gsx1100 gs1000 carbs????

[macmondo]

hello, firstly thanks for my mega welcome and advice, secondly my question is i own a 1980 gs1000e with mikuni slide carbs, however ive just bought(hasnt arrived yet) a 1981 gsx1100ex engine for direct replacment and i would like to know if anybody out there knows if my gs1000 carbs will fit the gsx1100 engine?? and if not what sort of carbs do i need, many thanks, oh and great site. mr macmondo

[hampshirehog]

Macmondo - greetings to another Brit. The 1100 motor will drop in your frame easily enough but your slide carbs won't fit. You'll need to get hold of CV carbs or possibly these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuki-GS-1000-29-Smoothbore-Adaptors-Sudco_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35597QQihZ024QQitemZ370059064332QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

(Never seen them before so i know nothing about them - may be someone else does)

Are you sure they're slide carbs by the way - VM series? If your 1000 is a 'true' 1980 (rather than a 79 which didn't sell till 80) you'd have CV carbs. CV carbs do have slides by the way, but they have a butterfly valve on the airbox side and a flat top which is the simplest way to id them.

Oh, by the way I checked out your other post - don't call it a gas tank it's for petrol\\/. Gas is about 2 peanuts a gallon in the US and here petrol is about a million quid a squirt - that's the difference!

[northwoods]

It won't be that much longer until gas is just as expensive here as it is in the UK. We're up to over 4 dollars a gallon now. Just one more reason to get my bike back on the road....sheeesh...

[macmondo]

carb adapters.!!

Macmondo - greetings to another Brit. The 1100 motor will drop in your frame easily enough but your slide carbs won't fit. You'll need to get hold of CV carbs or possibly these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuki-GS-1000-29-Smoothbore-Adaptors-Sudco_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35597QQihZ024QQitemZ370059064332QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

(Never seen them before so i know nothing about them - may be someone else does)

Are you sure they're slide carbs by the way - VM series? If your 1000 is a 'true' 1980 (rather than a 79 which didn't sell till 80) you'd have CV carbs. CV carbs do have slides by the way, but they have a butterfly valve on the airbox side and a flat top which is the simplest way to id them.

Oh, by the way I checked out your other post - don't call it a gas tank it's for petrol\\/. Gas is about 2 peanuts a gallon in the US and here petrol is about a million quid a squirt - that's the difference!

Thanks for that advice think that is a really good idea and am looking into that rite now will let you know how it goes many thanks mac.!!

[chef1366]

They should bolt right up if it is an 80.