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Notice in the video you can hear the bike before your can see it ;D. Honestly I'm not a big fan of stupid-loud bikes, which is what I currently have. The pipes are much bigger than I need and I think this winter I'll be able to modify the internals to make it quieter without loosing any power.
Normally I prefer spoked wheels, but I really like these particular cast ones. The design is lighter weight than most cast wheels I've seen. The last picture of the bike has a strong glare on the front wheel and makes it look much more overstated than it is in person. I think they look sharp. I really wish it weren't a 16" rear, though.
Hey Pablo, I remember reading about a GS450 that had a 17" mag fitted (not stock, but had a drum brake). The build was here on DTT, and we guessed it was from an early GS550. But the GR swinger won't accept a wheel from a GS450 - at least not without extending the sprocket carrier out.
Look on eBay for a swinger from a GS750E - it looks identical to the GR's except it's aluminum and uses a disc brake wheel. Could fit a 17" mag wheel with a disc brake instead?
I'm sure I could. I've done a rear disk brake conversion on another bike and it's pretty straight forward. In fact, when I fabbed the rear subframe and fender on this bike I left enough room for a 19" flat track tire/rim in case I ever decided to change it over. Really I think a 17" looks the best and there's plenty of rubber available (I've got a 17" Avon Supermoto wet tire on another bike and it's pretty amazing).
But with how fun the bike is to ride just like it is, I doubt I'll be doing any serious modifications to it unless I get bored of it. If I could find a nearly bolt-on 17" rear with a compatibly drum brake I would switch over, but really for now I'm just going to ride it.
So I went to PMI in Pueblo yesterday and found a great track to ride the GR on. Then I decided to push it down some more technical stuff. I came across an unexpected ditch where I could either hit the brakes hard, and probably have an ungraceful crash, or gas it and jump the ditch. I made the logical choice and when I landed the jump I bent both foot pegs, tore off one of the peg rubbers, and punched a hole in the oil pan. Why, oh why didn't Swivel warn me of this engineering fault??? Time to fire up the welder.
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