Bought an 82 GS1100E parts bike today

[Texasgs]

I stumbled across an 82 GS1100E today I found on craigslist. The add said drag bike $500. so I drove 70 miles to check it out. Lost title, no keys, and he offered to call the police out to run the numbers when I asked if it was legit, and not stolen. I was most interested in the 83 model 140 MPH spedo, and the fairing. It has an aluminum tab welded on to the swing arm for wheelie bars. It also has an interesting handle bar arrangement I have never seen before. The seat is leather and low in thew front like a Corbin gunfighter. I thought about trying to chase down the title, I dont know. It will probably go into the garage with the other 3 110E's I am saving for a rainy day. I wound up paying $350 for it, not to bad. Every now and then craigslist comes through.

 

[TheCafeKid]

An 1100E, with an 1150ES fairing on it... See Terry.. I TOLD you you could do that

 

[Guest]

And it isn't an '82, which explains the '83 140 speedo. Pretty good deal, any way you slice it!:clap:

 

[blowerbike]

An 1100E, with an 1150ES fairing on it... See Terry.. I TOLD you you could do that

never never said you can't
not a simple bolt on but maybe a simple cobble job.
uggg uggg ugly!
don't like em much on 1150's but what do i know!
anyways......
SMOKIN DEAL!!!

 

[steve murdoch]

Nice score.
Hard to tell but looks like Koni shocks? What pipe is on the bike?

 

[rapidray]

I'm not a fan of the 1150 fairing either but it IS a smokin deal!!! Ray.

 

[Baatfam]

Yellow, yes...I knew they would look good in yellow...

I'm thinkin' that is they way to go with my second set of body parts...

(But no faring or fancy graphics)

 

[vista461]

I like it other than the stripes

 

[jwhelan65]

Not a big fan of the yellow, but the fairing actually blends pretty well.

 

[Guest]

+1....especially with some trimming, as on Claude's beautiful 1100. One could bolt an ES fairing on to that '83 1100 too, as it has all the mounting bosses on the frame, but with the 1150 item you have the bonus of keeping the huge train light.

 

[tkent02]

Parts bike?
I'd be riding that one, ASAP.

 

[Bert Patterson]

Damn, I think rthat actually looks pretty slick. I have a WC fairing on my '82, but I have an immaculate 1150ES fairing like that in my attic. A few years ago, I thought of cutting it down to mount it like Claude's, but that actually looks like it belongs on the bike (I hate frame-mounted fairings, though, functionally).

 

[Texasgs]

I stumbled across an 82 GS1100E today I found on craigslist. The add said drag bike $500. so I drove 70 miles to check it out. Lost title, no keys, and he offered to call the police out to run the numbers when I asked if it was legit, and not stolen. I was most interested in the 83 model 140 MPH spedo, and the fairing. It has an aluminum tab welded on to the swing arm for wheelie bars. It also has an interesting handle bar arrangement I have never seen before. The seat is leather and low in thew front like a Corbin gunfighter. I thought about trying to chase down the title, I dont know. It will probably go into the garage with the other 3 110E's I am saving for a rainy day. I wound up paying $350 for it, not to bad. Every now and then craigslist comes through.

I called the guy back today to see if the title was even a remote possibility, and he told me the bike had a fairly fresh 1166 big bore kit, some mild cams, a billet basket, and a professionally ported head. It belonged to his son that totally lost interest in it, and let it sit for years in his garage. The fairing is installed with a factory looking tubular mount, and it isn't hobbled on from what I can see. I am real picky about funky looking mods, to me the fairing makes the bike, it looks good. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Also the clip on bars, I didn't like them when I first saw them, but when I sat on in with the low leather seat, they felt good. Not long trip good, but hauling azz good. There is a short black bar with plastic end caps that looks professionally made bolted where the stock handlebars go. I would have just milled all that off if I was to go with the clipon bars. I cant tell what brand the header is it looks like a V&H maybe. There are even some gold plated parts like the rear brake and shifter levers and other pieces. This may look good an a black bike with other gold accents. All in all I am a happy camper today. I might take it to the dragstrip in the next few weeks to see what it does.

 

[tkent02]

If you are in Texas, a title is very easy to get.
The key is about $15 at a locksmith.

 

[jwhelan65]

If you are in Texas, a title is very easy to get.
The key is about $15 at a locksmith.

Yep done it, about $150 give or take for a bonded title, it was fairly easy.

 

[Texasgs]

Gs

Gs

I got time to play with this GS1100 a little. The fairing is mounted with factory type hardware. I got it fired up and it sounds like a bike that has sat up for a few years, Kinda rough, but good rough, like the carbs need help. No smoke or knocks so it will probably tune out OK. I am going to do a compression test when I get time, and I am going to ride just a bit to check out the trans and clutch. The gauges do hit the fairing when you turn the forks all the way either direction, at about the last 20% of the travel. So there would be some work there to overcome the problem. I am still happy to have this one.