katana front Wheel on a 700E

[Billy Ricks]

Hey Billy, you should try one of these. Absolutely unbelievable. With Pilot Power rubber she makes me think I can walk on water. Don't know if I can go back to the old GS now-the Bandit 1200 feels like a Gold Wing in comparison.

Ride On, Ed.
2005 GSF1200SZ
1992 900SS
1983 GS750ED

That is sweet Ed. I am getting the itch. There's a bike shop in New Braunfels that just changed hands. They've been advertising deep discounts on leftover non-current models. If I have time tomorrow I may go up and see what they have to offer.

 

[Guest]

Mine is an '88 GSXR750 front end. I just drilled and tapped the top clamp and bolted on some clamps to use a tubular bar. The rearsets are GSXR. I cut off the massive lump that the old pegs bolted to and welded on just enough plate to bolt the rearsets to. If you notice I don't have passenger pegs.

Is the rear wheel from an '88 too? I love your bike, You've done an excellent job on it, wish mine looked that nice!

 

[Billy Ricks]

Is the rear wheel from an '88 too? I love your bike, You've done an excellent job on it, wish mine looked that nice!

I believe it's an '88. It's a 4.5" width. Thanks for the compliments. I have about 60 hours of work in polishing just the wheels. I am about to swap to an inverted fork off a '95 GSXR.

 

[MADAWG_70]

Billy, I just put on a 93 gixer front end on my gs700, put bearing in the back wheel and now it's looking a little close. It's a 180/55, do you think I can make it work or am I gonna have to get another from a kitty? The motor is out so I can't line it up but it's lookin close.

 

[Billy Ricks]

Billy, I just put on a 93 gixer front end on my gs700, put bearing in the back wheel and now it's looking a little close. It's a 180/55, do you think I can make it work or am I gonna have to get another from a kitty? The motor is out so I can't line it up but it's lookin close.

The 180 is too big. A 160 is close in mine.

 

[MADAWG_70]

OK.you just deflated my ballon. Here is my progress. How can I determin how long the front forks have to be, can I leave the clip on on top or do they have to be underneath?

Looks in better shape than it is, trust me

can anyone tell me how to determine the fork length the I need to have to maintain a stable ride. The clip ons work much better on top, but afraid it will adversly effect the handling.

 

[Billy Ricks]

With the clipons on top you're going to lose too much ground clearance and bang the bottom of the exhaust. I've mashed mine a few times. Best bet is a 954 triple but it's too late for that. Setup is everything. Get the preload right to keep from bottoming out. 1" of sag is what you want. That's the difference in length with the wheel off the ground and fully extended vs. the bike on the ground with your weight in the seat.

BTW, yours is looking good.

 

[MADAWG_70]

With the clipons on top you're going to lose too much ground clearance and bang the bottom of the exhaust. I've mashed mine a few times. Best bet is a 954 triple but it's too late for that. Setup is everything. Get the preload right to keep from bottoming out. 1" of sag is what you want. That's the difference in length with the wheel off the ground and fully extended vs. the bike on the ground with your weight in the seat.

BTW, yours is looking good.

Thanks, hope I can get it set up as well as yours. Everything is in set up stage except jumping the gun on powder coating, should have brace the frame for a different motor while it was stripped.