gs850 forks on a gs1000

[Guest]

Hey guys ive got a 1980 gs850 that has the bracketre for the dual front calipers and was wondering if they would work on my 1978 gs1000

[tkent02]

Same length and diameter? Try it. Should work, and the fork action will be better, they are better forks. You may have to use different wheel bearings and axle, can't remember the diameter of the 850 axle.

Use the brake calipers from the 850 too, they work a lot better.





The 850 is not an L model, is it?

[80suzukigs850]

Idk the model on it bought it as a badass 100 dollar project. Also wondering if the 850 gas tank will and was planning to use the entire front end and the back wheel.

[tkent02]

The gas tank won't fit. Show us a picture of these forks. The rear wheel won't work, it's made for a shaft drive bike. The front will be OK, if the wheel bearings fit the axle.

[80suzukigs850]

Ill post a pic tomorrow and yea i just remembered that

[Steve]

If the axle is at the bottom of the fork tubes, there should be no problems.

If the axle is beside the bottom of the fork tubes, they are from an L model.

If that is the case, you will need to also use the triple clamps from the L, as they have the proper offset for those tubes.

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