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    How to determine exact model...

    Folks

    I have a 1978 GS1000 with a skunk tank and cast wheels - how exactly do I determine if it is a 1978 GS1000C or a 1978 GS1000E?

    I ask because the parts fiche shows the wheels on my bike belonging to an E model, not a C...

    Also, in shopping for an aftermarket exhaust system, Vance and Hines shows a listing for the GS1000E, not any earlier models...

    Here's my info...

    VIN: GS1000-507522
    Date Stamp: April 1978

    I appreciate your help!
    Cogito ergo sum - "I think, therefore I am"
    René Descartes

    #2
    Its a 1978 GS1000E.

    See:
    http://www.ozebook.com/compendium/su...-nos/page2.gif
    http://www.ozebook.com/compendium/su...-nos/page3.gif

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      #3
      As the 'ozebook' listing shows, it's a '78 EC, 'E' meaning cast wheels, 'C' denoting a '78 model year. A straight 'C' was the spoke wheel version (which came with lovely aluminum rims). Same model letter description differences also applied to the '78 550's, and 750's.
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        #4
        Folks,

        Thank you - your input helps me immensely!
        Cogito ergo sum - "I think, therefore I am"
        René Descartes

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