{"id":35549,"date":"2021-02-18T20:23:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T11:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=35549"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:42","slug":"what-shocked-me-in-my-20s-buying-a-classic-gs1000s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20210218\/blogs\/thoughts\/what-shocked-me-in-my-20s-buying-a-classic-gs1000s","title":{"rendered":"What shocked me in my 20s when I bought a classic GS1000S."},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’m sure I’m not the only one collecting old license certificates, right?
What do you think???

The memory of that recent license upgrade was… pretty vague.
It was Heisei 7 (1995). I wrote summer but it says February, which is winter.

I was manufactured in 1975, so I was barely 19 at the time… or rather, the license is huge!

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Continuing from last time…

I was repairing that accident-damaged XJR1200 and riding my first liter bike~\u266a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back then, “Taste of Tsukuba” had everyone hyped about Hiroshi Maruyama (CB1000SF) vs. Takashi Toda (XJR1200). I think I bought the video at Lindberg\u2014I wish I hadn’t thrown it away (\uff1b\u2200\uff1b)

That accident-damaged XJR1200 must have been a help to everyone back then, right? “Mihara Speciality”<\/a> full power kit installed, full power~

Still wanting more power! More power! It wasn’t enough, so I installed an FCR39\u03c6 carburetor and…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still remember the amazement that a bike could get so incredibly fast!
*These days I’m saying negative pressure is the best… because I’m getting old now…


That accident-damaged XJR1200 had a starter clutch that would slip when winter came. But I, young as I was, would still bump-start it every day (seriously).

Looking back now, that was tough~. Being young is amazing, right?
Or rather, I should have fixed it! But I think you had to split the crankcase, which meant dropping the engine, so I just kept limping along on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time passed…
I had an accident.

I got hit at the intersection of Route 246 and Ring Road 7, and the forks bent badly. Finally I thought, “I guess this bike is done…” and decided to start looking for a replacement. *Total loss, and I got a nice warm payout~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh right
As for my body, I flew over a car and landed that time too, but fortunately I’ve never broken a bone in my life\u2014I have this mysterious?
ability to take a fall, so I got away with minor injuries that time too.

Time flowed on… and finally<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boom! GS1000S

It already has Brembo on it (with stock hose) and a Bitubo California too, but… the reason I bought it was<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The boss said
“Hey! I’ve got a GS1000S. Should I have it shipped from America? Do you want to buy it?”

“Y-yes, I’ll buy it.”
Just like that… so casually… I had the accident money anyway~
That’s all.



A few months later it came in a container to Japan~ cleared customs~ passed the new registration inspection~
Finally ready to ride, so exciting\u266a
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So let me take it for a test ride right away… vroom vroom vroom~
Slow… or rather “sluggish?” Seriously?


In the video, Cooley was riding a GS1000S and doing wheelies all over Laguna Seca, right? (\uff1b\u2200\uff1b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll continue if I have time…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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