Vetter bracket fittment on an 850

[Burque73]

I'm trying to give my windjammer to another GS owner here in town, but am not 100% sure it'll fit his bike. It came off of my '83 850G and he's got a '79 850.

Can someone help confirm fittment?

Thanks guys.

[Burque73]

Sure looks to me like Vetter designed the bracket to have a little wiggle room. The taper of the frame and angle of the curved bracket means it can slide up or down a tad until it makes contact with the frame. I suppose if the angle of the frame is much different the U-bolts on the top wouldn't line up, or if it's pitched foreward at a different angle it could sit funny.

[Grimly]

I'm trying to give my windjammer to another GS owner here in town, but am not 100% sure it'll fit his bike. It came off of my '83 850G and he's got a '79 850.

Can someone help confirm fittment?

Thanks guys.

As far as I know, there's no difference in the frames 79-83, at least on the downtubes.