Dave68 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Just an idea, good or bad, what would the consensus be about putting a GS1000 engine into a GSX-R frame? Dave 1 Quote Link to comment
Toecutter Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 What gsx r frame are you thinking? Might be a squeeze.... Quote Link to comment
Dave68 Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 I assume there would be plenty of room using a 1100 slabby or L-M; not sure. I will check out @Havoc Quote Link to comment
R1guy Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 39 minutes ago, Dave68 said: I assume there would be plenty of room using a 1100 slabby or L-M; not sure. I will check out @Havoc You assume incorrectly. I recal that Tom had to cut and extend the chassis loop. Gs motor is longer than gsxr motor . 1 Quote Link to comment
Dave68 Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 I see. Good, we have this forum, so we can ask these questions Thanks Quote Link to comment
clivegto Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 (edited) 4 hours ago, Havoc said: I'll finish it one day.... Nice swinging arm. My Moto Martin origanly had a GS1000 engine it now has a B12 motor which is a very tight fit indeed. Edited August 30 by clivegto 1 Quote Link to comment
baldrick Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 (edited) seems a pretty pointless excercise if you ask me. gsxr motor is lighter and faster, why stick an old boat anchor in there?, apart from the "because i can " and because its different... hell, maybe im getting old.... Edited August 30 by baldrick 8 Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 50 minutes ago, baldrick said: seems a pretty pointless excercise if you ask me. gsxr motor is lighter and faster, why stick an old boat anchor in there?, apart from the "because i can " and because its different... hell, maybe im getting old.... yeah ive got to agree !! sorry but i do appreciate the engineering involved in fitting one, and its something different from the norm Quote Link to comment
Havoc Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 4 hours ago, baldrick said: seems a pretty pointless excercise if you ask me. gsxr motor is lighter and faster, why stick an old boat anchor in there?, apart from the "because i can " and because its different... hell, maybe im getting old.... Dan Hegarty built a beautiful GS1000 motor for a customer and had best part of 3 motors left over. ..'... Tom, you're into Suzukis, got these GS1000 engines, want them?...'... ...'.... I'd love them Dan, but I'm skint at the moment...'... ...'... don't worry man, pay me when I get back from the Macau GP...'.. ...'.. Cool, thanks Dan...'... He never came home from Macau He also raced a Slabby at the Manx a few years earlier. This build is a tribute to a very good friend. RIP Dan So now you know why 15 Quote Link to comment
R1guy Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 7 hours ago, Havoc said: I'll finish it one day.... I’d forgotten how good that looked Quote Link to comment
Dave68 Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 6 hours ago, baldrick said: seems a pretty pointless excercise if you ask me. gsxr motor is lighter and faster, why stick an old boat anchor in there?, apart from the "because i can " and because its different... hell, maybe im getting old.... I am 56 and didn't think It was a bad idea. It just happens that a friend of mine wants to buy all my GS parts, So It isn't happening now, I should be the proud owner for a little while of a 2020 Katana. Thanks for everybody's input Dave 1 Quote Link to comment
Jaydee Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 15 minutes ago, Dave68 said: It just happens that a friend of mine wants to buy all my GS parts Don't forget to let him know about this site. Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 19 minutes ago, Dave68 said: I should be the proud owner for a little while of a 2020 Katana. what !!!! one of them copy's ??? Quote Link to comment
Dave68 Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 The easiest way for me to get shot of the GS parts, It wasn't bought as a keeper. My mate wants to sell it and he loves GS1000's, everybody wins, can't see a problem with the deal myself, He knocked me £500 off also, I have known him for 39 years, he is one of life's good guys. Quote Link to comment
Dave68 Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 25 minutes ago, Jaydee said: Don't forget to let him know about this site. He probably already knows, to be honest. He is into classic bikes as well as modern Quote Link to comment
Havoc Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Lol, there's OSS and there's an easy life. I picked the expensive difficult way. OSS forever. Caveat, I also have a few non OSS bikes, 42 in total Rode one of the new Kats, it did everything well like the 1000S it's based on. Love bikes, all bikes.. 2 Quote Link to comment
Dave68 Posted August 31 Author Share Posted August 31 6 hours ago, Havoc said: Lol, there's OSS and there's an easy life. I picked the expensive difficult way. OSS forever. Caveat, I also have a few non OSS bikes, 42 in total Rode one of the new Kats, it did everything well like the 1000S it's based on. Love bikes, all bikes.. How true! I had spinal surgery 14 years ago and it knackered me for the rest of my life, I can't lift anything more than 15kgs, and it affects me in most things every day, I wish I weren't like this. At least I can walk, I couldn't when I went into Newcastle General. What a fantastic Hospital and excellent staff. A massive thank you to them all, especially the Neurosurgeons. 2 Quote Link to comment
Dezza Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 The last big aircooled Suzuki F1 racers (1983) had engines based on the GS1000 in alloy frames that externally resembled the frames of the slabbies when they later went into mass production. A GS1000 powered slabby-framed race-replica like havoc's has the potential to come close to what IMO is one of the coolest looking big-bruiser race machines of the 80s (raced in UK by Mick Grant and Rob McElnea) . That seems enough justifcation for doing so to me, without adding in that the characteristics of a big aircooled engine being totally addicitive and nothing like even a large capacity oil-cooled machine. They still seem a big revvy to me . Is it finished yet? 4 Quote Link to comment
Havoc Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 10 hours ago, Dezza said: Is it finished yet? No, had issues with the rear suspension knuckle but sorted now. Will get back on it. As a general comment I considered that I was upgrading the running gear of a GS1000 (GS1080) rather than down grading the motor of a Slabby 5 Quote Link to comment
Dave68 Posted August 31 Author Share Posted August 31 1 hour ago, Havoc said: No, had issues with the rear suspension knuckle but sorted now. Will get back on it. As a general comment I considered that I was upgrading the running gear of a GS1000 (GS1080) rather than down grading the motor of a Slabby That was going to be my plan, Not bothered about loads of power, It would be cool, All the best with it the build Havoc. Quote Link to comment
R1guy Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 On 8/31/2024 at 10:03 AM, Dezza said: The last big aircooled Suzuki F1 racers (1983) had engines based on the GS1000 in alloy frames that externally resembled the frames of the slabbies when they later went into mass production. A GS1000 powered slabby-framed race-replica like havoc's has the potential to come close to what IMO is one of the coolest looking big-bruiser race machines of the 80s (raced in UK by Mick Grant and Rob McElnea) . That seems enough justifcation for doing so to me, without adding in that the characteristics of a big aircooled engine being totally addicitive and nothing like even a large capacity oil-cooled machine. They still seem a big revvy to me . Is it finished yet? Xr41… 10 Quote Link to comment
BillyR Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 A mate of mine put a 750es motor in a slabbie 11 frame, being a bit smaller than a 1000 lump it fitted fairly easily. Dont know if a gs750 lump would be as easy? 1 Quote Link to comment
Dezza Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) Interesting info here. Edited September 2 by Dezza 6 Quote Link to comment
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