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    Can I change the bike from an 1100L to a 1100 E ?

    I'm looking at a bike an 82 1100L but I like the looks of the 1100E better. This bike got laid down so it needs a new tank, so I was wondering if I could scour the internet for 1100E body parts and just do a conversion. Is the frame different between the two models? Or would it just be a nuts and bolts conversion?

    #2
    Different frame. Sell it and buy the E.
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

    Life is too short to ride an L.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Alpha13 View Post
      I'm looking at a bike an 82 1100L but I like the looks of the 1100E better. This bike got laid down so it needs a new tank, so I was wondering if I could scour the internet for 1100E body parts and just do a conversion. Is the frame different between the two models? Or would it just be a nuts and bolts conversion?
      If you want an E then buy an E as has been suggested. Different frame, different engine (no they are NOT the same), tank, seat, handlebars, etc.

      Many members here chase the dream of "molding" their L into a G or E but I never saw the point really. Sell and buy what you want. That's 2 votes for selling the L

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        #4
        What's different about the engines? Slightly different jetting or is there a real change?

        Never heard that before, and I've been using L engines for parts for quite a while.
        http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

        Life is too short to ride an L.

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          #5
          Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
          What's different about the engines? Slightly different jetting or is there a real change?

          Never heard that before, and I've been using L engines for parts for quite a while.
          One is 8 valve, the other is 16 valve

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            #6
            Or are you talking Shaft vs. Chain engines?
            http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

            Life is too short to ride an L.

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              #7
              OK, some of the Ls were chain drive 16 valve engines, not sure which years.
              http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

              Life is too short to ride an L.

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                #8
                Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
                OK, some of the Ls were chain drive 16 valve engines, not sure which years.
                Yeah, your right, the 1980 did have a 16 valve 1100 with a chain drive. He has an 82' making it a shafty 8 valve.

                Just sell that shafty 1100L and start hunting up an 1100E or an 1100G

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by nejeff View Post
                  Yeah, your right, the 1980 did have a 16 valve 1100 with a chain drive. He has an 82' making it a shafty 8 valve.

                  Just sell that shafty 1100L and start hunting up an 1100E or an 1100G
                  That's what I thought. I am not dead set on this bike, but I thought I could make it more racey looking with lower bars and ditching that ugly seat and rear fender.

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                    #10
                    Your only need for an L model would be if you have short legs.
                    1982 GS1100G- road bike
                    1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine)
                    1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Alpha13 View Post
                      That's what I thought. I am not dead set on this bike, but I thought I could make it more racey looking with lower bars and ditching that ugly seat and rear fender.
                      Yeah, just not worth the effort IMO. One member here, Wingconsin, has an 850L that he is altering the seat on to the tune of about $500, I could never recommend doing that.

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                        #12
                        And when all is said and done, it'll still be an L.

                        Sort of like "Dude looks like a lady," by Aerosmith.
                        "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
                        ~Herman Melville

                        2016 1200 Superlow
                        1982 CB900f

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