1985 GS700e specs

[rkj2002]

I was looking for the specs for this bike, like rake and trail, weight and all the rest. Do we have it here or does someone have access to these???

If there is a place here for any tech info please steer me in the right direction-

Thanks, Rick

[rkj2002]

So the rake/castor is 62 degrees with a trail of 4.13 inches. Steering angle is 37 degrees.

That rake sounds extreme, all my bikes are around 28-30 rake.

I hope this bike isn't going to be a fork/steering flopper; turn the bars a little and they want to fall all the way over! I hate a bike you have to muscle to steer.

Please, some one tell me i'm missing something here, I rode a 1991 1150G and that was a bike you really had to muscle to get the bars from flopping over. I think the rake on that machine was some high number too....

Thanks, Rick

[Nessism]

The factory service manual, available from Basscliff's site for free download, has all this info. Regarding steering, trail is the number to watch, and the size of the wheel. The 700/750 of that vintage steers very lightly because of that front wheel. I doubt you will find it truckish.

[rkj2002]

The factory service manual, available from Basscliff's site for free download, has all this info. Regarding steering, trail is the number to watch, and the size of the wheel. The 700/750 of that vintage steers very lightly because of that front wheel. I doubt you will find it truckish.

Thanks Ed, That rake figure scared me. Everything I've read about the bike in Cycle magazine said the 1985 GS700e/es were great handling machines. It will be here next week so I guess we'll just wait and see.

Rick

[bunny13]

How do I find Basscliff's site I need to see the manual for fuel hose hookup from carb to fuel tank. Thanks

[rkj2002]

How do I find Basscliff's site I need to see the manual for fuel hose hookup from carb to fuel tank. Thanks

Send me an email and I'll try to forward something you might like, a nice member here just sent to me

rkj2002us@yahoo.com