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fender woes

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Soooo...I finally found a front fender for my 79 850. and my luck..Im assuming it came off an L model..16" front wheel as opposed to my 17". proof that one missed bit of research can make even a simple thing like bolting up a new fender a hassle. Man this bike has been a learning experience. eased by the gang heres helpful advice. fortunately theres a salvage yard here with literally dozens of old GSs. but can anyone give me some pointers on distinguishing models that are missing the obvious badges and side covers?
Thanks, Ta2Mike
 
Even worse is that your 850L should NOT have a 17" front wheel. They're all 19" fronts. The only 16" wheels would have come from:

83 and on 550E/ES/EF/L
83 and on 750E/ES/EF etc
84 and on 1150E/ES/EF etc
 
well there may be the issue..errors in my research/measurements. hmmm mustve misread something pretty bad. pretty sure i remembered reading something about the wheel sizes being different..not really sure where the numbers came from i guess
 
Both G and GL models all have 19" front wheels, but the fender from a GL model has different mounting points.
 
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