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From: Ace on 17 Jun 2007 10:32 On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:08:37 +0100, Mike Civil <mike(a)duncodin.org> wrote: >Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: >> Apart from the chain/shaft issue, they're enginely brothers to the 850s; >> is it a mechanical query? > >Uh, are you sure about that? I've owned both the GS850 and GS1000 and I >thought the 850 was developed from the 750. But the 850 was a shafty, no? My, somewhat skaky, recollection is that the 550 and 750 came first, followed by the chain-driven GS1000, then the 850 and a shaft version of the thou derived from it. But ICBW. -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing) `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10 `\|/` `
From: Ace on 17 Jun 2007 10:34 On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:08:37 +0100, Mike Civil <mike(a)duncodin.org> wrote: >Grimly Curmudgeon wrote: >> Apart from the chain/shaft issue, they're enginely brothers to the 850s; >> is it a mechanical query? > >Uh, are you sure about that? I've owned both the GS850 and GS1000 and I >thought the 850 was developed from the 750. I can remember the comments in >the mags at the time. In fact a bit of Googling shows things like the cam >cover gaskets are the same for the 750 & 850, but not the 1000. But the 850 was a shafty, no? My, somewhat skaky, recollection is that the 550 and 750 came first, followed by the chain-driven GS1000, then the 850 and a shaft version of the thou derived from it. But ICBW. <FX: resets headers to include ukrm> -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 (slightly broken, currently missing) `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2, IBB#10 `\|/` `
From: The Older Gentleman on 17 Jun 2007 11:22 eric the brave <""simonb_at_zapik_dot_co_dot_uk\"@foo.com (eric the brave)"> wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > Anyone here got an old Suzuki GS1000? Desperate to pick someone's > > brain... > > I've had one in the past. Why? Classic Bike. Got a decent scannable picture? -- BMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 SL125 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3 BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells.....
From: Rich B on 17 Jun 2007 15:14 eric the brave" <""simonb_at_zapik_dot_co_dot_uk\"@foo.com (eric the brave) wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: >> Anyone here got an old Suzuki GS1000? Desperate to pick someone's >> brain... > > I've had one in the past. Why? > A brain or a GS? -- Rich B Bandit 1200S Take out the obvious to email me.
From: eric the brave ""simonb_at_zapik_dot_co_dot_uk" on 17 Jun 2007 15:48
The Older Gentleman wrote: > eric the brave <""simonb_at_zapik_dot_co_dot_uk\"@foo.com (eric the > brave)"> wrote: > >> The Older Gentleman wrote: >>> Anyone here got an old Suzuki GS1000? Desperate to pick someone's >>> brain... >> I've had one in the past. Why? > > Classic Bike. Got a decent scannable picture? No unfortunately. -- -- ZX10R in the correct colour. Triumph Sprint ST for long two up touring. http://sportstourer.org |