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    Looking for 1980 GS1000G gaskets

    Anyone have any recommendations on where I can pick up a complete gasket set? I know that OEM is the only recommended direction but are there any concerns on picking up a NOS set? I've seen a few recently but am leery of picking one up. The one I've been eyeing is part number: 11400-49853. So many numbers have been superseded by other numbers it's hard to make head or tails of what works with what.

    I'm planning on a rebuild of the spare 1000 engine I have and just planning ahead.

    1980 GS1000GT (Daily rider with a 1983 1100G engine)
    1998 Honda ST1100 (Daily long distance rider)
    1982 GS850GLZ (Daily rider when the weather is crap)

    Darn, with so many daily riders it's hard to decide which one to jump on next.

    JTGS850GL aka Julius

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    I used a NOS set snarfed from eBay about a year and a half ago. All is well several thousand miles later. However, the seller shipped it in a manila envelope! Sure it had "do not fold" written on it in nice bold Sharpie, but the corners of the head gasket were still dinged. One corner was even folded a bit. Fortunately, there was no damage anywhere that would have affected sealing.

    I see something on eBay right now, and it looks legit. 30-year-old-looking bag with a Suzuki OEM sticker and a well-rated seller. When I was shopping, I saw several that had been re-bagged, or were obviously not OEM. I say go for it. Ask the seller to ship it in a box, and if anything looks questionable and needs replaced, you're still way ahead of buying it piecemeal.
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      #3
      I think I have an OEM gasket kit for an 1000G. Let me know if I have to dig it out. That one on ebay may be easier for both of us. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suzuki-GS100...757f2e&vxp=mtr
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        #4
        Done! That was the one I was looking at so I decided to go ahead and pick it up. Looks OEM and complete as best as I can tell.

        Now I'm going to be looking for a new set of rings.
        Last edited by JTGS850GL; 09-14-2014, 05:34 PM.

        1980 GS1000GT (Daily rider with a 1983 1100G engine)
        1998 Honda ST1100 (Daily long distance rider)
        1982 GS850GLZ (Daily rider when the weather is crap)

        Darn, with so many daily riders it's hard to decide which one to jump on next.

        JTGS850GL aka Julius

        GS Resource Greetings

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