1980 GS450 Front End Swap Compatibility

[villainous_gamgee]

I'm thinking of swapping out the stock front end on my 1980 gs450e for something beefier. I'm thinking of swapping in inverted forks.

In another forum a member said "The steering stem from a '89 gsxr 750 is a direct bolt-on if you want conventional forks. For upside-down fork try a 92 gsxr 600."

Now this was in response to someone looking to do a front end swap for a 1981 gs450s, so maybe this won't work, but I figured I'd see if anyone knows if this information is accurate?

If not, does anyone know of any other bikes with a beefier front end that has direct compatibility with my 1980 gs450?

Thanks

 

[GregT]

From personal experience I can say that you won't go much bigger as the bearing sizes in the headstock are quite small.
I put 35mm Marzocchis in mine which was an improvement. Ex a ducati pantah. From memory, I found taper rollers to adapt them quite easily.
I'd be looking at something like EX500 kawasaki. 38mm conventional style.