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17" wheel capability and set ups

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Sorry if this has been beat to death.
I have a 78 GS750E. I am going to run a complete (forks, triples, brakes) 84 1150ES front end on it. I would like to run modern 17" wheels front and back on it. I've read that early a 90's GSXR1100 front wheel will work. Do I need any special axle spacers or wheel bearings for this to work? Also, are there any rotors that will work with the stock 1150ES calipers?

For the rear, are there any 17"wheels that will work with the stock swingarm? If not what's the best swap?

Thanks!
 
Kowalski said:
Thanks for the super quick reply and helpful link!
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re: your prior question. You usually have to use the axle that comes with the forks and then use different bearings or spacers to adapt to the larger GSXR axle diameter.


The 1150 is either 14 or 15mm and the 2nd Gen GSXR is a 20mm so you need 5-6mm larger collar or find a different bearing with smaller ID.
 
I found out that I can search for bearings by size on all balls website. That should take care of any axle wheel bearing issues.

Has anyone ran a SV650 rear wheel? I've found they're 17x4.5. That's all I know about them right now. I'll see what other info I can dig up on them.
 
Well I got my 17x4.5 gsxr rear wheel. The 78 gs750 drive hub fit in it perfectly! Bearing are even the same size. All that's left is to figure out braking situation, front and rear.
 
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