Tires for spoked GS 1000 wheels...

[Sandy]

I run 100/90 x 19 front and haven't had any trouble running the 130/80 x 18 rear on my wire wheels. Maybe not the ideal rim width for the rear but they seem to works just fine. In fact I just ordered a new set of GT501 Dunlops from Dennis Kirk. They seemed to have the best price, actually Ron Ayers was a dollar cheaper but DK is closer. Should have them this weekend.

[sharpy]

If I'm lacing up new rims I might as well go as wide as will fit on both ends... pondering more expense, time, effort... Need to come up with a different front fender...
Great idea though, I have some measuring to do.

Try and get stainless spokes, (mmmm shiny) a tad more brittle but well worth the shine if thats ure thing. Also i had my rims/spokes polished for that extra wank. I break about 2 rear spokes a year but had the wheel laced for about 8 yrs now. Front fender off a GSX550 ESD will fit with just some hack saw cuts for the brake hose brackets. My rims are 2.50 and 4.25 x18s. Running 110/80 Avon AM22 and a 140/80 Bridgestone BT45 with the back side of the brake stay arm flattened for extra clearance.

[nisom512]

The 90-90/18 would be lighter than the 100-90/18 because it's a dedicated front and the 100-90 is a front/rear tire. Dan

may be true but I dont think that there is a 100/90 - 19!!! for a rear wheel? has there ever been a rear wheel that small. I bet that size is a dedicated front.

[salty_monk]

It's not.. it's unidirectional, you run it the opposite way on the rear.

I have them fitted on the front of both my bikes.

Dan

[TheCafeKid]

Dan those rims i sent you are the 1000 alloys...just so you know..

[tkent02]

Try and get stainless spokes, (mmmm shiny) a tad more brittle but well worth the shine if thats ure thing. Also i had my rims/spokes polished for that extra wank. I break about 2 rear spokes a year but had the wheel laced for about 8 yrs now. Front fender off a GSX550 ESD will fit with just some hack saw cuts for the brake hose brackets. My rims are 2.50 and 4.25 x18s. Running 110/80 Avon AM22 and a 140/80 Bridgestone BT45 with the back side of the brake stay arm flattened for extra clearance.

I really don't like shiny things, except when I'm selling.
Looks sweet though, as long as someone else is doing the shining.
Is that 2.5 inch front wheel wide enough to use radial tires?

[salty_monk]

I've seen the speed Sandy rides at.... Those tyres must work ok!

These are about the only choice of rims I think:

http://www.buchananspokes.net/products/excel_non_dimpled_aluminum_rims.asp

Labor

http://www.buchananspokes.net/categories/labor.asp

Prob have nipples & spokes to add I think at about $100 a wheel.

How about a 110 front with a 150 or so rear... Sport touring radial http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/motorcyc...howspecs&id=25

You need 17" both ends for any of the supersport type tyres I think....

I was going to try these on a set of 1150 wheels (120f & 140r on the 750ES maybe... http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/motorcyc...howspecs&id=18

Dan

[Sandy]

may be true but I dont think that there is a 100/90 - 19!!! for a rear wheel? has there ever been a rear wheel that small. I bet that size is a dedicated front.

A lot of the Brit stuff including some of the last Nortons and Triumphs ran 19" rears and the stock sizes were quite small. A popular combination would be to run 4.10x19 TT100s front and rear and I think those would be about the same as a 110 and the 4.10s looked big in those days.

[sharpy]

I really don't like shiny things, except when I'm selling.
Looks sweet though, as long as someone else is doing the shining.
Is that 2.5 inch front wheel wide enough to use radial tires?

Whats a radial tyre?.. Dont know if a radial would suit and any wider would steer like a frgn truck. Could have put 17's on it but that just plain wrong and looks wrong. Still get good rubber as far as im concerned as the bike with lift the front wheel on the throttle in the wet so must be "sticky' enough.

[tkent02]

I'm thinking of staying with more standard sizes for now, but maybe put an 18 inch rim on the front... So some of the GS 1000 rims were 2.5 x 18?
That might be good on the back with the 2.15 x 18 on the front.

[salty_monk]

http://www.etyres.co.uk/consumer-information/motorcycle-tyres-tips.htm

http://two-wheels.michelin.com/2w/front/index.jsp?codeRubrique=23072004172329&codePage=23072004172315_23092004113915&lang=EN

Here you go... radial tyre info.

[first timer]

i was just checking that buchan site, they have alum dimpeled ones to and are a bit cheaper. Depending on size tire you want to run there are a lot of options for the 17" rims these are what the super moto guys run you can go up to 5.0 maybe even 5.5 wide if you wanted and run modern radials like pilot powers. Just look for 36 hole rims.

[salty_monk]

If you can get them in the forks / swinger...

[first timer]

Just did a rough check the 180 would be to wide for the 1100 swing arm maybe a 150 or 140 would work. The 120 front on my sv looks like it would just fit the stock forks of the kat/gs1100 forks.

I guess i am going to have to modify the zrx swing arm to fit before I buy rims now....

on a side note there was a guy a few years back the runs a Kat over in europe i think that fitted 17"ers to some spokes he had and ran radials. can't remember the sizes he used.

[salty_monk]

The 83750ES I have has a 120F & 140R. The fork legs are a bit wider spaced than the 1000 though from memory.... The 140 is pretty tight in the swinger!

Dan