Info wanted about GS850G GS1000G

[PSYCHOHEADCASE]

Hi there boys and girls how we doing ?<br>
Firstly let me say it was some what of a relief finding this site i really do hope that someone out there can help me ? I am a newbie here so please be gentle with me...lol.<br>
I would like to find out some info about my custom built 1979 GS850G trike that i am riding at the moment if at all possible ?...Anyway here goes i have been told/heard and read online that it is possible to transplant a GS1000G top end straight onto the GS850G bottom end is this true ? as some say yes and some say no....which is right as its a little confusing and i dont know which to believe as to be totally honest with you this is the first time i have ever owned a GS in my 30yrs+ of riding bikes/trikes so i have no idea at all. <br>
I would also welcome any tuning tips for the GS (even big bore kits if you can still get them ?)...i have all ready re-jetted the carbs myself as when i bought it i had the plugs out and she was running lean this was due to the fact the guy who built her didnt do any sort of engine work on her apart from shove filters on her and go too the expense of having a one off 4 into 1 under seat exhaust system built which made me laugh really as he had spent money on her by putting a GSXR11 front end in that was widened via billet and spacers (which handles really well actually) he had also built the back end (trike conversion) from scratch even going to the trouble of routing all the wiring inside the mudguard stanchions that have inbuilt led brake/indicators lights. <br>
Anyway i will leave it at that and sit here with my fingers crossed hoping that someone somewhere out there can help or at least guide me towards solving what i have asked.<br>
I will add pics of her when i am allowed too.<br>
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[Grimly]

If it was true, everybody here with an 850 would have done it.
Not true, more's the pity, and whoever told you was just repeating BS or wishful thinking. It's a piece of BS / w.t. that every GS850 owner has/had at one time or other.
Otoh, the straight transplant of a GS1000G lump into an 850 frame is accomplished without fuss or drama.

 

[PSYCHOHEADCASE]

Nice1 cheers for that fella at last i can put it to bed...i guess it must be one of those biking myth's or just a sick wind up to get peoples hopes up ? and yes someone will be getting a slap and told "To give his head a shake" for telling me a load of BS the txxt wait till i see him...Its a good job i have also been looking for a GS1000G lump then ? in fact i think i have found a donor bike ? Here's hoping and thanks again.

 

[Grimly]

Nice1 cheers for that fella at last i can put it to bed...i guess it must be one of those biking myth's or just a sick wind up to get peoples hopes up ? and yes someone will be getting a slap and told "To give his head a shake" for telling me a load of BS the txxt wait till i see him...Its a good job i have also been looking for a GS1000G lump then ? in fact i think i have found a donor bike ? Here's hoping and thanks again.

It's one of these ideas that seems like it should work, after all, there are plenty of other similar swaps that work fine. Not this one, though. Curses.
The problem was that Suz started with the base of the 750 and created the 850 out of it, and that was the end of the upward path for that. Now, if history had been slightly different, and they'd already got the 1000, they might more likely have de-sleeved the 1000 to make an 850 and you, me, and thousands of others would have been laughing our socks off at the easy upgrade.