wide tire kit?

[TheCafeKid]

Josh, whats a Beatle motor?

Beetle. Stupid auto correct.

[koolaid_kid]

Cause it looks cool of course just kidding, seriously what are people thinking? As for that picture koolaid kid put up, why doesn't that guy just by a car already and be over with it. I bet that gsxr is slower in a straight line then when it was new with all that mass. I can understand the want for a slightly bigger tire on a gs than stock especially if other mods have been done

I was at IRP, the local drag strip, and saw a BossHoss run. Not only was it a dog, he nearly hit the wall on one run. Low 14s, what the heck?

[bwringer]

Josh, whats a Beatle motor?

its what they used to power yellow submarines

It's a Fab Four cylinder, obviously...

[stetracer]

Turbostang,
The easiest way to get for a wider tire for the GS is to buy a wider aftermarket 6.25'' wheel which can be expensive. Or you can use a Busa 6'' rear wheel then you can put up to a 200 rear I like the 190 on it better it lays flatter.
You have to have made or make your own spacers that will fit inside the Busa wheel bearing and over you stock axel. You will need one for all three wheel bearings two outside will be collared spacers and the inside one is made the same length and width of the stock Busa bearing but the inside is the same diameter as your axel. You will need a .25'' off set counter shaft sprocket and you need to switch to a 530 sprocket n chain to clear the frame 17/48 will get you back to stock gearing.

I switched to the Whole Busa frontend and both wheels on my 98 Bandit 1200 it looks really good with that set up.

Here is a pic

[evan132]

I was at IRP, the local drag strip, and saw a BossHoss run. Not only was it a dog, he nearly hit the wall on one run. Low 14s, what the heck?

Did it hook up at all? From what I recall those use the 5.7s right. Absolutely useless with all that torque on a motorcycle, especially one that isn't really set up for drag racing. Then again the thing probably weighs close to a car anyway

[stetracer]

If you want to go the easy route and just go alittle wider then you could find an older 5.5'' wheel that uses the same size axel as your 82 GS1100 and bolt it on
This is what I did for my 85 GS1150 I used an older ZX1200 rear wheel

Hrer is a pic of it

[turbostang93]

Hmmmmm, i wonder if this will fit my GS1000???

ok thats a little too wide. i have a 82 1100 E. i just want to go wider then this

[turbostang93]

stetracer, i like the size of the 2nd bike. i just spin mine to easy. i want a little more traction but not to much that it wants to keep pulling wheelies

[jwhelan65]

Easiest solution however not the widest is to find a later 3.5" 1150 wheel. Depending on what bike you have you will need to modify the brake stay, but as far as spacing and fabrication its your quickest and safest solution.

[TheCafeKid]

stetracer, i like the size of the 2nd bike. i just spin mine to easy. i want a little more traction but not to much that it wants to keep pulling wheelies

Buy better tires

Contact patch will only increase by a very small margin unless you put a flat car type tire on it when vertical. The point of modern bikes having wider tires is to increase contact patch when leaned over. But, go too wide and the bike will handle slow and heavy, unwilling to transition from side to side. Then again, you do live in Florida so I doubt you have much worry of that..

[SqDancerLynn1]

That big 300 tire would probably make the bike slower with all that extra weight to turn

[koolaid_kid]

Did it hook up at all? From what I recall those use the 5.7s right. Absolutely useless with all that torque on a motorcycle, especially one that isn't really set up for drag racing. Then again the thing probably weighs close to a car anyway

Yeah, this was a model that had a car tire on it, it hooked once he got the monster going. It was a combination of rider ineptitude and massive weight.

[turbostang93]

im not changing my swing arm or suspension. i finally got it the way i want it sit. i just want a little more rubber.

[koolaid_kid]

I would suggest going with a stickier tire rather than having to change swingarms. It won't last as long, but it will hook better.

[turbostang93]

I would suggest going with a stickier tire rather than having to change swingarms. It won't last as long, but it will hook better.

who makes a good one. i dont ride that much so duration does not matter