How Many Clutch Plates? 79 GS1000

[nFrog]

Maybe a silly question, but here it goes.

How many clutch plates should my 79 GS1000L have? Metal and fiber?

I've noticed as I've looked around for clutch plates for my 79 GS1000 that there seems to be some discrepancy on how many plates there should be. Drawings in the shop manual and parts catalog show there being 7 fiber plates and 6 metal.

I've also seen sets being sold for this bike that have 9 fiber plates.

And I've seen on some websites that state that 8 fiber plates are required.

Any insight on this? How many were standard for this model? And is there a precedent to have up to 9? Thanks

[Nessism]

When in doubt, check the parts fishe...http://www.boulevardsuzuki.com/fiche...1978&fveh=2146

[nFrog]

Thanks Ed,
It's funny, the drawing shows 7 fiber plates and then the list shows 8 required. I wonder why the didn't draw the 8th?

[rustybronco]

8 frictions, 7 steels. I just counted them.

[Big Jay]

I believe we have the only 9 plate clutch for that model

http://gszone.biz/clutches.html