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Title: Front wheel swap?
Post by: seany1212 on January 28, 2008, 08:24:15 AM
Ive got an MOT test coming up (tests bikes for faults for countries that dont have MOT) and one of the problems that its going to fail on is the front wheel and the fact that its warped. I was wondering, other than the bandit wheel i know about is there any other wheels that will fit the front with little modification?
Title: Re: Front wheel swap?
Post by: dgyver on January 28, 2008, 10:43:41 AM
89-97 Katana 600/750 use the same front and rear wheels. Just different colors and do not have the front left side plastic hub cover. 
Title: Re: Front wheel swap?
Post by: sledge on January 28, 2008, 11:21:09 AM
Quote from: seany1212 on January 28, 2008, 08:24:15 AM
Ive got an MOT test coming up (tests bikes for faults for countries that dont have MOT) and one of the problems that its going to fail on is the front wheel and the fact that its warped. I was wondering, other than the bandit wheel i know about is there any other wheels that will fit the front with little modification?

You will pay about £15-20 for a decent 2nd-hand GS5 wheel from a breaker and another £5-10 to have the tyre swapped over and balanced, thats the easiest solution......unless you particularly want to swap it for something else.
Title: Re: Front wheel swap?
Post by: Jay_wolf on January 28, 2008, 12:04:01 PM
Where abouts in england are u dude? as ur talking bout a Mot

I have a Silver GS front wheel with a Tyre thats done 50 Miles, it still has the little rubber Bits on it

Title: Re: Front wheel swap?
Post by: seany1212 on January 28, 2008, 04:07:30 PM
in the west midlands  :cry:, sledge, phoned up cheshire salvage and they wanted £75 for a 1994 wheel  :o
Title: Re: Front wheel swap?
Post by: frankieG on January 28, 2008, 04:14:00 PM
front wheels are always the most difficult of the pair to find because they are mostl likely damaged in a crash
Title: Re: Front wheel swap?
Post by: Jay_wolf on January 28, 2008, 04:32:17 PM
I have a Straight 01 front wheel in silver, im not sure on postage , but it would be alot cheaper than the breakers ,  im not after stupid money

Its got a nearly new Tire on it

Pm me if ur interested  :thumb:
Title: Re: Front wheel swap?
Post by: ben2go on January 28, 2008, 08:33:34 PM
The German Wiki has a write up on using the 98+ Katana Wheel in the GS forks.It's 3 or 3.5 inches wide.Here's the Wiki.It should be translated using my link.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&langpair=de%7Cen&u=http://www.gs-500.info/&prev=/translate_s%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3Dwww.gs-500.info/%26sl%3Den%26tl%3Dde

It make take a minute for it to translate to English,but then it's easy viewing.
Title: Re: Front wheel swap?
Post by: sledge on January 28, 2008, 08:49:18 PM
Quote from: seany1212 on January 28, 2008, 04:07:30 PM
in the west midlands  :cry:, sledge, phoned up cheshire salvage and they wanted £75 for a 1994 wheel  :o


Thats way too steep.....you gotta haggle with them and bargain them down. There are plenty of them about, my try mate Bertie at Berties Breakers up here in Chorley.

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