Where to get...

[Anonymous]

First, hopefully this is in the right forum...

I recently acquired a 79 Suzuki GS1000. The tank does not have a petcock on it what so ever, My main question is where can I find a complete petcock assembly for this bike. I have found a few places online that sale the entire things, but they are always for 1980 or later.

My second question is, how do I tell what model of the GS1000 I have? Isnt there a GS1000L, GS1000GL, GS1000E, GS1000S ??? How do I know...

Thanks in advance, I look forward to learning alot from this forum...

[Hap Call]

Re: Where to get...

First, hopefully this is in the right forum...

I recently acquired a 79 Suzuki GS1000. The tank does not have a petcock on it what so ever, My main question is where can I find a complete petcock assembly for this bike. I have found a few places online that sale the entire things, but they are always for 1980 or later.

My second question is, how do I tell what model of the GS1000 I have? Isnt there a GS1000L, GS1000GL, GS1000E, GS1000S ??? How do I know...

Thanks in advance, I look forward to learning alot from this forum...

Pingel makes a petcock that is generic and can be used on your bike. You will have to do some drilling and a little filing but you can get it to work.

If you have a shaft drive, then you have either a GS1000G or a GS1000GL. The second "G" indicates it's a shaft drive. If you have a shaft drive and the bike has the "cruiser look" (as opposed to the standard look) then you have the GS1000GL. If it has the cruiser look but a chain drive you have a GS1000L. If you have a chain drive and mag wheels and it is not a cruiser then you have either the GS1000E or the GS1000S. The GS1000S will have a small fairing on the front. If it has chain drive and spoke wheels then you have a GS1000. This all depends on weather or not someone modified the bike before you got it...

That should make it clear as mud.

Hap

[Anonymous]

Pingel huh? i'll check that out right now. Drilling and tapping to make some thing should be a big deal, but what do you mean by filling? Like welding it up....?

The bike is still sitting at a friends house. I am not going to bring it home until I get this 3 wheeler back together, wich should be this weeked. Those descriptions seem pretty good to figure it out...I'll check it ASAP...

[Anonymous]

Wow, lots of Pingel stuff. They make adapter plates too, I wonder if I could get an adapter for it, I guess I need to call one of these places....