Best carbs for GS1000

[Guest]

Hi all,
I'm starting to put my old GS1000 back on the road (been a long time project LOL) it has a tuned motor and I'm looking at two tipes of carbs.
One set is the GSXR750 36mm the others are the GSX1100efe 36mm which do you all think are the best for the GS1000?

Cheers

[winfield]

Let's get the smart alec response out of the way right up front.

(clearing throat)... stock

[hampshirehog]

The ones from the Gixxer.

[Wraith]

Let's get the smart alec response out of the way right up front.

(clearing throat)... stock

Yes, that's one point of view. However, in my defence my '1000' is not exactly "stock": 1100cc Wiseco kit/bores, fast road hi-lift cams, ported/flowed head, race zorst, individual air filters and, well, loads of other bits.
Original carbs 26mm slide or 32mmCV. Somehow I think that they may have a tad of trouble dealing with all of that

I was running 35mm CR Keihn roundslides, but although they gave huge amounts of performance (power delivery, hyperspace drive, etc) they were a bitch riding through traffic - or slowly in any conditions for more than a few minutes - and a bike which already isn't exactly frugal on fuel consumption went down to about 15mpg - which here in the UK is now requiring several bankers' bonuses to fund

So I'm looking for a carb set which still let me have a reasonable performance without the hassle in traffic or the fuel greed. I live in a rural area where there's not many fast or straight roads (at least, not long stretches of them), so a lot of on/off throttle work, bends, corners and hills and a fair few bits of lower speed villages/small towns and then stretches of rural roads again. Accordingly it's really more working with torque and acceleration than utter top end and someting which will work as a reliable carb throughout the full range of idle/pilot to fully open (and back again), on-off repeatedly and rapidly.

[Agemax]

get some VM28SS from a GS1000S, or get some VM29SS from early GSXR750 and bore them out to 33mm

i run VM28SS on my GS1085 with belmouths, and it is perfectly tractable on the road and fuel consumption is pretty good

[winfield]

Yes, that's one point of view. However, in my defence my '1000' is not exactly "stock": 1100cc Wiseco kit/bores, fast road hi-lift cams, ported/flowed head, race zorst, individual air filters and, well, loads of other bits.
Original carbs 26mm slide or 32mmCV. Somehow I think that they may have a tad of trouble dealing with all of that

I was running 35mm CR Keihn roundslides, but although they gave huge amounts of performance (power delivery, hyperspace drive, etc) they were a bitch riding through traffic - or slowly in any conditions for more than a few minutes - and a bike which already isn't exactly frugal on fuel consumption went down to about 15mpg - which here in the UK is now requiring several bankers' bonuses to fund

So I'm looking for a carb set which still let me have a reasonable performance without the hassle in traffic or the fuel greed. I live in a rural area where there's not many fast or straight roads (at least, not long stretches of them), so a lot of on/off throttle work, bends, corners and hills and a fair few bits of lower speed villages/small towns and then stretches of rural roads again. Accordingly it's really more working with torque and acceleration than utter top end and someting which will work as a reliable carb throughout the full range of idle/pilot to fully open (and back again), on-off repeatedly and rapidly.

My smart alec answer wasn't worth you responding to it. I just couldn't keep from typing. I don't know why sarcasm comes so easily to me.

Your bike sounds like it will be a lot of fun. Do you have a GoPro? I sincerely would love to see a video of a ride through the countryside you describe.

[Steve]

Winfield may not have been as far off the mark as he thought.

The stock carbs on the '80 GS1000 were BS34, not BS32. The 1100 also used the BS34, the 1150 used BS36.

I would think that for street use with the occasional "blast", the BS34s might work quite well.

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[gsgeezer]

I would think that for street use with the occasional "blast", the BS34s might work quite well.

Sounds like great advice, as usual

[tkent02]

I rode a GS1100E with the GSXR carbs, it was really carbureted well. A ton of power and great gas milage. It may help that the owner was a very good mechanic and spent a lot of effort getting them perfect.

[gsgeezer]

I rode a GS1100E with the GSXR carbs, it was really carbureted well. A ton of power and great gas milage. It may help that the owner was a very good mechanic and spent a lot of effort getting them perfect.

Yeah, Mikuni 36MM smoothbores on my gpz900/1000 and they seem to do great.

[winfield]

Winfield may not have been as far off the mark as he thought. ...
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Well, even a blind squirrel sometimes finds a nut...

I just wish he would find the dang bolt that went with it too.

[chuck hahn]

Steve got the years and sizes right. My 79 came with 29s that i sold and put the stock 26s on. And I now have a set of the European size VM28s...I like stock configured bikes though.

[gs11ezrydr]

I got a good set of BS34's for 100 bucks PM me and let me know what you think. I was going to Ebay them soon. Seen them going for $175-$225 depending.Stock slide lift holes never drilled for a dynojet kit like most have been. Well kept and *Clean* (Firm)

[Wraith]

Cheers all, (this is why I like this site lods of addvice ) I have not got the stock carbs, so as I do have the GSXR ones and some of you say they work I will give them a go
At the end of the day I can always have a play over the summer swopping carbs
I don't know what a GoPaly is? but when the wether gets better I can do a vido of a ride around the lanes but I want show the speedo you dont know who is looking LOL

[sharpy]

However, in my defence my '1000' is not exactly "stock": 1100cc Wiseco kit/bores, fast road hi-lift cams, ported/flowed head, race zorst, individual air filters and, well, loads of other bits.
I was running 35mm CR Keihn roundslides, but although they gave huge amounts of performance (power delivery, hyperspace drive, etc) they were a bitch riding through traffic - or slowly in any conditions for more than a few minutes - and a bike which already isn't exactly frugal on fuel consumption went down to about 15mpg - which here in the UK is now requiring several bankers' bonuses to fund

So whats the HP you think at rear wheel?