Gettin doin on my gs1100 gsxr conversion

[ironsheik]

Here's the spacer setup I have using '92 wheels, the GS sprocket carrier and 94/Bandit brakes.

The spacer between the wheel and caliper hanger:

The right hand spacer between the caliper hanger and chain adjuster:

The left hand spacer between the chain adjust and sprocket hub:

 

[ironsheik]

Went for a ride down under the Varrazano Bridge. Notice any trash?

 

[jwhelan65]

Bike looks really good man, are you running a chainguard? Headlight looks smaller also? How is your clearance?....Fabulous build though!

 

[dueller]

Pretty wild but I inspected my chain and had never seen a riveted chain. Only seen master link chains. So when lookin at my chain had assumed that it was a rivet type.....well, when putting on my new chain and sprockets last night, I come to find out that the one link that I saw was a little different cuz the pins were a little longer, was actually a MASTER LINK with NO clip!! The plate was there but no clip to hold it on! So I been riding the last couple months with a master link and no clip! Counted my blessings many times after finding that!

It's usually Clip type links that cause a problem not riveted links... I just riveted mine. If done with a proper tool it should be fine.

Did you find out why yours went Jim? I'm going to carry a clip type in the rear box as a spare just in case.

Dan

 

[mawg]

I agree, you did real good, for a guy with no welder. Just a thought out plan and enough gumption to stick with it till it's done! But... are they ever really done?Looks good though,and yeah,I've got a couple questions please. First, what influenced you to use the stock swinger? I thought,(shouldn't do that,often think wrong), the bandit arm helped with the 180 section tire, as well as being somewhat stiffer?In your opnion is the stock swing arm with your mods. strong enough for "spirited" street and maybe some track days? Also, what nuts do you use to hold on the sprocket? It looks way better than those stock folding washers.Are they off a later model? Thank's

 

[ironsheik]

I agree, you did real good, for a guy with no welder. Just a thought out plan and enough gumption to stick with it till it's done! But... are they ever really done?Looks good though,and yeah,I've got a couple questions please. First, what influenced you to use the stock swinger? I thought,(shouldn't do that,often think wrong), the bandit arm helped with the 180 section tire, as well as being somewhat stiffer?In your opnion is the stock swing arm with your mods. strong enough for "spirited" street and maybe some track days? Also, what nuts do you use to hold on the sprocket? It looks way better than those stock folding washers.Are they off a later model? Thank's

Thanks. It was a long project and doing this kind of thing in Brooklyn is not recommended although most of the welding cost me a case of beer luckily. My garage space is a 15 minute bicycle ride from home and just imagine trying to find a place to test and tune! Plug chops are really annoying me right now! Anyway, I stuck with it and it's now 97% I'd say, only 2 years later. A little more carb tuning, painting, cleaning and a chain guard and I'll put my stamp on it.

As for the swing arm, economics made my decision and since I'd seen others put the 180 tire on a stock swinger I decided to do the same. I don't imagine I'll ever regret it. The improvements are so substantial that I can't imagine the swingarm will detract enough from the handling to cause trouble. I might notice on a track day but that would be a once a year event well in the future. I can always switch to the Bandit arm later but I'm not too into the idea of welding the frame for the rear master cylinder either. My mods are completely reversible but of course I sold all the stock stuff!

Oh, and the sprocket bolts are just stainless locking nuts from McMaster Carr in the same size that comes on the stock GSXR sprocket.

 

[posplayr]

Thanks. It was a long project and doing this kind of thing in Brooklyn is not recommended although most of the welding cost me a case of beer luckily. My garage space is a 15 minute bicycle ride from home and just imagine trying to find a place to test and tune! Plug chops are really annoying me right now! Anyway, I stuck with it and it's now 97% I'd say, only 2 years later. A little more carb tuning, painting, cleaning and a chain guard and I'll put my stamp on it.

As for the swing arm, economics made my decision and since I'd seen others put the 180 tire on a stock swinger I decided to do the same. I don't imagine I'll ever regret it. The improvements are so substantial that I can't imagine the swingarm will detract enough from the handling to cause trouble. I might notice on a track day but that would be a once a year event well in the future. I can always switch to the Bandit arm later but I'm not too into the idea of welding the frame for the rear master cylinder either. My mods are completely reversible but of course I sold all the stock stuff!

Oh, and the sprocket bolts are just stainless locking nuts from McMaster Carr in the same size that comes on the stock GSXR sprocket.

2 years, whats up with that. It is a simple bolt on after all

On the brake arm, you can do it by offsetiing the bandit arm and retain the rear brake setup.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=135919

Here is the modified rear brake pivot knuckle. I cut off the little arms and rewelded them about 5 mm each to provide clearance for both the rear brake plunger rod and the return springs between the frame and the bandit swinger. A 4.5 mm offset to the Bandit arm is required to accomplish this. No other spacers behind the master are required. Basically this allows me to keep the stock pegs, rear brake pedal and master cylinder and no welding on the frame. Here is the finished modified part:

And here is the final clearance achieved.