GS1000 Gas Tank - GS1100 Gas tank

[salty_monk]

I read on here somewhere that the 80/81GS1100 Gas tank is a straight bolt on to the 78GS1000 but I can't find the quote now... Anyone else remember & can confirm?

Also can anyone confirm the capacity of the 2 tanks. The 78 has a 5.2 tank, on internet searches I've read of both 5.2 & 6.3 gallon capacities for the 1100. Is the 80 bigger than the 81 as that seems to be what the internet is suggesting....

I'm looking to get a bigger tank on for a long trip....

Anyone got a bigger tank that will fit the 1000 on the shelf? Will a 1000G tank fit? That is bigger & the same fixings....

Dan

[Nessism]

Hey Dan,

Tkent put an 1100 tank on a GS1000E so you might want to ping him for info, I doubt it's larger than that skunk tank of yours though.

The G tanks are not direct bolt ons, but I'm not sure why off the top of my head.

[tkent02]

1980/1981 1100E/750E tank fits right on the chain drive 1000, it even looks really good. If you didn't know the GS 1000 you wouldn't know it wasn't original.
I don't know the difference in size, they are both fairly large.

[salty_monk]

Hoping I might get a little extra gas in one, also I want a "rough" one for this trip... I've basically decided to "adventurise" my GS for a Baja trip (as it will be 85% road) but I'm not sure I want to risk my good tank in a spill as they seem to be getting rare

Also thought the 1100/750 tanks might be a bit more common / cheaper to get.