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find a set of madura wheels

kochic

kochic

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Hi,
i found a set of madura 1200 wheels, thanks Normand.I will put them on my 1000L.I will take pics and keep you posted.
Marc
 
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Look forward to some pictures of this. Is there any benefits to doing this swap other that appearance?
 
There is a small group of guys here that would like the look of wire wheels for their shafties. :o

Must be all for looks, because I can't think of any performance-related reason to use them.
At least not one that would make sense on a shaft-driven bike. :oops:

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Marc,
You have done a good thing by finding uses of parts from the uglest motorcycle suzuki ever made. Hope it enhances the L
Look forward to seeing the pics
 
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Steve said:
There is a small group of guys here that would like the look of wire wheels for their shafties. :o

Must be all for looks, because I can't think of any performance-related reason to use them.
At least not one that would make sense on a shaft-driven bike. :oops:

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Sounds like an oxymoron to me.;)
 
Every single Madura I've looked at...and I looked at a lot because I was looking for one a few years back....had very very rusty spokes. I can't think of any good reason for this idea.
 
Spokes wheels can be lighter. Spokes wheels can be stronger.
Spoke wheels let you change rim size.
Good enough for me.
 
The set i found is rust free.i will put the wheels on the L mostly for the look and the rear already has a good tire on it.i have not made any progress except to change the rear plain rotor by a front GS slotted rotor.
i saw people asking in the forum about spoke wheels on a shaftdrive and ''all'' answers are quite vague.
I found a nice set with the rotors cheap, so i have them i might as well use them.
This will be a small winter project.
Marc
right now the bike look like this, just think spokes wheels and a new paint.The L is already a strange looking biike in stock form, like a GV1200.
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koolaid_kid said:
Steve said:
There is a small group of guys here that would like the look of wire wheels for their shafties. :o

Must be all for looks, because I can't think of any performance-related reason to use them.
At least not one that would make sense on a shaft-driven bike. :oops:
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Sounds like an oxymoron to me.;)
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My point exactly. :D

The only reason I have been able to come up with is for looks, although reducing unsprung weight is good for ANY vehicle.

It's bad enough trying to keep the cast wheels looking decent, I can't (or would rather not) imagine trying to keep a set of spokes looking decent. On the plus side, there is no chain grime to deal with, but then you have to fiddle with the spokes every once in a while to keep the wheel round and true. :o

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srsupertrap said:
Marc,
You have done a good thing by finding uses of parts from the uglest motorcycle suzuki ever made. Hope it enhances the L
Look forward to seeing the pics
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What can I tell you? Some people like ugly duckings LOL!

Marc's wheels came from this bike. :)

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Spokes

Spokes

Looking foward too seeing how this turns out. I like the look of spokes.
 
Let us know what modifications you have to do to make them fit!!
 
That's the best looking one I've seen. I've test ridden three in the past and they are very comfy and fast bikes. I still wouldn't mind having one.
 
I know its been a long time, i have not worked on this bike for at least a year.
I will put it on the lift today and post progress later.
marc
 
The rear is almost complete. I just need to shim the caliper bracket.
I could just shim the caliper but I don't want to, so I will make 2 small shims for the bracket instead (one small shim, each side of the bracket instead of 1 bigger shim on one side)

This is almost bolt-on.

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Good news,
The rear wheel is fitted, i will post pics tomorrow.
It can be done in less than 1 hour, no welding to the bike.
I modified the torque arm instead of using washers for shimming it.

The front will need a lot more work, the GS (gs850g-gs1100e-gs1100g and gs1000l) triple tree are all too narrow.
I will use a GK front end and i will have to machine spacers and forks bottom were the caliper mount.
The rotors are spreaded wide on the madura wheel.
If i can find a narrow speedo drive i will gain a little clearance.
Marc
 
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