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wheel wont work......arm is made for a 140 not a 180 that is why u cant find it.

Cool build, I'm following. Here's my 81 CSR1000 . I just scored a set of mags from a LTD on eBay. I'll powder coat them in graphite grey.

Good luck with your mags Cyclhed,I think they look a lot better than the spokes. My bike came with the mags when I got it. I wasnt sure if it was really a CSR or an LTD..

Spdygon, youre right about the 180 in the swingarm .I know the GS1100 was made for a 140 but I reckon I might be able to fit a 160 into it without too much hassle.

So the search is on for a rear wheel that'll take a 17x160 tire. Im looking for something that'll match with the 3 spoke front ('95 ZX9R) . So far Ive come up with the 650 Bandit, the FZR 600R(94/95) and the ZX6R(95/96).
If anybody has any other ideas,please let me know. Im stalled until I can get this sorted.


(Something that takes a 20mm axle would be good)

Things are still at a standstill.Ive been busy with work lately and had no time for the bike. I have done a bit more research into 17x160 back wheels and the YZF600r Thundercat or FZS600 Fazer are looking good. Before I go any further though,I want to pull the wheel out of my 600 Bandit and try that,Its only a 17x150 but it should give me an idea if Im going in the right direction.

OK. I pulled the wheel from the Bandit today and tried it and it looks pretty good.The 3 spoke mag design fits with the ZX9r front good enough.


But I dont see how I can get it to work. The swingarm is centered in the frame (so the twin shocks will line up)
and the wheel is centered in the swingarm ( Itll need a fair bit whacked off the sprocket carrier to do this)
So you would think that the back end would line up nicely with the rest of the bike.
Not so.
Swingarm and wheel lined up

Sprocket carrier will need a shave

Nothing lines up with the overall centerline


Back to the drawing board then.
First, I reckon I should check the frame and be very sure its not bent .Im pretty sure its not but Ill check it anyway.
Then there are 2 possibilities. Either Im going in the wrong direction here ,with the GS1100 swingarm ,and this is never going to work.
Or, Im missing something.
This is the first time Ive done this and Im just making it up as I go along. I have NO IDEA what Im doing !
I am staying positive though and Im confident that itll all work out.,I just need to get past this back end issue.
Any advice would be appreciated.

The tire center-lines need not overlap.




Sprockets should be perfectly aligned.



The wheel may be situated in the swing-arm closer to one side than the other in order to align the sprockets.

Good Fortune!

Thanks Patton. Ive seen this diagram before. The sproket part,I get,that makes sense but the wheel alignment doesnt.
Where did you get this from? Can you post any links to more detailed info?

Some HD's come from the factory about 3/8ths to 1/2 inch off center. From what I have rea it is no big deal but it bothers some people! Note that this is different than alignment.
Wayne

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xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/archive/index.php/t-1600964.html
the VLX 600 wheels are not in the same plane. They rear runs parallel but about 3/4" to 7/8" off to the side


Good Fortune!

Thanks for having my back Patton

Patton wrote:

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xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/archive/index.php/t-1600964.html
the VLX 600 wheels are not in the same plane. They rear runs parallel but about 3/4" to 7/8" off to the side


Good Fortune!

davido wrote:

Heres how it stands at the moment. Original forks ,swingarm and wheels.

Anyone whos looked into a swingarm swap on this website will recognize the GS1100 Swingarm.
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Though from what Ive read, Fitting in the frame is a simple matter of spacing with a couple of washers. Its going to take a bit more than a couple of washers to fill this. The CSR frame must be wider at the pivot bolt than the other
900/1000 frames. Be aware.

Also The GS1100 should be 1 1/2 to 2 inches (3.5 to 5.0cm) longer than the standard swingarm. Not so with the CSR. Im measuring original swingarm at 46cm (18.1 inch)

and the GS1100 swingarmat 47cm (18.5)

Which is good news as it'll mean I wont lose any height at the back end.Though I will still need to change the shocks as the mounts are different.

I had the same problem with spacing the swingarm on my 78 KZ1000 frame till z1wiz told me how he did it.
He gave me 2 of the thick flat washers that are used on the top of the KZ triple trees.
I slid one on each side and was done. They fit perfect.
Looks like you need the swingarm dust covers and thrust washers also?
The dust cover part number is. 61262-49201 (82-83 SUZ GS1100 swingarm)
I don't have the thrust washers part number though.
www.bikebandit.com/oem-parts/1983-suzuki...s/o/m21337#sch243209

davido wrote: Good luck with your mags Cyclhed,I think they look a lot better than the spokes. My bike came with the mags when I got it. I wasnt sure if it was really a CSR or an LTD..

Spdygon, youre right about the 180 in the swingarm .I know the GS1100 was made for a 140 but I reckon I might be able to fit a 160 into it without too much hassle.

So the search is on for a rear wheel that'll take a 17x160 tire. Im looking for something that'll match with the 3 spoke front ('95 ZX9R) . So far Ive come up with the 650 Bandit, the FZR 600R(94/95) and the ZX6R(95/96).
If anybody has any other ideas,please let me know. Im stalled until I can get this sorted.


(Something that takes a 20mm axle would be good)

Thanks bro! I think you can get by with a bit of offset in the front and rear wheel centerline, but I personally would try to get it as close as possible. Assemble it without spacers at the swing arm and wheel. Have the shocks bolted up. Align the sprockets and then build your spacers. Set the fore and aft of the wheel a bit forward of centered in the axle hole.