Hello fellow GS owners! I finally bought my dream bike. A 1983 GS1100E. I've wanted one of these since I was a teenager and it just never worked out until now. I bought it two weeks ago in Utah and rode it home to North Las Vegas in 108 degree heat. The speedometer stopped at 18,000 miles so I'm unsure what the real mileage should be. I have a new clutch cable, new chain and sprockets, new rear wheel bearings and K&N air filters ordered. When I took the chain off, the nut fastening the counter sprocket could be easily turned with my fingers. Scary stuff...lol. The shop manual arrived today and I'm trying to find time to read it. I'm no mechanic, but I'm going to try and do most repairs on this bike myself. I've been reading the faq's and loved the 10 most common newbie mistakes that went well beyond 10. This looks like a wonderful website and I look forward to learning as much as possible about my wonderful new ride!
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It's my dream bike too. (I have an '82 painted to look like an '83.)
Can we see some pics, please?
Welcome to the club.
1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after. -
Loose counter sprocket bolt, you say?
P.revious O.wner S.yndrome strikes again.
Welcome to the site.2@ \'78 GS1000Comment
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Welcome....sigpic
When consulting the magic 8 ball for advice, one must first ask it "will your answers be accurate?"
Glen
-85 1150 es - Plus size supermodel.
-Rusty old scooter.
Other things I like to photograph.....instagram.com/gs_junkie
https://www.instagram.com/glen_brenner/
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I haven't figured out how to post pics in this thread, although I did create an album with 3 or 4 pics of my bike.Comment
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Steve, the previous owner was a really cool 71 yr old man that had about 7 or 8 old Suzuki's sitting around, including a Hayabusa with extended swing arm that he drag races! He bought this one from a nephew that was needing cash and I believe it was just in the way. The guy was as nice as he could be, though. He just sent me an owners manual through the mail for the bike.Comment
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It sounds like you bought it from Bernie.
Ray.Comment
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The GS world can be small at times....too funny. Glad you finally got connected with a bike you always wanted. You'll find this site is the best support you could have for your Suzuki, welcome to the site.Comment
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Installed the clutch cable and air pods today!Comment
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See the battery. That's how it came to me. I need to replace it so it will fit into the battery box.Comment
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