Browsing the picture files I see  a number of GS500's on the track with upside down forks. Does anyone know what forks they are using for that conversion and how difficult it is? I have access to a machine shop and am only mildy retarded with respect to things mechanical. Thanks!

GSX-R 750 forks, I think. Dgyver used USD ones on his track bike, as well as Bob Brousard.

yep the gixxer ones are the ones normally used. but just about any front end can be put on with enough beer and cash.

k, thanks guys! the gix6 and 750's have identical frames so i guess i can use either. i know that with unlimted resources you can frankenbike anything together, but i was hoping that they might have at least the same headstock diameter or something that would make it a little bit easier!

Quote from: davipuyep the gixxer ones are the ones normally used. but just about any front end can be put on with enough beer and cash.

Aaahhhh... beer, is there anything it can't do

Quote from: AlphaFire X5GSX-R 750 forks, I think. Dgyver used USD ones on his track bike, as well as Bob Brousard.

dgyver's 555R used Katana forks

I'v herd of people using an RGV 250 front end, but those bikes aren;t avalable in northamerica.

question! what does "USD" stand for? us dollars? can;t be, that wouldn;t make sence

Up Side Down

As in -- female portion attached to frame, male to wheel.

oh ok, usd= up side down. I know them as 'inverted forks' but either works

Servus,

we Germans take often the Forks from the RGV 250. See here:


You also can use the the GSXR Frontend or from Kawasaki ZXR400.

Greetz Jim

Quote from: AlphaFire X5GSX-R 750 forks, I think. Dgyver used USD ones on his track bike, as well as Bob Brousard.

Not yet.....I should have a set of USD forks tomorrow.

BobB's bike in the WoF pages has 03/04 GSXR1000 forks. He told me it was a perfect fit with no mods needed, shimming is normally required.

Wait, so we can simply slip in a set of GSX-R 1000 forks from the '03 and '04 years models simple as that? There's got to be SOME work required.

Quote from: AlphaFire X5Wait, so we can simply slip in a set of GSX-R 1000 forks from the '03 and '04 years models simple as that? There's got to be SOME work required.

Still gonna have to do something with your dash, headlight, and clipons/handle bars

My bad.......

I left out the part of fitting the GS stem in the GSXR lower triple. That was what he was referring to fitting perfectly. Basically he just swapped stems.

ohhh! the forks are the handles...

boy, do I learn something new everyday.  

Quote from: subcohhh! the forks are the handles...

boy, do I learn something new everyday.  

the forks are those shock-looking things in the front that connect your front wheel to the frame. the triple trees/triple clamps are those brackets that the forks slide down through, they clamp onto the forks and are mounted to the frame by the steering stem, which is a rod that slips through a hole in the front of the frame and turns on bearings.

Clip-ons are handles that usually clamp directly onto the forks, in place of handle bars which are usually mounted to the top triple clamp.  Some clipons like the ones from the 89 GS and I think the ones on Katanas also mount to the top triple clamp.

I think he was joking, Jazz... but concise information for those who didn't know!

So what is involved in getting USD forks on the GS?

Quote from: AlphaFire X5I think he was joking, Jazz...

no, i wasn't   thanks for the information Jazzzzz.

it's hard to learn so many new terms in a short period of time (I knew no english when i came to the states on march 2000).

Hot diggity! Well congrats, Jazzz, you were quite informative then!

Quote from: budget speed demonI'v herd of people using an RGV 250 front end, but those bikes aren;t avalable in northamerica.

i have one....
it's still attached to a RGV chassis


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