GS1000 streetfighter idea w/ picture

[tone]

There are 4 covers bolted on with phillips head bolts in the pic below, what are their functions? Also, what does the spring loaded thing in the bottom left do?

The one with 3 screws around the bearing is a retainer for said bearing,to the left of that with 4 screws is the output shaft end plate, the plate at the top is the end of the oil gallery

The thing at the bottom is the selector pawl, the shaft off the back of that on the LHS runs through the engine & your gear lever is fitted to the end of that to the right of that with the 2 screws in the retaining plate is the selector drum

Tone

[jed.only]

im about to start page 66, but i had a few questions i HAD to get out before i forgot them.

I believe most of the people doing this swap used a GS500 sprocket carrier and cush drive, which is significantly narrower than the GSXR parts.


Mark

would this have been a viable option to relieve your +6mm on the leftside of the rear wheel for chain alignment?

Well, after reviewing a couple of photos, I decided that the design of the lower shock mount needed to be revisited, so we tore out the old design and fabbed up a new one.

Most importantly, the way I had the linkage and shock mounted didn't allow for sufficient travel in the linkage, which resulted in the swingarm trying to tear the tabs out of the frame without transmitting that force into the shock. Plus, I didn't like how much force was going to be exerted on two unbraced tabs that were welded only at two relatively small points, so that needed to be addressed.

This is the linkage and shock from a stock GSXR, note the position of the dogbone bolt relative to the shock bolt.



Now look how I had mine mounted.




Big, possibly disastrous difference.

So we fixed it. New frame crossmember tacked onto the centerstand crossmember, and two fat tabs made from 1/2" square tubing, welded in solid to a piece of rectangular tubing.





The suspension now works and is mounted in the way that those very smart Suzuki mechanical engineers intended.

the finished redo and the stock GSXR still dont match up, what gives? loaded vs unloaded? good as it gets? more/less rake?

[jed.only]

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8trackmind-

Here's some more photos for you. This is how I ran these rearsets for about 1000 miles on the road last summer, worked great. Never ground out a footpeg while leaned over all the way.

you have two different rearsets right to left, or at least the guards are. k4 and k6, maybe? why is that?



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[anthonygs1000]

did you have to modify the frame at all or get a off set for the sprocket so the chain would not rub the chain looks like a 530 am i right ?

[pkbjamn]

Just saw the post with the pictures of the rearsets. The reason that the guards are different is because I have the others!!!! Just joking about having the actual others, but in reality, my brake lever heelguard has the holes while my shift lever heelguard has the slots. Different year GSXR rearsets scrounged up from ebay for my GS650g Cafe project. Stainless brake lines and paint will complete my project.

Kelly

[80GS1000]

im about to start page 66, but i had a few questions i HAD to get out before i forgot them.




would this have been a viable option to relieve your +6mm on the leftside of the rear wheel for chain alignment?

The 6 mm of offset was with a 6" rear rim. Going to a 5.5" rim helped quite a bit. I used the 2005 GSXR 750 rear sprocket carrier as it fit the wheel and it was a bit thinner than the GSXR 1000 sprocket carrier.

the finished redo and the stock GSXR still dont match up, what gives? loaded vs unloaded? good as it gets? more/less rake?

That's how it ended up with a 51/49 front/rear weight distro and when the rake was set to 24.5 degrees versus the GSXR's 23.5 degrees. I deliberately set the rake a bit conservatively to keep the handling stable. The shock and linkage still have full travel.

[80GS1000]

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you have two different rearsets right to left, or at least the guards are. k4 and k6, maybe? why is that?



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Two words: budget building. K6 and K4 parts from Fleabay. All the GSXR parts on this bike were bought on the cheap from eBay auctions.

[80GS1000]

did you have to modify the frame at all or get a off set for the sprocket so the chain would not rub the chain looks like a 530 am i right ?

5/8" 520 offset sprocket. 520 DID ERV3 chain. No frame mods to prevent rubbing with this setup.

[jed.only]

just checking, i knew you had reasons. would the other carrier (the one mentioned in the post i quoted) + cush drive shaving have allowed to you align the chain with the 6" wheel? the world may never know.

i hear you on the cheap part, i am the same way.

[Bad Kaw]

Nah, he says he's cheap; but he's more of a true 'Spartan'. That bike is all business, no frills, true to the body-lines (looks), and that which has been changed is for 'performance'...one of my all time favorite bikes. No cheapness there...just 'build genius'.

[80GS1000]

just checking, i knew you had reasons. would the other carrier (the one mentioned in the post i quoted) + cush drive shaving have allowed to you align the chain with the 6" wheel? the world may never know.

i hear you on the cheap part, i am the same way.

Send me one and I'll try it out.

Nah, he says he's cheap; but he's more of a true 'Spartan'. That bike is all business, no frills, true to the body-lines (looks), and that which has been changed is for 'performance'...one of my all time favorite bikes. No cheapness there...just 'build genius'.

Thanks, man. Wait till you see version 1.5 currently being built.

[Bad Kaw]

See that!!!??? That's exactly what I'm talkin' about! Ha!
Drive on, my mentor, drive on!
...and by all means, post pictures as soon as humanly possible...

[NorCalSuperF]

Hey 80GS1000!

Do you still have this pipe? I'm very interested!.

[Guest]

See that!!!??? That's exactly what I'm talkin' about! Ha!
Drive on, my mentor, drive on!
...and by all means, post pictures as soon as humanly possible...

BK is right....PICS, Man, PICS!!!!

Don't be holding out on us, PJ....

[80GS1000]

Hey 80GS1000!

Do you still have this pipe? I'm very interested!.

Sorry man, SaltyMonk on this board now has that pipe. Looks trick on his black skunk GS1000. Those Yoshi GS1000 pipes don't work with a monoshock conversion as the pipe would go right where the lower shock mount is located.

BK is right....PICS, Man, PICS!!!!

Don't be holding out on us, PJ....

I'll post pics soon enough...