I had a 82' GS1100G. Got it in 1986 new. Was in Chicago still crated up, I'm in Ohio. Loved that bike! Got it an after market plexi glass fairing for long highway trips & cold weather riding. Comfortable and powerful.

Good morning John! Another great video! The more I watch your videos. The more I think the late 70s thru the late 80s were some of the best bikes. Stylish, quick, fast and easy to work on. A low 11 to high 10 quarter mile bike is fast. Doesn't matter what yr it was made. Suspensions and frames finally caught upto the power. I'd much rather have a collection of 70s and 80s bikes over what their making now. Keep the shiny side up! Stay safe!

Nice Bikes these I had a mate with the 1000 g he had over 60000 miles without issue a guy in Australia had 400000-500000 kms on his b4 retiring it that roller brg bottom end almost never dies 👍

I hate to say it, (as an ecstatic FJ1200 owner) but this GS1100G is my favorite bike of your collection. Aces!

Had one of these back in the day, carried me between home and Germany many times. Used it as part-ex against a gsxr1100k when they first came out, not as comfy but hell of a thrill!

Another great review of a classic .. great work man 👍🏽👍🏽

Thanks a lot I will give the pinstripes a shot Love your videos we have the same bike I have a kerker on mine about it Thanks again

We have very similar tastes in bikes because I also have an 82 GS1100G. I love the GS line and having both an 81 GS1100E and the 82 1100G, I have something for every type of riding I like to do. Thank you for another great video.

I have not had the privilege of riding a GS1100, but I absolutely loved my GS750E. Great upload Jon👍 as always.

Wow Jon, love that bike! Thanks!

I have a 82 gs 1100 g. It’s gotta be the most well balance bike ever. And I enjoy having it power style everything needed for a sweet ride

Thanks for this video, enjoyed it. I started motorcycling in 1979 (okay a long time ago), but big bikes in those days had a reputation for bad handling especially at high speed. Lots of bad reports on the big Suzukis. If you wanted a bike to handle, buy an expensive Bimota. What changed it was the Honda Fireblade, an affordable bike which handled at speed. The other manufacturers followed suit. The trouble is , I never rode these bikes, expect in later years a GSR750R, so am not in a position to judge. I ride BM boxers, and they have always given me riding satisfaction (current bike is a R1250R)..

One of the best bikes I've ever owned!

We didn't get the 1100G, but the GS1000G was very popular with the sidecar set....

Bikes like this, at this age are proof that Carbs were and still are a viable solution to fuel delivery. My '96 Honda 1100 V=4 gets 40-45 mpg all day long. Now, i will admit if you ride year round, especially in cold weather, then fuel injection is king. But otherwise, its not necessary. Regardless, these old school big bore Suzuki's are top tier , in the condition like yours !

☕️... Good morning..I've never ridden a GS. It sounds great!

I so wish I could find another 1100g, it was one of my favorite bikes out of the 150+ I've owned. So much better than the 850G which was the same weight with WAY less power. Nice work!

Hi Jon I'm not sure if you received my other msg or not I can't help myself so a couple of days ago I drove up to Battle Creek Michigan and picked myself up an 83 GS1100 GK All good so far I had to order a Tachometer because the original Tachometer is all over the place and the cable has been replaced so flying down the Hwy she really screams enough to take out the instrument lights all of them so this weekend I'm hopeful that it's a wire harness plug because they all went out I guess it wasn't use to 10 grand shifts but I am very happy I drove 440 miles to get her anyway always great videos and I look forward to hearing from you Thnx Jon Hemi Mike

Bonjour l'ami , j'aime les anciennes et cette suzuki est vraiment belle je trouve , pour ma part je roule avec çà remplacente une suzuki gsx 1100 g de 1995 , j'ai bientôt 100000 km elle est plus lourde que l'ancienne mais le moteur de 1127 cm3 à 16 soupapes est une vrai locomotive tout se fait en cinquième les reprises sont dantesque , le confort excellent aussi , le look de ta suzuki me fait penser à la yamaha 850 xs que je roulait en 1982 bonne moto également ; Bravo de garder cette ancienne de l'améliorer car si elle est bien entretenu elle roulera encore de nombreuses années , j'ai une deuxième moto la Honda cb 450 s pc 17 de 1987 une merveille ; Je te souhaite bonne route avec ton cheval d'acier qui ne craint pas la route !!

Superb bike

I see a 1981 suzuki 1000L. Nearby me. Not crazy about the seat. How hard would it be to use the flatter seat and put a touring windshield on? I would also be looking to change the tank for a 250 mile highway range 80 to 85 mph avg.

I've owned every Suzuki 1000- 1150 from 78- 90 including my Katana 1100 all the GSXR 1100 's always fantastic bikes also was a bike Mechanic @ BMW & Suzuki in Barrington Illinois and Champion Kawasaki in Hoffman Estates Illinois back in the 80's yes I agree with all your nice updates but my concern is I think personally I would go up 1 more size on the piolet jets because it's not good for your exhaust valves to be popping during De- Acceleration it's just my personal opinion plus you could use some 3M to get rid of the gold hue on the exhaust since they don't sell blue away anymore, I'm currently racing my 02 Busa with 3 stage Nitrous and big bore kit 1396cc And tons of head work and cams running 9.22 in full street trim stock tires 3" arm I use to race Pro- Gas Kawasaki's in the 80's 8.80 bracket also currently riding a Kawasaki Concours anyway Great bike I've had the privilege to work on them and ride your bike and yes a wonderful machine best of luck with yours in our near Future Mike

Hi John, Thanks for a good video. I own the same GS in japan and enjoy the ride. One question about the sound from delkevic, did you add buffer in the pipe to reduce the noise? I have a same pipe but it was too loud,,

Enjoyed the video Jon. What might a person pay for a bike in this condition? RIDE SAFE OUT THERE!

I am just about to finish reviving one of these, and I may need to get that same bubble screen. What brand is it, looks great!

I’ve got three different GS versions. They do a lot more time sitting now that I’ve got a Vmax better get one. Take care.

Love these bikes Did you add the pinstripe to rear? I have go rear pabel on my bike wanting to stripe it to match Thanks for any info in color exact fir it Thanks

I just bought a 82 GS1100GK. And I am planning a similar build. Where did you get your turn signals?

I have this exact bike with electrical problem's. What kind of stator and rr did you say.

Somehow I missed this one when you put it out. I've done everything that you have except the Delcavic. My original pipes are in good shape but I'm missing that sound since I sold my ES. I'm assuming you have to pull the headers to get to the cartridge?

Is there any difference between the 1982 GS1100G and GS1100G besides seats and bars?

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Hey I came across your video and had some questions. My Father had a 1982 Suzuki gs1100g and he suddenly passed away about 2 years ago. It's been sitting in my garage and I don't know exactly what I need to do to get it running. I'm not very knowledgable with bikes so I was hoping you would be able to point me in the right direction to understand whats missing / what I need to do to get it up and running. It looks identical to yours in the video. Please let me know, thank you!

Back in the day, every friend with a Big Suzy suffered charing problems mostly to overheated stators. How is your electric luck on this GS1100?

👍😎👍 Sounds like it does a lot of deceleration popings...too lean..??

Ok Jon , I'm dealing now with the seat i ordered not even coming close to fitting, I'm not sure if its even a GS1100G seat because the brackets are completely different and the seat is about 5- 6 inches shorter, maybe you can help me with a better seat? Hopefully the Tachometer will fit it says GS 850 and looks the same with gas gauge but won't know until i get into it anyway i will msg you on your other mail when i get a chance , back 2 work for me Thnx Jon Mike

Gk rear panel

Filmed in Mexico???😅

what bikini fairing is that i like it?