Suzuki GS fork and swingarm swap questions

[hillsy]

If the chain alignment is only out by a couple of mm it would be easier to space out the front sprocket than to mill the cush drive down.

A couple of mm you could get away with a shim, or if it's more, an offset sprocket.

 

[CALfeRacer]

Milling the drive down is to give clearance, right now the sprocket bolts hit the swingarm. I might be able to get away with moving the wheel a bit to the right with the smaller tire, but I'd rather be certain it won't hit the swingarm and keep the wheel closer to center.

 

[xb33bsa]

you should sringline the front to rear wheels to make sure they are inline before you finalize anything

 

[CALfeRacer]

I think I can manage that. Do they need to be perfectly inline? I've read a lot of debates about this, and how BMW K bikes will have it offset by design, but it's wrong, but it's right, etc. I figure this bike was designed to have them inline?

 

[teazer]

Late but none the less: Yes Goki were an aftermarket air assisted front end modification that was followed by the OEMs for a while until they worked out how to do the job properly. I have a set almost like that on a set of TZ350. Same shade of faded blue too.

The 650, 750, 850 and1000 all used similar wheels. There are a couple of designs over the years and all can be swapped in with a little ingenuity and fabrication skills.

Some bikes will still run OK with wheels up to 3mm or so out of line, but they run sweeter with the wheels perfectly aligned.