The Great Swing Arm Debate: GS1100E -vs- GSX-F750

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06 Jul 2006 23:53 #59841 by KZKrayzee
I reallly like the look of mpaquet4's mono swing arm! Can you tell me what the pro's ;) and con's:evil: of a conversion like he did involves and what the differences in performance are? That bike looks fun but I havent heard very much talk about that conversion! Which conversion do you perfer in performance and style?

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07 Jul 2006 07:06 #59886 by 77KZ650

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07 Jul 2006 08:36 #59914 by timber
if your handy with a welder and and think outside the normal you can make anything work and fit. it takes time & money. now the gs swing arm has been done and spelled out really well by other here on the forum.

so do you want a weekend project that takes your basic tools or a winter project that will take some fabbing and thinking out side of your factory frame.

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07 Jul 2006 11:05 #59969 by KZKrayzee
Those are good points. I am looking for some more hands on advice. Has anyone outr there done this conversion? Has anyone rode on a bike with the Katana swing? If so, how was the performance with the mono compared to the dual? For those who have done this conversion, if I do decide to go the Katana route, what trouble's should I lookout for? Thanks for the advice!

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07 Jul 2006 11:29 #59977 by timber
i have something in the works right now. in another week or two i will be ready to cut, weld, fab, curse, bust some knuckles and do a different swing arm set up that hasn't been done here. it should go pretty easy. i let to much out of the bag already. keep a eye out cuz i will start soon.

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07 Jul 2006 11:56 #59990 by KZKrayzee
I am curious as to what braking system is best to use with a gs1100 conversion. I am a little uneducated on this topic. Can I only use the gs1100 rear brakes or is keeping the current system an option? What works best?

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07 Jul 2006 12:11 #59992 by timber
the simplest way to go in my opinion ( you know about opinions) is to use your stock kz650 rear disc caliper with the gs1000 swing arm. the axle hole is 17mm and you need to drill that out to 20mm (about 3/4") that way you save some $ not switching what you already have. now if you can get a gs rear end complete, swingarm, axle, wheel, brake caliper, etc that would be easy. if you go with a kz1000 rear wheel it matches what you have already and can be found around here pretty easy. i looked into switching out the wheel bearings from my 650 so i could use that rim. well the bearings along cost way more than a kz1000 wheel.

so there is my humble opinion.

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07 Jul 2006 14:56 #60034 by KZKrayzee
So your saying I can use a 82 gs1100e swing, a 82 kz1000 rear wheel and I can stick with my stock brakes? I know where I can find all of these parts! Just want to be sure before I spend my money!

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07 Jul 2006 15:57 #60046 by timber
yep, its all been done by others here. look in the archive for the gs1000 that is what galatica did.

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07 Jul 2006 16:07 #60047 by KZKrayzee
Great! I am looking forward to this project now with confidence! After this portion is completed I will concentrate on the front end! Any suggestions on whats been working for the kz650?

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07 Jul 2006 16:19 #60049 by timber
i havent done anything with the front end yet. i have heard that the gixxer front ends work out with the least amount of work into them and a zx front end if you chnage the stem out it works. that is from the threads that i read here have said.

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07 Jul 2006 16:27 #60055 by Shoe48
The GS1100 swing arm is an easy swap on the 650 .. If I did it anyone can ,,, ;)

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