GS1000 streetfighter idea w/ picture

[KGB]

Something like this?

On top of the original seat, not a "double decker"

 

[txironhead]

Looks good.....I'd probably want a little more cushion under me, though. How comfortable is it? Is Zerco the brand?

 

[KGB]

It's not a 300 mile day seat, but it's really not bad.
The rear is foam, so the apssenger is sitting on
about 6 inches of foam.
The brand is ZERO, I've only seen 1 other bike with that seat.
Someone on here found a GS in Japan that had the seat.

Couple of guys here asked for measurements........I have the pictures
with a tape measure on it.
If anyone wants them, email me I can send them out.

 

[80GS1000]

I removed the front end last night. It went pretty smoothly and now the bike is supported by two jack stands in the front and the center stand in the rear. The only difficult part was removing the steering stem bolt above the top triple clamp and the pinch bolts holding the top triple clamp to the forks- some serious gorilla torque was put on those things by whomever tightened them last.

The bike without a front end kinda looks like a headless horse.

It pretty interesting what you find when you strip your bike down. The choke cable was rather frayed at the carb end, so that needs to be replaced. Also, the plastic headlight bucket has a big crack in it, so that needs to be replaced or plastic welded as well. The existing steering head bearings had barely any grease on them at all, so it's good that they're being renewed.

To mount the headlight and turn signals on the new forks, new headlight brackets have been ordered.

The top triple clamp kit from LSL will replace the stock GSXR 1000 top triple clamp. It has integrated handlebar risers so mounting the new 7/8" handlebars will be a snap.

Also on the way is a very unobtanium (took weeks to locate) 30x47x15 top tapered steering head bearing to mate the Gixxer steering stem with the GS1000 steering head. Also on the way is a new 30x55x17 lower tapered steering head bearing as its unclear how long the old one had been in service.

One of the guys on oldskoolsuzuki.info did a similar front end swap and it looks trick (and shows what my bike will resemble in the end):

 

[salty_monk]

You may not be able to use the wireless version they require a direct line of sight from the pickup on the wheel to the head unit. Easy to do on a bicycle, but a motorcycle has a lot going on on the bars.

I put the 1600 on my bike and they are pretty accurate. They use tire diameter and revolutions to determine speed.

I am guessing that the back light feature may be temp on when you touch a button, if not you are looking at a shorter battery life. They sell light assemblies you can put right next to them that work ok. It'd save battery life and the make it less often you'd have to enter the odo milage and wheel size.

They don't all have to be line of sight but they do have a limited range & the batteries don't last that long if you ride a lot.

You can probably bridge the backlight switch in the circuit to get the backlight to stay on & put in a separate switch. Some of them have a "permanent on" facility for nightriding which would be much easier. Another option is to get an external use blue LED set & mount them above it, would have to shield properly though otherwise you'd dazzle yourself. 8-[

You could hardwire the unit to the bike, plenty of 12v - 3v stepdown transformers about in a small size... Just solder straight to the contact, drill a small hole in the battery cover to pass the wires through (tie a knot behind the hole if room to stop from stressing the contacts) & a blob of silicon to make it waterproof. \\/

Lots use these on Kit Cars, so I've seen these questions before. I'm also a mountain biker so I've seen a few of them.

Dan

 

[johnnay]

so where's an update with pics???

 

[80GS1000]

Thanks to everyone for their advice and comments.

After a fair bit of work and waiting for parts (LSL riser kit, hard to find steering bearings etc) to arrive, I got the Gixxer 1000 front end installed. I had to have the lower race on the Gixxer 1000 steering stem pressed off.

The thuggish musclebike essence of this bike is starting to emerge.

Next comes reattaching the cables and handlebar controls, installing the headlight, bleeding the new stainless brake lines, etc.

I gotta figure out where to mount the steering damper if it's going to stay on the bike.

For grins and giggles, I mocked up the seat and tank on the bike as seen above. I can tell already that the bike will be much more flickable in the corners - it feels much lighter when rocked side to side.

The lowest point of the exhaust collector now sits at 3.25" from the ground. I think it was at around 4" with the old forks so that's not too bad. The frame at its lowest point is over 5" off the ground. I wonder if this will be enough ground clearance to prevent bottoming out the exhaust in the bumps and in the corners now that the bike has vastly improved forks and a radial front tire.

What other exhausts are available for the GS1000 that have better ground clearance? Removing the center stand isn't an issue. And a sportbike exhaust will look better on the bike when it's all said and done. Can you put a GSXR, Katana, or Bandit xxxx exhaust system on the GS1000?

 

[johnnay]

Looks great! What diameter are the fork tubes at the upper and lower clamp? That gold is mucho nicey, and I wonder if they'll fit in my clamps...:mrgreen:

 

[80GS1000]

160 mm up top as measured from the outside, 173 down by the lower triple clamp.

 

[johnnay]

Woah, those are BIIIIIGGGG forks... unless you measured the circumference, and not the diameter..=P~

So, diameter is Circumference divided by pi, so that works out to 51mm top, and 55mm bottom, which is not what my clamps are (52/54)... boohoo!

By the way, nice find on the custom bearing - I seem to recall seeing somewhere that you can also press out the steering stems and swap them, then used a shim sleeve at the top or something - your solution is much better.

 

[Pharkmeh]

Thanks to everyone for their advice and comments.

After a fair bit of work and waiting for parts (LSL riser kit, hard to find steering bearings etc) to arrive, I got the Gixxer 1000 front end installed. I had to have the lower race on the Gixxer 1000 steering stem pressed off.

The thuggish musclebike essence of this bike is starting to emerge.

Next comes reattaching the cables and handlebar controls, installing the headlight, bleeding the new stainless brake lines, etc.

I gotta figure out where to mount the steering damper if it's going to stay on the bike.

For grins and giggles, I mocked up the seat and tank on the bike as seen above. I can tell already that the bike will be much more flickable in the corners - it feels much lighter when rocked side to side.

The lowest point of the exhaust collector now sits at 3.25" from the ground. I think it was at around 4" with the old forks so that's not too bad. The frame at its lowest point is over 5" off the ground. I wonder if this will be enough ground clearance to prevent bottoming out the exhaust in the bumps and in the corners now that the bike has vastly improved forks and a radial front tire.

What other exhausts are available for the GS1000 that have better ground clearance? Removing the center stand isn't an issue. And a sportbike exhaust will look better on the bike when it's all said and done. Can you put a GSXR, Katana, or Bandit xxxx exhaust system on the GS1000?

kudos to ur efforts m8 - really - well beyond my own

Im not so much a purist i cant see the joy of makin something your own in every way nomatter how sweet the original is....


please get it right though dude - no good lookin wicked cool nasty if it wobbles up at speed


waitin for the next piccy

go hard dude - go hard and be happy

cheers

Phark

 

[Ogri]

After some research, stock speedometer will be replaced/augmented with a digital one from Sigma. I looked into replacing the clocks with GSXR gauges, but the wiring is daunting. The Sigma BC 1606L DTS is easy to install, digital, has a backlight, and has a wireless pickup from the front wheel.

I did the Sigma bicycle computer with my conversion as well. I did not want the computer hanging out on my bars though. I really wanted the look of the gauges to remain somewhat stock. So, I took apart the speedo and put the computer inside. This way not only cleans up the look, but, I can utilize the stock lighting to light up the screen at night. I simply set the computer back off the gauge face to allow the back lighting for the gauge to shine in.

I epoxied the magnet to the rotor and made a bracket to hold the pick-up.

 

[devillox]

The computer in the gauge looks great!

 

[80GS1000]

Great idea, and looks good too! What happens when you need to change the bicycle speedo battery? How much battery life do you get from each battery? Or did you hardwire the power input on the speedo to the bike's harness?

I did the Sigma bicycle computer with my conversion as well. I did not want the computer hanging out on my bars though. I really wanted the look of the gauges to remain somewhat stock. So, I took apart the speedo and put the computer inside. This way not only cleans up the look, but, I can utilize the stock lighting to light up the screen at night. I simply set the computer back off the gauge face to allow the back lighting for the gauge to shine in.



I epoxied the magnet to the rotor and made a bracket to hold the pick-up.

 

[80GS1000]

Thanks for the comments.

I hear ya mate - form always follows function, and safety is paramount. With that in mind, I've been doing all these mods by the book when it comes to front end bolt torque settings, lubing steering stem bearings, installing steering stem races etc. I'll be carefully adjusting the front suspension to find the best settings in terms of preload adjustment and rebound dampening. I want the bike to be rock solid when leaned into turns and when over the ton.

Looks like I need to have a bracket made and welded onto the steering head to install the Gixxer steering damper and prevent any tank slappers or other nonsense.

kudos to ur efforts m8 - really - well beyond my own

Im not so much a purist i cant see the joy of makin something your own in every way nomatter how sweet the original is....


please get it right though dude - no good lookin wicked cool nasty if it wobbles up at speed


waitin for the next piccy

go hard dude - go hard and be happy

cheers

Phark

 

[bgmart450]

I just replaced mine and its been 2 years since I installed it. I'll have to see how long fresh batteries will last.

 

[80GS1000]

I checked out the ride height tonight by installing the tank and seat. Before the front end swap, I was on the balls of my feet when straddling the bike. I'm still on the balls of my feet after, but it's maybe a half inch lower, so we're good for ground clearance.

I need to either get a new sidestand or cut the existing one so the bike leans to the left more when parked - it's pretty vertical right now when the sidestand's deployed.

Also need to find a TIG welder to or some other way to make some steering stops on the lower triple tree to keep the forks out of the tank to prevent dents when they're turned all the way to the right and left.

 

[80GS1000]

Paint color

Paint color

Since it's about 20 degrees in the garage tonight (and my hands went numb after about 10 minutes), I came inside and did a couple of Photoshop mockups of how it'll look after it's painted. I tried a bunch of colors, but I thought black looked best. Black, and black with a skunk stripe. What do you think?

 

[odl777]

AWSOME Can't wait to see what that bike looks like when your finished.

 

[txironhead]

Honestly, I like the first look. I've been known to do weird things when it comes to customizing bikes, but I think a satin or flat black with gloss white logos would look fantastic on that setup. 'Course, flat black can be a pain to keep clean and looking nice, but I've been seeing a lot of "satin" finishes on local euroracers that look absolutely fantastic.