Suzuki GR650 - back to work...
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Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: Suzuki GR650- Tanked!
Well, today was a bust due to my own stupidity. The GS450 wheel is about 1 1/16" narrower than the stock GR wheel. These wheels have been sitting around for months and for some odd reason I just assumed they were identical. Crap.
So even if I do make some spacers for each side, the sprocket needs to come out a good bit. Can't remember how much exactly, but enough to be concerned with...... so I may just say forget the gs wheels. Here's a pic of it anyway:
Well, today was a bust due to my own stupidity. The GS450 wheel is about 1 1/16" narrower than the stock GR wheel. These wheels have been sitting around for months and for some odd reason I just assumed they were identical. Crap.
So even if I do make some spacers for each side, the sprocket needs to come out a good bit. Can't remember how much exactly, but enough to be concerned with...... so I may just say forget the gs wheels. Here's a pic of it anyway:
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: Suzuki GR650- Tanked!
The thing that I'm just not comfortable with is the sprocket spacing. With the wheel centered in the frame, the sprocket would actually need to hang off the hub ever so slightly. Granted, the bolts holding the sprocket to the carrier could be longer and hold everything nice and tight. But for a temporary wheel I just don't feel that it's worth all the headache.
I talked to Kiley about the spokes I would need a while ago and he suggested a CB750. It has a larger hub and an 18" wheel (but 40 holes). So I may just end up buying a cb750 spoke set and lace up a 36 hole wheel. Just need to confirm the 750's hub diameter.
The thing that I'm just not comfortable with is the sprocket spacing. With the wheel centered in the frame, the sprocket would actually need to hang off the hub ever so slightly. Granted, the bolts holding the sprocket to the carrier could be longer and hold everything nice and tight. But for a temporary wheel I just don't feel that it's worth all the headache.
I talked to Kiley about the spokes I would need a while ago and he suggested a CB750. It has a larger hub and an 18" wheel (but 40 holes). So I may just end up buying a cb750 spoke set and lace up a 36 hole wheel. Just need to confirm the 750's hub diameter.
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: Suzuki GR650- I wheely made some progress!
So after my little mistake with the mag wheel, I ordered some stuff via ebay. A set of spokes for a cb750 and a rear wheel for a late 70's GT500. Luckily, the GT hub is the same diameter as the GR hub except has an 18" steel wheel. And it had a broken spoke so I got it dirt cheap! First things first: de-spoke the GT wheel and make certain everything works together.
Looked good. Here's a comparison of a stock wheel with the 18" wheel laced up:
Stripped it down, sandblasted the chrome off and cleaned up the spokes. Then laced it back up, trued it, and painted it.
And.......while I was at it I cleaned and painted the front wheel
One more shot with both wheels- 19" aluminium stock wheel up front and the 18" steel wheel in the back
So after my little mistake with the mag wheel, I ordered some stuff via ebay. A set of spokes for a cb750 and a rear wheel for a late 70's GT500. Luckily, the GT hub is the same diameter as the GR hub except has an 18" steel wheel. And it had a broken spoke so I got it dirt cheap! First things first: de-spoke the GT wheel and make certain everything works together.
Looked good. Here's a comparison of a stock wheel with the 18" wheel laced up:
Stripped it down, sandblasted the chrome off and cleaned up the spokes. Then laced it back up, trued it, and painted it.
And.......while I was at it I cleaned and painted the front wheel
One more shot with both wheels- 19" aluminium stock wheel up front and the 18" steel wheel in the back
JustinLonghorn
No Purple Hearts, No Blue Ribbons
Re: Suzuki GR650- I wheely made some progress!
Fantastic, sir.
Fantastic, sir.
Big R
Heaven is so far away.
Re: Suzuki GR650- I wheely made some progress!
Thanks fellas. I forgot to mention the tires- I'm trying to keep the original ride height so I ordered a 110/90 for the rear. That one will be here tomorrow but I don't know when I'll be able to get it mounted. I have to wait a week til payday to order the front tire which will be a 90/90-19 (down a size from 100-90).
I'm also trying to get a master cylinder and some other misc. parts too.
Thanks fellas. I forgot to mention the tires- I'm trying to keep the original ride height so I ordered a 110/90 for the rear. That one will be here tomorrow but I don't know when I'll be able to get it mounted. I have to wait a week til payday to order the front tire which will be a 90/90-19 (down a size from 100-90).
I'm also trying to get a master cylinder and some other misc. parts too.
