What wheels are these on a GS1000?

[hampshirehog]

This looks to me as if it's a US import - single front disc, handlebars etc. Anyone know what wheels they are? The seller doesn't know but they are 19" front, 18" rear.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320502029972&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123

 

[Smokinapankake]

Those look like they came off some iteration of a Kawi KZ to me.

 

[SqDancerLynn1]

Could be the Lester mags available in the day

 

[Guest]

Nice looking bike..
Others may know more but I dont think I have ever seen a maged single disk. Most singles I've ever see were spokes.

 

[salty_monk]

They look similar to the ones that RenoBruce found not so long back...

 

[48woody]

They look a lot like a set of Lesters I have, without the black paint

 

[Steve]

I agree on the Lesters. However, that is the same spoke pattern that was on several of the Yamahas of the day.
Did they get their wheels from Lester?

Definitely not Kawasaki wheels. They had seven spokes with a single rib and were sourced by (or merely patterned after) Morris Mags.

Others may know more but I dont think I have ever seen a maged single disk. Most singles I've ever see were spokes.

Single disks on mag wheels were actually rather common on GSs. Look at most of the 450s and 550s, even the 650GL. The 750T also had a single disk in '82 and '83.

Take a look in the Gallery, you will see plenty of them.

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[steve murdoch]

My first thought is RD400, although i do not know their sizing.
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/1274627/

 

[madjack57754]

Morris mag is my guess. They came raw grey like those

 

[Guest]

Single disks on mag wheels were actually rather common on GSs. Look at most of the 450s and 550s, even the 650GL. The 750T also had a single disk in '82 and '83.



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I guess I should have clarified myself, I was refering to the bike in quesiton.

 

[russr33]

Lesters I think. Bruce had Morrris mags, same as I have I believe. Single raised rib in center on each spoke. If you look at the ones on that bike you can see it has 2 raised edges with channel in the middle.

 

[Sandy]

The bike probably had wire wheels originally and then upgraded to the mags which would account for the single disk. My vote is for Lesters also.

 

[ronin1166]

Another vote here for Lesters.

Definitely not EPM/Morris.

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[Guest]

Don't know enough about the subtle differences to hazard a guess here, but I came across a set of mag wheels made by Compagnolo (Italy), on a local GS1000 project that the guy sold me the Marzocchi shocks off of. They were also of very similar design and color scheme to these.:-k
Tony.

 

[Nessism]

Don't know enough about the subtle differences to hazard a guess here, but I came across a set of mag wheels made by Compagnolo (Italy), on a local GS1000 project that the guy sold me the Marzocchi shocks off of. They were also of very similar design and color scheme to these.:-k
Tony.

Make that Campagnolo. Very rare wheels and worth some real coin.

 

[tone]

Lester without a doubt