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please help with wheel swap

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The chasis was on ebay-it did not make reserve, so I emailed the seller and bought it cash and carry. It was within 1 hr drive though. I agree with Billy, I would keep looking on ebay for something with 17" wheels. Good Luck, Ed.
 
Thanks for the advise, guys. I am now waiting for something a bit newer and better to fall into my lap. Thanks again.
 
So, what works on my 1981 gs1100ex aside from suzuki stuff that does not require mods to the steering head? I can deal with different bearing sizes and all that, but I don't want to have to cut or weld anything structural. Some say that some kaw stuff works, some say that some h*nda stuff works. Just trying to give myself the best chance of finding something as possible. Let me know what models, years work. Thanks!
 
I was wondering the same thing as 80gs1000e, with the stock wheels & tires, there isn't much room between the tire & the chain. If you go from a 3" wheel with a 120 or 130 tire to a 4.5" wheel,with a 150 or 160 tire, the rear sprocket will surely need to be moved outward. You can't run the sprockets out of line, and there doesn't look like much room to move the front sprocket outward. Nobody's mentioned this, so I would guess everything will bolt right on, but it really looks like there would be other mods necessary.
 
rphillips said:
I was wondering the same thing as 80gs1000e, with the stock wheels & tires, there isn't much room between the tire & the chain. If you go from a 3" wheel with a 120 or 130 tire to a 4.5" wheel,with a 150 or 160 tire, the rear sprocket will surely need to be moved outward. You can't run the sprockets out of line, and there doesn't look like much room to move the front sprocket outward. Nobody's mentioned this, so I would guess everything will bolt right on, but it really looks like there would be other mods necessary.
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I provide some info about clearance in the swingarm area in this topic. http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/viewtopic.php?t=15897
 
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