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hi all,

I'm new to the site, hope I've selected the right spot for this post. Anyway, I have an 81 GS650L and I would like to change out the mag wheels for spoke wheels. Does anyone know of another GS model with spoke wheels that would work? For what it's worth, my bike is shaft drive.

thanks,
Marshall
 
Thanks a lot. I don't think I understand 100% of what all was said in that thread, but it sounds like Suzuki Intruder wheels may work. I'm only really interested in some type of direct swap solution, no machining of parts. I'll keep studying this. Thanks again.
 
If you want a "direct swap", you are going to have to either swap bikes or swap ideas, as there is nothing out there.

Trust me, you are not the first one with the idea. It has been kicked around MANY times, nobody has reported success (yet). :-\\\

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Well, shoot. Not what I wanted to hear, but it is what I needed to hear I suppose. There isn't a problem with the wheels on the bike, I just don't like the look and much prefer the look of spokes.
Anyway, thanks for the reply.
 
As easy as it may seem to just swap wheels when you are looking at buying a bike, this is one of the few times that a "simple" idea just isn't so.

You are new to the site, but we have no idea how new you are to motorcycling. If this is your first bike, you might not be aware of the advantages of cast wheels over spokes. It's not all about looks, there is a lot to function, too.

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Understood, I think I've given up on that idea. And I get your point regarding looks and function. I know it's not practical, but this is actually a case where I would be willing to give up some functionality for looks, had it been possible. After I created an account I just went straight to posting my inquiry, so I need to go back and fill in my profile.


Thanks,
Marshall
 
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well, I saw a pic of this gs650 cafe racer on the web and now I'm abck to having a hard time letting this idea go. Can anyone tell if these look like some stock wheels off another bike that would mount up in place of my stock mag wheels that are on my GS650?
 

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