Band/Gixer Conversion (week 2)

[saffa]

Got the front and rear sprockets lined up today. As you can see from the pic the 520 conversion solves a lot of issues. Clears the 180 Bridgestone tire, clears the shock and most importantly no gouging of the frame....many thanks to Katman for all his hardwork and late night mathematic skills!! BRAVO!!

cmon ...dish the goss.....what you got for a front sprocket ...how much machined of the rear carrier and is that an O/X ring chain .

important info this ...then i can upgrade from my 170 to a 180

[posplayr]

80gs1000

PJ,
As i recall you ended up doing a mono shock in order to solve ground clearance problems as well. You could not get the amount of rear height adjustment to compensate for the 17" GSXR suspension conversion without going mono (as I recall). lease elaborate.
Pos

[80GS1000]

PJ,
As i recall you ended up doing a mono shock in order to solve ground clearance problems as well. You could not get the amount of rear height adjustment to compensate for the 17" GSXR suspension conversion without going mono (as I recall). lease elaborate.
Pos

Yeah, with the 2004 GSXR 1000 forks the monoshock was pretty much a requirement since the forks are so short. Jwhelan65's bike is using longer GSXR 1100 forks which will partially alleviate the ground clearance issues.

[jwhelan65]

Clearance issues

I agree with both of you, as I get deeper into this build, I have realized this is not one project but a sequence of numerous small projects that split and become more projects. So for now I will move forward with the VH and and look into 80gs1000's mod if it becomes an issue. However I will say that 80GS's modification is well engineered and taken with great consideration, another great mod, its why this forum exists. 80GS 1000 regarding the rear sets I am going with the same build out as Isleomans
(zx12r) which eliminates the stock sets. I have all the specs with and step by step photos to create the plates needed to install them (many thanks Isleo!!).

I agree on the handle bars, I do not like them, they look a little to 80 retro. I bolted them on just to see how things would look , I like the Gen II's , probably because I am used to them, considering replacing all the lines with stainless anyway, so one less issue.

[jwhelan65]

cmon ...dish the goss.....what you got for a front sprocket ...how much machined of the rear carrier and is that an O/X ring chain .

important info this ...then i can upgrade from my 170 to a 180

Katman machined the front offset, I actually need to add .160" spacer to the front to make it perfect, the rear is the stock GS hub with a 10mm spacer on the shifter side and the stock Bandit on the brake side. The chain is a DID ERV3 520 and a supersprox

[jwhelan65]

Mountin bolts

[quote=isleoman;920370]

Trying also to get all the wires converted, as you can see in the pic several of the GSXR cables are too short do to the risers being added. I pushed the triples as far up the forks as possible to gain much needed clearance. Also..Does anyone know how the GSXR 1100 brake lines attach behind the rear fender? It looks like I am missing something? .....(the blue painters tape is my fancy labeling system)

Just my opinion but the stock GS bars are going to look fugly on your conversion. FZ1 Gen 1 or Gen 2 bars or Superbike bars should look more appropriate and help to solve some of your distance problems. Would also be closer to the riding position your use too on the Gen 2. Even with the lower bars it looks like your going to need longer brake line(s). Bandit brake lines might be about right. I re-used my stainless brake lines from my original GS front end. They are a little too long but I tucked the excess up behind the bucket.

Where are you going to mount your gauges with that top triple? Are there any mounting points you can bolt to underneath it?

Here is the underside of the top triple and the mounting hardware for the gauges

[ironsheik]

Hey J, what's the width of that chain? I guess the master link rivets are the widest? I have an RK x-ring 530 chain that I'd like to keep and I'd like to compare widths. Maybe I should go 520 if the 530 is significantly wider. Thanks!

Josh

[jwhelan65]

Chain

Hey J, what's the width of that chain? I guess the master link rivets are the widest? I have an RK x-ring 530 chain that I'd like to keep and I'd like to compare widths. Maybe I should go 520 if the 530 is significantly wider. Thanks!

Josh

The DID ERV3 520 is 18.5 mm or .7285"

I have a DID 530 on another bike it measures 24.8 mm or .9785"

A difference of 6.3 mm or .2500", this is crucial when converting to a 180 rear.

[tone]

[quote
A difference of 6.3 mm or .2500", this is crucial when converting to a 180 rear.[/quote]

Well ive doen more than a few of these conversions & dissagree as ive always used DID 530 chains with no problems, not knocking it as it works for you but as ive said its not essensial to change over

cheers tone

[ironsheik]

I think I'd like as much wiggle room as possible and a 520 chain with less mass is even cooler. Guess I have a gs1100 530 chain and sprocket conversion with 2500 miles on it available if anyone wants!

On another note, J: that top triple is aftermarket from Spiegel right? It cost a pretty penny? I think I've seen them for close to $300! Nice setup though.

Josh

[isaac]

Nice work so far. That's definitely going to handle amazingly compared to stock. It'll be interesting to see the whole thing put together, hopefully without one of those whale tails.

[jwhelan65]

[quote
A difference of 6.3 mm or .2500", this is crucial when converting to a 180 rear.

Well ive doen more than a few of these conversions & dissagree as ive always used DID 530 chains with no problems, not knocking it as it works for you but as ive said its not essensial to change over

cheers tone[/quote]
Tone,
I agree the 520 set up is not necessary, but either way your swapping out parts, it only seems logical to give yourself as much room as possible. The only cost difference is the 520 chain, its 30 bucks more than the 530. I think more than anything it really cleans and tightens everything up.

jw

[jwhelan65]

I think I'd like as much wiggle room as possible and a 520 chain with less mass is even cooler. Guess I have a gs1100 530 chain and sprocket conversion with 2500 miles on it available if anyone wants!

On another note, J: that top triple is aftermarket from Spiegel right? It cost a pretty penny? I think I've seen them for close to $300! Nice setup though.

Josh

Josh,
The top triple is an ABM, believe it or not I picked it up on ebay for $170.00, best thing about it is that it addresses the riser issue.

[jwhelan65]

whale tail

Nice work so far. That's definitely going to handle amazingly compared to stock. It'll be interesting to see the whole thing put together, hopefully without one of those whale tails.

Sorry man the whale tail is stayin..

[briyenkieth]

that upper tree clamp is rockin!