I like the look of the factory 83 1100 wheels but want to widen the rear.
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steve lebow
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I want to widen my rear wheel to 7 inches. does anybody know if it can be done and or who does it and how much it might cost?
I like the look of the factory 83 1100 wheels but want to widen the rear.Tags: None
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8trackmind
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Billy Ricks
It would take a custom swingarm and an offset drive sprocket of at least 3" to make it work. The widest you're going to make fit the stock swingarm is a 4.5" wheel with a 160 width tire.
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8trackmind
Check out the 300 kit. http://www.tracdynamics.com/
Don't know if it'll fit a GS but...it is an offset drive like Billy's talking about. I'm sure if you have the dough, they'll be glad to help you spend it.
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80GS1000
Originally posted by Billy Ricks View PostIt would take a custom swingarm and an offset drive sprocket of at least 3" to make it work. The widest you're going to make fit the stock swingarm is a 4.5" wheel with a 160 width tire.
5.5x17" GSXR wheel will fit in a 1100 swingarm. I got a 5.5x17" 2005 GSXR 750 with a 180 radial on the back of my bike with a 520 chain conversion and 5/8" offset front sprocket. Any bigger than 5.5" and you'll run into problems with the chain fouling the frame.
You might want to talk to a drag racer regarding getting a 7" on your bike, you'll likely need a big offset front sprocket and need to run the chain on the outside of the frame. Those guys get car slicks on the back of their bikes so anything's possible.Last edited by Guest; 10-17-2007, 11:01 AM.
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Billy Ricks
The superwide rears are fine if you're into riding in a straight line all the time, but cornering agility will be shot to hell.
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steve lebow
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Actually I just wanted to get a wider look, and wanted to see how far I could go.
I want to use the stock rear wheel, how wide is the stock wheel?
There must be some company out there that will cut and widen the stock rim.
I do have a stock 03 bandit swing arm floating around, I read somewhere in here that it can be used with out many mods.
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madjack57754
Sandy Kosman widens stock wheels. but you better be sitting down when you find out how much it costs. Just put kosman racing in your search engine and it'll come up
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Billy Ricks
Originally posted by madjack57754 View PostSandy Kosman widens stock wheels. but you better be sitting down when you find out how much it costs. Just put kosman racing in your search engine and it'll come up
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kichigai
Here is the link to Kosman!
They are one ones to talk to if you want to widen your stock rims to keep the factory rim look. I had my stock rear rim widen on my Roadstar Warrior from a 17 X 6 to a 18 X 8.5 to allow it to fit a 240 tire. Yes, they made it bigger and wider! I also just finished installing a set of 95 GSXR 1100 wheels on my GS1100esd yesterday to go up to a 5.5 wide rim for my 180 tire in the rear. It looks great!
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