As requested...17" GS500 wheels...

[tone]

i may just buy the GSXR1000 front end and be done with it.

gsxr1100wp is a better bet

[jed.only]

gsxr1100wp is a better bet

what is that? is it available in the states?

[makenzie71]

Sorry about the brake rotor thing, Tone. You have "odd" punctuation...makes it hard to correctly interpret some of your posts.

And the straight spoke Katana wheels may be directly compatible for some projects, but when the guy wants the swoopy spoke wheels, they're not. Plus...they're nowhere near as simple as the swoopy wheels because of the bearing dimensions and rim width.

[Mark M]

what is that? is it available in the states?

That would be the water cooled GSXR1100's, from 93 to 98(?).

Mark

[jed.only]

wow, ill never find one of those. perhaps ill just leave it alone.

[Mark M]

wow, ill never find one of those. perhaps ill just leave it alone.

Look on Ebay and local used stuff papers. Suzuki sold a lot of them and they are around. You can also use that era of GSXR750 front ends, but the 750's are a bit shorter (around 3/4" I think).

Mark

[jed.only]

and i can retain the speedo, correct?

[Mark M]

and i can retain the speedo, correct?

No idea. I believe that the 90's GSXR's still used a cable drive off the front wheel. The only issues there will be the drive ratios and the end fittings being compatible. Tone should be along any minute to straighten me out on this.

Mark

[makenzie71]

Speedo compatibility adds a whole other world of "stuff". I just ditched all my gauges and everything and run a trail tech vapor.

[tone]

The gsxr 1100wp is the first watercooled 1100 model from 1993 although this does depend on the market it was intended for, some countries got it a year earlier

The reason i mentioned this model is they have one of the longest length usd forks which you will need, although ground clearance will still be reduced, they still have a mechanical speedo drive from the front wheel

I know for a fact these forks fit directly into a gsx1100et or 750et with no mods at all because ive done it, even the lockstops match up to an et frame perfectly

A small leap of faith on my part leads me to believe that they will also fit directly into your 1100, Just check that your 1100 & 1100et etc use the same bearings to be sure & you are good to go

cheers tone

[makenzie71]

A small leap of faith on my part leads me to believe that they will also fit directly into your 1100...

He's not installing forks on an 1100, unless I missed something...which I may have...he's working with a GS1000L. However, the GS1100 and the 1979 GS1000 use the same bearings in the steering stem as the GSXR1100WP. Unless steering stem LENGTH is different (I have no way to check this) it should be a bolt on thing.

[tone]

He's not installing forks on an 1100, unless I missed something...which I may have...he's working with a GS1000L. However, the GS1100 and the 1979 GS1000 use the same bearings in the steering stem as the GSXR1100WP. Unless steering stem LENGTH is different (I have no way to check this) it should be a bolt on thing.

Sorry that was a slip of the typing finger
The same things apply though eg if its using the same bearings it will fit imo, pretty sure the gs1000 headstock is the same as the bikes i mentioned above

carry on lol

[jed.only]

okay, so ill need to look for one of those 1100 front ends, as i have read before that it is one of the longer ones. ive seen on katman's site that the GSXR 750 froks and 954 triples actually have more usable length due to where the clipons bolt up, but that is on a katana base, so i have no idea. id like to retain an upper with provisions for handle bars so i can retain my clubmans, but it isnt entirely necessary, i could deal with clipons.

[Mark M]

okay, so ill need to look for one of those 1100 front ends, as i have read before that it is one of the longer ones. ive seen on katman's site that the GSXR 750 froks and 954 triples actually have more usable length due to where the clipons bolt up, but that is on a katana base, so i have no idea. id like to retain an upper with provisions for handle bars so i can retain my clubmans, but it isnt entirely necessary, i could deal with clipons.

You can mount bar risers onto the GSXR top triple if you want. Look for "stunt risers" on Ebay, lots of them there for the stunt riding crowd. I think the 1100 forks end up a bit longer than the 750 forks with the 954 triple, but not by much. The 750 tubes are shorter, but the 954 triple gains most of it back. Either way works fine.

Mark

[jed.only]

You can mount bar risers onto the GSXR top triple if you want. Look for "stunt risers" on Ebay, lots of them there for the stunt riding crowd. I think the 1100 forks end up a bit longer than the 750 forks with the 954 triple, but not by much. The 750 tubes are shorter, but the 954 triple gains most of it back. Either way works fine.

Mark

looking for easy sourcing, practical, and less expensive. that goes for the entire project.