Handle bars on a GSX750F?

[scott-s]

 I have a 2000 GSX750F donor bike for my hybrid project. I want to use the entire front end. The -F top triple is fugly as hell and full of holes. Mine is slightly warped on one side from a crash at some point, too.

 No problem...the Bandit 600 uses 41mm forks. I'll just pick up a Bandit triple. Except that the Bandit 600 triple is slightly wider than the GSX. I can make a new fender bracket/fork brace, but the GSX axle will be too short. Bandit axles are cheap, but they thread into the fork lower. The GSX uses a nut on the end of the axle. Dang it.

 

 What options do I have for fitting a top bridge that will accept forks? At this point, it would probably be best to keep the GSX lower triple and correct fork/axle spacing. Does anyone have a solution for a cleaner top triple that doesn't include high buck CNC stuff?

 

 GSX top

 

Bandit top

[scott-s]

 It looks like the GSX 600 version of the same years (98-06) uses the same lower triple and has a nice clean top bridge that can be drilled for risers.

 But, when I look at parts fiche, it shows a K3 model  and a Model W/X/Y/K1/K2 for both the 600 and the 750. It lists a different upper and lower triple part number for both. What's the difference and how do I determine what lower triple I have?

 Mine is a 2000 GSX750F (We call it that K word here in the States).

 

Edited February 13, 2018 by scott-s

[Captain Chaos]

difference in part number is probably just a difference in colour. According to www.motorcyclespareparts.eu the lower clamps are the same for both 600 and 750 of the same year.

From 2003 the teapot got a new tailpiece, no other changes.

[scott-s]

 Looks like the bearing styles are different on the K3.

  I'm 99% sure the 600 top will work for what I want to do and is cheap.

Edited February 13, 2018 by scott-s