How fast is is your old GS?

I had my mo-ped pegged at 204mph once! And that was with my bitch dog Shi-tzu riding up front in the handle bar basket! I was pickin' bugs outta' her teeth for a week after that!

Back in my 20's I did 125 MPH on a 79' GS750E. I don't know if I would even dare these days, but you never know. I just bought my most recent GS, and you need to let it breathe a bit, don't ya?

I picked up a street race with a 2005 gsxr 750, we just rolled full throttle after a stop light on a long straight away with no side streets,we were a equal distance apart till my bike started to sway at about 160ish, my bike was a 82 gs1100e with a 86 gsxr1100 motor and 88 gsxr front end

[gshub]

How fast?

well i had me Gs1085 on a dyno this morning and it pulls 140MPH on there ok.

[fast pom]

damm fast




and even faster

OZMAN That is pure motorcycle porn

Fastest I've had my 650G was 90mph and keepin pace w/ my buddies (82 750 Maxum & 09 Harley fatbob).

[ddaniels]

I only wish I knew. I know it goes at least 85 mph.

[tatu]

Dunno, too busy looking at the road.

I think the dyno run was done in the wrong gear. 113 hp, 170 ftlb sounds about right for 3k math wise. (at 5250 rpm they will be the same, higher rpm=higher hp than tq). I'm guessing the bike was just in 2 or 3 gears less than he thought.

remember, HP is constant. torque and speed are interchangeable with gearing. 113 hp = 170 ftlb@50mph = 50 ftlb@150 mph.


My 450's seen 75 with my fiancee riding 2nd with power to spare (trying to keep up with the rest of a group of friends).
Never on the open road of course.

damm fast




and even faster

[bellucci]

123 on one wheel at the dragstrip... time for a wheelie bar.
Curt

[sedelen]

I once took my '78 GS1000E out when it was new, just broken in back in '79, I got an indicated 145 mph, but those speedometers were way off,
I might have been going 135 at best. Bike sure does get light at those speeds, when I slowed down to 85 it seemed so slow, like I put get off
of it and push it faster. I haven't tried that since, and I have ridden
sustained speeds of 90-110 for up to an hour or so driving cross country.
I don't do that anymore either. Now 70 seems too fast for me.

Steve

I have had my gs1150 up to 110 mph (180 kph) and that was a month before I found my broken swingarm!!!

faster than my buddies 2000 buell lol he was not to happy after i spanked him lol. and that was before the pipe filters and jet kit

I've had my friend's GS1150 up to about 115 indicated, I know it has a LOT more left to go though. I simply had no reason to go that fast, 95 is plenty quick to me.