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pjKUN's 1983 GS1100e

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Rob S. said:
So far, so good. Very nice.

Any thoughts about fitting stock side covers?
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Hi Rob, the previous owner gave me the oem covers, but all the tabs are broken off. Also on the frame, he cut most of the tabs so i can't properly mount them. If I can't find a solution to mount the electronics tray up higher under the seat, I may have to find a way to mount the covers to hide the electronics.
 
Double sided tape, or rare earth magnets bonded to the side covers works quite well.

make sure if you use the 1150 rear wheel the tire you put on it is a radial to be compatible with the front tire. I am amazed what radial tires handle like compared to the bias tire I am use to int the past.
 
So I tore into the main wiring harness and I found the previous owner made some serious hack job work. First, the splices weren't heat wrapped, but taped over... WITH PAINTERS TAPE. Second, I tried tracing the wires and mapping them based on the diagram from the service manual and even with my extensive training, I couldn't figure out why/what this guy was thinking. I'm honestly ready to cut my losses and trying to find an unmolested harness. Do you guys know where I could find one? Are there any harnesses from other models that cross reference with the '83 1100es that I have? I'll post pics later..
 
If it were and ed then the EZ harness is almost identical. The ESD is similar but quite a bit different.
ez=1982
ed=1983
 
Been really busy with work lately, but in my free time I try to work on the bike. These past weeks I've started to grind down the frame (PO had half cut tabs and sharp stuff all over).

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I've also been studying the wiring harness. It's crazy to see how much the PO did with this harness - I've already repaired a bunch of wires.

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partially done wiring harness. Still got a ways to go, but I'm in no real big rush. I want to do it right.
 
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