1980 GS1000GL..scrapping the fairing..need stuff

[Newbee]

I am hoping someone can hook me up with everything I need to get a head lamp mounted on my GL. How big a job is it? I need parts I know but it appears I have to pull forks off to get the Head lamp mounted like a normal GS. What do you recommend for new handle bars. I don't like the tall swept back ones. I suppose I will have to change my brake and clutch cable if I go for a different bar?

[Steve]

What fairing are you taking off?

Yes, you need to pull the forks to install stock headlight mounting ears. While you have the forks off, why not change the seals? You already have half the job done, anyway.

An alternative is to skip the seal job and just get some univeral clamp-on headlight ears. No need to pull the forks to mount them.

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[Newbee]

The fairing I have looks to be a factory setup..paint matches the bike. The light is installed in fairing as well as the blinkers...guess I need those too? Seals only have about 1000 miles on them. I jst don' like the way it handles with the fairing and the bars I got.

[Steve]

To the best of my knowledge, there was no factory-available fairing for the '80 1000GL.

Can you toss a picture in here?

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[OhioEric]

what part of ohio do you live?

[twr1776]

Try the Bikemaster Daytona for the bars. I have them and they are a great fit for me. Many others here also have that bend and like them. If your 80 cluster is set up the same as an 81 the Euro Bend puts the round type M/C too close to the tach. That was my experiance with the Euro bend and L cluster.