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  1. J

    Raising the rear of the 1100 Katana without changing the shocks

    It's first of all to regain ground clearance since I fitted 17" wheels. The front is now OK with Bandit 1200 stanchions in DL1000 Vstrom triples but the rear is too low by at least 30 mm. The second goal is to make the bike more agile by reducing the trail.
  2. J

    Raising the rear of the 1100 Katana without changing the shocks

    I wanted to avoid any welding... By welding a lever to the boxed in plates and attaching it further along the frame, it should work?
  3. J

    Raising the rear of the 1100 Katana without changing the shocks

    I'd like to raise the rear of my 1100 Kat while keeping my current shocks. There is a kit in Japan that appears to do this by lowering the shock top mount: https://japan.webike.net/products/1484104.html I believe it could be done rather easily without spending that much money? Has anyone done...
  4. J

    DL 1000 Vstrom triple on 1100 Katana

    And now with the instrument cluster in place!
  5. J

    DL 1000 Vstrom triple on 1100 Katana

    The lock stops are a no-brainer as the frame itself does the job as you will see on the picture!
  6. J

    DL 1000 Vstrom triple on 1100 Katana

    This must be the first DL Vstrom triple fitted to an 1100 Katana! Many thanks to @Chuck78 for the great idea in order to reduce the trail on these bikes. I still need to add the lock stops but else it's straightforward with the special upper bearing from AllBall racing
  7. J

    More modern cartridge fork options - retaining GS wheels & proper/revised geometry

    Just to confirm that the DL 1000 triples should fit the GS 1000 frames. The bottom bearing is now in place on the DL 1000 Vstrom triple and when positionned on my GSXR 1100 G/H frame, the top bearing landing (on the stem) protudes the seat of the bearing (on the frame) by 4 mm. Next come the...
  8. J

    1100 Katana possible evolutions

    Mainly for the looks I must admit... Here's what it looks like on a Katana: https://www.custom-wolf.de/english/handmade-bikes/katana-spezial-66/
  9. J

    1100 Katana possible evolutions

    I'm currently contemplating future modifications for my 1100 Katana. As of today, it runs on GSXR 1100 K wheels with Bandit 1200 stanchions fitted to GSXR 11K triples. The engine bottom end comes from an 1150 bike fitted with an 1100 head. Don't ask me why, that's how it was when I bought the...
  10. J

    1981 gs750 (gs750e) Retro Racer project

    On my GS 1000 with the GSXR engine, I turned the battery around and fitted the fuse box and the ECU in front of the battery. I'll try to get a picture for you.
  11. J

    Oil leak coming from LH crankcase area on 1150 bottom end

    The oil leak is fixed! I changed the gasket of the LH cranckase cover and no more oil leak. In fact the PO had not properly positionned the rubber gasket that feeds the alternator wires. On top of that he had cut the paper gasket to feed the wires through... I know he had changed the starter...
  12. J

    More modern cartridge fork options - retaining GS wheels & proper/revised geometry

    I measured the OEM triples coming from my GS 1100 Katana and I can confirm that the Vstrom triples should fit. It's a bit confusing as the landings are closer on the Katana stem but the bearings are well 151 mm apart. The Katana P/N fiche mention a 30x40x1.5 mm spacer below the lower bearing. I...
  13. J

    More modern cartridge fork options - retaining GS wheels & proper/revised geometry

    It was a long time ago and I believe that minute changes were made while discussing with the machinist. You need to examine very carefully the length of the threads both internal and external to ensure the engagement will be made fully.
  14. J

    More modern cartridge fork options - retaining GS wheels & proper/revised geometry

    Here's the spindle adapter. The recommended 15 mm spindle is the one from the early 1986 GSXR 1100 (model G). Beware it moved to 17 mm the following year!
  15. J

    More modern cartridge fork options - retaining GS wheels & proper/revised geometry

    Chuck, you will find in attachment the spindle adapter required to fit a 15 mm spindle in a GSXR/Bandit front fork. Please triple check all measurements as this is not the document I gave to the machinist... Any further questions are welcome! As for the GSXR forks I believe I used BelRay 2.5 W...
  16. J

    More modern cartridge fork options - retaining GS wheels & proper/revised geometry

    Hi Chuck, I'm glad I was able to help! In fact I believe that it's because I saw your mention of the Vstrom triples that I got going. Like you, I've been wanting to quicken the steering on our old bikes. You maybe saw this thread I started a while back...
  17. J

    More modern cartridge fork options - retaining GS wheels & proper/revised geometry

    Good news, the DL 1000 Vstrom triples should fit our GS 1000s without modifying the stem! I measured the distance between the bearing landings on a first gen GSXR 1100 frame ( that's identical to our GS 1000s) and it comes out at 153 mm. As the inner and outer races of the bearings are in the...
  18. J

    More modern cartridge fork options - retaining GS wheels & proper/revised geometry

    And here is the top triple:
  19. J

    More modern cartridge fork options - retaining GS wheels & proper/revised geometry

    I believe I have the early Vstrom triples with removable handlebar fittings. The bearing areas are both 30 mm in diameter as you stated however the bottom is slightly larger requiring a force fitting. The bottom landing is 22.5 mm long while the top is 16 mm long. The inner distance between the...
  20. J

    More modern cartridge fork options - retaining GS wheels & proper/revised geometry

    I bought a DL 1000 VStrom triple that I pulled apart. I will measure the spacing between the bearing landings for you tomorrow. Do you have the measurements of what will work? I didn't want to dismantle one of my bikes to measure....
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