GSX

[grog]

After buying my first GSX 44 years ago, takes me a while to do things, today looked up what GSX stood for. Anyone know without google search?

[Hooli]

I thought it was just random letters.

Maybe Goes Slowly eXternally?

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Grand Sportster eXtreme?

[seth]

G= Road bike
S= cast wheels or sports
X= 4 valves pre cylinder
Is what I remember from back in the day
R= race development (not in our or older gsx's)

[Hooli]

G= Road bike
S= cast wheels or sports
X= 4 valves pre cylinder
Is what I remember from back in the day
R= race development (not in our or older gsx's)

But the GSF Blandits are a 16v lump too?

[seth]

G= Road bike
S= cast wheels or sports
X= 4 valves pre cylinder
Is what I remember from back in the day
R= race development (not in our or older gsx's)

But the GSF Blandits are a 16v lump too?

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Indeed I read this meaning of gsx in the mid 1980's but it doesn't stand up thesedays as the gs was a gsx in America and as you say the bandit is covered by the meanings so falls apart bit.
Back in the day
GN was a road custom bike
DR was a offroad style road bike
 That's all I can remember lol
It was long ago and im old 

[Hooli]

We'll have to wait for grog to wake up again & see what he says.

[grog]

Grand Sport eXperimental.

[seth]

Grand Sport eXperimental.

That's what the latest descriptions Sat's right enough.
The 4 valve twin swirl combustion chamber design was brittish I think bit the guy offered it to Ford and other big car manufacturers but nobody wanted it except suzuki and sarb.
I think that might be the experimental part of things 

[Andre]

In my German mind it stands for "Geile Suzuki Extrem" Geil(e) can be translated as horny or cool. An extremely horny bike that wants to be riden. How cool is that. 

[Eric GSX1400K3]

In my German mind it stands for "Geile Suzuki Extrem" Geil(e) can be translated as horny or cool. An extremely horny bike that wants to be riden. How cool is that. 

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