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What does it take to put 83 GL1100 wheels on an 82 GL1100? Direct swap, minimal work, or a lot of things need to be changed?

Is there a way to tell which forks I have? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What all is different between the 75-77 and the 78-79 GL1000 front ends, besides the obvious spoke/Comstar rims. I’ve got a 78 that I know for sure has a 75-77 front fender but I’m not sure what else is early model or even how to tell. It does seem like something with the brakes isn’t quite...

The 1200 final drive is a higher gear? What does it take to install that swingarm on a GL1000? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m looking for information on swapping an 1100 or 1200 engine into a 78 GL1000. recall seeing somewhere that the 1100 is a direct bolt-in. What about the 1200? Pros and cons for each vs keeping the 1000?

Also, every exploded view I see shows a check valve that goes in before the spring but I don’t see it in mine nor is there one in the rebuild kit, but the older kit has one. Is it the case that every exploded view for the GL1000 shows the 75-77 master cylinder or are they the exact same but the...

I’ve got a 1978 GL1000. I bought a rear master cylinder kit for this year, but when I took the master cylinder apart the piston is different. The old one has a rubber “boot” on the piston but the one on the rebuild kit does not. I’ve noticed that the 75-77 rebuild kits do have it. Am I...

My ‘78 GL1000 gas tank is rusty inside. I’m wondering if it’s ok to use a tank sealer like POR15 tank sealer or will it seal the pick ups inside the tank too?