GStwin.com GS500 Message Forum

Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: gsf500RR on February 22, 2011, 05:36:08 PM

Title: Is the GSXF 750 break arm ok to use with katana rim?
Post by: gsf500RR on February 22, 2011, 05:36:08 PM
You know when you mount a katana rim on the GS500 you have to bend the stock break arm so the tire doesn't touch it.

However I remember that I saw a picture of someone using a GSXF 750 break arm and it looked like direct swap on the GS500 swingarm. Do I remember corretly or I am completely wrong?

Title: Re: Is the GSXF 750 break arm ok to use with katana rim?
Post by: burning1 on February 23, 2011, 11:24:13 AM
http://wiki.gstwins.com/index.php?n=Upgrades.RearWheel
Title: Re: Is the GSXF 750 break arm ok to use with katana rim?
Post by: gsf500RR on February 23, 2011, 03:48:37 PM
Yeah I know that tuturial but I'm asking if I could use a GSXF torque arm instead of the Gs stock one.
Title: Re: Is the GSXF 750 break arm ok to use with katana rim?
Post by: burning1 on February 23, 2011, 05:31:05 PM
It's addressed in the tutorial. Yes, it looks like you can use the Katana torque arm.
Title: Re: Is the GSXF 750 break arm ok to use with katana rim?
Post by: gsf500RR on February 24, 2011, 07:04:26 AM
Okay, sorry my english is not very good I don't see where it is written??   :dunno_black:

But I remember a picture on the forum where some guy had a GSXF (600 or 750 I don't remember that's the problem) torque arm mounted on the GS with a kat wheel. To bad I didn't saved this picture.
Title: Re: Is the GSXF 750 break arm ok to use with katana rim?
Post by: gsJack on February 24, 2011, 07:25:16 AM
From Wiki:

<<<now that you have your bracket and caliper the next issue of the day is the torque arm,

(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g257/hmmmnz/torquearms.jpg)

bandit at the top and gs at the bottom. the bandit arm will just give you clearance( and i mean just, no really just)>>>

That was a Bandit torque arm Turd used in the Wiki pictorial.  Maybe a Bandit 400? He doesn't specify exactly and it just barely cleared so he gave it a bit more bend.  Don't know about the GSXF arm, maybe a check of the parts fiches will help..
Title: Re: Is the GSXF 750 break arm ok to use with katana rim?
Post by: burning1 on February 24, 2011, 10:59:04 AM
My mistake. That's for the correction, gsJack.
Title: Re: Is the GSXF 750 break arm ok to use with katana rim?
Post by: gsf500RR on February 24, 2011, 05:44:07 PM
Ok guys good news I found what  we were looking for:

(a post from Miraz)


Quote from: Miraz on November 03, 2010, 08:42:28 PM
I'm running a 160 rear on a wheel from a 2000 GSXF-750, this is the same as the SV650 wheel from the same year.

The brake arm is from a 2000 GSXR-750 and bolts right up.

No alignment or clearance issues with a Metzeler Z-6
(http://www.miraz.com/gallery/d/13584-2/IMGP7354.JPG)
(http://www.miraz.com/gallery/d/13581-2/IMGP7353.JPG)

So it's a GSXR-750 that bolts right up! Not gsxf 750.