yes, another gsxr front end swap, done

[Bibio]

finished my gsxr 1000 k2 front end swap last night..

what a difference. the grip from the front end is awsum. (now just to put the rear shokky on)

problems encounterd.

1. i used gilles vario bars. seemed like a good idea at the time but worked out to be a complete nightmare. the gap between the grips has incresed by about 5" what i meen by this is the overall width of the bars are 5" longer... not good... this messed up all the cable lenghts.

2. the speedo underreads by about 5mph. the old speeds at 5000 rpm i used to do 70mph with the new sensor it reads 65mph at 5000 rpm

thats about it.. everything else went well.

will post a full parts list later.

[yorkie_chris]

It doesn't under-read... it over-reads slightly less than stock.

[Biker Biggles]

Did you use cables from the naked sv?
Are Gixer bars just longer than SV ones or is there some other reason they are so wide?

get some pics up!!! is it pointy or curvy btw??

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

It doesn't under-read... it over-reads slightly less than stock.

cheers chris... i thaught that... might be spot on with 60 profile tyre on.

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Did you use cables from the naked sv?
Are Gixer bars just longer than SV ones or is there some other reason they are so wide?

never thaught of using nakeds cables .. weill look into that one ... cheers biggles

the reason is because of the gilles bars and the gsxr forks/yokes are wider to start with.. its like having a renthals put on upside down

Originally Posted by riktherider

get some pics up!!! is it pointy or curvy btw??

its a brand new k8 grey pointy with about 150 miles on clock

and yes i will get some picys up soon as the weather is better..

[Bibio]

just to add .. i also had a set of twin high level mivv pipes on ... i found these to foul my tyre.. so i cut the link pipe off and welded a plate on ... now it a single high level .. lol

Originally Posted by Bibio

so i cut the link pipe off and welded a plate on ... now it a single high level .. lol

Same power, less weight...

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Bibio

cheers chris... i thaught that... might be spot on with 60 profile tyre on.

Putting it on teh rear gives you a pretty accurate speedo, 120/60 is stock, 120/70 is about halfway between the 2.

[Bibio]

Parts list as promised..

GSX-R 1000 K2 front end:
Forks
Yokes
Callipers 6 Pot
Front Wheel inc good tyre
Discs
Disc bolts
Spindle
Cost £400 eBay

Controls, levers & grips
Top yoke nut and washer
Top yoke pinch bolts
Top yoke castle nuts & washer
Top yoke bearing seal
Bottom yoke pinch bolts
Calliper banjo bolts and washers
Calliper fixing bolts
Brake lines
Master cylinder banjo bolt
Ignition + bolts
Bearings and races*** see bottom
Cost free, re use from SV650

Clipons, Gilles tooling variobar 60mm rise
Cost £73 eBay + £84 for new 50mm clamps (coz I’m daft)

Bottom Yoke pinch bolts, 8mm X 40mm SS flanged head
Cost £6.15 eBay

Front Pads, SBS sintered pads
Cost £32.50 eBay

Mudguard, black
Cost £56.95 Jesters Trick Bits

Mudguard bolts & spacers
Cost £19.97 local Suzuki dealer

Speedo sensor, Cherry switch GS100701, home made bracket
Cost £29.27 RS Components

Bolts & dome nuts to mount Speedo bracket
Cost £5.77 eBay

Magnets, 10mm X 5mm (20 of) I used 8
Cost £10.99 First4magnets

Resin for magnets, Steel Grip 2 part, or something like that
Cost £5.99 Halfords

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Tapered bearings, I replaced the bearings for tapered roller type. This was not necessary but since I was removing the front end anyway I thought why not put better ones in that will last longer.
Cost £9.98 eBay
Lower yoke bearing seal, I had to replace this when putting on the new lower race.
Cost £5.48 local Suzuki dealer

all prices are inc postage and vat

Originally Posted by Bibio

Callipers 6 Pot

Nah.... four pots mate, much better.