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89 GSXR front end with 18" wheel?

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OK. So I experienced a little bit of delay, you know, life stuff. But the ball is rolling again. The front wheel is off the bike, and has been mounted to the GSXR forks.



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I'm still working on getting gauges mounted and steering locks.​
 
John Kat said:
Glad to see you managed to get the front wheel on the fork.
You apparently managed to use the GSXR 11K OEM spindle?
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Thanks John. turns out my wheels have 20mm bearings in them. :D just needed to get spacers fabricated to center the wheel.
Because I don't have any machining skills or equipment, I ended up taking it to an "old school" bike shop where they still lovingly rebuild old motorcycles with many hand built parts.
 
It's always nice when new parts arrive for the project!


New ignition switch for the GSXR triples and some bar risers! Sweet!
 
So, I made some progress over the long weekend. It was a matter of going up to a friend's shop where he has some serious fabrication tools and knowledge to use them. It's always a treat to visit because he has such a cool collection of stuff!


including, but not limited to a 500 GAMMA



and a Honda RS750!



So, on with the business! Secure the front end assembly on the lift



and start making hangers out of aluminum



Before long we have them roughed in place



and it's time to make some spacers to align the calipers in their position



Before long we have them mounted up and solid!





I still need to source some correct bolts and some other fiddly stuff, but it was another productive week end in the hills!
 
For the steering locks on my gs1000 with gsxr front end I removed and welded 2 new stoppers.
I,m not a fan of drilling holes and putting bolts in the bottom yokes to limit the travel.
Marc
 
OK, so with the holiday weekend, I had the opportunity to make some progress in the shop. Here are the pictures of the first mock up. Front end, new ignition, fender, steering stops and bar mounts installed. I'm not sure I like the fender yet, but maybe it'll look different (read better) once the rest of the body work goes back on.




 
Nice job on those caliper mounts. What thickness are you using? 6060 or other? I never thought of fabbing those by hand.
 
posplayr said:
Nice job on those caliper mounts. What thickness are you using? 6060 or other? I never thought of fabbing those by hand.
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6061 T6 3/8" plate left over from an electrical project. (bus bar stock)
 
Glad to see you're back on here! I saw your membership have been revoked to guest status from not logging in... Now you have to start all over again with your post count! Things could be worse... Glad to see you're back with the GS or still with the GS that is!

If you ever want to sell some of those spare Fox Shox springs, I'm looking for another set or two in various rates
 
I'm back.

I'm back.

Okay, so the ball is rolling again. Took some time off to pursue other hobbies, but the "jones" has me bad.
The front end is complete, and mocked up for the 8th time it seems. Bars mounted, stops mounted and gauges mounted.

20200711_114317.jpg

The old girl is back on her own legs for the first time in 5 years! :D I actually took it down off the jack-stands & rolled it out into the driveway and made "VROOM VROOM! noises!

She is up on the lift & where a "gentlemen" can work on her, without bending over.

Oil drained & filter replaced, replacement Pingel petcock & other goodies ordered
 
So a Pingel fuel valve arrived the other day, along with the mounting plate. Went onto the tank easy enough...

20200728_163248.jpg

For others wanting to use the double outlet Pingel in the future... order the offset plate. Once the tank is mounted, there is interference with the Kehein CRs... :mad:

Back to Z1E for the offset unit.
 
So it's been a long time coming, but we're rolling again. New sprockets & chain set from Sprocket Specialists, and a new sprocket spacer from a kind friend with a lathe!

Rear 2020.jpg
 
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