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are any gs parts interchangeable?

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anthonyridesgs1100

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I have a 82 suzuki gs1100g with a broken spedometer. I saw a 1981 gs1100ex spedometer, which looks different, but the mounting could perhaps be the same...on ebay. Are these interchangeable? PLEASE HELP.
 
The instrument mounting bracket that is fitted to the forks, I believe is the same. The front wheel diameter between the two bikes is the same, so speedo drive gearing will be the same. Same speedo drive cable should also work.
The best I can answer is you SHOULD be OK. :-)

Earl


anthonyridesgs1100 said:
I have a 82 suzuki gs1100g with a broken spedometer. I saw a 1981 gs1100ex spedometer, which looks different, but the mounting could perhaps be the same...on ebay. Are these interchangeable? PLEASE HELP.
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When in doubt , take a look at on of the on line parts fiches for the models in question. I like this one http://www.alpha-sports.com/suzuki_parts.htm
It looks like you're gonna have to hold out for a speedo from an 850G, 1100G, or 1100GK The other bikes (L models, E models) use different speedometers. Most times the whole gauge cluster is different, including the wiring. :(
Earl is right about the mounting points & wheel size.

Terry
 
There is a seller on ebay who has a parts cross reference software.

I have no affiliation with him, only that Im a satisfied customer of his cross reference product.

http://stores.ebay.com/Zedder-Software

It is a licenced software, and you can search by part number, model, parts description etc etc etc.

Its about US$25 and I have personally found it to be worth every single cent!
 
In general, the 850, 1000, and 1100 shafties have a lot of interchangable parts, but there are a few gotchas -- for instance, there are some important chassis differences between the GL and G models, but the engines are mostly interchangable. There are also a lot of differences between the 1979 and 1980+ models.

They have very little in common with the 650 shafties or any of the chain drive bikes.
 
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