What the difference between the "E" & "S" models??

[bradleymaynar]

There are several in the Gallery section of this site showing '81 1100E's with round headlights...

http://www.thegsresources.com/_scripts/gallerydispwnd.php?RegID=630

BTW - your 1100 looks great!!. I see you're from Rockford, you don't work at HS by any chance?

Not sure what HS is, but I don't work there. And the 1100 in that gallery pic is highly modified. Would love to have those forks!

Brad bk

[Rudeman]

ALL US-SPEC GS1100E SOLD IN THE US IN 80-81 HAVE THE RECTAGULAR HEADLIGHT!!!

I f you see one that has a round headlight it was modied by the (one of) the owner(s).

[Rudeman]

Yup, I thought at first the entire front fork assy was from an "L" model 'cause of the leading front axle... but then i saw that ALL the 1100's had the same leading axle.

They had leading axle forks because they had the external damping adjusting collars on the lower end of the sliders.

[hikermikem]

Got it, thanks...

Now to concentrate on getting it running, and finding all the screw-ups from the PO's !!

Already found a cracked frame under the sidestand mount... I'm thinking I can weld that, perhaps with a stiffener, we'll see.