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    1978 gs1000 gauges ?

    Were can i buy a new crome backing plate s for under the gauges> i checked bike bandit says discontinued

    #2
    ebay is your best bet but its rare to find a decent pair together. often they come up as rusty battered parts and sometimes the odd NOS appears but very rarely as a pair.
    i spent ages searching for a decent pair but ended up getting mine rechromed instead.
    1978 GS1085.

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

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      #3
      I agree with Adrian...lots of these odds and ends are getting more scarse. Maybe find one side on the Bay and then the other later..but rarely a real nice set together. I ave a few sets that are crappy but can be salvaged with a good rechromers touch.

      I thin k someday I will just gather the not so good stuff and see IF i can find abargain full batch dipping price. Makes it more economical the more parts you can "bundle" into a dip.
      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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        #4
        Well just payed $50. For them but they look good .
        there is a sett for SALE ON EBAY FOR 175 but i wont pay that ill fix them .going to change the look on my gs1100e to round headlight and round gauges . Im not going to sale the oem head light and gauges
        Last edited by Guest; 05-28-2013, 12:30 PM.

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          #5
          Good news though!!!! The 8MM chromed acorns are still available from Suzuki...LMAO.
          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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            #6
            Originally posted by tom View Post
            Well just payed $50. For them but they look good .
            there is a sett for SALE ON EBAY FOR 175 but i wont pay that ill fix them .going to change the look on my gs1100e to round headlight and round gauges . Im not going to sale the oem head light and gauges
            if you just bought some, why are you asking where to get them from?
            1978 GS1085.

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

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              #7
              Originally posted by tom View Post
              Well just payed $50. For them but they look good .
              there is a sett for SALE ON EBAY FOR 175 but i wont pay that ill fix them .going to change the look on my gs1100e to round headlight and round gauges . Im not going to sale the oem head light and gauges
              Just remember there's a extra wire on the GS1000E for the self cancelling turn signals, distance counter.
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              Steve
              "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." :cool:
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              '79 GS1000EN
              '82 GS1100EZ

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                #8
                I dont think he bought a set of guages for 50 bucks...just the rear covers.
                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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                  #9
                  Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
                  I dont think he bought a set of guages for 50 bucks...just the rear covers.
                  yeah we knew that, but why ask where to get some covers if he just bought some?
                  1978 GS1085.

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

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
                    I dont think he bought a set of guages for 50 bucks...just the rear covers.
                    Just letting him know since he's putting 1000 gauges on a 1100e bike.
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                    Steve
                    "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." :cool:
                    _________________
                    '79 GS1000EN
                    '82 GS1100EZ

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                      #11
                      Well..he probably found some on the bay after his inital post is what I would guess. Then posted he just bought some..half an hr AFTER asking the initial question.
                      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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                        #12
                        Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
                        Well..he probably found some on the bay after his inital post is what I would guess. Then posted he just bought some..half an hr AFTER asking the initial question.
                        I thought about Dale (Rustybronco) when I saw this thread. Dale has, or used to have a bunch of Gs1000 gauges and stuff. I sent him 3 oldies, not necessarily goodies gauge clusters. Checked E-bay and it scary how rare and expensive these old parts are becoming.
                        Check out this GS1000 petcock.
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                        Steve
                        "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." :cool:
                        _________________
                        '79 GS1000EN
                        '82 GS1100EZ

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                          #13
                          77 / 78 750 petcocks fit perfectly on the 1000s..only difference is the facings of the nipples. But a 750 one is way cheaper than a 1000 one..so cut the expense any way possible these days.
                          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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                            #14
                            Originally posted by sedelen View Post
                            I thought about Dale (Rustybronco) when I saw this thread. Dale has, or used to have a bunch of Gs1000 gauges and stuff.
                            Dale 'usta could' have a extra set but he's down to the one set that's on his skunks gauges.

                            Quite proud of them if I do say so myself!
                            Are you doing a restoration project of some kind on a GS? Let everyone see what you are doing by posting the details here.
                            De-stinking Penelope http://thegsresources.com/_forum/sho...d.php?t=179245

                            http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...35#post1625535

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                              #15
                              no i have the gauges and got them at joes used cycle tue then i went home went on bike bandit and seen so much discontinued wasnt happy .joes is in north dartmouth MA

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