GS Power !

[Kasumi]

DONE: total power increas= 100hp 

OMG i love you! That is exactly what i had in mind lol! You wouldn't be able to get that to avatar size for me would you!

[Prafeston]

The GS redlines at 11k rpms.

[The Antibody]

but you could probably crank it to 14K or so to get optimum "surge" 

  -Anti 

[ajaxgs]

but you could probably crank it to 14K or so to get optimum "surge" 

  -Anti 

how many more new noises do you want our bikes to mke at 14+ k     valve float a 11k is loud enough

[Garethbourne]

Got it, what I was trying to explain, is, there is no torc in the GS just lots of RPM, cant feel any pull on it, it just seems lame, but then if it red lines at 11000 RPM , I probably need to rev it a little harder, as I have only maybe had it up to about 5500 to 6000 RPM

[gsJack]

Lol, I weigh around 200 pounds, thanx dude !, I don’t have a standard RPM gauge on the Suzuki, so not sure how many RPM’s I have been using, I will take it out again in the morning and wring its neck, (what do they red line at, dude ?)

If you don't have a tach you can see from the chart above the speeds where the GS500 hits redline if you have standard gearing.  I've never weighed less than 240# since I got my first GS500 and have chased liter bikes thru the mountain twisties with them.  I run between 4-6k rpm just putting around and between 7-9k rpm riding all out.  HP peaks at about 8500 rpm and Torque peaks at about 7000 rpm on a stock GS.

[ajaxgs]

i find my power ( ) ....after 6k to about 9500 k then starts to drop off

[Garethbourne]

Had one of these and i shaZam! you not, it had more go than the GS lol

[CndnMax]

OMG i love you! That is exactly what i had in mind lol! You wouldn't be able to get that to avatar size for me would you!

I'll see what i can do, might have to make the power commander bigger so you can tell.

these are the best that i've got for now:

[Teek]

Yeah, I'd make room for that old Honda in my garage!

Yeah, I found that I was "coasting" at 4-4.5K, moving along nicely with a decent (to me) throttle response in every gear (I only ever got into 3rd, except on the highway, I hit 4th) at 5.5-6K, wound it up (not much) to about 7.5 - 8K before shifting up if accelerating. In the twisties I keep it revved about 6K+ so I have some engine braking in between turns (which also helps if I need to brake to adjust entry speed before a turn), and good roll on response out of them. I weigh about 140 with all my gear on. Don't tell anyone, though!

[calamari]

im 185 filthy pounds, yeah! anyway, the gs is very responsive (all stock except air filter).

Like a year ago I was dating this girl who was 120lbs, and with a combined weight of around 300 pounds, the GS had to struggle a bit on take off and braking, other than that, it was perfect.

[mach1]

the Gs has great pull. but then again Im WOT most of the time when getting upto speed.

[Affschnozel]

As I move away in first gear, then shift into second, I hold the gas open, and it seems to bee screaming for another gear, but the road speed is not that great, and as I don't want to blow the motor, I just change up, and so on, what I need to know is, will the power come in and the motor change tone if I just hold the gas open a little longer?

Are you sure your clutch isn't slipping?  Sounds to me like it is   

[Kerry]

You wouldn't be able to get that to avatar size for me would you!

How about one of these?

     

     

[ben2go]

You wouldn't be able to get that to avatar size for me would you!

How about one of these?

     

     

Do you use a special program to resize pics?I can't seem to do it using Vista Basic's program.

[galahs]

Good free programs to use are infranview http://www.infranview.com (easy to use)

or the ultimate Photoshop Replacement (hard to use), The Gimp
http://www.gimp.org

[Kerry]

Do you use a special program to resize pics?I can't seem to do it using Vista Basic's program.

[IrfanView] is my go-to program for "simple" stuff ... and "simple" stuff is about all I do. 

To turn non-square images into avatars (like the first one above) I use Microsoft Paint to add "transparent space" to the short sides, and then I copy it back to IrfanView to crop and save as a GIF.  If anybody is interested, I could probably whip up a short "pictorial tutorial" on the process.

[CndnMax]

I just use good ol' trusty PhotoShop

[Kerry]

I just use good ol' trusty PhotoShop

Hmmm ... that must mean that you have "good ol' trusty PhotoShop". 

PS - Would you like me to fix your animated GIF so it's not all stretched out?    (Confession: I would have to use my PaintShop Pro or Animation Shop for that one.)

[CndnMax]

PS - Would you like me to fix your animated GIF so it's not all stretched out?    (Confession: I would have to use my PaintShop Pro or Animation Shop for that one.)

the original one isn't messed up it was just two wide. But if you are looking for an excuse to use your tools then by all means.