 85mph but it will go past that, it just wont tell you what speed you are doing.
Apart from that the bikes are mechanically identical
Dink

[Anonymous]

What year is the GT? Because Susuki put a T on the end of my GS 1000G making it a GS1000GT (1980)