• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Spacing problem on rear spoked wheel 1000c

Eli69

Eli69

Forum Sage
Past Site Supporter
i've rebuilt a 79 gs1000c and, when test driving, found the rear caliper was pushing into the disc. it seems there is a shim on the inside of the disc and i think if that wasn't there it might not happen. not sure.

the questions - does anyone know about the differences between spoked and regular wheels? are the spacers different? is the gizmo that holds the caliper different?

i may have used some parts from an e model when putting it together.

thanx.
 
Did you use ALL of the spacers when you put it back together? I did an 1100 aluminum swinger conversion on my 750 cafe project, retaining my wire wheels, and i had an excess of space left over which i had to make up for with some washers. Seems the 1000s and 1100s had spacers that the 750 didnt use, so there was obviously some space left over.

I am not possitive, but the hub on the wires might stick out just a bit farther than the stock wheels, but i had no problem getting things to line up other than the excess space left over.
 
yep, all the spacers are in place like the book shows but i can't tell if something is a different size from the book. maybe i'll check the bikebandit schematics and see if the part numbers are the same.

done, the inner right spacer has a different part number. don't know what it means though.
 
Last edited:
The spacers are different from spoked to cast wheels. If you want I could post a picture of the spacers?
 
I put an 82 rear rim on my 80 and the spacing was different. I used washers to line up the sprocket and the brake caliper.
 
The spacers stay with the wheel. If you put cast wheels where the spokes came from, the spacers that were originally with the cast wheels will need to be used. I can't remember if the one that is different is the one between the caliper mount & the hub or between the caliper mount & the swingarm. Just remember the spacers stay with the wheels they came with.
 
raypen4 said:
The spacers are different from spoked to cast wheels. If you want I could post a picture of the spacers?
Click to expand...

that would be cool but if you could just measure them and tell me any differences that might let me know where i'm at.

i guess i'll be taking it apart next chance i get and seeing if i have spacers that are different sizes.
 
took it apart, did some measuring, looked at stuff, walked around in circles, mumbled to self and then i found a few big washers and placed them in strategic positions on the axle. looks good, thanks for all replies.
 
Sorry, I tried to get measurments, but with the wheel on the bike, virtually impossible. Glad you got it sorted.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top