650GL vs 650L

[roguecreature]

What is the difference between these 2 styles.

My 82 Manual says 650GL. The bike seems to match. the side covers say 650L. so im guessing maybe the original broke and this is a replacement or something.

approx how much back bar around the seat? anyone got one to spare?

it seems this bike had a sissy bar and back seat placed on it, so im guessing the orignal back seat frame has been lost.

[tkent02]

I think all of the 650Ls were shaft drive, which makes it a GL. They just didn't put the G on the side covers.

All of the chain drive 650s were E models.

[Steve]

Yup, what he said.

I don't think that any of the GL bikes (650, 850, 1000, 1100) ever had the G on the sidecover, just the L.

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