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GSXR Wheel Selections

This is from oldschoolsuzuki.com

here is a guy that is running radials and upgraded brakes on ED forks.

looks like 1st gen 2.75x18 wheel with various calipers/rotors (front and back) on GS1100ED forks/swingarm.

after further research the rear wheel is Bandit 600 17x4.5

besides the above mentioned parts, I'll guess at what it takes to do this; .......probably:

caliper mounts
F rotor spacers.
underslung brake ar mount on swing arm
530 chain conversion
rear wheel spacers
front wheel spacers
15mm ID Front axle bearings
radial tires


http://forum.oldskoolsuzuki.info/cgi-bin/Yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1285589392

http://sandmteam.blogspot.com/p/our-bikes.html

Chassis
Frame: GSX1100E standard with bracing to increase stiffness
Suspension: Ohlins SU143 x 330mm length twin rear shocks
Forks: Katana 1100 front forks with custom pre-load adjuster, compression & rebound
Brakes: Honda CBR600F calipers with standard master cylinder, ZXR400L twin 300mm discs & Performance Friction brake pads front; Bandit rear caliper with EBC HH pads
Wheels: GSXR750 18" front wheel & Bandit 600, 160 x 172 rear wheel
Tyres: Avon AM22 Race front tyre and Michelin Pilot Race rear tyre (Medium compound)
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Some more info from Longy.........

Hi Jim

Front wheel goes in but you need to adapt the spacers. This is a bit fiddly and resulted in a couple of washers! In so far as the brakes, they are straight off a h*nda CBR600F (the twin pot variety). You need to have made up special brackets to hang them. The discs are 300mm off a ZXR400, but you could probably use 310mm if you made the caliper hangers to suit.

Wheel bearings as standard.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

Longy
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tone said:
Hmm dunno about the USA but here in the UK an 88 1100 only ever came with a 4.5"x 17 rear wheel (160/60/17 was the stock tyre from memory )

Fronts were 3x17" & a 120/65/17 tyre (i'll check this to be sure & let you know)

The only bike i can think of offhand that had a 3 spoke 18" rear wheel was the gsx1100g shafty from somewhere around 1990, cant remember the front size though :oops:
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Tone,
The much sought after and rare 88 GSXR 1100 wheels are as I listed them:

18x4.5" three spoke rear
18x2.75" three spoke front

These are what I have on my ED with

170/60-18
110/80-18
 
Do you know anything about the 750 Katana wheels & frontends that fit ? The front & rear wheels on my 83 GS1100S are the 3 spoke with 120/70ZR17s up front & 170/60ZR17s on the rear
 
woodman said:
Do you know anything about the 750 Katana wheels & frontends that fit ? The front & rear wheels on my 83 GS1100S are the 3 spoke with 120/70ZR17s up front & 170/60ZR17s on the rear
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So you have an 83 Big Kat with stock forks and 17" wheels? Got any pictures of the setup?


Most any GS suzuki front end will fit the frame, the issues is wheels, rotors and calipers and if there is enough room under the fender.
 
Ill be honest with you, I dont know what I have. Ill see if my kid can show me how to post pictures of the front & back
 
Since no ones replied to ID my 17 inch wheels can someone tell me if the pictures showed up ? They are here on my computer
 
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What is this wheel & fork off of 120/70 ZR17 ?
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What is this wheel off of 170/60 ZR17 Sorry Im not very good at this
 
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The pictures showed up. Look on the side of the wheel, to verify the size. You are giving the tire size. They look like Katana wheels. G.
 
Front wheel is 17 x 3, rear is 17 X 4.5. Some one told me they were 600 Katanas along with the forks. Just trying to verify so I can get parts. Any ideas on the rear caliper ? Parts arrived good, thanks Giablo !. Had it all put together & its back apart for paint. Still need a fender for whatever the front end is.
 
I was thinking 89 GSXR 750 wheels.

it had a 3.5 front and a 4.5 rear but they were white

94 RF600 had 3.5 and 4.5 17" wheels and they did come in silver

the Katana 600 did have silver wheels and a 3" front but the rear was 3.5..

You may have a Katana front and a RF rear..

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woodman said:
Front wheel is 17 x 3, rear is 17 X 4.5. Some one told me they were 600 Katanas along with the forks. Just trying to verify so I can get parts. Any ideas on the rear caliper ? Parts arrived good, thanks Giablo !. Had it all put together & its back apart for paint. Still need a fender for whatever the front end is.
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are you sure it is 17x3" and not 17x3.5"?
 
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