RGA Jota - Wheels an Suspension Mods

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lemonjelly said:
thought might tempt you out Richard :D,if it ain t broke is my motto,if it goes so well why lighten it.
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You'd be surprised, Shaun!

I required some time adapting to the GSXR wheels when I first fitted them to my 3C, couldn't believe what I was experiencing.  Thought it tracked and went 'round corners quite OK with the wire wheels, this was something else.  Lose a couple of kgs and the bike is transformed!  Meant the entire suspension set up needed to be reviewed as well.

piet
 
couple more examples of RGS/RGA/SFC with GSXR wheels
transforms the handling of the bike, was totally blown away when I did my first swap on my Jota and took her for a ride, awesome result







 
I ll bow to your experience guys,but I"m happy with the uprated 4C  hi comp engine spec,4 pots brakes and wider tyres the CMAs give me ,and the excellent ride to Italy and back this year with no handling issues.Please let me keep them!! :D
 
The RGS wheels have the logo on the rim (from memory).
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Yes they do, my black rims have the logos tastefully highlighted in yellow 8)
 
lemonjelly said:
I ll bow to your experience guys,but I"m happy with the uprated 4C  hi comp engine spec,4 pots brakes and wider tyres the CMAs give me ,and the excellent ride to Italy and back this year with no handling issues.Please let me keep them!! :D
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Shaun, of course you can keep it!

Trouble is, you better not try out a converted bike, you'll then realise how barge-like your own bike handles! :D

piet
 
thought might tempt you out Richard :D,if it ain t broke is my motto,if it goes so well why lighten it
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I speak as I find.  Peace be with you brother.  Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
 
Also noticed much more flickability after changing to GSXR rims on the Motodd. Wether that was the wheels or the fact the whole bike lost weight with the carbon bodywork I don't know but the change in handling was major. Seriously fun bike to thrash now.
 
sfcpiet said:
Shaun, of course you can keep it!

Trouble is, you better not try out a converted bike, you'll then realise how barge-like your own bike handles! :D

piet
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Ta Piet,

Well I owned and lived on a dutch sailing barge for 6 six years on the Thames so pace of life at a couple of knots and 22 tons of steel,powered by a 4 cylinder Ford D diesel lorry engine means my bike is amazingly light and flickable! :D
 
motoddrob said:
Also noticed much more flickability after changing to GSXR rims on the Motodd. Wether that was the wheels or the fact the whole bike lost weight with the carbon bodywork I don't know but the change in handling was major. Seriously fun bike to thrash now.
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It's the wheels, Rob.

Less weight, less inertia to force into another direction.

piet
 
Many thanks for all the advice and the mouth-watering pictures.

I think I will improve the suspension first and run the standard wheels to note any improvement before going further as the wheel change option is not as simple as I was hoping.

Many thanks again for all the advice etc.
 
well - the wheel change IS easy, if you buy an already converted set of rims with Disks and calipers etc.  :D

But I agree, if you don't have someone around you who can do the mods, it's quite challenging... I was fortunate enough to live near someone of this forum who did the mods for me, so I "only" had to buy the rims, the disks, the calipers, adapters, chain, chainwheel, sprocket and new tires and provide him everything to get it modified and new spacers made against a fair fee. The difference is indeed amazing... I had a head-to-head comparison with a modified RGS I think it was (cafe-racer style with clip-ons, rear-set footrests and some other "more sportive" parts on it). It felt like riding a steam train against the modified Jota...

So - not sure where in the world you are, but if you are in UK, ask Keith, if you are on the european continent, I am pretty sure I can recommend someone and if you are in US - Maybe Scott Potter could help or - with the advise of this forum - a local shop with a lathe. It is really worth it (if you can make use of it), that's for sure!
 
Is there a thread with details on it ? Which Suzuki wheels for starters ? I think i can get the wheels in the lathe if i take the bed gap out. Obviously once you have the wheels you can work out the dimensions anyway i just wondered what we are looking at in advance ? Just machining the disc mount surfaces or actually moving the bearing centres etc ? same with sprocket alignment ? how far out is it ?
I'm slowly getting interested now but i cant say i'm a fan of the modern jap wheels.
What about simply going for wide tubeless rims on spokes ? The advantage of Suzuki rims is in weight and Radial tyres, both of which could be improved on with wires ? with a slightly more authentic look ?
 
And what authentic look would that be?
The vast majority of triples came with alloy wheels.
Only the 3C and late SFC 1000s came with wire wheels.

If you want to use a Laverda speedo drive on GSXR wheels then the front wheel needs to be machined.
The rear wheel does not need to be machined to fit but the cush drive does in order for the chain run to be correct.

The Suzuki wheels that are best to be used are early (slab side) GSXR 1100 (or 750, but the wheels are narrower).

There have been several threads with photos of the GSXR wheel conversion.
 
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