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Title: Which rear Katana wheels are interchangeable with the GS500 wheel?
Post by: makenzie71 on January 21, 2009, 08:59:33 PM
Swingarm width not withstanding.  Someone is looking to do the same thing I've done to my 750 with their GS and I'm trying to confirm which ones are compatible.
Title: Re: Which rear Katana wheels are interchangeable with the GS500 wheel?
Post by: bobthebiker on January 22, 2009, 01:05:32 AM
98+ are the same size bearing with a 1" wider rear wheel.  97 and earler probably fit, but still have the narrower 3.5" rim like the GS if I'm not mistaken.
Title: Re: Which rear Katana wheels are interchangeable with the GS500 wheel?
Post by: dgyver on January 22, 2009, 06:01:43 AM
89-97 Kat 600/750 front and rear wheels are the same as the GS. The rear rotor of the same years is the same as well.
Title: Re: Which rear Katana wheels are interchangeable with the GS500 wheel?
Post by: makenzie71 on January 22, 2009, 06:05:17 AM
Thanks guys...he's looking for a 4" + wheel so I've directed him to the B600 wheel.  The Bandit shares the exact same bearing dimensions as his GS1000L so he'll have a better start, too.
Title: Re: Which rear Katana wheels are interchangeable with the GS500 wheel?
Post by: The Buddha on January 22, 2009, 08:38:09 AM
B600 wheel may be 4" but its not AKAIK direct swap with GS. B400 yea. But then again its going in a GS1000.
I suspect B600 has a caliper that is under the disk among other things.
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: Which rear Katana wheels are interchangeable with the GS500 wheel?
Post by: makenzie71 on January 22, 2009, 09:09:13 AM
Yeah the B6 has the under-mounted caliper.

The GS500 reference is just because I used GS500 wheels...so pretty much anything that should fit the GS500 should fit the old GS1000 with similar effort.  I don't think he's looking for a direct swap...his biggest goal is just to be able to run radials.
Title: Re: Which rear Katana wheels are interchangeable with the GS500 wheel?
Post by: werase643 on January 22, 2009, 03:34:18 PM
nice thing about the B-6 rear.....4.5 x 17
and if the rear axle is same diameter......sweet
what is the widest tire that will fit in a GS1000 swingarm?
160 should fit???? :dunno_white:

also have him/her look for 88-89 GSXR 750 rear wheel
and also the RF600 rear
to help broaden the search

i think i still might have an 88 GSXR rear... never mind it was already converted to gs....i think
Title: Re: Which rear Katana wheels are interchangeable with the GS500 wheel?
Post by: makenzie71 on January 22, 2009, 04:10:06 PM
He saw my post and first thing he looked for was GSXR and GS500 stuff...the GSXR wheels are 18", though, in some years, but very few could be found.  I hadn't thought about the RF, though...I'll forward that.

I think a 160mm tire should fit in the swingarm pretty well.  I could run a 170 if I notched my swingarm just a hair and offset the shaZam! out of my countershaft sprocket haha...the 1000 has a slightly wider arm so I think it shouldn't be an issue.
Title: Re: Which rear Katana wheels are interchangeable with the GS500 wheel?
Post by: werase643 on January 22, 2009, 04:27:31 PM
the 1100 had 18
750 had a 17