fornt end swap gs550e

[Anonymous]

What front end could I put on a 79 gs550e? I recently put a 85 ninja rear on and would like to put on a smaller front tire. Is there a smaller tire that bolts in, I bought a 16 inch gs1150 tire but it will not fit inbeetween the stock forks (without spacers it is to big.).

[first timer]

i have heard you can go with some inverted forks from a 600. most suzuki front ends will just bolt up to other suzuki frames. so all you really need to do is find a front end with the hieght you want, probly a 600 front end.

tell me more about the rear swing converstion, are you running a mono shock or is it dual shock. do you have any pictures?

-ryan

[SqDancerLynn1]

I'm guessing you have a single disc up front, forks are wider for dual disks YOU have loads of options. Easiest would be a later dual disk front end or at least the tripple trees If you have the money complete GSXR 600 front end is possible I understand the inverted can be used with MAJOR modifications

[Anonymous]

So if I get a front end, I would need the whole front, trees, forks, calipers? what triple trees could I get, where I could still use my forks?
I dont have a digital camera, but the 85 zx600r ninja tire went right on in less then one hour. All I had to do was cut a little bit of metal at the u of the swing arm, there was extra metal there. then I took the guard of of the brake line and just bent the mount to hold it in place. I took the caliper brake bar off and bolted to the right outside instead of the middle of the bracket (until I get a chance to bend it and put it back in the middle) I used everything from the stock ninja tire except for the right side washer. on the ninja tire thier is a washer that is held to the rim inside of a hard plastic circle. I just pulled the plastic out and put the stock gs550 washer in. I got the whole rear tire and axle on ebay for 40 dollars including shipping. that included a tire, rim, axle, washers, caliper, sprocket. It looks a lot like the katana tire swaps in the forum from behind. a wider tire looks nicer but it isn't as sharp turning. I'm not going to be raceing around corners so I like it. Hopefully I'll get some pics up in a month or so. I also put clubman bars on it. going for a streetfighter look.

[Anonymous]

and it is not a mono conversion yet, but gonna try one this winter, or I might put 16" shocks on to raise. any opinions.