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1983 gs1100e

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So today was a big day for me. Found a 1983 GS1100E on Craigslist earlier this week after countless weeks of searching. After much ado and swearing I would be there today with his full asking price to secure the bike against the numerous other interested buyers (or so PO claims) I walked away with a running 1100E for $800. Bike has a Vance and Hines 4:1 and some sort of fender brace as well as a set of clubmans on it. Overall I'm happy with it. It needs the normal maintenance such as oil and filter, bearings, carbs cleaned etc but she's all there and starts. Clubmans are getting ditched immediately for a set of super bike bars like I have on my 850G and I am in search of a set of clean side panels with all the tabs intact as the ones on the bike have been bastardized with screws and such. Paint is beyond awful. It'll need stripped and repainted after maintenance is done. Will be doing a 530 swap on it as well as adding a Dynojet kit and a set of APE pods. Tires are newer so I'll leave them til last to be replaced. Once the carbs are cleaned and synced and the plugs are replaced as well as valves checked I will test the charging system and probably add the sh-775 as well as an Electrosport stator. Future plans include GSX-R running gear as well as Dyna ignition and coils. Anyways enough talking. First three pics are from the Craigslist ad and last one is the ride (on the trailer lol) home.

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Forgot to add not sure if it's stock or not but the oil cooler on it is a Lockhart. Some of the more knowledgeables here will know for sure but I was happy to see it.
 
Coolness....as far as I know 1100s did not come with oil coolers. It has a fork brace added also. Congrats and enjoy.
 
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Hey congrats! Enjoy. And no they did not come with the oil cooler but a very nice addition. I have a Lockhart too.
 
If it runs that is a great price. 83 with a black motor worth $500 by itself
 
I knew it was good as soon as it started on the first roll. You can hear one cylinder cutting in and out so it definitely needs maintenance but the fact it runs sealed the sale. After I got it off the trailer it went into the garage under its own power. Will probably be the last time it runs for awhile but reassuring nonetheless. Excited to get it roadworthy for spring. Its going to be a long cruel winter lol.
 
Nice! I want one of these as well, one day I'll find mine. Pretty few and vary far between where I live.

How many miles?
 
ShadowFocus603 said:
I knew it was good as soon as it started on the first roll. You can hear one cylinder cutting in and out so it definitely needs maintenance but the fact it runs sealed the sale. After I got it off the trailer it went into the garage under its own power. Will probably be the last time it runs for awhile but reassuring nonetheless. Excited to get it roadworthy for spring. Its going to be a long cruel winter lol.
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Trust me, it would be more cruel if you had bought this in the spring. The work was inevitable so it might as well be when you can't ride it anyway.
 
Congrats.
Sure looks like an excellent starting point.
I think it was 40 years ago when i thought Clubmans were a good idea.
 
steve murdoch said:
Congrats.
Sure looks like an excellent starting point.
I think it was 40 years ago when i thought Clubmans were a good idea.
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I like the idea and the look from the side but the overall look suffers. I plan to use clip-ons if I intend to keep the bars low like they are now. Otherwise like I said I will switch to superbike bars and leave it at that.
 
It's rare to see an '83 painted an '82 color. Usually it's the other way around.

Looks nice; good luck with it.
 
It's not painted the 82 color, although from the ad pics I thought so as well. It is a generic silver poorly sprayed over what looks to be factory red with an intermediary coat of some sort of purple. This thing has more layers of paint than an onion.
 
ShadowFocus603 said:
It's not painted the 82 color, although from the ad pics I thought so as well. It is a generic silver poorly sprayed over what looks to be factory red with an intermediary coat of some sort of purple. This thing has more layers of paint than an onion.
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For $800, I say it's painted green - as in greenbacks! :xsmilie_mrgreen:
 
Rob S. said:
For $800, I say it's painted green - as in greenbacks! :xsmilie_mrgreen:
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Absolutely! I didn't even bother dickering with the gent that owned it. I confirmed he was asking 800 and laid the cash in his hand. He even helped me load it onto my trailer. He had a late 80's Katana with the panels off for paint in the shed where this was sitting as well.
 
Finally made some time for the 1100 today. Went out to the workshop (pff who am I kidding it's an enclosed trailer with 4 bikes crammed in it lol) and rolled the 850 out to make some space. Pulled all the body panels and set them aside for now. They'll need to be stripped and repainted. Need to make some new studs for the side panels since I don't feel like paying $85 per side for new parts. After pulling the bodywork I set to work getting the carbs out. I REALLY hate working on these TSCC motors. It was a PITA getting the carbs out. Had the same problem on 750L #2 as well. The shape of the airbox causes so many problems. Anyways I got them out and set them aside. Will set to cleaning them once the o-rings from Robert get here. I'll go and pick up some hex head cap screws and washers for the float bowls and caps soon. I still need to get the new float bowl gaskets, Dynojet kit, APE pods, and needle valves to be able to button up the intake side of things. Before I reassemble the carbs I will soda blast them and repaint them with VHT and bake them to set the paint as much as possible. The bike already has a V&H pipe on it so I can scratch that off the list. Fork brace and oil cooler as well. Tires, stainless steel lines, and brake system rebuild will follow the carbs.
 
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So after what seems like an eternity I finally got the carbs all cleaned and painted and freshened up with new o-rings and a cap screw kit (thanks Robert you rock). Got everything put back together and she fired right up. There is always an extraordinary sense of accomplishment when a bike that's been sitting awhile fires up after a major repair. At least for me there is. I ran it gingerly since I won't have the pods til next week but I at least confirmed she would run. I also swapped the clubmans out for some superbike bars. Drastic improvement. Now I need to source me a set of side panels, be it used or new (that'll hurt the wallet) and then start the rest of the maintenance regime she needs. I'll post pics tomorrow. Ran out of daylight today.
 
As promised (albeit a bit later than expected) pics of how she currently sits.
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