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1978 GS 1000 (since new)
1979 GS 1000 (The Fridge, superbike replica project)
1978 GS 1000 (parts)
1981 GS 850 (anyone want a project?)
1981 GPZ 550 (backroad screamer)
1970 450 Mk IIID (THUMP!)
2007 DRz 400S
1999 ATK 490ES
1994 DR 350SES -
Cool bike. Good to see ingenuity instead of a huge checkbook. Wondering why they only get 2 days out of a head? And what is this GSX-1000S crank they speak of? 185 air cooled horsepower is big....sigpic
09 Kaw C14 Rocket powered Barcalounger
1983 GS1100e
82\83 1100e Frankenbike
1980 GS1260
Previous 65 Suzuki 80 Scrambler, 76 KZ900, 02 GSF1200S, 81 GS1100e, 80 GS850G -
Thanks for that, Big T.
A video of the 2017 version.
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I can't see the videos or open the link...But I was talking today to the owner of the bike which won the class last year. I had a fairly big finger in it...It was built for NZ circuits, a big GSX1100, so was set up for midrange. He noted it was actually well down on top speed to some of the Aussie bikes and was talking bigger cams. I told him to simply retime the cams. They have a spare day before the meeting so we'll see how it goes...
I would imagine that a GSX1000 S crank is from the 1000cc version of the Katana which was done to provide a legal base engine for AMA racing.
185hp is actually down a bit from what the top team claimed a couple of years back. They were sticking up Dyno charts showing around 200hp - and using an engine a day per bike....came with several pallets of engines I was told.Last edited by GregT; 01-13-2018, 03:13 AM.Comment
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If your on FB more info on bike builders page..... https://www.facebook.com/katana.supe...56363974582084 or a vid below
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Had an email from my mate Steve - GSX1100 owner as mentioned above. He's got Dean Oughtred on the bike at PI this year.
They'd run it in practise as it was last year to give Dean some time on it. It was same as before - a bit flat up top.
A guy from a couple of pits down came and got interested - apparently he'd owned Megacycle...
He redialled the cams to 110/113 LC's, leaned it out a bit and bumped the advance up 4 degrees.
It won a race...
They're sharing a pit garage with Classic Suzuki GB team - which they're beating. Their bike Steve describes as Wank Factor 9 wheras his struggles to reach Wank Factor 2. He finds it hard to keep a straight face.
I'm loving it.Comment
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Well the big GSX finished 2nd in the Unlimited Forgotten Era class overall. Behind Marty Craggill ( multiple Aussie champion) on a TZ750.
But importantly, in front of Classic Suzuki Team GB...Comment
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