cscott84 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 I have an 1982 gs650g. I am having a terrible time finding a 16 rear tire for it. Does anyone know if a 17 inch wheel from a gs850g will fit the gs 650g? Any advise will be helpful. The only 16 tire that I could find has been on back order for over 2 months. Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 can't say for sure if the 850 wheel will fit !! but you might have to change the shaft drive unit or even the whole swingarm Quote Link to comment
PaintItBlack Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Didn’t the 650 katana have a 17” rear 1 Quote Link to comment
cscott84 Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 The gs650g is a shaft drive. Needs the wheel that will mount with the shaft drive interface Quote Link to comment
PaintItBlack Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 4 minutes ago, cscott84 said: The gs650g is a shaft drive. Needs the wheel that will mount with the shaft drive interface The 650 katana is a shaft drive too, would think it would be a straight swap Quote Link to comment
cscott84 Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 10 minutes ago, PaintItBlack said: The 650 katana is a shaft drive too, would think it would be a straight swap I'll look into that. Thanks Quote Link to comment
wraith Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 I take it your gs650g is the custom type gl The gs850g rear wheel will not fit your hub, so you will need ever a gs650gt or gs650m katana rear wheel. Both are 17" and both will fit straight into your hub and swingarm. 3 Quote Link to comment
cscott84 Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 Wraith Thanks for your info 1 Quote Link to comment
Upshotknothole Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Compare the parts diagrams and numbers, Suzuki is notoriously cheap with stuff and likes to share parts across models. Quote Link to comment
TonyGee Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 21 minutes ago, Upshotknothole said: Suzuki is notoriously cheap with stuff and likes to share parts across models and we are all thankful for that 3 Quote Link to comment
cscott84 Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 2 hours ago, TonyGee said: and we are all thankful for that I'll second that Quote Link to comment
cscott84 Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 On 9/7/2024 at 11:06 AM, wraith said: I take it your gs650g is the custom type gl The gs850g rear wheel will not fit your hub, so you will need ever a gs650gt or gs650m katana rear wheel. Both are 17" and both will fit straight into your hub and swingarm. Fyi. The vin number is for an 1982, the build date is 08/81, on the 1981 parts list it has a 16 inch rim, the 1982 is a 17 inch rim, so I am going to find a 1982 rim and try that. Quote Link to comment
Poldark Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 I'm trying to wrap my head around not being able to find a 16 inch tire. 130/90-16 is one of the most common bike tires out there. If you're only dealing one local shop who only deals with one supplier, they could be out of stock for the moment. I just searched on Flea Bay and they have lots of them, and I'm confident Amazon will too. If you really prefer a 17 inch, then go to the time and expense to switch over. If you just want to ride, look for other sources of tires. 1 Quote Link to comment
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