GS500E, top speed?

[cruisedaddy]

Guys, if you want significantly improved highway performance, REJET.  It's easy and neither fattening nor immoral.  Get the Factory kit rather than the Dynojet if you can find it -- drilling out your carb slides has zero sex appeal.  The US-spec GS's run too lean and it murders performance at highway speed.  Just follow the directions assiduously; you need no special tools.  While you're at it, add a K&N air filter and either put on a can or at least drill out the back of your stock can for more flow.  Note that the front pipes of the OE exhaust system look to be very well designed (plus keeping them assures you'll easily be able to change the oil filter) and some of the aftermarket setups are purely junk in this area and include gross airflow restrictions.  So I'd just lop off your stock pipe and put on a can.  [While you'll playing around with things you might want to add an ignition advancer (ask around, you -can- still find 'em) ... it won't do anything for you at highway speed but will at least help get to the highway!]

A GS thus rigged (I'd leave the gearing stock) should cruise all day at 85 mph, absolutely no problem.  Then the issue becomes wind, but that's what they call a "high class problem"!  If it's in good nick, it shouldn't vibrate the driver too badly either.

My sport tourer is getting a hell of a lot less use now that my heart is pitter-pattering over my svelte little GS ... talk about an unassuming bike!

[TaffyMorris]

My 2006 GS 500 in E mode (fairings are off)  gets 160Kmph and cruises at 100Kmph at 5,000rpm with 210Lb rider. By the way, lost my 2008 GS 500 with my son riding it to some doushbag trying to cross 3 lanes to get to the 2 opposing lanes from a driveway and hit my son in the middle turning lane coming up to the lights. He has to have knee operation and lucky it is not a lot more.

[AnonRider]

I make it up to 100 every morning on my commute to work  down a hill and only for a few seconds before i realize i'm going that fast.

tbh, there's no need to be able to go that fast, but it's fun as hell especially at 530am saturday/sunday mornings with not a soul around..

you should pick up this months issue of cycleworld, it's got some good naked/standard bikes reviewed in it.

[mustangGT90210]

Holy grave digging for the thread lol

My GS held an indicated 110mph down a straight road on an aftermarket (drag specialties) speedo for about 5 miles. I have an SV650 now that laughs at 100mph and keeps going. An it's 10x better on the highway

[yamahonkawazuki]

Had mine pegged one night this was my first 97. This was stock gearing but the lunchbox, a drilled pipe, and a rejet. And a generic windshield. Darn near went to jail lol. Passed a cop, this was in mid 04. Riding frankenbike. Looked in mirror saw him hit lights, had a D'oh moment, looked again lights went off. Very stupid on my part . long story short, unless heavily modified i dont see the gilera beating the gs. Unless it runs on one cyl only lol. Tbh tho a tough choice between our beloved gs and the sv