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Gs 1000/gs1100 Wheel Size ??

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Could someone tell me what the rear wheel size is on a 80-83 GS 1000 or GS1100. I have a GS 750 , rear drum and would like to put somthing other than a 17" wheel on the back due to the lack of sticky tires availible.
 
The biggest problem is rim width on older GS models, not diameter. In fact you will find the better rubber in 17" tires. I don't think '80-'83 rims are going to do much good as far as a bigger tire selection goes. You obviously have something older than an '80 model. An '88 or so Katana 600 rim would give you a 3.5"X17" rim that you can get pretty good tires for. You can put a 140 series radial and probably a 150 on that rim. It would involve using rotor and caliper from the same bike. I have everything you would need if you decide to go that route.
 
I have an oversized tire on my 83(one size over) and it stilll looks like a bicycle wheel
 
I put GS1000 wheels on my bike. They bolted right on. No problems. The only difference seems to be that the 1000s have aluminum rims. (That's why I put them on!) 8)
 
hey Scotty what size rear you running????? mine was a 110 but sqeezed a 130 bridgestone spitfire on it
 
I put a 5.5" wheel on the back & a 3.5" on the front of mine. So I could get good tires. The easy thing to do is use a GS 1150 rear at least it's 3.5" wide.
 
Dulop GT501's on my 1980 GS1100 LT

Dulop GT501's on my 1980 GS1100 LT

My GS 1100 LT came stock with 130/90x16 rear and 100/90 x 19 front ..
Dunlop makes K627 & F11 for OEM replacement, D401 for Harly crusers and the K591 for Harly High performace bikes as well as the GT 501's I got.


I LOVE MY 501"s !!!
 
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