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Looking for 1980 GS1000G gaskets

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Anyone have any recommendations on where I can pick up a complete gasket set? I know that OEM is the only recommended direction but are there any concerns on picking up a NOS set? I've seen a few recently but am leery of picking one up. The one I've been eyeing is part number: 11400-49853. So many numbers have been superseded by other numbers it's hard to make head or tails of what works with what.

I'm planning on a rebuild of the spare 1000 engine I have and just planning ahead.
 
I used a NOS set snarfed from eBay about a year and a half ago. All is well several thousand miles later. However, the seller shipped it in a manila envelope! Sure it had "do not fold" written on it in nice bold Sharpie, but the corners of the head gasket were still dinged. One corner was even folded a bit. Fortunately, there was no damage anywhere that would have affected sealing.

I see something on eBay right now, and it looks legit. 30-year-old-looking bag with a Suzuki OEM sticker and a well-rated seller. When I was shopping, I saw several that had been re-bagged, or were obviously not OEM. I say go for it. Ask the seller to ship it in a box, and if anything looks questionable and needs replaced, you're still way ahead of buying it piecemeal.
 
Done! That was the one I was looking at so I decided to go ahead and pick it up. Looks OEM and complete as best as I can tell.

Now I'm going to be looking for a new set of rings.
 
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