• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

GS1000S Front Fender Interchange?

Nessism

Nessism

Forum LongTimer
Super Site Supporter
Past Site Supporter
TGSR Superstar
The paint on my GS1000S (second one) front fender is decent, but the white is yellowed some, so I'm looking for a different front fender to paint up (I'll ebay the original if a match can be found). I've compared part numbers between models but can't find a match.

Does anyone know how a GS1000/850 fender compares to the S fender? This model fender doesn't have any exposed rivets on the outside so that much is clear.

Thanks for any help.
 
Well I guess I shouldn't try to recall from memory. they both have creases on each side.

the painted 80 GS850G and the chrome? 78 GS1000E fender.
they both appear virtually identical except for the width between the forks. (35mm tubes Vs. 37mm tubes)

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1610/img2202is.jpg
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3476/img2203fm.jpg
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7278/img2204c.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/7518/img2205pw.jpg
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/3549/img2206h.jpg
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3111/img2207p.jpg
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/3350/img2208d.jpg
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/1730/img2209m.jpg
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9387/img2210i.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3024/img2211of.jpg
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5866/img2212tz.jpg
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6744/img2213w.jpg
 
Last edited:
Thanks so much for the photos Dale. Looks like the fenders are very similar.

The fender on the 1000S has four small reinforcement pieces that are spot welded on at the sides of the middle brace. I'll take some photos later to illustrate but I can't see those in your photos.


BTW, both the 850 and 1000 have 37 mm forks but the spacing at the triple clamps may be different.
 
The 850 fender and 1000 fender seem almost identical. Here are a couple of photos of mine. It has some dents so now trying to decide if it's even worth trying to sell or should I just repaint it and use it on my project bike.

IMG_1875.jpg

IMG_1868.jpg

IMG_1866.jpg
 
Boy, I don't think you're going to find a better one than you have, Ed. That baby looks nice, especially on the inside. If someone's looking for one, that would be the one to have. I'm painting another S model right now that was way worse. Rusty on the bottom, dents everywhere. Looks like the one dent I see on yours could be tapped out from the back and metal straightened..bada-bing-badda-boom. I'd keep it.
 
nvr2old said:
Boy, I don't think you're going to find a better one than you have, Ed. That baby looks nice, especially on the inside. If someone's looking for one, that would be the one to have. I'm painting another S model right now that was way worse. Rusty on the bottom, dents everywhere. Looks like the one dent I see on yours could be tapped out from the back and metal straightened..bada-bing-badda-boom. I'd keep it.
Click to expand...

My plan is to sell off as many of the original painted S parts as possible, to generate some cash flow, and then repaint regular Suzuki parts to match the S pattern. The paint on the bike I'm restoring is good, but not up to the level I want, but it's too good to strip down. Of course my plan is predicated on finding equivalent body pieces but that's proving difficult.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top