Will 650G Vetter saddlebag mounts fit an '80 1000G?

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  • LarryJ
    • Jan 2026
    #1

    Will 650G Vetter saddlebag mounts fit an '80 1000G?

    I just bought an '80 1000G that I'll be working on for probably the next 6 months to a year.

    One of the things that I want, to add to it, is a set of Vetter bags. I had a set on another bike & loved them! So, I've started lookin for a set for "Penny" (the "to be copper" 1000G).

    The closest I've found, so far, is a set on eBay from a 650G, with mounts. My question is, "Will the 650 mounts work on a 1000"?

    I'm sure that I could mod the mounts to make them work, but I'd, obviously, prefer to do a straigt bolt on, especially at the prices they are listing on eBay.

    The last set, that I got 5yrs ago, to put on my XS750, I paid under $100 inc'g shipping & they were in great shape with keys. Now, they are being listed for a few times that. Grrrrr...

    So, does anyone know if those mounts will bolt on or not?
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    • Guest
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      I doubt it, the frames are night and day different but I've never played with Vetter bags before. You know the Vetter stuff isn't worth much, I'd wait till you see a local ad or someone on here has a set. No one wants them anymore and the stuff on ebay is out to lunch.

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        • Steve
          GS Whisperer
          • Jun 2005
          • 35924
          • southwest oHIo
          #3
          I have mounted a set of Vetter bag hardware to my son's '80 1000G.

          I don't know what the differences are between the three years of 650 that were available here, but I can tell you for sure that the Vetter mounts for the 1000G will NOT fit an '82 650GL.

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            • LarryJ
              #4
              Thx!
              Your reply confirms what I was thinking....eBay prices are way off base, & most people are pulling them off. I like a good sized set of bags because I put my jacket & pants in them when I get where I'm going often. Weither I'm at the beach or walking around town, I can do it more comfortably & I have space for anything I pick up to take home.

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                • LarryJ
                  #5
                  Steve, that's what I figured. However, I thought I'd give it a shot & ask the question. Thx

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