'80 1100E dressed in spokes

[robinm]

In 1981

Suzuki released 26 GSX1100 Black pipe specials, for the castrol 6hr race here in NZ , They had round slide carbs, black chrome mufflers and wire wheels. 6 went to race teams and 20 were made available to the public, they had to release 20 to the public to allow them to run in the 6hr, which was limited to production bikes, These would be THE most desirable GSX1100 ever made and on the very rare occasion ( I have only ever sen 1 sold) they are fought over and fetch amazing money.

[Zooks]

Beautiful work paco13. I think it looks great.

[groundshock]

May i ask what the wheels came off of and what you needed to install them?

I see a Battlax tire on, that must mean you're running wider-than-stock tires and a radial to boot?

Also, did the front and rear sprockets for the GSXR1100 just bolt right on? Whats the tooth count on them?

Very nice setup that I wouldnt mind having myself, any help you an offer would be outstanding!

[salty_monk]

The spokes look very nice... You can get a Battleaxe tyre in a ply too.... Be very surprised unless that is a modern wheelset if it's a radial

[Dogma]

I'm not usually excited by spokes, but those look really good on there. Interesting front turn signal position too.

I have a pair of caliper brackets on my '83 850 L parts bike. If you can use them, let me know. Helicoils on brakes make me nervous.

[paco13]

Hey guy's,
How is everyone doin'?

Ok, The sprockets are 16 front 46 rear, Bolted right on needed the 6mm spacer up front installed between sprocket and engine to align sprockets.
Have had no clearance issues anywhere. I ordered a 120 link chain and trimmed to size.

Thank you for the offer on the caliper bracket.
The 1100 has a different diameter slide bolt than the others.
Heli coil is in and should be fine, used a little blue loctite too.

The wheels came off a 77/78 gs 750 I had picked up for parts, It had been abandoned at a storage place so don't know the PO, but it was stripped down and appeared to be set up for some sort of racing.
Both hubs are stock but the rims are after market alum. 18" F/R, actually the rear looks like it might be stock, it has a small gold, black and red DID sticker, but don't know of any that came aluminum other than the bike mentioned in an earlier post.
2.50" wide rear, 2.15" wide front.

Tires are bt45 bias ply, 120/80 rear/100/80 front. Eventually will go wider rear if I find a 3.50ish wide rim.

[AOD]

P! I! M! P!

fantastic looking bike!

~Adam

[silverhorse47]

Gosh, it's a beautiful thing.

S.

[gm434]

Bike looks great man.. so where did you get the spoked rims? Im looking on ebay for some right now.

[Shin-Ken 1074]

Great job with the spokes. Makes a bike look light and clean and ready to go, cheers.