much confusion on which upgraded forks will fit my gs 1100e

[Anonymous]

i have been told that the gsxr is a very good upgrade for the forks
as far as suspension wise but not sure which ones or what years will fit
anybody got any info on this sure could use it here
thanks blu

[gsBert]

i have 1989 gsxr 750 forks on the front of my naked 1981 gs 1100.
i also have a 1985 gs 1150 front end on my 1982 gs1100e (triple clamps and all.

the 16" front wheel from the 1150 makes it turn in really nice but its an awefully twitchy bike.

the 1981 with the gsxr front end is handling great (if i could just get the carbs werking now). however, since the 17" wheel is smaller and the forks are shorter, i had to bend my sidestand, and am experiencing some minor clearance issues. bike looks really cool though and even a really short person can get both their feet flat on the ground. since the front sits a bit low, a friend made some fork extensions out of aluminium. but i haven't used them.

this winter i will upgrade my front end to an inverted fork from a 1993 gsxr (using the gixxer triple clamps because of the larger diameter). my 89 gsxr brakes and wheel will bolt right on i'm told and the steering heads are the same length.

hope this helps

[oldschoolGS]

Just about any year will bolt up, ground clearance is the issue. Most of the later model stuff is very short. This plus the loss by going to the smaller 17" front can be a problem.

I did a Katana swap to my '83750E, I lost 1.5in on the forks but was helped by going 16" to 17" on the front.

Anyway, keep a close eye on ground clearance. Good Luck, Ed.

1983 GS750ED
2005 GSF1200SZ