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83 gs 1100L final drive

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I've read somewhere on this site that 83's have a higher gear ratio than 82's due to thier final drive. Does anyone know how much higher it is? I see a few from 82's on ebay and was wandering if it was really noticeable, or if I should hold out till I come across a 83.
 
The gearing inside the transmission for 5th gear is a wee bit different in some GS850GL models vs. their GS850G brothers. I don't remember which, but you're welcome to peruse the fiches and compare part numbers until your eyeballs bleed if you'd like to know. I don't know if there were any G/GL internal gearing changes on the 1000 and 1100 shafties.

The gearing in the final drive (the rear "pumpkin") is the same for all the 850+ shafties except it was a little taller in the GK model. (The GS1100GK was the full dress tourer, and is quite rare.)

So a few people have transplanted GK final drives onto their more pedestrian shafties (simple bolt-on), and report a roughly 4% drop in rpms at speed. Exactly why this is considered desirable or worth the trouble, I don't really understand.
 
From what I have heard it changes the RPM about 300 It is 3.09 vs 2.91 or something close. The big difference between the 850 and the 1000/1100 is the secondary gear set is different (higher) they are not interchangable
 
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Fuel economy? Frankly I dunno that Id like it on my 1100G. It suits the GK, as its a long range road tourer. My G, i want to have pleanty of balls. Big balls. But, I'll soon be able to compare the two :)
 
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