SeabeckS
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Yep, still have it. 1982 GS1100GK. My main bike here at home. Presently in back corner of garage, under blankets, on life-support.
(local to here in west Michigan, last spring)
G is shaft drive and 2 valve per cylinder.
K is full factory dresser (did not sell well, so not many of them, and few remaining still have fairing , trunk and bags).
THe 4 valve per cylinder engines are the E models and chain drive, lighter, more sporty.
(1980s GS1100E were fastest most sporty production bikes of the day.)
S models were even sportier and had more body work panels and small fairing.
GS1000s could be shaft (G) or chain drive.
I Have had an GS650G and/or a GS850G and/or this GS1100GK since 1982.
And, so, you can see, that me getting this RT was quite different for me.
Quite different. Quite different in many ways.
And, an '02 is a new bike for me.
(Escondido, near daughters in San Diego, about 3 weeks ago)
(more pics and story and ride report here
http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?84164-Michigander-in-San-Diego-1150RT )
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Nice to have two great looking machines in your garage!
My second street bike was an 850G with a Pacifico Aero fairing + Krauser bags. Subsequently owned another of those, two 1000G's, and the 1000S. Oh, and my wife had a 650G for a few years. Yeah, I liked Suzukis...
The 1000S Wes Cooley Replica, was only chain drive, but Motorcyclist magazine once converted a G model to the S livery.
My 1000S started it's life as a race bike for one of the local Suzuki shops...it was bullet fast...in a straight line. Put 43,000 miles in three years on that first 850, saw a lot of western landscapes. That 850 wasn't bullet-fast, but was bullet-proof...lol.
Cheers!