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    fender woes

    Soooo...I finally found a front fender for my 79 850. and my luck..Im assuming it came off an L model..16" front wheel as opposed to my 17". proof that one missed bit of research can make even a simple thing like bolting up a new fender a hassle. Man this bike has been a learning experience. eased by the gang heres helpful advice. fortunately theres a salvage yard here with literally dozens of old GSs. but can anyone give me some pointers on distinguishing models that are missing the obvious badges and side covers?
    Thanks, Ta2Mike

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    16" front wheel as opposed to my 17"
    I've never seen an L with a 16" front wheel, most came with a 19" front, 16" rear.

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      #3
      Even worse is that your 850L should NOT have a 17" front wheel. They're all 19" fronts. The only 16" wheels would have come from:

      83 and on 550E/ES/EF/L
      83 and on 750E/ES/EF etc
      84 and on 1150E/ES/EF etc

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        #4
        well there may be the issue..errors in my research/measurements. hmmm mustve misread something pretty bad. pretty sure i remembered reading something about the wheel sizes being different..not really sure where the numbers came from i guess

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          #5
          Both G and GL models all have 19" front wheels, but the fender from a GL model has different mounting points.
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