Suzuki wheels for Laverda triple?

Paul LeClair said:
there is a 1980 Suzuki 1100 E being advertised for parts local to me, but no photos.

would the wheels be suitable for relatively easy fitment to a Laverda triple?

Paul LeClair
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You want a 19" front wheel??

Up to the GSXR, Suzuki models followed the general japanese practice of 19"front/18"or 17"rear on most of their road models, and because wider tyres were only beginning to emerge, the rims were still quite narrow.  The GSX1100E models switched to a 16" front in 1984, following almost everybody up a dead end street. :D.

The Gixxer changed all that...

piet
 
Hi Paul,

the wheels used for the conversion do come from GSX-R 750 or 1100 of the years 1985 - 1988 I think. Suzuki used internal codes for these bikes like GU74C (1100) and GR75A (750).

Not allways they are used when selling parts, but it is defenitely the way to identify if its the right rims. You can see pics of the different models suitable here:

http://gsx-r1100.ruhrpott-gixxer.de/
http://gsx-r750.ruhrpott-gixxer.de/

please notice: the 6-spoke wheels (which look quite similar to the Oscam wheels used on the 1000 SFC) are the right ones. 3-Spoke wheels are most likely 17". All rims where the spokes are not straight are not 18" either I think.

HTH
 
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