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    Rear End Swap

    Has any body ever swap rear ends on a shaft drive GL850 in order to reduce the RPMs on the freeway.
    My 1980 850 is turning 5000rpms at 70 mph.
    I believe I read somewere that a Gs 1000 or 1100 rear end would lower the rpm by about 400 to 500 rpms.
    Not sure if this info is true.
    Last edited by Guest; 04-05-2010, 03:36 PM.

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    Hi,

    It's true.




    Thank you for your indulgence,

    BassCliff
    Last edited by Guest; 04-05-2010, 04:12 PM.

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      #3
      However, I've been coast to coast on mine, and running at 6-7k rpm for extended periods of time hasn't hurt it a bit. Just turned over 75k miles on Sunday.

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        I just... ergh... ack... aw, fergit it.

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          #5
          Hey Brian, shall we tell him about the secret mod to enable 6th gear?



          I'm just kidding folks. Actually, Mr. don80gl850, I just noticed that was your first post. So after my gentle reminder to use the Search Feature, I'll give you a cordial welcome to the forum. You'll also find lots of GS850G lovin' on my website.

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