spoked wheels for a 650

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are there any spoked wheels that could be a direct swap for the 650?

[rphillips]

I don't think there were any spoke wheels for any GS "shaft drive" bikes.

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I don't think there were any spoke wheels for any GS "shaft drive" bikes.

Bummer! Would look sweet!

[Grimly]

Offhand, the only spoked wheels I recall on a Zuk shafty were on the 1200 and 700 Madura. Rare as hen's teeth now, and whether they'll fit the 650 anyway...
Saying that, a couple of people on here fitted them to 850s and 1000s as far as I recall.

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okay so heres what i found

suzuki madura tire and brake specs specs

front 110/80 H19
rear 140/80 H16

front 2x280mm discs
rear 1x168mm disc

suzuki gs650 tire specs

front 90/90 19
rear 130/90 16
front 1x275mm disc
rear 1x275 disc


i know you can up or downsize your tire size by 1 and i already run a 100/90 on my front and it doesnt rub at all, so downsizing the madura front to a 100 doesnt seem to be an issue with fitment, aswell as downsizing the rear by one even though i could run a 140 on my 650.

so with the brakes, i dont know if they have the same pattern for the bolts and im not sure exactly how to find that, and the madura does run two discs on the front but i have a single front brake and i honestly owuld like to keep it that way, as for the size of the discs, would those only affect fitment if say i had a different front end giving the front brake a different placement, or is it somehting else i need to worry about.

would there be a weight advantage with spoke wheels, or any advantage other than looks for that matter?


last but not least? does this sound doable based on these specs or is there not enough research done yet to confirm it would work?

[Chuck78]

FYI A GS450A automatic trans model came with a wire spoke shaft drive rear wheel... But I'm guessing it was a drum break, I can't remember it's been many years since I saw one. And the drum would probably be a bit small for middleweight 650.
The Madura wheels would definitely be the ticket.

[Chuck78]

Are not the same spoke count as a GS wheel though, I believe they are 40 spokes? So you have to either run the stock Madura rim or aftermarket.

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i think im actually gonna stay stock with the direction im going, the spoked wheels look great but for the styling im doing the mags are staying.

painting is time consuming

cant wait until the bike is done, theres gonna be some hate that i kinda deserve but im just doing what i would like to.

[kochic]

The hub on the Madura 1200 wheel is really wide compared to the GS hub, easier to swap complete front end. I have fitted Madura wheel on a GS1000L, maybe 12 year ago. For the rear I only had to modify the caliper torque arm and mix the GS and Madura wheel spacers.
Marc