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    8 or 16 valve

    Ok i admit I am new to Suzuki. See my intro. My question is which years have the 8 valve and which have the 16 valve. I have downloaded two service manuals one says "GS650E" the other says "GS650G" My owner's manual says "GS650G" The bike's side covers say "GS650L" so whats up with all the letters?

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    Look on the side of the head, if the little cam covers are round, it has two valves per cylinder, if they are rectangular, it has four.
    Shaft drives and chain drives before 1980 were two valve per cylinder. Chain drives after 1980 were four valve per cylinder, with a few exceptions.


    Life is too short to ride an L.

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      #3
      great thank you. The cam covers are round.

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        #4
        I'm pretty sure all 650s are eight valve.
        1983 GS 1100E w/ 1230 kit, .340 lift Web Cams, Ape heavy duty valve springs, 83 1100 head with 1.5mm oversized SS intake valves, 1150 crank, Vance and Hines 1150 SuperHub, Star Racing high volume oil pump gears, 36mm carebs Dynojet stage 3 jet kit, Posplayr's SSPB, Progressive rear shocks and fork springs, Dyna 2000, Dynatek green coils and Vance & Hines 4-1 exhaust.
        1985 GS1150ES stock with 85 Red E bodywork.

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          #5
          Originally posted by gpd211 View Post
          I have downloaded two service manuals one says "GS650E" the other says "GS650G" My owner's manual says "GS650G" The bike's side covers say "GS650L" so whats up with all the letters?
          For the low-down on the alphabet soup, read this.

          The 650E is a chain-drive bike that has a few differences that will not pertain to your bike. You don't need that manual.

          The 650G is the shaft-drive bike. The L at the end signifies the "low-rider" version with the chrome fenders,
          leading-axle fork, high-rise handlebars, peanut tank and step seat.

          A bit more correctly, you have a GS 650GL.

          Even more correctly, you have a GS 650GLX. The X at the end indicates that it is a 1981 model year.

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