Compatibility Question: Would Luggage Cases from GS1100 Fit GS850?

[Pavel M]

Good evening,

I have recently bought a '79 GS850G with a sidecar - my winter project.

I would like to put luggage cases on my GS850 and have been offered a full stock set of top and side hard luggage cases with mounting hardware off '81 GS1100GL.

I wondered - would these GS1100GL luggage cases and mounting hardware fit my GS850 ? If not, how difficult would it be to adjust the mounting hardware to fit my GS850 ?

I would appreciate any suggestions or advice.

Regards,

Pavel

[kdo58]

no the g and gl have different mounting points, it might be possible to modify them.

[Steve]

Depending on how "universal" the mounting hardware is, yeah, they will probably work.

There are a few mounting points on the frames that are different between the G and GL bikes.
There are also some differences that occurred between the '79-'81 frames and the '82-'83 frames.

My problem trying to compare them directly is that we have '80 and '81 Gs and an '82 GL, so I can't say what is due to the year and what is due to the L.

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