1980 GS850 left controls wiring harness the same as other years?

[snowbeard]

so if you have an 80 850, you may know this one

wasn't the 80 the ONLY year they used that stupid four way switch for the blinkers and the hi/low beams? well I broke it "fixing" it, or the PO did cause I've never seen it work, but especially after I "fixed" it...

so I want to know can I plug and play with another years lefthand controls? if I can plug them right into the loom from any bike or year, wow, wouldn't that be sweet! [-o<

[emjay]

Good chance others will fit. It mostly depends on the connectors matching as well as the pin-out.

Check part numbers from various years here:

http://www.alpha-sports.com/suzuki_parts.htm

[snowbeard]

it looks like most other ones have the same twelve pin connector on ebay, I can swap wires if I have to in the connector, so I guess I'll just buy one and make it work. (also checking my 850 for the connector wouldn't hurt, eh?)

thanks!

[emjay]

... (also checking my 850 for the connector wouldn't hurt, eh?)...

Now that's using your noggin!

[SqDancerLynn1]

You can make almost any switch work with some wiring changes

[DanTheMan]

Due to ongoing problems in the same switch, I morphed a switch from my free '78 Goldwing onto my '80 GS850GLT. It took a while, but now I have a trouble free signal, horn and HI/LOW beam switch....(even thought it did come from a donor Honda):-D\\/