1980 GS1100L. Putting it back on the road

[rphillips]

Dang it I hate messing up like this. Yes, all the standard model GS1100 and 1000's dropped to rear 17" by 1980, but still thinking the "L" models always used a smaller rear wheel than their standard counterparts. Trying to look it up, Motorcyclespecs.com shows the 1100L with a 16" all others a 17", BikeZ specs show all the 1100's with a 17" rear. Just looked it up in my Haynes manual and it shows the ET, EX, EZ, ED, ESD, all have 17" then lists separately LT uses 16" rear wheel. Right now can't find my GS1100 factory service manual, though it wouldn't help as I never printed off the supplement for the "L" models... I apologize for even posting about this as I obviously don't know..

[Grimly]

Dang it I hate messing up like this. Yes, all the standard model GS1100 and 1000's dropped to rear 17" by 1980, but still thinking the "L" models always used a smaller rear wheel than their standard counterparts. Trying to look it up, Motorcyclespecs.com shows the 1100L with a 16" all others a 17", BikeZ specs show all the 1100's with a 17" rear. Just looked it up in my Haynes manual and it shows the ET, EX, EZ, ED, ESD, all have 17" then lists separately LT uses 16" rear wheel. Right now can't find my GS1100 factory service manual, though it wouldn't help as I never printed off the supplement for the "L" models... I apologize for even posting about this as I obviously don't know..

For what it's worth, the 16" rear wheel I have kicking around came from an 1100L, vintage unknown.
I got it to be able to take advantage of cheap tyres that may crop up in that size, as the rolling radius is nearly the same as the 17".