17" rear wheel conversion

Antonn3 · October 11, 2012, 10:59:59 PM

chocker..that rim has been listed a long time... I was watching it months ago.. as for what it is..from what I see on the Suzuki OEM list the default GSXR600 rim had the straight spokes 92/93...GSXR600 not availabe in 94/95/96..the list does indicate other variants but no pics.
The rim I ended up getting ('89,GSXR750/1100) looks exactly like the one you show from ebay,
It accepts a 20mm axle and the measurement from outer drive sprocket to tire center is about 4 1/2"..very close to original '85 rim
....looks like your good to go !!

Tony

Antonn3 · October 12, 2012, 01:22:16 AM

also chocker, just a heads up.. I see the seller is shipping by UPS.. just so you know, into Canada UPS will screw you big time.. I bet fees will easily double the purchase price above what you pay to ship up front.

Tony

chocker · October 12, 2012, 08:54:01 AM

I know about the UPS thing but thanks for the heads up. The reason I am going to get it is because I am actually going to Long Island New York this weekend and it is on the way. I get to save the shipping. I am in the process of trying to contact the merchant to setup a pickup.

Thanks,
Mark

giantkiller · October 12, 2012, 09:42:53 AM

Sorry haven't been on for a while.
The 92 gsxr 600 wheel is is a straight spoke and only has 5 bolts in the cush drive. cush drive also sets the sprocket slightly farther away from the wheel. So the internal spacer is different than the 750-1100 wheels. The spacer between the brake caliper bracket and the wheel is different also. Allot of breakers don't know exactly what there parts are. I got mine from a breaker in NY who swore up and down that all the parts came off same bike (GSXR 750). What I got was 92 GSXR 600 wheel, cush drive. With 92 GSXR750 spacers and brake caliper and bracket.
I'll go from chain side to brake side and tell you what spacers I used. Between the swingarm and the cush drive 92 GSXR750 spacer. Got the correct cush drive spacer for the 92 GSXR600 between the cush and wheel. Got the 92 GSXR600 spacer between the wheel and the 92 GSXR 750 caliper bracket. I used the same spacer that is between the swingarm and the cushdrive on the other side between brake bracket and swingarm. Almost perfect. The center of tire is 1/8" to he right of where the center of the FJ tire was. In relation to the swingarm. (Oh ya I rode 1000 miles no problems, no odd wear on chain or sprockets. But the rear sprocket wasn't exactly in the middle of the chain rollers so I put a .020 shim between the swingarm and the cushdrive spacer. Had to buy 25 of them so If any one needs one postage and its yours)
I can set the throttle lock @ 80 and ride down the highway with no hands.

giantkiller · October 12, 2012, 09:52:03 AM

That Reminds me If anybody wants the spacer for GSXR 750-1100 cushdrive and the thimble looking spacer for the wheel and brake calliper bracket (that the breacker sent me) Same thing postage and they are yours.

chocker · October 12, 2012, 10:55:24 AM

If you look at the picture of the wheel that is being sold it shows six spaces on the cush drive side and not five.

Mark

rktmanfj · October 12, 2012, 11:01:45 AM

Some guys who sell on there don't really know what they have.

I was sold, sometime way back (by another FJer, sight unseen), an 'early YZF600' wheel.

When I received it, I found that it was indeed in the described condition, but apparently was a FZR600 wheel, which is the same as the stock FJ 17" rim, from what I gather. So I was stuck with a duplicate (but a lot uglier) front rim.

93fj1200 · October 12, 2012, 03:45:14 PM

Quote from: giantkiller on October 12, 2012, 09:52:03 AM
That Reminds me If anybody wants the spacer for GSXR 750-1100 cushdrive and the thimble looking spacer for the wheel and brake calliper bracket (that the breacker sent me) Same thing postage and they are yours.

If it is still available and you are in the U.S., I am interested. Thanks. I have sent a private email to you.

chocker · October 16, 2012, 12:28:56 PM

Got the wheel this weekend. The tire is finished but I am going to change it anyway. I am in the process of cleaning it. It's great what an SOS pad and some elbow grease can clean. Waiting for some other bits from Nurse and a brake rotor and pads then by next spring it's going on the bike.

Mark

chocker · October 25, 2012, 07:45:52 AM

I have pretty much everything except for the tires front and rear. I am waiting to buy those. I found some washers that were approximately 21mm in diameter and 2 1/2mm in width. Would this cause any problems because I see that ther is a 4mm difference in widtch between the stock wheel and the GSXR wheel.

Thanks,
Mark

chocker · October 25, 2012, 08:24:21 AM

Let me rephrase. Each washer is 2 1/2 mm in width. That makes 5mm instead of the 4mm that should be the difference.

Mark

Arnie · October 25, 2012, 08:30:58 AM

Put one on each side of the wheel. That 0.5mm each side will keep it all centered.

Arnie

Quote from: chocker on October 25, 2012, 08:24:21 AM
Let me rephrase. Each washer is 2 1/2 mm in width. That makes 5mm instead of the 4mm that should be the difference.

Mark

chocker · October 25, 2012, 10:56:40 AM

Ok,
once I get everything together I will do that.

Thanks,
Mark

fj11.5 · October 25, 2012, 08:52:09 PM

if your going with the washer either side trick, make sure you have the right brake caliper bracket, as they can be different widths between the 750 and 1100 ones, about 5mm from memory , according to what year they are from

chocker · October 26, 2012, 06:19:40 AM

I have a 1992 1100 bracket.

Mark

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