Gear Ratios

[Solina Dave]

Can anyone tell me if the transmission, and rear end gear ratios, are identical between the 1978 and 1979 GL1000 model years?

Thank you..................Dave

[WingAdmin]

Can anyone tell me if the transmission, and rear end gear ratios, are identical between the 1978 and 1979 GL1000 model years?

Thank you..................Dave

They're identical in all GL1000 model years.

[Solina Dave]

Can anyone tell me if the transmission, and rear end gear ratios, are identical between the 1978 and 1979 GL1000 model years?

Thank you..................Dave

They're identical in all GL1000 model years.

Thanks again. I suspected as much, but I wasn't sure.

[Old Fogey]

Yes, but........

If buying a used final drive, be aware that there was an after market kit made by Gem with lower ratio, in fact I believe they did two different ones. I can't remember offhand what the actual ratios were (maybe 3.7:1 and 3.9:1, perhaps? Standard is 3.4:1).
They are fairly rare but do pop up from time to time.

[bellboy40]

My riding buddy used to have a 75 GL1000 back in the day and he put one of those lower ratio rear drives on his. As I recall it was a 4.0:1 ratio.