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1985 GS700E Owner's Manual

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Hi All,
New to the forum after having picked up a decent '85 GS700E. Does anyone know where I can get an owner's manual & service manual? I know this bike is a bit of a rare bird but damn I can't find either of these items on the interwebs.

Thanks,
Keith
 
So I had seen that upload but unfortunately that particular manual is scanned out of order, with pages cut off, tops of pages cut off, etc. Was hoping someone had a hard copy they could scan or sell?
 
Printing out the service manual can be a pain. Mine was not as messed up as yours sounds, but by the time I enlarged each page to 8x11, things were pretty grainy. Then I had to put each page back in the printer for 2-sided printing. Then punch holes and assemble in a binder.

It was a labor of love though, since it had been 25 years since I rode. I also bought the Haynes manual on line.

The origin of your rare bird was a politician (I won't name names, but his initials were Ronald Reagan) trying to help Harley Davidson by putting a tariff on large imported bikes.
 
Thanks for the reply Rob this reminds me of when I tried to find the service manual for my '69 BSA Starfire Scrambler (also a rare bird!).
You don't happen to have a link to the Haynes Manual do you? I've seen them for the 1100 series but not the 700/750. Part of the fun of these rare bikes is finding the literature/parts. The whole story of the 750cc/700cc tariff thing is pretty amazing isn't it!
 
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