Is the swingarm on my '83 1100E stock?

[eldevigo]

OK, I'm inclined to agree it looks like the same swingarm as y'all have. That's a relief, thanks guys!

Baatfam, you're right the chain needs a little TLC... I've put somewhere between 1 and 2 miles on this beast since I picked it up at the start of the summer, so it hasn't been at the top of my list yet :P
I should probably deal with it soon though, the rainy season is getting close. I need new tires too, i got it with a pair of run-out track tires that are gonna be very scary to be on in wet weather.

Nessism, I think you're on to something with the shocks. the ones on there are definitely aftermarket, and the mounting for them is machined aluminum. from Big Block's picture it looks like the stock shocks are much narrower.

I wonder if I could get away with just putting a short offsetting bracket between the exhaust hanger and the peg bracket hole to lower the tail end of the exhaust system an inch or two... I think that'd make it fit properly.
The exhaust headers would sit a little bit crooked in the engine block ports, but I have fresh gaskets that I think should be able to form to the angle.

[Nessism]

The problem may relate to the aftermarket shocks.

[Big Block]

Yes, I think that swingarm looks like my stock 82, stock 82 muffler on mine as well. I see my 82 peg brackets are different than the 83's though, perhaps the chrome mufflers mount different than 83's?
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[Baatfam]

Looks stock....Here's mine:


Your chain looks like it needs attention.

[eldevigo]

I acquired a stock exhaust system off an '82 1100, on the understanding that it should fit on the '83.
After attempting to install it today, I learned that while the right-side pipe fits well, the left-side pipe runs into the lower mounting lug for the left-side shock on the rear swingarm and can't be lifted up into place to be bolted on.
I'm unsure whether this is an issue with the '82 exhaust being a different geometry, or if it's an issue with the swingarm itself.

I know that a PO replaced the front end (wheel, forks, and triple tree) with parts off a '96 Katana. The front wheel is a cast 3-spoke hub painted white, and the rear wheel matches which I assume means it's off the same katana. The guy didn't mention anything about the rear swingarm being replaced, but I suspect it may also be off the katana, which may be why i'm having problems fitting the stock exhaust.

Can anyone identify whether this is a stock GS swingarm or not?

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