Gsx frame vs gs. Difference?

[Harleybane]

G'day to you all. 

I got my hands on a dirt cheap fully functional gsx 400 e 1983. 

I'm thinking about butchering it to a brat but I have really hard time finding decent info and inspo on this particular bike.

 

So I'm curious if the gsx is same frame roughly as the GS series? As far as I can find it's just engine difference?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Gixer1460]

When I saw the tag line my brain started thinking GS1000 / GSX1100 but then a 400! Most peeps here, don't consider things less than 600 as viable unless its a 2 smoke LOL! so don't expect too many replies but with a large selection of hammers, grinders and welding equipment, and with time and ingenuity - most anything can be made to fit anything else!

[Reinhoud]

2 hours ago, Harleybane said:

G'day to you all. 

I got my hands on a dirt cheap fully functional gsx 400 e 1983. 

I'm thinking about butchering it to a brat but I have really hard time finding decent info and inspo on this particular bike.

 

So I'm curious if the gsx is same frame roughly as the GS series? As far as I can find it's just engine difference?

 

Thanks in advance.

All you need is an angle grinder and a welder.

[Dezza]

How many cylinders does the engine have? In the early 80s Suzuki produced a four cylinder air-cooled GSX 400. If you have one of those it will generate much more interest on here than if it's a GSX(GS) 400 twin.

[Reinhoud]

33 minutes ago, Dezza said:

How many cylinders does the engine have? In the early 80s Suzuki produced a four cylinder air-cooled GSX 400. If you have one of those it will generate much more interest on here than if it's a GSX(GS) 400 twin.

Is that the one with the weird sort of fairing on the front?

[370steve]

25 minutes ago, Reinhoud said:

Is that the one with the weird sort of fairing on the front?

are all fairings not weird???????? 

[Dezza]

1 hour ago, Reinhoud said:

Is that the one with the weird sort of fairing on the front?

No, I do not think it came with a fairing. 400 f = four; 400 t = twin. The t came as either GS or GSX depending on spec/market, if I remember correctly.

Edited February 6, 2020 by Dezza

[Poldark]

Harleybane; welcome and maybe introduce yourself.  

Model names can be different in different countries, so photos of your motorcycle will be helpful.

Nothing wrong with a smaller motorcycle, especially if most of you riding is on city streets or narrow country roads.  Skills you learn from this project can be applied to the next one.

[Reinhoud]

8 hours ago, Dezza said:

No, I do not think it came with a fairing. 400 f = four; 400 t = twin. The t came as either GS or GSX depending on spec/market, if I remember correctly.

Nah, that's not the one I had in mind..

This is the one I was thinking of, forgot that there are about a million different models..

 

Edited February 6, 2020 by Reinhoud

[gs7_11]

Brat.......

Oh yay 

[dedubyah]

400 Bandit

[Dorkburger]

I guess I'm in the minority here. I think the GS 450 E and S twins are cool cycles.  

[dedubyah]

I think that its a GSX400X, also known as the Impulse or Bandit

[Reinhoud]

54 minutes ago, dedubyah said:

I think that its a GSX400X, also known as the Impulse or Bandit

The photo I posted is the GSX400x, I knew it was also called the impulse, didn't know about Bandit. I'm not good with models/names.

 

I'm probably the only one who likes the GSX400x, had a look at one as a first bike, long time ago.

Edited February 7, 2020 by Reinhoud

[johnr]

On 2/6/2020 at 11:52 AM, Reinhoud said:

Is that the one with the weird sort of fairing on the front?

i think youre thinking of the abomination that is the mark1 impulse 400.

[johnr]

although the mk2 impulse is one of the prettyest jap home market 400's out there. like a mini gsx1100et.

[Gixer1460]

Not much from the OP - we must have scared him off - to many questions!

[Reinhoud]

11 hours ago, johnr said:

i think youre thinking of the abomination that is the mark1 impulse 400.

I don't have a clue...