1980 Gs1000g Compatible Starter Motors

[Chris Cowdrey]

I Need A Starter Motor For My 1980(sept) GS1000G. Having Trouble Finding One. The Wreckers Only Record What Model The Starters Came Out Of. Can Anyone Tell Me What Other Models Had The Same Or Compatible Starter Motor.

[80GS750]

i can tell you the one out of my 78 1000 and my 80 750 are exactly the same... so i bet many of the years had the same starters

[dtkid]

It has been my experience that any starter from any GS750, 850 or 1100 are exactly the same in the years 1980 & 1981. I would say that they would also fit your 1000. The starters from 1982, however, are different.

[bwringer]

Might be simplest to peruse the application list at Stocker's Starters:

http://www.stockers.com/PSsuzukistreet.htm

You'll note that there are two and four brush variants (SS-5 and SS-16) found in some of the same models. I don't know why they wouldn't interchange, though.

You can also get the parts from Stockers to rebuild your starter pretty inexpensively. In that case, you'd want to make sure you get the correct parts kit for a two or four brush starter motor.

[Chris Cowdrey]

Thanks

Managed to get a reconditioned starter from a wreckers. Thanks for the help.

[Grandpa]

It has been my experience that any starter from any GS750, 850 or 1100 are exactly the same in the years 1980 & 1981. I would say that they would also fit your 1000. The starters from 1982, however, are different.

The starters from 1982 are different in that they have four brushes instead of the two in earlier models.

I had an 82 GS850G back in the early 90's whose starter went bad. I replaced it with the starter off a 1979 GS850G, the two-brusher, and it fit and worked just fine.

I'm presuming that the starter for a GS1000G is the same as that for the 79, 80, and 81 GS850G. If so, then any starter for a big shaftie will fit.