1984 GS 1100 GK exhaust

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if used exhaust for a 1984 GS1100 (as it is advertised)the same as a GS1100 GK which is the bike I need the exhaust for? Also any idea on UPS shipping cost from Minneapolis to Ontario. Would the shipping cost outweigh the value of the cheap used price.

Ron

[Anonymous]

Assuming you're talking about the GS1100G shaftie. The answer is no, I'm afraid. The exhaust system for the plain 1100 shaftie and the 1100GK are different, mostly to allow for the saddlebags on the GK.

Sorry to say that exhaust systems for the GK are very specific. Don Pepe (dpep) has a GK with a ceramic exhaust, so you may wish to contact him through this forum, or pm him. He's run into ground clearance problems, if I remember correctly.

I have an 84 GS1100GK also, with stock exhaust. I hope I never have to replace it, but it seems inevitable that some day I'll have to.

Best wishes to you in finding a GK exhaust. A friend of mine in my area also has a GK, and he had to make a MAC brand unit fit.

Nick

[Anonymous]

thanks for the answer, you saved me from bidding on e-bay. My exhaust is still quite sound but due to improper storage outside by previous owner
it is quite pitted and rusty looking on the mufflers. I may grind them with wire brush and put on a coat of high heat flat black paint to get a bit more life out of them

thanks again
Ron

[Anonymous]

If the muffler is still structurally sound, then go ahead and try to remove as much of the surface rust as you can. Same thing happened to me when I bought the GK four and a half years ago. The fairing/lowers and the saddlebags hide part of the mufflers from view anyway.

Nick