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Driving me crazy..what is it?

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I started a thread a couple days ago on help in indentifying a project I picked up at the boneyard. I have spent athe good part of his week trying to indentify the bike and starting accumulating parts. I have looked at countless fiches on the Internet. I have a complete 1980 GS1000GL to compare my new project to.

The bike I am working on is void of tank and plastic as well as fenders. It is marked on the tree GSX110-xxxxx and same on motor. The frame is different from my GL in the tank area. GSX is wider where the tank would meet the seat. The gsx has the same front forks...air no adjustments on the bottom of fork. They appear identical to my GL. The plastic from the GL will not fit the GSX..mounting tabs are different.

The GSX frame has an extra brace across the front of the frame. I guess the diagram the frame mostly resembles is a 1980 GS1100LT. SO that's what I am going to call it.

I guess I now own anothe L Model?

SO WHO HAS STUFF/PIECES to SELL me?

1980GS1000GL
1980GS1100LT
 
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PICS coming soon...

PICS coming soon...

I'm going to get some pics and try to point out the differences
 
Does it look anything like this?

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This is the 80 LT, many 750 LT parts will fit, such as the tank.
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Well at least I got a pic to work with

Well at least I got a pic to work with

Thanks for the pic...Now I know what I'm working on. I going to take some pics of the frame differences between a 1980 1000L and a 1980 1100L maybe they will come in useful for someone else?

I do want to change the handle bars maybe to something like a 19801100E uses?

I gots lot of work to do...winters are long in MT so I got time...
 
If the cam ends are rectangular and not circular it is a 16 valve.
If the bottom of the forks are leading (the axle goes through in front of the forks instead of the bottom center)
 
the L and the standard models are generaly NOT that different in the frame (other than the brackets for the tank, rear fender, side covers etc)

the X in the gsx indicates it is a 16v model so that narows it down A LOT
if the forks are original and the wheel axle is mounted IN FRONT of the forks (as chef mentioned) - then thats an L sign
the rear fender would be chromed i think and the seat would definitely be stepped

but as steve said... shoot us a pic, man!
 
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Newbee said:
I going to take some pics of the frame differences between a 1980 1000L and a 1980 1100L maybe they will come in useful for someone else?
Click to expand...

dont worry, cos the 1000L is a shaftie and the 1100 is chain driven and the engines are 8v vs 16v, so they are easy to tell apart
 
He has pics in another thread. It is an 80 GS1100LT for SURE! I would know.
 
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