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  • 81gs1100

    #1

    Headlight housing mounting ears

    I have a question maybe someone will know for sure.

    The headlight housing mounting brackets for an 81 gs1100, would these brackets be the same on other CC GS's like a 750 with the smaller dia. fork tubes?

  • Guest

    #2
    If you have the old ones I'll measure mine when I get home.
    Are you removing a fairing?

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    • 81gs1100

      #3
      No, Im not removing a fairing, the problem I have is something fell against, or someone ran into something before I bought it and it hit the headlight housing and pushed/bent/broke everything.

      Im sure I could bend up the one I got to make work, but bending to me = rattles later on.

      I do however have a fairing from an 82gk if your looking.

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      • Guest

        #4
        Thanks for the offer. You don't even want to know what it costs to send a fairing.

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        • Steve
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          • Jun 2005
          • 35925
          • southwest oHIo

          #5
          The ears for an L model will be a bit different because they only need to spread out for a 6" light, instead of the standard 7" light.
          You only list your bike as an 1100, so make sure it's not an L or you do not get ears for an L.

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          • Guest

            #6
            It's an E with the rectangular headlight.

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            • posplayr
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              • Dec 2007
              • 23673
              • Tucson Az

              #7
              so what size are the ears?

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              • Guest

                #8
                Originally posted by posplayr
                so what size are the ears?
                By the time I got home from work, hit the bike path AND watched the Lakers win it was dark.
                I'll get to it.

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                • TheCafeKid

                  #9
                  I too need some 1100 ears...8inch lamp variety..if either of you guys have a set...

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                  • Guest

                    #10
                    Originally posted by TheCafeKid
                    I too need some 1100 ears...8inch lamp variety..if either of you guys have a set...
                    Stay focused! You need
                    An airbox
                    Bandit rear end
                    Gixxer front end
                    1166 wiseco kit
                    Head work
                    1150 rear rim
                    RS flatsides
                    .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ....

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                    • TheCafeKid

                      #11
                      Originally posted by chef1366
                      Stay focused! You need
                      An airbox
                      Bandit rear end
                      Gixxer front end
                      1166 wiseco kit
                      Head work
                      1150 rear rim
                      RS flatsides
                      .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ....

                      Nope...I just sold my 82 1100... I am still buying the GSXR stuff, but I wont have anything to use it on for a while..unless Jims rear brake MC mod works out..I need the ears for a 1000G i just bought from Griffin, i have a couple spare 8inch lights i wanna put one on it..

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                      • blowerbike
                        Forum Guru
                        GSResource Superstar
                        • Aug 2008
                        • 7057
                        • Ohio Closer to KY Than Cleveland

                        #12
                        i have several sets of 82-83 1100E headlite brackets....
                        80-81 750/1100E brackets are strange animals as they are differant from side to side and made totally different than the brackets for the 8" light.
                        josh,
                        email me a bologna samwich...im getting hungry

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                        • blowerbike
                          Forum Guru
                          GSResource Superstar
                          • Aug 2008
                          • 7057
                          • Ohio Closer to KY Than Cleveland

                          #13
                          oh,
                          the brackets shown at the beginning of this thread are for the 80-81 750/1100E motorcycles.....
                          these are all by thereself and there is no interchange unless you bend up a set of brackets from a differant model...as i said, these are strange looking brackets that are differant from side to side and are hidden by the square headlite assy. so they dont have to look the same side to side.
                          and yes i know 750's have smaller diameter tubes but the brackets are made the same except in that area.
                          ok,
                          stomach growling need bologna samwich...let me check my email

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                          • posplayr
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                            • Dec 2007
                            • 23673
                            • Tucson Az

                            #14
                            and yes i know 750's have smaller diameter tubes but the brackets are made the same except in that area.
                            And so the answer is the GS750EX ears ARE DIFFERENT to the GS1100EX ears.

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                            • blowerbike
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                              • Aug 2008
                              • 7057
                              • Ohio Closer to KY Than Cleveland

                              #15
                              you are correct sir.
                              ring ring ring...is that my phone

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