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Title: Fitting a 6" Hayabusa / TL1000R Rear Wheel
Post by: tb0lt on November 30, 2010, 03:14:05 PM
Has anyone here fitted a 6" wide rear wheel on a GS? It has a 6 section cush drive setup and is originally meant for the TL1000R and Hayabusa.
Why? Because i don't like the tiny stock wheel/tire size and i have this one sitting in my garage already.

Thanks guys


PS: If you have any useful input, kindly share them here. Please don't post useless comments like "With enough time and money... blah blah".
Title: Re: Fitting a 6" Hayabusa / TL1000R Rear Wheel
Post by: dread_au on November 30, 2010, 03:46:18 PM
Have a look at http://wiki.gstwins.com/ and you might find some useful info on rear wheel swaps. You might also find why it probably wont work with an original swingarm.
Title: Re: Fitting a 6" Hayabusa / TL1000R Rear Wheel
Post by: makenzie71 on November 30, 2010, 04:06:21 PM
There's no "probably"...it flat wont work on the stock swingarm.
Title: Re: Fitting a 6" Hayabusa / TL1000R Rear Wheel
Post by: bubba zanetti on November 30, 2010, 04:36:51 PM
Depends on how much time and money you've got.
Title: Re: Fitting a 6" Hayabusa / TL1000R Rear Wheel
Post by: tb0lt on November 30, 2010, 05:09:43 PM
Quote from: bubba zanetti on November 30, 2010, 04:36:51 PM
Depends on how much time and money you've got.

Very helpful. Thanks.
Title: Re: Fitting a 6" Hayabusa / TL1000R Rear Wheel
Post by: tt_four on November 30, 2010, 05:30:05 PM
yeah you would do better to work towards a bandit wheel. I know a 180 tire is sexy, but 160 still looks pretty good compared to how skinny the rest of the GS is, and it's just not worth what you'd have to put in it to make a wheel that big fit on a GS.
Title: Re: Fitting a 6" Hayabusa / TL1000R Rear Wheel
Post by: werase643 on November 30, 2010, 06:32:42 PM
easier... and probably cheaper to buy a old GSXR/TL-R/TL-S missing a back wheel
then it will bolt right on