'82 GS850 Fork Swap

[BeanTown]

along with severage other issues, i just found out that my front end is totally bend . looks like this is going to be more expensive than i thought.

Oh well at least i get an excuse to upgrade

Ive seen GSXR forks swapped in on old GS's before. Does anybody know which modesl are compatible with my '82 GS850

[cowboyup3371]

What happened Beans? Your bike was running fantastic when you last left, or so I thought.

[BeanTown]

well its getting there, running smooth but now dripping gas out of exhaust ports 2&3 (put a new thread in the carb section). checking spark/coils and possibly redoing the carbs today.

oh and aparently its had a rough life, definately some kind of front end impact. forks are hosed

[rustybronco]

oh and aparently its had a rough life, definately some kind of front end impact. forks are hosed

If the tubes aren't bent too badly, you can always straighten them. A couple of blocks of wood, a hole saw, a press and some way of measuring their straightness as you un-bend them is all that's required.

[hoehn.marcus]

I have a similar question to this one. I have a 1980 GS850 and I would like to put in some shorter forks. Are there any other GS forks that are shorter but would be easily swaped with mine?

[BeanTown]

you could just loosen the bolts on the triple tree and slide up the clamp points.... or get some fancy ones and sell me ur old ones...

[danger]

Ive seen GSXR forks swapped in on old GS's before. Does anybody know which modesl are compatible with my '82 GS850

sub'd for answer

In the meantime I will keep searching for GSXR fork swap options for my 80 GS850

[Big T]

Most GSXR forks are generally too short

Katana and Bandits will also swap in, all of them need minor mods

There's a bunch of swaps at Oldschoolsuzuki.info

[7981GS]

You could just find another pair of 850 or 1000 forks and be riding much sooner.




Eric

[erithanis]

Most GSXR forks are generally too short

Katana and Bandits will also swap in, all of them need minor mods

There's a bunch of swaps at Oldschoolsuzuki.info

The correct domain appears to be:

http://oldskoolsuzuki.info/

But the server appears to be non-responsive. Is there another similar resource?
I am also looking to see what newer suspensions I could upgrade an older GS1100 with. I LOVE the styling, but those boats could use some updated technology. ^.^