What's the difference between a GX and a GT?

[Buster-boy]

I own a 1981 GS850GX. I'm looking at a parts fiche for a Tail Cover and I see GS850GX and GS850GT listed. I know the GX came in blue or brown, and the GT came in black or maroon. The covers each have different part numbers, but the description for the GX reads "Cover, seat tail..." and the description for the GT reads "Cover, seat tall...".

What is "Tall"? Is the seat thicker or something? Were the covers two different sizes or something?

I guess I'd also like to add - in general, what's the difference between the GX and the GT overall? Now, I'm not talking the GL, I know what that is, but the GX & GT.

Thankls

[rustybronco]

I own a 1981 GS850GX. I'm looking at a parts fiche for a Tail Cover and I see GS850GX and GS850GT listed. I know the GX came in blue or brown, and the GT came in black or maroon. The covers each have different part numbers, but the description for the GX reads "Cover, seat tail..." and the description for the GT reads "Cover, seat tall...".

What is "Tall"? Is the seat thicker or something? Were the covers two different sizes or something?

I guess I'd also like to add - in general, what's the difference between the GX and the GT overall? Now, I'm not talking the GL, I know what that is, but the GX & GT.

Thankls

To answer you question, one year is the difference. Gs850GT=1980, GS850Gx=1981.

tall is a misprint. the "tails" are the same except for the color/stripe differences between years.

there is/was a black 1980 tail on E-bay.

is... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZUK...Q5fAccessories

[Matchless]

OK, you most probably know that the GT was the 1980 model and the GX the 1981.
The changes are only cosmetic, different flashers and different striping as far as I know. Each year and model also had it specific colours for different parts of the world.
There may be a slight decal change, but I am not sure. Not sure on all of the details but the fisch show it.

Edit: Dale, you beat me to it!

[rustybronco]

Andre, look at my edit time and the time you posted!

[Matchless]

Andre, look at my edit time and the time you posted!

I must read up a bit on telepathy, be it fact or be it myth!
Keep well!

[rphillips]

It's amazing, what you can learn from the "MODEL IMFORMATION" page on this site.

[Steve]

Here, let me fix that for you.

It's amazing what you can learn from the "MODEL INFORMATION" page on this site.

(it's a link now)

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[rphillips]

How'd you do dat ???

[Buster-boy]

Steve, R - Thanks. I'll definatley read that. Didn't know it existed.

Rusty - I was looking at that tail cover on eBay. That's why I wanted to know. I own an 81 and was checking the fiche to see if it's the same thing. I actually bought the front fender from that bike. I'm getting ready to repaint my bike. My front fender has a dent, and for $20 for a dentless fender, that's a whole lot easier to work with than filling the dented one with Bondo, sanding, etc.

Thanks everyone for all your help!

Jim