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    GS1100E 96 links vs GS1100ES 98 links

    Anyone have any idea why the two link difference in the chain length for the 1983 GS1100E vs ES?
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    1983 GS1100ES (Bought July 2014)
    1983 GS1100E (Bought July 2014)
    1985 GS700ES (Bought June 2015) Sold
    On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand
    All Other Ground is Sinking Sand

    #2
    They AREN'T different lengths. You are looking at a misprint somewhere.
    Ray.

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      #3
      according to Alphasports Fiche they are different,
      50 27600-49220
      CHAIN ASSY, DRIVE (630x96LE)
      1
      50 27600-49240
      CHAIN ASSY, DRIVE (630x98LE)
      1 GS1100ESD
      1978 GS1085.

      Just remember, an opinion without 3.14 is just an onion!

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        #4
        The only way that could be is if they were different gear ratios from each other & NONE I have had were different ratios. Maybe they are listing the ES as what the 1150 is supposed to be.
        Ray.

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          #5
          Alpha sports is wrong. Suzuki parts fiche shows both with the same part number: 12760-45040
          http://img633.imageshack.us/img633/811/douMvs.jpg
          1980 GS1000GT (Daily rider with a 1983 1100G engine)
          1998 Honda ST1100 (Daily long distance rider)
          1982 GS850GLZ (Daily rider when the weather is crap)

          Darn, with so many daily riders it's hard to decide which one to jump on next.;)

          JTGS850GL aka Julius

          GS Resource Greetings

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            #6
            Originally posted by rapidray View Post
            They AREN'T different lengths. You are looking at a misprint somewhere.
            Ray.
            Got it from the factory manual on BikeCliff's site. Section 17-5.
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            1983 GS1100ES (Bought July 2014)
            1983 GS1100E (Bought July 2014)
            1985 GS700ES (Bought June 2015) Sold
            On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand
            All Other Ground is Sinking Sand

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              #7
              Originally posted by rapidray View Post
              The only way that could be is if they were different gear ratios from each other & NONE I have had were different ratios. Maybe they are listing the ES as what the 1150 is supposed to be.
              Ray.
              This should settle things. If, in fact, the E’s are meant to have two fewer links, and they use the same swingarm, then the chain adjuster would have to be longer to accommodate the axle being ¾ inch further from the end of the swingarm, AND the wear marks on the adjuster would have to be in a different position than on the ES’s so that if a 98 link chain was put on a stock E, as was done in mine, the chain would appear to need replacing. The two pictures below show that exactly. The first picture shows my stock ES and the second shows my stock E with a 98 link chain—which until now I thought needed to be replaced.






              E's use 96 links. ES's use 98.
              Last edited by glib; 04-01-2015, 10:33 AM.
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              1983 GS1100ES (Bought July 2014)
              1983 GS1100E (Bought July 2014)
              1985 GS700ES (Bought June 2015) Sold
              On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand
              All Other Ground is Sinking Sand

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