bolt size for stock sissy bar?

[ekim189]

I have a GS 1100L (82). The sissy bar bolts all finally fell out of this bike. I know there are two sizes. Do any of you know what size the bolts are? Thanks!

mike

[bwringer]

We'll need photos -- there were a couple of different type of aftermarket sissy bars used, and there's no way to know what you have without photos.

[ekim189]

heres one similar

[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/mreynold/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/mreynold/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg[/IMG]Heres a picture of the same bike i drive, except mine is blue on blue. The sissy bar is the same.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_scripts/gallerydispwnd.php?RegID=477

thanks to who ever donated that pic

[Larry D]

Check this out...

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

I'm guessing your grab bar is stock, since you showed the pic of a stock bike. If so, the front bolts are 8x25mm and the back are 8x40mm.

Go to alpha-sports, there are some spacers in there too. Just go to the part diagrams, Suzuki motorcycles and go to your year and model. The diagram for the grab bar is in the seat diagram.

[ekim189]

spacer help

Larry thanks. I appreciate that. Both flatoutmotorsports.net and the website you gave me for schematics dont show the size of the spacers. Do you (or anyone reading this) have any idea what size those spacers are? Maybe i'll just have to get creative with washers! LOL

BTW Larry thats a pretty sweet photo of your kid.

Thanks Mike!

[demark]

Maybe i'll just have to get creative with washers! LOL

Wouldn't be the first one to do that...

I have 15 on each side of my bike to support my rack / sissy bar. That's in addition to a 1" spacer that's built into the rack.

[Larry D]

Larry thanks. I appreciate that. Both flatoutmotorsports.net and the website you gave me for schematics dont show the size of the spacers. Do you (or anyone reading this) have any idea what size those spacers are? Maybe i'll just have to get creative with washers! LOL

BTW Larry thats a pretty sweet photo of your kid.

Thanks Mike!

If you really want to go stock......just buy 'em of there. What are they a buck apiece ???

[Rover]

Wouldn't be the first one to do that...

I have 15 on each side of my bike to support my rack / sissy bar. That's in addition to a 1" spacer that's built into the rack.

Maybe that additional metal will trip some stop light sensors.