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    GS1100e case savers in a GS750e

    Howdy, I just got in a pair of '80/81 GS1100E case savers from Chuck and decided to throw them on while I still had enough light. Also, forgive the typo "in" the title.

    My '80 GS750e. I didn't do the color so keep it to yourself.....



    Now, case savers on, looks pretty good. Took less than 15 minutes, once I got the right size sockets together(explanation below)



    But not so fast! Thinking that the 80/81 750 and 1100 essentially share the same case, I figured(and in my defence, I am not alone in this) things should match right up...



    I am not going to worry about that, If I go down hard enough to bend things I have other problems. There is also a pair of footpads that attach on the side of the bars, I will throw these on later; a little worried about heat though because there doesn't appear as though there will be a lot of room between my leg and the case. Maybe with my full-calf alpinestars on.



    Some notes: I could not find the suggested 8 1.25 X 85mm bolts to mount at the front engine mount so I substituted two 5/16 x 3.5" bolts, and used 3 3/8 x 1 washers as spacers for the top mount. The 3.5" bolts are 1/2" too long. They threaded right in but I think I am going to throw a washer, lockwasher, and nut on each for a little extra piece of mind.

    Thanks to Chuck Hahn for a great deal.
    Last edited by Guest; 12-02-2011, 05:53 PM.

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    HMMMM.... Can you take a flat piece of 1/8 inch thick flat steel and drill a hole to go to the engine mount and another to bolt trhu the hole on the case saver?? Make a retro fit kit so to speak.
    MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
    1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

    NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


    I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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      #3
      That would be a simple fix if I had the tools, I was thinking about that and it shouldn't be all that difficult. Something for warmer weather.

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