GSXR front end speedo work around

I have it sussed.

You don't want a Gixer front wheel, you need a Triumph one with speedo drive from 2002 onwards. From 2002 onwards they have a Hall-effect speedo drive and there's even a company in Australia who make a conversion kit with all the spacers needed to fit a Triumph wheel into Gixer forks. On some forks you need to have 2mm machined off the fork bottom to get the drive to fit correctly. You can even use standard Triumph discs with a supplied spacer kit to suit either 4-pot radial or 6 pot conventional brake calipers. All you'd need to do is suss what wires to join on the speedo side, and that won't be rocket science.

About 10 minutes ago I looked at my Daytona and the wheel would easily match my SV rear if both were painted the same, and the Triumph front matches a Bandit 1200 rear even better (I have one of these in the garage too.)

I found the details on T595.net because I recalled posts from a lot of Daytona and Speed Triple owners asking about the Gixer fork swop. Turns out it's a big thing in the US and Australia, but not so much over here.

Here's a link to the Australian company who do the conversion kits, ignore the Ohlins pictures and stuff and read the text.

http://www.racecomp.com.au/usdfe.htm

[DarrenSV650S]

You tell me this on the very day I get a gixxer wheel delivered

Sell it, someone with a GIxer trackbike will buy it

[northwind]

Which GSXR wheel? They come in various widths so what works for a K1 won't work identically for an SRAD.

For a curvy, it seems an awful lot more complicated than converting to the rear wheel speedo, and that's practically free and uses all original parts (bar 2 foot of wire). For the pointy, I think it'd be better to just spend a little effort looking into replacement sensors- it's all been done before, it's just a supplier issue now.

But it's a very cool option, always good to see new ideas. Plus, it's got great options for people with single sided rears, run a triumph wheel at both ends frinstance. What's th parts availability like for the Triumphs? GSXR bits are easy to find but they ted to be expensive, so that could be another advantage...Discs are very easy for the GSXRs though, especially if you go with 320mm.

The SRAD front wheel and Bandit 1200 straight-spoked wheels are both on the same pattern as the SV wheels, one of the reasons i tend to recommend finding a solution that allows those- I hate wheel mismatches. But the Triumph one looks spot on, better than a K-series GSXR wheel

Originally Posted by northwind

For a curvy, it seems an awful lot more complicated than converting to the rear wheel speedo, and that's practically free and uses all original parts (bar 2 foot of wire).

Explanation please!

The spokes on the Triumph wheel are at a very slight angle, much the same as the Bandit rear wheel I have (actually a Gixer 750L wheel, but same as my mate's Bandit 1200). To be honest, due to the diameter of the discs you don't see a great deal of the spokes on the front so you don't really notice this, and they are rounded spokes not diamond profile like Gixer K series wheels are.

There are specialist Triumph breakers who aren't that costly from what I've seen.

I just like the idea of having a factory fit look for a conversion like this. When you think about it, it's really very simple and a lot less hassle than sourcing a sensor, making magnet holders and ending up with something a bit Heath-Robinson attached to the forks. You just buy a spacer kit, fit it and bolt everything up, then connect the speedo wiring - simple. Best thing is, it looks professionally done and works.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

I just like the idea of having a factory fit look for a conversion like this. When you think about it, it's really very simple and a lot less hassle than sourcing a sensor, making magnet holders and ending up with something a bit Heath-Robinson attached to the forks. You just buy a spacer kit, fit it and bolt everything up, then connect the speedo wiring - simple. Best thing is, it looks professionally done and works.

Yup, that's the nicest thing about the rear wheel conversion, I had a Suzuki technician convinced mine was factory once. Or, using a GSXR pickup can be done similiarly neatly I think. But then, if you do the sensor install carefully it could be equally stealthy (why everyone puts it on the front I don't know, it looks awful... All sorts of better places.)

That'd be a good match for the older B12/late GSXR1100 wheel, you're spot on. I like that.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Jester666

Explanation please!

Both ends on the curvy have a 17mm axle, so you can take the speedo drive, remove the RHS rear axle spacer, grind the speedo drive and caliper hanger down slightly, then fit the speedo drive to the rear wheel. To make it work reliably you add a wee castellation in the wheel using chemical metal or jbstik or similiar, just like it has on the front. Perhaps I'm biased because I sort of invented it A guy called Zook 5-0 on Socal came up with the idea but nobody could make it work. But it's a nice simple fix, OEM-reliable too. Only works on the curvy.

I've got a guide for it somewhere, I'll see if I can find it.

Originally Posted by northwind

I've got a guide for it somewhere, I'll see if I can find it.

Cool! PM me the link when you've found it please!

Shame it won't work on a proper SV.