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  • Nuggets

    #1

    Fork diameter

    On a 82 gs850 gl. . 37mm?
  • Big Rich

    #2
    I have forks from an 81 GS850 G, and they are 37mm. So I'd bet "yes".

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    • Nuggets

      #3
      re

      I only ask because you can find the dimensions anywhere for it but they never seem to list the actual GL sizes. So I was just making sure.

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      • Big Rich

        #4
        Same fork seals used between the two models, correct? I haven't looked.....

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        • Steve
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          • Jun 2005
          • 35924
          • southwest oHIo

          #5
          Same seals.

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          • Helmet Head

            #6
            Hey... New guy with a question... I have a '77 with the single disk, and my dumb ass mechanic of the back yard variety told me that I could change out the rusted forks with another year, so, being a fair bit of a dumb ass myself, I bought a set of what I think were 1980 750 forks. No break calipers, just the forks. Now my '77 caliper doesn't fit, since the brake mounts are farther apart, and set up for a totally different caliper.
            My question is this: Can I take the lowers from my '77 and use the uppers from the '80? Are the parts interchangeable, or will I be opening a can of worms if I try to do this?
            Wish I would have just bought the whole front end assembly. Then again, you can't spell assembly without ASS...

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            • Guest

              #7
              Originally posted by Helmet Head
              Hey... New guy with a question... I have a '77 with the single disk, and my dumb ass mechanic of the back yard variety told me that I could change out the rusted forks with another year, so, being a fair bit of a dumb ass myself, I bought a set of what I think were 1980 750 forks. No break calipers, just the forks. Now my '77 caliper doesn't fit, since the brake mounts are farther apart, and set up for a totally different caliper.
              My question is this: Can I take the lowers from my '77 and use the uppers from the '80? Are the parts interchangeable, or will I be opening a can of worms if I try to do this?
              Wish I would have just bought the whole front end assembly. Then again, you can't spell assembly without ASS...
              you will be better off getting the calipers for the 80 forks, they are a better brake caliper and get a set of brake discs also they will bolt right onto your spoked hub, then you will have the dual discs and later calipers also , pick up some stainless lines to compliment the package you won't be sorry

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