GS 1000 engine in GSXR 1100 first gen frame?

[John Kat]

Ref the problem of no pivot for the gear lever, have you considered removing the lower bolt that holds the footrest plate & making a custom part that provides the pivot point & fixes the plate. Could be as simple as a longer bolt, a washer & a spacer sleeve for the lever to spin on. Might need a shorter lever though. Just a thought.
Nick

Yes Nick, that's the plan.
In fact I will use a plate mounted behind the OEM footrest plate bolted to the two footrest bolts.
As for the lever, I might go for the one used on my KTM 1290 Superduke as it is mounted on ball bearings.
The connecting rod will have to be eitheir custom made or sourced from Lightech: http://www.accessbk.fr/CT-612-comman...ghtech-P2.aspx
In the next two weeks, my Yoshimura Superbike seat should ship from Airtech: http://www.airtech-streamlining.com/...1001986-88.htm
Soon, there will be no more excuses for not getting the bike on the road...

[John Kat]

While I'm still waiting for the muffler and the seat to arrive, I started looking into the possible fairings for the bike.
One of the criterias is that one must see the engine which rules out complete fairings.
The other criteria is that I don't want it to look exactly like a GSXR.
One possibility would be to use the bikini fairing from the original GS 1000 S.
It's not the most glamourous fairing for sure and it takes the feeling out of the steering but I happen to have one in stock.
The other option would be to use a Moto Martin fairing like this one:

http://www.gmp-classic.com/carrosserie-habillage-selles-plaque-n-tete-de-fourche_485_carenage-tete-de-fourche-_carenage-tete-de-fourche-martin__gmp7687.html

Here's a mock-up with the GS 1000 fairing.
Any other idea?

[steve murdoch]

I much prefer the look of the Moto Martin fairing than the S for that bike.

[Fjbj40]

What about a GSXR fairing cut so there is no lower part to it? like this http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...SS-Clone/page9

The S fairing does not work IMOP.

[dorkburger]

Agreed about the Cooley looking a bit big and gawky in that use.

[John Kat]

What about a GSXR fairing cut so there is no lower part to it? like this http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...SS-Clone/page9

The S fairing does not work IMOP.

I remember this post, it's a good fall back solution but I'd like something a little more ...exciting
More like this one: http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...mura__endu.htm
One can even buy it here!

http://www.classic-raceshop.com/fairings-screens/fairing-suzuki-xr-69-yoshimura-style?

[greg78gs750]

es fairing?

[Fjbj40]

I remember this post, it's a good fall back solution but I'd like something a little more ...exciting
More like this one: http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...mura__endu.htm
One can even buy it here!
http://www.classic-raceshop.com/fair...shimura-style?

Looks potential.

For or me, I do not like the off-set headlight, that's only minor though.

[salty_monk]

[QUOTE=John Kat;2217040]

I agree with akckhim, it can be a major pain to bleed this kind of set-up.
My ZX 10R has a similar set-up and it drove me absolutely nuts to get the air out of the system.
I finally managed to do so with the calipers lying flat on a bench to allow the air to escape.

I've never had a problem. I found that the trick was to apply suction to the further point. If that doesn't work then apply suction to the closest caliper first & then suction to the furthest one. I've done a few like this.

Bike's looking good!

[salty_monk]

This one gets my vote:

[John Kat]

A small step forward today: the shift lever is now in place.
The shift lever comes from the 2nd generation 1100 Katana ( I borrowed it from my own bike) and the rod is the OEM rod that comes with the GSXR 1100 86-88.



On the fairing side, the Yoshimura endurance model is no longer available...
On the other hand as I want to keep the handlebars above the top triple, the solution could be to use the GSXR 1100 W 93-98 upper fairing.
There is a fiberglass copy that comes with round lights that looks good to me: it's PN 489
Definitely more modern than the bathtub models...

http://www.poly26.com/carenage-moto-tuning-suzuki-1100-gsxr-1993-1998-w_4-103.html

[John Kat]

Some good news and a small setback today.
The issue came from the front left engine bracket that was composed of three parts welded together.
While it fitted perfectly when not assembled, it proved impossible to insert the bracket between the engine and the frame due to it Z shape...
Back to the drawing board but at least I know how to correct the issue.
The OEM GSXR 1100 G/H throttle cable is now also in place.
It's tight but it works fine.
Last but not least, I got my Cobra muffler from Germany this morning.
Beautifull workmanship in stainlees steel.
It luckily went onto my GSXR 750 91 header with no problem.
Tomorrow the real test: will it fit on the bike?
Here's what it looks like:

[John Kat]

The Cobra exhaust went onto the bike without any issue except that the intermediate pipe will have to be extended to take the frame extension into account.
Looks good to me?



Can't wait to do a back to back comparaison with the orange one

[dorkburger]

Looks good to me also. That first view makes me wonder how the bike would look naked or semi naked, as it seat / tail and perhaps a bikini fairing. I love the aluminum frame and exposed engine.

[Fjbj40]

Looks great! Is the header a 4 into 1 or 4 into 2 into 1?

Either way ground clearance looks acceptable.