Top end speed?

[Guest]

What's up Everyone?

I took the old girl down the road this weekend to Budds Creek MD. for the WPGC bike shoot out. Oh I forgot it's a 83 gs1100e. I wanted to know how I can get more top end speed at a lower R'S for cruising? The reason why I asked is because I was riding with some guys with newer bikes. These guys where running 80 mph and I was also but it seems like the R'S where sort of high. Is ther anyone out who has set there gs1100 up for cruising on the Highway?

Thanks, Supavert

[tkent02]

Wind it out, it's a Suzuki.

[posplayr]

Soulds like you

80 mph should have been at about 5K RPM, right in the comfort zone. 6K is closer to 95-100 MPH as I recall on my GS1100ED.

Mine seems fine for crusing.

Posplayr

[renobruce]

Drop a few teeth on the rear sprocket

[Mysuzyq]

Drop a few teeth on the rear sprocket

Or, go up 1 tooth on the front sprocket. I dropped the cruising rpm by about 300, and it made a good difference, without sacrificing much on the bottom end. The high-rpm drone gets pretty old on the highway, esp. with a 4X1 pipe.

Tony.

[rapidray]

What Tony said above. 1 tooth larger on the countershaft sprocket is CHEAP & EASY! Ray.

[Supavert]

Thank, Guys

I'll try that and let you know how it turns out.

Peace! Supavert,