Will a '94 Kitana wheel fit on a '08 GS500 w/ a 170 tire?

[Mauricio]

Well I'm in luck I found a shop who is parting out an '06 Katana & they are going to sell me tomorrow the rear  wheel assembly for $90. It has a 160 already mounted on it.

I do plan to mount a 170 on it & try to make it work. If it is successful I will post pics. The only thing I will have to modify for the time being is the break rod.

You want a 170 section PR3?

Barely used, ~325 miles.

I sell it to you super cheap! That way you can pass it along to the next GSer for what you paid.

[nicoyastyln]

Hey WEEDAHOE,

Is the rear break rod the same size for the 600 & 1200 Bandit? I got one from a 600 Bandit off of ebay about to start replacing it.

[weedahoe]

Doubt it. The 600 tire is more narrow than the 1200. Thus why the 1200 is used

[gs-nay]

bandit 600 one fits as i have one on mine with this wheel swap plenty of room with 150 , and around 2mm with metzler m1 ...160/60/17

[ohgood]

I don't understand a few things...

why not tighten the axle nut proper, and use the axle adjusters to.... adjust the alignment / chain tension ? if you do it wrong, you bend them.


what's the point of the 150+ series tire on back ? the profiles won't match the front... the 3.5" wheel doesn't exactly spread the profile right... so why ?