'79 GS1000E project start

[mustangflyr]

Looks like a fun project, keep those ole GS's going.

[dorkburger]

You sure keep busy... looking like you're off to a good start.

[oldGSfan]

Poaching parts off my GS850Gs, got a decent handlebar pad and rear turn signal mounts I was missing, plus front fender (haven't test fitted but looks the same though it's a different PN), and the Lockhart oil cooler setup, plus some other odds and ends for the switches and electricals. I need a different NPT fitting for the oil cooler engine fitting, as it fouls the clutch cable. A 45 degree angled one should do it.

I may well end up an authority of sorts on GS850/1000 parts interchangeability.

I'll have lots of '79 GS850G stuff to sell or trade, as I now have two of them. Nice original exhaust, decent tank and body parts, brake stuff etc. Also some electronic ignition I don't recognize, maybe will be able to identify if anything on the back side. Will post when time permits.

For the GS1000 I will need 4 turn signals, nothing else I can think of.

GS row...





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[RustyTank]

I'll be watchin for sure! look forward to seeing the progress

[oldGSfan]

I will post some progress as I freshen up my GS1000EN. I will focus on making it run well and tend to the cosmetics over time, as usual.

It has some non-stock stuff, including

• Fox shocks that I'm rebuilding due to leakage but the pistons are unmarred and the rebuild is going well.
• Dyna S ignition.
• Superbike bars
• Lockhart oil cooler with the thermostat and oil takeoff from the oil pressure switch housing from the GS850 I picked up last weekend.
• K&N pods and V&H pipes. I have cleaned the VM26SS carbs with ultrasound am re o-ringing. I'd prefer stock airbox and pipes, but hope not to run into too much hassle with them
• I may try running the gold 18" EPM wheels off the GS1100E for a bit, but they really belong on the turbo for historic reasons. With the black paint they'd look pretty nice. I'm picking apart my two GS850Gs for whatever is on there in better condition, little switch parts, cables, turn signal mounts that were missing, etc.

Hoping I can get it into running condition in the next month or two.