Kraptanaman Posted May 7, 2019 Posted May 7, 2019 I am building a retro 80's streetfighter out of a gs1000s. I have the astralites, JMC etc. I am looking for suggestions for front ends and calipers. I have a set of twin pot brembos from a moto guzzi. so I might use there. I am looking for a chunkier RWU fropnt end. Also rearsets. I have a set of SB shocks . Does anybody remember them? Quote
Jonboy Posted May 7, 2019 Posted May 7, 2019 H*nda VFR750 1996/7 front end is quite chunky and has the length to allow the bike to not be nose heavy Quote
Jonboy Posted May 7, 2019 Posted May 7, 2019 I remember SB shocks, i seem to remember then having blue and yellow springs with a black cover over the top and a garrish logo Quote
Kraptanaman Posted May 7, 2019 Author Posted May 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, Jonboy said: I remember SB shocks, i seem to remember then having blue and yellow springs with a black cover over the top and a garrish logo that is the ones two springs, My ones are white and red. smaller spring sits on top of a larger one. Quote
K.H.I Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 An 80's streetfighter would require a rigid frame, don't you mean a 80's special? 1 Quote
Reinhoud Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 Rear fork from a Bandit 1200, rear wheel of a RF900, front fork from a ZXR750. Reflectors taken out of the rear end, side covers cut off, and mini (48mm) gauges. 5 Quote
wraith Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 The question is how 80's do you want to keep it? If you're sticking to what was about in the 80's I'd go for gsx1100efe forks or slabside forks. If you don't mind going past the 80's (then not really a 80's streetfighter/special) the world is open Quote
kiwi Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) On 5/7/2019 at 11:51 AM, Kraptanaman said: that is the ones two springs, My ones are white and red. smaller spring sits on top of a larger one. The ones i remember from my youff were made by progressive suspension and called S & W Stroker shocks Big black plastic caps at top and coloured springs true 1980's shocks, as in my pictureyou can just see them on the Blue gsx1100 Edited May 8, 2019 by kiwi Quote
Dezza Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 GS1000s - great bikes with such a massive potential for modifications. Please not yet another 'Wes Cooley Rep' though 3 Quote
vizman Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 Strut the rear, 18 inch apes, Wes Cooley paint job 1 Quote
Gammaboy Posted May 9, 2019 Posted May 9, 2019 On 5/7/2019 at 11:23 PM, homer said: Kawa 9r forks are quite beefy and long SV1000 are similar dimensions I think. GSX1400 forks? Quote
Reinhoud Posted May 9, 2019 Posted May 9, 2019 I think a GS1000 should have a USD, because it's quite a wide/big/solid looking bike.. At least, that was my idea when I started, solid looking bike, but the wheels, rear and front fork out of ratio. Quote
Kraptanaman Posted May 9, 2019 Author Posted May 9, 2019 16 hours ago, vizman said: Strut the rear, 18 inch apes, Wes Cooley paint job how did you know what i was up to? 1 Quote
Kraptanaman Posted May 9, 2019 Author Posted May 9, 2019 5 hours ago, Reinhoud said: I think a GS1000 should have a USD, because it's quite a wide/big/solid looking bike.. At least, that was my idea when I started, solid looking bike, but the wheels, rear and front fork out of ratio. all my other gs,s and gsx's have usd's . trying to buck the trend. 1 Quote
Kraptanaman Posted May 9, 2019 Author Posted May 9, 2019 13 hours ago, Captain Chaos said: and a brown seat of course a must Quote
Reinhoud Posted May 9, 2019 Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Kraptanaman said: all my other gs,s and gsx's have usd's . trying to buck the trend. Pictures? Or else we don't believe you have them 1 Quote
Kraptanaman Posted May 10, 2019 Author Posted May 10, 2019 21 hours ago, Reinhoud said: Pictures? Or else we don't believe you have them I am sure people are sick of seeing my bikes. Quote
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