gs1150 forks fit a gxxer 17x 3.50 rim

[Colin Green]

Stange mix:

3.5x17" Busa wheel, 1150 triple and GS1100EZ forks?
Do I have that right?

I see your 750 in the same color as the 1100 is Badd A$$ (USD and over braced arm)

Ditto for me. Is it necessary or somehow better to use the GS1100EZ forks?
Can the 1150 forks be used or is that a disadvantage?

It would be nice if someone out there can clarify this. I would also like to know what the pro's and cons (from the perspective of personal experience) are between the original set up with 16" front wheel and a 17" transplant.

I am not sure it is even necessary. Maybe my fat ass is enough to address the front bias weight distribution (is 60/40 right?)

Anybody??

[posplayr]

Ditto for me. Is it necessary or somehow better to use the GS1100EZ forks?
Can the 1150 forks be used or is that a disadvantage?

It would be nice if someone out there can clarify this. I would also like to know what the pro's and cons (from the perspective of personal experience) are between the original set up with 16" front wheel and a 17" transplant.

I am not sure it is even necessary. Maybe my fat ass is enough to address the front bias weight distribution (is 60/40 right?)

Anybody??

I'l guess.

It might be that this quirky comination works because the 1150 triple is wider and uses a 39mm fork(??), but by staying with the 37mm 1100E fork maybe there is more room between the forks for the wider wheel (3.5x17" and 120/70-17). Off hand I dont know the size of the front 16" wheel but I think it is wider than the GS1100E tire/wheel. I would guess the 3.5" wheel is a tight fit even if as described above does "work".

The 1st GEN GSXR forks are 41mm diameter and were designed for a 18x2.75" wheel (110/80-18). It will also fit the 3.5x17" wheel/tire.

The 1150 forks are probably longer than the GSXR because of not only the 2" difference if wheel diam,eter, but also the GS1150 is an older design than the GSXR and the travels tended to be longer.

[tone]

As i read it thats a gsxr11 (slingshot) wheel not a busa which makes sense as the busa wheel uses a much lager spindle

tone

[Colin Green]

Thanks guys, I suppose that this is all meaning that there isn't a 17" wheel that will slot straight into the forks of a GS1150 E F/S? Which is what I was trying to look into. I hear that the GS1150 ES has handling disadvantages with the 16".

[solo suzuki]

Thanks guys, I suppose that this is all meaning that there isn't a 17" wheel that will slot straight into the forks of a GS1150 E F/S? Which is what I was trying to look into. I hear that the GS1150 ES has handling disadvantages with the 16".

not sure what you don't understand, go back to page 1, my two post.

yes a 17in. will fit the GS1150/EFE forks and the low profile radial tire makes it the same size as a 16in. wheel with a bias ply.
you can use the calipers off of the donor bike 320mm but will have to make brackets or use 290mm off of 1st gen. gsxF/katana

couple of shims to line up the rotors with the calipers and something to stop the speedo drive from spinning and you're in

[posplayr]

not only will the wheel fit but so will the 4p nissin! :-D

Hi So is this your bike as well? U must be Bert's freind? He sent me these pics once.

[Colin Green]

not sure what you don't understand, go back to page 1, my two post.

yes a 17in. will fit the GS1150/EFE forks and the low profile radial tire makes it the same size as a 16in. wheel with a bias ply.
you can use the calipers off of the donor bike 320mm but will have to make brackets or use 290mm off of 1st gen. gsxF/katana

couple of shims to line up the rotors with the calipers and something to stop the speedo drive from spinning and you're in

Thanks SoloSuzuki,

Can you please tell me what model is the 17" wheel that fits and is there a particular reason for using a low profile tyre, as I was thinking that te point of the exercise was to end up with a bigger wheel radius and a possibly a better tyre profile? btw that is a really nice bike and cool seat.

[solo suzuki]

Hi So is this your bike as well? U must be Bert's freind? He sent me these pics once.

yep! the black GS (82) and the Kat in my avatar are mine
i took that pic of bert's and mine before he moved out to the west coast
his bike was built by a friend of mine, you can check some of them in the 'friends' section of my site

[solo suzuki]

Thanks SoloSuzuki,

Can you please tell me what model is the 17" wheel that fits and is there a particular reason for using a low profile tyre, as I was thinking that te point of the exercise was to end up with a bigger wheel radius and a possibly a better tyre profile? btw that is a really nice bike and cool seat.

mine came off of an '91 gsxR-1100, modern radials are lower profile and will give you a wider patch/traction and better rubber choice

bigger wheel radius? unless you're planning to do some offroad riding

and thanks for the compliment, the bike's been more or less that way for more than 15 years, before all these bike forums. i was lucky enough to work part time in a friend's bike shop back then, so...

[Colin Green]

mine came off of an '91 gsxR-1100, modern radials are lower profile and will give you a wider patch/traction and better rubber choice

bigger wheel radius? unless you're planning to do some offroad riding

and thanks for the compliment, the bike's been more or less that way for more than 15 years, before all these bike forums. i was lucky enough to work part time in a friend's bike shop back then, so...

Ok! So if I'm getting this right, you are saying that you are happy with the smaller 16" outer wheel diameter (handling wise) but wanted the improved lean angles that are possible with a radial tyre.

After having read some of the Bike mag reviews of the time, I was under the impression that the smaller 16" front wheel was thought to be a contributing factor to handling difficulties associated with very fast turn ins and increased incidence of tank slappers. I recall reference to them being banned in Australia for a while because of those concerns.

I had thought that, that may have been a driving factor in why people changed front wheel size from 16" to 17". It appears that may have been an erroneous assumption.

[solo suzuki]

Thanks SoloSuzuki,

Can you please tell me what model is the 17" wheel that fits and is there a particular reason for using a low profile tyre, as I was thinking that te point of the exercise was to end up with a bigger wheel radius and a possibly a better tyre profile? btw that is a really nice bike and cool seat.

mine came off of an '91 gsxR-1100, modern radials are lower profile and will give you a wider patch/traction and better rubber choice

bigger wheel radius? unless you're planning to do some offroad riding

and thanks for the compliment, the bike's been more or less that way for more than 15 years, before all these bike forums. i was lucky enough to work part time in a friend's bike shop back then, so...

Ok! So if I'm getting this right, you are saying that you are happy with the smaller 16" outer wheel diameter (handling wise) but wanted the improved lean angles that are possible with a radial tyre.

After having read some of the Bike mag reviews of the time, I was under the impression that the smaller 16" front wheel was thought to be a contributing factor to handling difficulties associated with very fast turn ins and increased incidence of tank slappers. I recall reference to them being banned in Australia for a while because of those concerns.

I had thought that, that may have been a driving factor in why people changed front wheel size from 16" to 17". It appears that may have been an erroneous assumption.

Dude, WTF?