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Greek gs1000

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Hi i am new member and i am from Greece . i just get this 1980 gs1000 from germany a month ago .is my child dream to own a gs1000 and now at my 36 i finally own one .i will need some help to restore the motorcycle and i want help to make it a yoshimura replica of the era. The motorcycle was having original exhaust and i install a marving 4to1 and having problem with the carbs i found some fcr41 and i want to install them .
I want to keep the spoke wheels but to make them wider what forks can i install to have wider rim in the front and what swingarm i must have in the rear ?
Thanks
 
bakonick said:
Hi i am new member and i am from Greece . i just get this 1980 gs1000 from germany a month ago .is my child dream to own a gs1000 and now at my 36 i finally own one .i will need some help to restore the motorcycle and i want help to make it a yoshimura replica of the era. The motorcycle was having original exhaust and i install a marving 4to1 and having problem with the carbs i found some fcr41 and i want to install them .
I want to keep the spoke wheels but to make them wider what forks can i install to have wider rim in the front and what swingarm i must have in the rear ?
Thanks
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Welcome to the forum!
You don't need to change the front fork nor the swingarm to install larger rims.
Worst case you will have to offset the chain to avoid it touching the tire.
The only problem with larger rims on spoked wheels is the cost....
Another option is to use wheels from a GSXR 1100
Here's what I did to my GS 1000 S:
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FCR41 carbs are too big look for something more in the range of 36mm from a 1000/1150.
The original carbs need a very good cleaning, clean enough to eat off of and NEW O rings and good air box seals
there is a very good repair tutorial on BaseCliff's web site
 
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break in

break in

Hi i repaint the bike and i install JE pistons 73mm with 12,1 CR I portet and polish the cylinder head and i install FCR41 ,Also i install a DYNA2000 .
The bike is looking great and works great i am still at the break in .i almost did
1000 miles .allready i can see the power the bike is pulling like train from 3000rpm. Very happy with the result . at the winter i want to istall spoke rims 3.50 front and 5.50 at the rear and some upgrade at brakes to .
some fotos of bike here .

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/album.php?albumid=2632

and from the work at the engine here

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/album.php?albumid=2634
 
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Bakonick,
As I'm in the States, I can't recommend a European wheel builder. But I would recommend http://www.buchananspokes.net/ over here. They do great work and wheels is their specialty. Lovin' your bike by the way!:D Paul
 
I have been doing a build for about 2 years now and it has turned into a project that revolves around the "necessity" to have spoked wheels.. Building a wheel around your stock hubs SEEMS like the easy/cheap route right? Well let me just tell you there is no easy/cheap route to take when going to a wider spoked wheel besides doing what everyone else does and throwing some newer sportbike mags on. What you can expect to spend whether you buy new rims and have them laced onto your hubs or buy a new set of complete wheels is anywhere from $800-1200. And that is if you do a lot of the work yourself.. That being said the easiest way would be to build on your current hubs but it won't be cheap. Buchanans is a great company to use if you decide to build on top of what you already have. The pros to building on your current hubs is that you do not have to mess with wheel spacing or aligment (which is a huge hastle to rid yourself of). The downside to building on your current hubs is that you'll have new rims with old fashioned hubs and the cost will be as much or more as it would be for a whole new set of supermoto wheels (which is what I did). The down side to swapping supermoto wheels is that you have to go to a single sided brake set-up on the front and getting a cush drive in the rear is also tough. You will also have to space and align your wheels on your own which I'm finding is tougher than it sounds. The end result however is fantastic and factory looking. Plus ALL the wheel parts/components mate perfectly and were all designed to be together instead of mix and matching spokes, nipples, rims, hubs, angles, and holes. All in all it just depends on what amount of work and money you're willing to put into the project and that will determine your end result. If you want ideas you are welcome to check out my build thread to see what it takes to make the SM wheels work. I think either way you decide you'll like the end result it just depends on what you want to do. Also just to save you some hassle I'd go with a 5" rear wheel instead of a 5.5". I actually put a 4.5" on mine because a get a better tire shape out of a 160. If you're planning on a 180 a 5" will handle it great. Here is the link to my thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=185716 I'd be happy to help you so message me if you have any questions
 
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gr

Thanks for the info guys .
I loved you cafe racer its goin to be one hell of a bike.
 
bakonick said:
Hi i repaint the bike and i install JE pistons 73mm with 12,1 CR I portet and polish the cylinder head and i install FCR41 ,Also i install a DYNA2000 .
The bike is looking great and works great i am still at the break in .i almost did
1000 miles .allready i can see the power the bike is pulling like train from 3000rpm. Very happy with the result . at the winter i want to istall spoke rims 3.50 front and 5.50 at the rear and some upgrade at brakes to .
some fotos of bike here .

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/album.php?albumid=2632

and from the work at the engine here

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/album.php?albumid=2634
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Very nice work so far

Going to a 5" back wheel will probably require the GS 1100E swing arm

Aluminum rims are expensive, figure E800 or more for a set, laced and ready to mount

I'm sure that you can source some rims from Italy, that's where some of the best ones come from
 
autostop

autostop

Thanks i allready found a gsx1100 rear swingarm i think i can fit 5.5 rear rim .
Did someone try 5.5 in the rear?
I want to buy Excel rims for the front and for the rear .
And today i went for a big ride out at the country roads i did about 120 miles.
all was great the road the bike until i am about a mile away from my home .
it was dark about 8.30 so i was havin the lights on so i see the lights go realy realy big somthing like xenon lights and then boom dead bike nothing working .i check the fuses all ok . so i push the bike back home .is 1 mile long uphill .
i am not a strong guy so i was really really dead after .
I dont now the word for this in english i think is this that control the power not to go more from 13 volts ? and it dind work yes? why after i dont have power nowere ? i am goin to call a friend he is a profesional electrisian .
i an also thinking to make all the cables in the bike from the begining .what usualy is the problems in the gs?
Thanks
sorry for my english i hope you understant me .
 
wheels and stuff

wheels and stuff

Bakonick
My solution on the wider rims, and new brakes for the gs750 may also work for your 1000. I should say its untested at the mo but I see no reason it shouldn't work.

Triumph Tiger 955i wheels. The hubs are what you're after so the standard rim sizes are not important. Benefits are simple. The front is set up for a modern 320mm twin floating disc rig, reaer a single 220mm floating system. Standard Tiger is not much less wright than an old GS so the brakes should handle the weight without an issue.

I'd look to use the forks of a speed triple circa 2001, these should take the tiger wheeland brake set up without the need for any spacers etc. All you then need is a set of custom yokes (triple tree) matching the triumph geometry, but with a stem to suit your GS, if you want to keep the clocks just get GS mounts included in the top yoke.

As for the rear end same again, use all standard triumph parts with a one-off swingarm made to suit your wheel and frame mounts.

Number of wheel builders here in the UK.I'd go for Morad alloy rims of your choice wired up to your hubs. Expect to pay ?200 per wheel.

This is by no means the cheapest option, but I believe its the least hassle. Planned right everything should be a straight swap for your standard components.

Hope this helps,
JAG
 
Bravo Niko. Sounds amazing.

Cant wait to whip my marving race pipe onto my gsx400f
 
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