84>83 Cluster swap?

[sargment]

Hey all,

First post but hopefully not the first of many.

I have inherited a 1984 GS1150E and its already running and more or less ready to go, there is only one thing bugging me about this bike and it's the gauge cluster unit.
This bike has great sweeping lines and some hard edges but having a brick above the headlight is really bugging me,

I have done some research and have seen that the 1983 GS1100E has a much better cluster with a more classic look that I like.

My question is if I buy a 1983 unit off of eBay that it will directly swap over or is this a dumb idea?

Cheers,

 

[slayer61]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say NO. I'm not saying it "can't be done" but it's not gonna be a direct swap. 83 -> 84 was a transitional period for the big Suzuki.

Partzilla is a great site to use for swap type questions. If you click on a part number, a list of the other models that your choice was used on pops up.
Good luck to you and Welcome to GSR!

 

[dorkburger]

Agreed that the 83 cluster is way cooler... but he 83 tach is a cable drive, the 84 is electronic so right off of the bat you would need to address that. I think the 83 ES tach is electronic, but the cluster is similarly shaped to your 84 one.

 

[Rob S.]

Also, '82 is identical to '83, except for the 80 mph speedo.

 

[slayer61]

Agreed that the 83 cluster is way cooler... but he 83 tach is a cable drive, the 84 is electronic so right off of the bat you would need to address that. I think the 83 ES tach is electronic, but the cluster is similarly shaped to your 84 one.

Thanks DB. I was hoping you'd chime in, as you are an 1150 guy! You ARE correct about the 83 tach. Mine is electronic, as you said. The drive gear is still on the 83 cam though.

Be well.