sv wheels on a gsxr front end?

[stamasman]

Hi just wanted to know how to fit a sv wheel to a gsxr front wheel.
I've a k6,k7 750 front end and I can't get the proper wheels to fit which is why i'm looking to go down the route of fitting the sv wheel.
Also what years of gsxr disc will fit the sv wheel.
Thanks in advance Brian

[Red Herring]

I'd hold out for the proper GSXR front wheel if I was you. The GSXR wheel is cheaper than the SV one and is far less work.

[stamasman]

that was the plan but the gixer wheels are impossible to get a hold of and I have 2 sv wheels

[Berlin]

Well, that was bad timing. I need an SV front wheel and I've just sold a GSXR front.

GSXR SRAD front wheels never go for much less than £75 in a bidding war on Ebay and about £125 for buy it now.
The later model fronts go for £25 more. You can't give rears away.


C

[hardhat_harry]

I got 2 x SRAD wheels for £100 but they needed spacing to go into a GSXR K1 front end. They are lighter than SV wheels though.

[Berlin]

and I've got a spindle thats machined to allow the fitment of said wheels to a K1-K3 :) Perfect match.

[stamasman]

ive a k6 k7 front end and srad wheels dont fit it thanks anyway.

[maviczap]

It is possible to use a Sv front wheel on a GSXR front end, but mine was a 1992 L or M GSXR front end, so not as nice as your later model, its a lot heavier.

A special spindle and spacers was made up, to use the Sv front wheel, with the added benefit of using the standard SV speedo.

Have a look in my albums

http://forums.sv650.org/album.php?albumid=558

Its better than stock by a long way, but I'd love to do it with a later front end

[Caddy2000]

You can use a front wheel from a K4/5 GSXR 600/750 front end, just fit disks from a SV1000. Works perfectly.
I bought a K4 GSXR 750 delkevik wheel and the bearings and spacer for the K7. No problems.
BUT I also have a from wheel off a K3 SV650S spare as well.

[stamasman]

the only other problem is the gsxr discs are bigger from k6 on

[DavieSV]

I'm looking into making a spindle to fit my SV wheel to my 750 k7 front end. Just because the gsx front wheels are too pricey at the moment.

I just need to get a front mud guard then motivate myself into measuring up and machining.

[maviczap]

I'd be interested to see how you get on doing this. Shouldn't be too hard, although if you're using the SV speedo drive, then you'll need an agrangement to stop the drive spining round. But that shouldn't be hard for a man of your talents Davie

[Caddy2000]

the only other problem is the gsxr discs are bigger from k6 on

That's why I used the SV1000 disks.


I'm looking into making a spindle to fit my SV wheel to my 750 k7 front end. Just because the gsx front wheels are too pricey at the moment.

I just need to get a front mud guard then motivate myself into measuring up and machining.

A brand new delkevik wheel was only about £130.....

[DavieSV]

I'd be interested to see how you get on doing this. Shouldn't be too hard, although if you're using the SV speedo drive, then you'll need an agrangement to stop the drive spining round. But that shouldn't be hard for a man of your talents Davie

Finally got around to measuring up the front end...
The internal fork gap distance on the GSXR front end is smaller than the SV so there is not enough room to fit the speedo drive.:(
It would be quite simple to make a spindle to fit the SV wheel (without the drive), but to tidy things up, a dust seal would have to be made for the left hand side of the wheel where the speedo fits. All in all, too much bother for no gain.

So... any one got a gsxr (k1-k5) front wheel?

[yorkie_chris]

What about SRAD yokes? I think they are wider than new stuff

[Nobbylad]

So... any one got a gsxr (k1-k5) front wheel?

I thought Delkevic made K1-5 wheels for cheap, but also thought from your 1 st post you had K6/7 forks?

[DavieSV]

What about SRAD yokes? I think they are wider than new stuff

The discs would then need spacing to match calipers

I thought Delkevic made K1-5 wheels for cheap, but also thought from your 1 st post you had K6/7 forks?

The SV1000 discs I have will fit K1-5, the k6-7 have a bigger bore dia on the discs, the earlier wheels have a slightly bigger offset on the discs. IMO

[Berlin]

Should fit. The SRAD wheel (and discs) fits in the K1-K3 bikes (with a slightly machined spindle) so I can't see why it wouldn't work the other way around. SRAD and K1-K3 discs are the same. Flat 320, same spacings and drillings.

I've got a spindle that has been machined so an SRAD wheel fits in a K1-K3 bike if you want the measurements.

C

[DavieSV]

Looking at this :
http://www.twfracing.com/vbforums/showthread.php?t=529
The disc spacing is 2mm different, which may work fine, new pads may be a little tight.
and the bearings are spaced differently, hence the different spindle required.

[DavieSV]

I may now revert back to fitting the SV front wheel...

I have now bought two front wheels, both have been bent :(

[SV650Racer]

Ive got a front wheel on ebay. Its a hayabusa front wheel that has been converted to fit the 600K7 front end with DL650 discs and modded spacer etc.