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How fast is is your old GS?

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Fastest I've had the big GS so far is 120 on GPS. I've gone faster on other bikes, and it is clear that this bike can go significantly faster than 120, but it's a matter of beentheredonethat. Nothing to prove anymore.
 
Fast enough to get me a 100mph state felony speeding ticket in NM....and not I have though been a couple times I should've of lol
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I should probably be in a "How slow is your old GS..." thread, haha. I got "clocked" at 65 between two streetlights that were about 25 yards apart. Not sure how I got going that fast and still stopped for the other light. That was when I had my GS geared as surface street commute warrior with a top speed of 55 with a good run-up. It was quicker down low though. I did beat the ticket. I have managed 100mph once per GPS on a safe stretch with larger front, smaller rear sprockets just so I can say it is a ton up cafe racer, lol.
 
I once hit 240kph on a nice gentle bypass curving around a town in Norfolk, didn't even know I had hit top speed as I was overtaking a long line of traffic and watching for oncoming at the front of the line, glanced down as I pulled in at the front and nearly panicked as I realized I 150 mph in a 60 would probably get the book thrown at me and quickly slowed to a ton again and tried to look all innocent.

Cause now I know at those speeds even below sea level and weighing 140lbs wet the speedo was out by 10 mph at least but it was nice bragging rights, damn I miss speed cameras and a little red Katana never thought I'd say that.
 
My 450's speedo goes to 85, but with a GPS speedometer app on my phone the fastest I've recorded is 99. I've definately been faster, but I never remember to open the GPS app.
 
I can remember back in the day hitting 220kpm. I couldn't max out the rpm in 5th and was hitting about the same speed in 4th.
 
Got my Katana GS(X)1100SZ up to an indicated 200kph on a recent ride. In theory it will do 240kph at redline. But 200kph seemed like quite fast enough to me. ;-)
 
Back in 1984 GS 1000 Engine built by me ,Out of 36 entries at Bike Drags made it to 16 th at the quick 16 class . No wheelie bar or air shifter Ran a 11.24 at 124 mph with my fat ass 240 pounds on it. Only bike there with no wheelie bars air shifter or air let out of the back tire as I drove it there and back home after, The way we drove back in those days the dragstrip was easier on it than the street hiway runs we did, Anyhow ,,,Later Mike
 
RGM said:
I can remember back in the day hitting 220kpm. I couldn't max out the rpm in 5th and was hitting about the same speed in 4th.
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I noticed the same thing this summer, the bike would max out in 4th easier than it would in 5th. 205kmh is as fast as mine will go, but at the same time I was pumping fists with my buddy beside me.. so that made us feel we were going much faster of course....:D
 
steve murdoch said:
Sparta or Cayuga?
I spent a lot of time at Cayuga in '86? with an '83 Katana.
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In 1984 at Sparta on my 1983 gs750e I did a 11.83 at 126mph. Bike was stock except for a 4-1 yoshi that I dropped the collector off at where 4 goes into 1. I weighed about 130lbs soaking wet. Beat the magazine time if I remember correctly.
 
azr said:
I noticed the same thing this summer, the bike would max out in 4th easier than it would in 5th. 205kmh is as fast as mine will go, but at the same time I was pumping fists with my buddy beside me.. so that made us feel we were going much faster of course....:D
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That is something I won't soon forget!:D
 
mrbill5491 said:
Fast enough to get me a 100mph state felony speeding ticket in NM....and not I have though been a couple times I should've of lol
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Ummm, yeah. About that triple digit/felony thing; doh!

We did some good speeds going to Gila.

Ed
 
trevor said:
In 1984 at Sparta on my 1983 gs750e I did a 11.83 at 126mph. Bike was stock except for a 4-1 yoshi that I dropped the collector off at where 4 goes into 1. I weighed about 130lbs soaking wet. Beat the magazine time if I remember correctly.
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That is big speed, Trevor.
My Kat had a Yosh, smoothbores and mild head cleanup from Fast by Gast. Best time was an 11.04, never got into the tens.
haha...130 pounds? Last time i weighed that i was 12.
 
steve murdoch said:
That is big speed, Trevor.
My Kat had a Yosh, smoothbores and mild head cleanup from Fast by Gast. Best time was an 11.04, never got into the tens.
haha...130 pounds? Last time i weighed that i was 12.
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I was the smallest boy in my high school of 1200. But I was fast! 😊😜
 
steve murdoch said:
Sparta or Cayuga?
I spent a lot of time at Cayuga in '86? with an '83 Katana.
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Cayuga... I went there when the IDBA had a race there. It was around 86-88... I remember having Pea meal for breakfast. I thought it was some kind of oatmeal made out of peas.... You ever heard of Pea Meal?
 
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