Project Prostreet Turbo 1150 begins!!! parts bike pulled out.

[Big_T112]

tire

tire

No only the center is painted. the lip and edge are bare aluminum. there's no paint to mess up. only the center cast and spokes are painted. I am going to six flags over Georgia tomorrow, I am taking my daughter and her best friend for her birthday. so I will put the front end on Sunday after church. More pics to come....I am not boring you guys am I???

 

[atb1998]

NICE turbo 1100.. I would LOVE to take that bike to bonneville with the full fairing an running 15lbs of boost.. that would be a rocket ride i i would leave the fairnig, go for some different sprockets and see what it would top end at at.. THAT would be a rush.. If you decide to pull the faring.. Let me Know i would love to own it. it is almost too nice to change over..

 

[Big_T112]

front

front

Phase 2....the front end. It was a fun filled day at Six Flags but now back to the 1150. I just fitted the front end and got it set up. I am going to pull the forks back out and put new seals in them and do the strip and paint to the wheel. I used a mock up wheel for the back since I am getting my new tire on the rear rim. First I removed the 1150 bars and pulled the triple tree top

Then I used a jack to slowly raise the front of the bike up to remove the complete 1150 front end. You do not have to take the controls loose just take them off of the bars and lay them on the side of the bike.

1150 front end out now.

The bearings on the 1150 and the GSXR front end are the same. but you have to reuse the GS dust cover for the top bearing then use the rest of the GSXR parts. 750 front end going on,

 

[Big_T112]

Once the front end was on I took the GSXR750 bars which are normally mounted under the top triple tree and revesed sides, flipping them and putting them on top of the triple tree. This gives you a not so aggressive riding position that is just a tad higher than the stock ES bars were.

Here is a couple of shots of the side view with the mock up rear wheel. I will get on the front wheel this week and mount the new front tire, strip it and paint it. I am going to use one front disc but swap out a twin piston for a 3 piston Hayabusa caliper. It's a direct bolt on. I still have a lot of things to do. right side

left side

I plan on fabricating some brackets and use the stock 1150 front fender to make it look more original.

 

[steve murdoch]

Man do you work fast.
I get the weight saving of a single rotor and caliper, i prefer the look of the twin rotors.

 

[Big_T112]

rotors

rotors

And it stops better with two. The front end already had steel braided lines so I might stay with two. The disc on the left front is stock and the one on the right is EBC so they don't match. On the race track they just had to work but not match. I have some on a Bandit front wheel but they have the gold center section. I might keep it with two. I need to look around and see if I have some more matching rotors. I had to modify the top triple clamp to except the 85 ignition switch. I wanted to keep the one key fits all theme plus it still has the original Suzuki Key. That was one of the hardest things to do so far. I still have to change the front sprocket out and cut the 530 chain to fit. I still am not sure on the ES faring yet? It kinda looks a little better lower to the ground and with the modern wheels I am going with a 17 tooth front and I have a 42, 43, 44, 45, 48 and a 50 rear 530 sprocket. The bike had 15/42 630 on it I am now 530. Which sprocket should I go with for the rear? it's a turbo and has a ton of torque. ?????

 

[reddirtrider]

Mounting those clip-ons on top of the triple takes away some of the length of the GSXR750 forks, which are on the short side anyway. It's a good thing you don't have a collector under the bike. It also looks like you're using a GSXR1100 top triple if I'm not mistaken due to the mounting hole for the clip ons.

 

[jwhelan65]

If you remove the fairing I'm interested in seeing how you mount the clocks. Always a challenge on a front end swap.

 

[posplayr]

If you remove the fairing I'm interested in seeing how you mount the clocks. Always a challenge on a front end swap.

Joe,
With a body mountd fairing I think the clocks mount to the fairing and do not attach to the triple. For an ES, this mod is pretty much a bolt on. I'm guessing the 1150 fender might even fit without a lot of fuss.

By the way BigT you are sure making show work of this conversion

Jim

 

[jwhelan65]

Joe,
With a body mountd fairing I think the clocks mount to the fairing and do not attach to the triple. For an ES, this mod is pretty much a bolt on. I'm guessing the 1150 fender might even fit without a lot of fuss.

By the way BigT you are sure making show work of this conversion

Jim

I thought he was removing the fairing.

 

[Big_T112]

faring

faring

I may remove the faring, I have not decided yet. sitting like it does now I kinda like it. But I do have the E model headlight in case I change my mind. The bars are the 750 bars that were mounted under the 750 triple tree. I pulled them off and mounted them upside down and and swapped from left to right. this gives you the more upward bend in the bars and puts the mounting hole on the triple tree. It does take some of the heigth away from the forks but I don't have to bother with headers under the motor because of the turbo. I still have to mount the billet boost gauge and the 3 position toggle switch that turns the air comp. for the airshifter on and timing retard for starting when hot. Still got a few things to iron out. The GSXR rear disc has less diameter than the GS so the brake arm that is on top for the GS want work. the GSXR will work but the the caliper is mounted on the bottom so I will have to weld a tab on the underside of the swingarm. and I can't weld aluminum here at the house. I have to get some Aluminum strips to make the front fender mounts. put the new tires on, chain and sprockets, keep or get rid of the ES faring. A lot of fitting left to do. more to come.

 

[reddirtrider]

Joe,
With a body mountd fairing I think the clocks mount to the fairing and do not attach to the triple. For an ES, this mod is pretty much a bolt on. I'm guessing the 1150 fender might even fit without a lot of fuss.

By the way BigT you are sure making show work of this conversion

Jim

The 1150 must mount the guages differently than the GS750ES then because they mount to the top triple and the fairing is mounted to the frame.

 

[Demonthrall]

Id like to see a pic of it without the ferring. Looks great so far, I'll be following close too

 

[oshanac]

Big_T112

I LOVE the fairing! Was that an old school turbo bolt on kit? Your bike looks sic as is.

 

[Big_T112]

turbo

turbo

Yes that is a Mr. turbo kit strait off the shelf from the late 80's. The bike has an old Pro Mod motor in it with the best of everything. It was a 1428cc motor on spray but now it is a 1395cc low compression turbo motor. It still has the Dyna 4000 super pro ignition and the 2 dial Schnitz box.

It's a monster. I am trying to get it finished because there is a big bike race in Hattiesburg, MS at Hub City Dragway on the 17th of Oct.. A really nice 1/4 mile track that we go to. It is always prepped very good and the turbo 1150 stands a better chance in the 1/4 mile where the big upper end power can be used. It should be in the 8's or really close. I would like to give the newer bikes a taste of some old GS power. I actually ran the fastest time I have ever gone on a streetbike at this track. On my Velocity stage 3 turbo busa I went a 8.18 @ 181mph in the 1/4 mile. Thing is I still got beat. pic of the turbo busa

Hopefully I will have it ready. that is one of the reasons I have been hitting it hard on the bike.

 

[posplayr]

The 1150 must mount the guages differently than the GS750ES then because they mount to the top triple and the fairing is mounted to the frame.

Red,
Maybe I'm full of it; but the picture makes it look like the guages are attached to the fairing. I'm just judging by that.
Jim

 

[posplayr]

I'm starting to see a pattern here

Yes that is a Mr. turbo kit strait off the shelf from the late 80's. The bike has an old Pro Mod motor in it with the best of everything. It was a 1428cc motor on spray but now it is a 1395cc low compression turbo motor. It still has the Dyna 4000 super pro ignition and the 2 dial Schnitz box.

It's a monster. I am trying to get it finished because there is a big bike race in Hattiesburg, MS at Hub City Dragway on the 17th of Oct.. A really nice 1/4 mile track that we go to. It is always prepped very good and the turbo 1150 stands a better chance in the 1/4 mile where the big upper end power can be used. It should be in the 8's or really close. I would like to give the newer bikes a taste of some old GS power. I actually ran the fastest time I have ever gone on a streetbike at this track. On my Velocity stage 3 turbo busa I went a 8.18 @ 181mph in the 1/4 mile. Thing is I still got beat. pic of the turbo busa

Hopefully I will have it ready. that is one of the reasons I have been hitting it hard on the bike.

 

[Big_T112]

gauges

gauges

The gauges on the 1150 are mounted in the faring. actually mounted to the faring stay. They have four mounting tabs unlike the two on the E model. the lower plastic cover for the gauge is open on the sides where the bracket sticks out of it. I could use it as is but to make it look right I will have to find the E gauge mount and the E plastic cover for the bottom. Mounting them to the upper tripl tree is easy and can be made to look factory with little work. I am still undecided on the ES faring. It would offer up some wind protection and really does not look as bad as I thought it would with the new parts on the bike. But... I still may. I sold my 86 1150 and he turned it into this bike.

He used the GSXR gauges but I kie the box look of the stock gauges. I wish I had not sold him that set of chrome wheels now. The is the look I am going for. not quite as show as he did. but still you get the idea.

 

[reddirtrider]

The gauges on the 1150 are mounted in the faring. actually mounted to the faring stay. They have four mounting tabs unlike the two on the E model. the lower plastic cover for the gauge is open on the sides where the bracket sticks out of it. I could use it as is but to make it look right I will have to find the E gauge mount and the E plastic cover for the bottom. Mounting them to the upper tripl tree is easy and can be made to look factory with little work. I am still undecided on the ES faring. It would offer up some wind protection and really does not look as bad as I thought it would with the new parts on the bike. But... I still may. I sold my 86 1150 and he turned it into this bike.

He used the GSXR gauges but I kie the box look of the stock gauges. I wish I had not sold him that set of chrome wheels now. The is the look I am going for. not quite as show as he did. but still you get the idea.

Interesting that Suzuki changed that from the 750ES. I've used GSXR1100 forks and triple and the gauges were mounted to the forks there also. I wonder if the 1150 if a one of a kind for Suzuki. Anyone know of any other gauges mounted to the fairing?

I also used the GSXR guages with my forks. I like the look and the fact I have a speedo that goes above 80 MPH.

 

[Big_T112]

gauges

gauges

Yea I have the gauges for the 750 but they just don't look right. The GSXR gauges are mounted to the top triple tree. I think the 83 1100ES has it's gauges mounted in the faring and so does the 1000S. the first gen Bandit's had them mounted on the triple tree but the second gen S models were mounted in the farings. First Gen chrome Bandit gauges look really good on the GS with no faring.