UK / US Terminology translator

Some of the most common questions I get are regards engine swaps that will or won't work -
and usually from the US where they are getting their GS and GSX mixed up!

So here is a GS-relevant translation page,
most of it plundered from my GS 850 Haynes Manual...

Additionally, Suzuki themselves have a Flash 4 glossary
of Biker Slang on their website; find it HERE.


GS

GSX

DOHC 2 valve per cylinder

DOHC 4 valve per cylinder - also called GS in USA

GSX 1100 EFE

Air Filter
Alignment (Headlamp)
Allen bolt / key
Anticlockwise
Bottom / Top Gear
Bottom / Top Yoke
Bush
Catch
Circlip
Clutch Drum
Dip Switch
Dynamo
Earth
End Float (Cam)
Engineer's Blue
Exhaust Downpipes
Float Chamber
Fuel / Petrol Tap
Gaiter
Gearbox
Gearchange
Gudgeon Pin
Indicator
Inlet
(Fork) Lower Leg
Mudguard
Number Plate
Output or Layshaft
Panniers
Paraffin
Petrol
Petrol / Fuel Tank
Pinking
Rocker Cover
Selector
Side or Parking Lamp
Side or Prop Stand
Silencer
Spanner
Split Pin
Stanchion
Sump
Tab Washer
Top Box
2 / 4 Stroke
Tyre
Valve Collar
Valve Collets
Vice
Wheel Spindle
White Spirit
Windscreen

GS 1150

Air Cleaner
Aim
Socket screw / wrench
Counterclockwise
Low / High Gear
Bottom / Top Triple Clamp
Bushing
Latch
Snap Ring
Clutch Housing
Dimmer Switch
DC Generator
Ground
End Play
Machinist's Dye
Header
Float Bowl
Petcock
Boot
Transmission
Shift
Wrist / Piston Pin
Turn Signal
Intake
Slider
Fender
License Plate
Countershaft
Side Cases
Kerosene
Gasoline
Gas Tank
Pinging
Valve Cover
Shifter
Parking or Auxiliary Light
Kick Stand
Muffler
Wrench
Cotter Pin
Tube
Oil Pan
Lock Washer
Trunk
2 / 4 Cycle
Tire
Valve Retainers
Valve Cotters
Vise
Axle
Stoddard Solvent
Windshield