gsx build

[tone]

Ive not started a fresh build since ive been a member here so thought i'd show you how i go about things in pics & a few words with this latest project, i'm not sure what engine will end up in this yet as finances are not great but it will be suzuki either air cooled or oil cooled, whatevers cheapest once the chassis is sorted

I started with a very badly modified gsx1100 frame & proceded to remove all the crap untill i was left with a bare frame, no subframe or shock mounts etc

heres a pic of some of the bits i removed

[tone]

Next up was making a monoshock mount as i knew by that time that i was going in that direction

The grey ally mount is from a slingshot gsxr & is bolted via welded in crush tubes to some sturdy seamless tube

[tone]

After doing a decent deal with a mate against one of my other projects i ended up with a gsxr wp front end complete

much to my surprise this bolted straight in using the same bearings, none of the usual messing with stems etc

[tone]

Next

gsxr ws swingarm this was a little involved to get fitted in the frame as the bearing centres had been previously modified to fit something else, i eventually found some stock centres & after much messing around found some bushes that fitted both the stock centres & the pivot pin, i also had to sleeve the center crush tube down to 16mm

tight fit & i'll have to do without dust covers untill i can get a little machined off the arm but its in & working

[tone]

I modified the tank to accept the neck for a flush filler cap

this was a complete days work to get it to this stage

[tone]

Yesterday i made a pair of bottom shock linkage mounts found a bandit shock & linkage amongst my parts & fitted those along with the top mount i'd made up a few days ago

This his how it stands today, i'm fairly happy with the way its gone so far & look forward to seeing your coments

cheers tone

[posplayr]

Nice Progress

I have more of an appreciation for this now. Still over my head, but I'm starting to understand what I'm looking at now.

Keep us posted when you can.

Posplayr

[TheCafeKid]

Tone that is lookin sweet bro Gonna be a bad ass flicker when you're done I do believe. Id like to see some of the process on that tank, as i have some spare 750 tanks around, and it would be cool to use a flushmount on the cafe project. Is that all built up with body filler or what??

[tone]

Thanks for the comments guys

Heres a bit more info on the tank mod for the cafe kid, sorry i didnt think to take photo's

The filler neck was roughly cut from in this case a yamaha tank (best thing for it lol) you have to remember to also cut out the drain tube which takes water from the cap to the bottom of the tank somewhere

Next thing was to take the gsx tank back to bare metal a good distance from the area to be worked on & very carefully mark out the hole to be cut, i drilled it & cut it out with a jigsaw slightly undersized then finished it to a nice fit by hand

the yam neck was trimmed back to 10mm from the edge to leave a nice overlap to weld in & a hole was drilled in the bottom of the gsx tank for the drain tube

Once happy with the fit i welded it all up & gave it small a smear of filler & a sand to smooth the weld

i'll finish sanding, seal it & paint it once i've finished the rest of the bike as theres nothing as bad as chiping a freshly painted tank when doing other work

hope that makes sense

[rotty]

It is going to be sweet when you are finished...

I was wondering what size spacer did you use on the sprocket side?.

Bill

[tone]

It is going to be sweet when you are finished...

I was wondering what size spacer did you use on the sprocket side?.

Bill

Hello Bill
i'm not quite sure i understand the question mate if its about the wheel alignment ive not done it yet as i still need a rear wheel to fit the arm, the one in the pic is just slopped in so i can roll it about, i'll be sure to let you know how i get on with that one when i get to it

cheers tone

[rotty]

Oic

I thought maybe you had the wheel lined up.I was asking about the spacer that goes between the wheel hub and sprocket.I am having a hard time trying to figure out the size i need to stop the chain from rubbing.

Bill

[tone]

Ahh the internal spacer between the sprocket carrier & wheel hub ?

I always use the one that comes with the carrier or one of exactly the same length & OD as changing these can cause early wear on the bearings, ive had a couple made before with a smaler bore when fitting late wheels to older arms but they are always the correct length etc

cheers tone

[80GS1000]

Good looking work there.

Have you sussed the required amount of offset required for your countershaft sprocket? No chain to swingarm clearance issues?

[kichigai]

Good looking work there.

Have you sussed the required amount of offset required for your countershaft sprocket? No chain to swingarm clearance issues?

If you do, this thread might come in handy!

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?p=757372#post757372

Let me now if you are interested in a 5/8 offset 17 tooth sprocket. I still have mine that I bought new and never used.

Good luck on your bike build.