TheSlainhart

I have a 1982 Suzuki GS1100GL shaft drive and it's great. I just went through the engine and refreshed everything. It still has original fork springs/rear shocks and I want to modernize it. Open to fork swaps or progressive fork springs and curious for some dual Ohlins for the rear. I see Ohlins offers rear shocks for the GS1100e but not specifically for the GS1100GL, I know the swingarms are obviously different. Any feedback or input from someone who has some experience with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks (Also, if there are build threads covering exactly this, please share. I apologize I couldn't find anything.)

What would that look like? Get engine into frame, swap out rear wheel, uhhhh any critical pieces I'm missing to that puzzle? It wouldn't be that simple would it?

It’s just leaking oil and the valve seals are old so it spews oily smoke until the engine warms up. Just a tired old engine. Sounds like I’m better off just rebuilding it, just wanted to know if there was an “easy” swap.

Thanks for the quick replies everyone, really appreciate it. Glad I checked in here before jumping the gun and buying the engine.

Hey everyone, I have a 1982 GS1100GL. I’ve been trying to see if anyone has ever swapped the gsx1100g engine into the 82 shaft frame. From similar builds it seems like it might but want to know if it’s direct or if there are certain adjustments that need to be made to the frame for it to fit. If I left out crucial information let me know. Thanks!