Brake swap? 82 to 81 GS550L

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  • alabamatom69
    Forum Newbie
    • Oct 2022
    • 1
    • Murfreesboro, TN

    #1

    Brake swap? 82 to 81 GS550L

    So my 1982 GS550L has rear DRUM brakes from the factory. the 1981 has rear DISC brakes. This seems like a step backwards. Does anyone know WHY? Also, has anyone replaced a 1982 rear drum with a 1981 rear disc?
  • 650Skull
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    • Dec 2020
    • 397
    • Mission Beach Queensland

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    Not Suzuki but the principle is the same. I made this up for XS650's. I looked up on Partzilla but the only 81 and 82 GS550 model's they showed both had Disk brakes on the rear. Didn't show an L model.

    https://www.xs650.com/threads/rear-b...to-drum.51944/
    Last edited by 650Skull; 10-22-2022, 02:41 AM.
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