gs 550 swing arm to a gs1000

[Guest]

hi guys was hoping some one out there can advise me can i fit a gs1000 or 750 swing arm into a gs550 frame as i would like a fatter tyre on the back end

[DohcBikes]

Why do you want a fatter tire on the back of a gs550?

There are some common swaps, but they all take a bit of fabrication.

[tkent02]

I looked a while ago, an aluminum GS1100E swingarm. It looks like it would work, but would need a spacer around the pivot shaft, or a bigger hole in the 550 frame, and the swingarm would be longer and wider at the rear. If you shortened it on the angled part about halfway back it would bring it both to the right length and width for the 550.

[Simon]

its the look iam hoping to get like a classic cafe racer style but id like either a 750 swing arm but i don't know if they can be swapped over

[Simon]

didn't really want a box section swing arm wanted to keep it retro so i was thinking of either a 100 or 750 swing arm

[Nessism]

Both the 750 and 1000 used the same width wheel as a 550. You sure you want to through all the hassle of changing to the different swingarm?

Edit: my comments apply to the 18" wheel versions of those bikes. There are some 16" and 17" wheel variants as well. You might want to try picking up a 17" GS1000 wheel, which is 2.5" wide, and see if you can make it fit on your 550. You will need new wheel bearings and new spacers. Maybe your 550 spacers will work? Not sure but there is a good chance you can make it fit.