Carb swap question

[Guest]

Okay, I have an '83 gs 1100 g without carbs. I also have an' 80 gs 750 that is inoperable. Can I put the 750 carbs on the 1100? Maybe a stupid question
Haven't found anyone that's done it.

[tom203]

Okay, I have an '83 gs 1100 g without carbs. I also have an' 80 gs 750 that is inoperable. Can I put the 750 carbs on the 1100? Maybe a stupid question
Haven't found anyone that's done it.

No, you need the bigger BS34 carbs , not the BS32 ones that are on the gs750. What happened to the gs1100 carb rack?

[Ryanj]

No, you need the bigger BS34 carbs , not the BS32 ones that are on the gs750. What happened to the gs1100 carb rack?

They didn't come with the bike. But it was still a good deal for $500 worth 10k miles. Lusted after it because I loved my 750. More power and shaft drive. It's what I have now. I put over 60k miles on that 750 and the sprocket nut came off and chewed the threads off the driveshaft. In retrospect having the shaft rethreaded would of been a better option than replacement. Could only find one output shaft. Fleabay said it was the right one. It wasn't. Which I found out after splitting the crank case and getting the old one out. First time attempting many of those operations. I need a bike right now for sanity. I also have a rack of carbs off of an xs1100. I've been told the size and jetting is correct for my gs 1100. But the spacing is a little bit different. So option two is see if the xs1100 carbs will affix to the 750 rack. If not then I'll have to make one. If anything I'm going to learn some things.

[Nessism]

The 1000 CV carbs are basically same as the 1100 carbs. Unfortunately, I don't see any cheap sets of those on ebay either. You could try to graft on some VM26's, but after purchasing the boots that wouldn't be a bargain either. Bad timing.

If you can get the 32's to mate up to the head and airbox I'd use them. You may need to mess with jetting, but maybe not. If it works it would buy time until a proper set of 34's show up.

[tom203]

"I need a bike right now for sanity"

look for a salvage yard bike with complete carb rack/airbox - this will save you a lot of grief, no matter how ambitious you are!

Edit: a quick check in NE revealed a bunch of these critters for parts ...you might some hungry guy willing to pop carbs off , send nice pics,etc. here's one from Mass

https://southcoast.craigslist.org/mcy/d/north-dartmouth-motorcycles-for-parts/6865012454.html