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will a 1978 gs750 header & exhaust fit a 1976 gs550

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Just wondering if a 1978 or later year model gs750 header and exhaust the kind with the round end caps on the valve cover will fit a 1976 gs550.
 
liberman.kevin said:
Just wondering if a 1978 or later year model gs750 header and exhaust the kind with the round end caps on the valve cover will fit a 1976 gs550.
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Nope. Sorry brother. You'll need to find one from a 550 or 650. And I'm not even totally positive a 650 would work though id bet so. Someone here with one of those two bike would know better but I do know a 750 won't fit.
And for what it's worth, there wasn't a 76 550 model. Not even sure there was a 77 model as the first two GS production bikes I am aware of were the 76/77 Gs400 and Gs750. Does your frame label have the date of manufacture on it as 76? Cause if so you may have a bit of a rare bird there?
 
its a gs550 with a kickstart

its a gs550 with a kickstart

the model i have is the gs550 with the kickstart . Sorry but I do not know the year it was made since the sticker on the steering head is peeled. Id have to call DMV i guess after I get done with it and in running condition. Thanks though
 
Throw a post on here with the model and VIN numbers and any other info from the label on the frame. Someone will be able to help you with the age of the bike and other particulars
 
[FONT=&quot]Kevin, the GS550 was introduced to the public in 1977, it was referred to officially as the GS550B, the “B” being the initial for the ’77 year.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Below are the details of my ’77 GS550B model, with the engine and frame numbers.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]I have also attached the engine and frame numbers for the years 1977 and 1978, so you should be able to work out where your engine number and frame number fit into the equation.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]If you post your engine and frame numbers we can help you with dating your machine.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]In Australia there was no VIN number in 1977, only a chassis/frame number and engine number. There was an aluminium plate riveted to the steering head stem with all of this data on it. What do you mean yours peeled off.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]MY SUZUKI GS 550 DETAILS[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]MODEL: GS550b[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ENGINE NO. GS550-111335[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]FRAME NO. GS550-109171[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]FIRST ENGINE NO. IN ’77 for GS550 was 100001[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]FIRST ENGINE NO. IN ’78 for GS550 was 114441[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]FIRST FRAME NO. IN ’77 for GS550 was 100001[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]FIRST FRAME NO. IN ’78 for GS550 was 110407

Also on the plate on my steering stem is the build date -- yours should have the same. Let us know what it is.
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