I picked up '82/83 GS1100 rims & rotors from a GSR brother, with the idea that I could fit them to my '78 GS1000. I liked the look of the 3-point pattern, and thought they would look unique on my bike. With only a few hassles I made it work. Lots of stripper...masking tape...cussing...Pictures tell the story.
No, that's not a pizza in my wife's oven! I owe her a set of pot holders.
Here's the wheels before I had the tires mounted. I used safety-wired ss allen head bolts instead of the hex bolts with the bent tabs.
For the rear sprocket I replaced the square head bolts inside the hub with square head nuts. Together with the safety-wired bolts, they can't come loose.
Here's what they look like on the bike. Still a work in progress.
I have more pics, but I was limited to four!
Biggest challenge was the front rotors. On the GS1100 the rotors were 275mm. The '78 calipers were made for 295's. So the stock calipers were hitting on the spider web of the new rotors. I had to find calipers from an '80 GS1000E, which fit the '78 forks & the '82 rotors. Whew! I feel like Johnny Cash!
No, that's not a pizza in my wife's oven! I owe her a set of pot holders.
Here's the wheels before I had the tires mounted. I used safety-wired ss allen head bolts instead of the hex bolts with the bent tabs.
For the rear sprocket I replaced the square head bolts inside the hub with square head nuts. Together with the safety-wired bolts, they can't come loose.
Here's what they look like on the bike. Still a work in progress.
I have more pics, but I was limited to four!
Biggest challenge was the front rotors. On the GS1100 the rotors were 275mm. The '78 calipers were made for 295's. So the stock calipers were hitting on the spider web of the new rotors. I had to find calipers from an '80 GS1000E, which fit the '78 forks & the '82 rotors. Whew! I feel like Johnny Cash!
Nice work
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