Finally installed my GSXR Rear Wheel and 150/60 tire.

[JasonB]

I have a good 3/4-1" space from the banjo to the muffler.

You can see it here it this picture I have a higher res on on my PC (  :guns: printroom.com resizes pics!) I can email it to you if you want to see it closer up.

http://www.printroom.com/ViewAlbumPhoto.asp?userid=acrpt24&album_id=145226&image_id=27

And I still think you need to remove a bit more than 10mm, but try that first and fit it on. I am just gonna let the pad wear until it stops rubbing. It rubs a little now but not really noticable just see a lot more brake dust on the rear wheel.

After further measurement review of mine I think the machine shop guy took off less than 10mm right around 8mm it seems so that would be why my brake disc rubs and I didnt need a spacer. When I get some time I'll have to have some more taken off. Width of the washer I am gonna use should be just fine.

[pantablo]

I've got to get around to fitting a permanent solution to my muffler hanger. cutting off the stock rear pegs/muffler hanger and using the gsxr ones left the muffler closer to the banjo-by less than 1/2"...but it's rubbed when someone got on the passenger seat with me...hmm.

Need to weld a bent plate to the muffler hanger bracket itself I think.

[JasonB]

Yep I was thinking you had different passenger pegs and that was the problem. Just bend the bracket out more so it sticks out farther from the bike. Dont need passengers!

[Pam G]

I don't understand how the steering could feel more "light & flickable" than with the stock size rims.

My old GS500 racebike had a GSX-R 750 front wheel and Bandit rear wheel, and the steering was slower than on my street GS.

My TT600 steering feels slower than my GS500 street bike, although the TT600 has much better suspension and overall handles much better, but the steering is a bit slower, but some of thay may be attributed to the profile of the Bridgestone BT020 tires.  It has a 120 front & 180 rear tire.  

Ever notice how skinny the 125cc GP bike tires/wheels are?  They are extremely flickable in corners because of the skinnier tires.

[JasonB]

My problem was I had stock tires on the bike from 95 with 2k up to about 6k when I changed them. The tires were hard as bricks and starting to weathercrack. And the rear wheel was squared off. So by the time I got used to the bike enough to try flicking it around the tires were way past thier prime. I put the front tire on first for a week with the stock rear and I could tell a huge difference of the bike would drop into the corner much faster and sharper. Then putting the rear and front together was scary at first at how fast it fell into the corner and how tight I could turn.

So my thoughts might be biased because I went from really crappy tires to really good tires along with the rear rim swap. I am using the stock size front tire. And I am running Metzler Sportec M1's.