I just acquired this bike and have started some work on it. My (first) question is - where is the tool kit (if it has one)? More questions may follow as I dig deeper into it. TIA
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If you do find a 42 year old original tool kit on that bike, it would be a rare find indeed. As to it's original location on the bike, you may find that info in the factory service manual. You can find the manual at BikeCliff's Website, first link in my signature. You'll reference that site a lot, so book-mark it. But many GSes of the era have the tool kit behind the left side panel, between the seat and your left foot.
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If you've got anything to do to the bike, beware of counting on the factory tool kit. Tool kits on bikes were probably the worst quality of any tools I've seen anywhere... And like he said, a Service Manual, whether on computer screen or paper book, hard to imagine the answers they have in them. Oh yeah, Welcome and be advised, we all like pictures1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100Comment
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I got the bike last year, but as I was unloading it off my tilt trailer one of my tie-down straps broke and the bike tumbled, breaking the left side rear turn signal. Then as I was prepping it for winter storage I was going to fill the tank with non-ethanol 91 and saw rust in the tank. So instead, I removed the tank, did the vinegar/POR treatment. Getting ready to put it back together and that is when I started looking for the tool kit. Not that I want original, I just want to know where so I can put tools and paperwork there. Thanks for the info! I'll post some pix later when I take some pix.Comment
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