How fast?

[Lerxst]

My buddy asked me today how fast do GS's go... I had no clue as mine doesn't like to go over 120kmh due to a bad carb setup...

How fast have you guys/gals gotten you're bikes to go?

[Briliu]

105 mph, and i still had like 2krpm till redline in 6th gear. It was down a hill too. So Im eventually going to have to drop a tooth in the front, because im a bit heavy for the bike (220lbs or 100kg).

[JamesG]

I've had one up to 110 mph indicated.  Donno how fast it actually was, some of my race GSs have probably been faster but there is no way to know...

[Dragonfly]

I have had mine up to 115 down hill. It actually felt pretty smooth.

[Kerry]

I got my '99 up to an indicated 115 shortly after I got it.  Fairly level ground, but possibly with a tailwind.  About a year later I hit 120 coming down a good hill south of Moab, UT.

Last year on my British Columbia trip I was able to coax her fully-loaded self up to 100 once or twice.

These are all "middle of nowhere" speeds, of course.  

[jake42]

I got my '99 up to an indicated 115 shortly after I got it.  Fairly level ground, but possibly with a tailwind.  About a year later I hit 120 coming down a good hill south of Moab, UT.

Last year on my British Columbia trip I was able to coax her fully-loaded self up to 100 once or twice.

These are all "middle of nowhere" speeds, of course.  

kerry yer a beast man.  your pic is definitely misleading. Under that calm demeanor lies a race fiend.  

Jake
ps - moab is one of the pretty places i've ever seen.

[Bob Broussard]

I had my 92 GS pegged to redline at 135mph (indicated)
My friend was behind me on a Yamaha FZR600 and comfirmed the speed.
Conditions were perfect. Level ground with a slight tailwind.
Even my 89 will top out at 125.

[pizzleboy]

180 KM/h which equals:  185 /1.6 =  115.5MP/h

[TR]

Here, at 2200 meters over sea level I do often 150 Km/h (around 94 MPH) indicated on level ground and 160 (around 100 MPH) on downhill and 140 uphill with no problem, I guess at sea level someone could go a little bit faster. The problem is traffic so I can't hold those speeds very long for safety. Perhaps next time I get out of the city can try them for long periods, but then federal police would be a problem.

[john]

110 mph seems to be about all the GS can do without putting some cash into it.

[alerbaugh]

105 on Rt340.  Cold day on level ground and not sure if there was any wind at all.  I think around 9K so there is still untapped speed out there.

[GRU]

do you redline at top speed? what is the rpm at about 110 mph?

[J-Lo]

THIS is by far my most favorite thread.  I love it.  

I had my bike ['02] doing just over 190 km/h.  There could have been a tailwind, and I may have been going downhill.  But does that matter?  So, let's say 120 MPH.  

It's funny how motorcyclists usually don't concern themselves with how fast our bikes go.  If I wanted to go FAST, I would have bought a GSX-R.

People who DON'T ride, always ask this question first.  "How fast does your bike go?"  SOOOO predictable.  I usually tell people it goes FASTER than I need it to..and probably faster than they've ever been before.  There is no comparison between a bike going 190, and a car going 190.  ESPECIALLY, a naked GS.  

I'm sure we can all agree we DIDN'T buy our GS's to break land speed records.   :nana:

[Lars]

I've had my stock GS up to 185 km/h on the Autobahn.  It doesn't feel impressive, it just feels a bit faster than 140 km/h.  At high speed it's still very stable although it does feel a bit light. You can't hear the engine anymore because of the wind and it's almost vibrationfree, very weird.  You only see the tach on a constant 9200 rpm......

[Rich500]

Ive had mine to where the needle on my 210km/h speedo was buried and couldnt move any farther. It was neat to see. I liked it!
Than my dad passed me in the car and I felt stupid. He still had another 50 km/h to go. Damn him!!!

[TR]

WOW! 185 Km/h is impresive, but 210 Km/h is incredible!!!! and NAKED GSs!!! WOW!!!

[96gs]

how fast is 210km/h im mph?

[Kerry]

Multiply km by .62 to get miles.
Multiply miles by 1.6 to get km.

210 km * .62 miles/km = 130.2 miles

Um, WHOA!

[mrblink]

130 MPH indicated.  Yosh pipe, K&N, jetted, tucked in and slightly downhill on the I15 North in San Diego.  A few times.

[96gs]

man i cant wait till i get an sv1000s. then i can say i did 140mph. woot woot.