Posted by Robert Raver on January 19, 2009, 6:56 pm
I bought a 1982 Suzuki GS850L with what looks like an 1100cc motor on it.
How can I tell for sure if it is an 1100 and not an 850 motor? I can't find
oil capacity specs for the 850 anywhere on the web. But I do know that the
1100 held 3000ml (3.2 quarts). The engine serial number is listed below
also if anyone knows how to research it.
Thanks!
U701-100628 (engine serial no.)
3000 ml (oil capacity)
Posted by Doug Payne on January 19, 2009, 4:19 pm
Robert Raver wrote:
> I bought a 1982 Suzuki GS850L with what looks like an 1100cc motor on it.
> How can I tell for sure if it is an 1100 and not an 850 motor? I can't find
> oil capacity specs for the 850 anywhere on the web. But I do know that the
> 1100 held 3000ml (3.2 quarts). The engine serial number is listed below
> also if anyone knows how to research it.
> Thanks!
>
> U701-100628 (engine serial no.)
> 3000 ml (oil capacity)
The U7 does seem to indicate a 1000-1100 4-cyl...
http://www.suzukicycles.org/_misc/identification.shtml
Posted by Mark Olson on January 19, 2009, 4:22 pm
Robert Raver wrote:
> I bought a 1982 Suzuki GS850L with what looks like an 1100cc motor on it.
> How can I tell for sure if it is an 1100 and not an 850 motor? I can't find
> oil capacity specs for the 850 anywhere on the web. But I do know that the
> 1100 held 3000ml (3.2 quarts). The engine serial number is listed below
> also if anyone knows how to research it.
> Thanks!
>
> U701-100628 (engine serial no.)
> 3000 ml (oil capacity)
I'd say there is a good chance you have an 1100 engine in there:
http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Suzuki_GS1100G
says U701- is an 1100 prefix, whereas this page:
http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Suzuki_GS850
says an 850 has a GS850- prefix...
Posted by mayner on January 19, 2009, 8:33 pm
Mark Olson wrote:
> Robert Raver wrote:
>> I bought a 1982 Suzuki GS850L with what looks like an 1100cc motor
>> on it. How can I tell for sure if it is an 1100 and not an 850
>> motor? I can't find oil capacity specs for the 850 anywhere on the
>> web. But I do know that the 1100 held 3000ml (3.2 quarts). The
>> engine serial number is listed below also if anyone knows how to
>> research it. Thanks!
>>
>> U701-100628 (engine serial no.)
>> 3000 ml (oil capacity)
> I'd say there is a good chance you have an 1100 engine in there:
> http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Suzuki_GS1100G
> says U701- is an 1100 prefix, whereas this page:
> http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Suzuki_GS850
> says an 850 has a GS850- prefix...
My memory is not what it once was but I seem to recall that either Kawi or
Suzuki sleeved down an engine in the past? Could it be that 1100 to an 850?
I could all be just a dream, I know. :-)
Posted by Mark Olson on January 19, 2009, 8:39 pm
mayner wrote:
> My memory is not what it once was but I seem to recall that either Kawi
> or Suzuki sleeved down an engine in the past? Could it be that 1100 to
> an 850?
It certainly could be true, but I am not a GS anorak, the only
GS I ever owned was a GS450.
> I could all be just a dream, I know. :-)
No, that was a Honda.
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> How can I tell for sure if it is an 1100 and not an 850 motor? I can't find
> oil capacity specs for the 850 anywhere on the web. But I do know that the
> 1100 held 3000ml (3.2 quarts). The engine serial number is listed below
> also if anyone knows how to research it.
> Thanks!
>
> U701-100628 (engine serial no.)
> 3000 ml (oil capacity)