Anyone tried GP125 wets on standard FXR150 rims?

[Arronduke]

GSXR rims go in quite easy... new bearings and machine 11mm off the disc carrier on the rear wheel.

thats it.

I have all the info if required.. its on the FXR forum..

And I can machine the rear rim for you if you want... done 3 so far.
We have a lathe at work perfect for the job

[Henk]

FXR forks are 33mm

[Damien_Toman]

GSXR rims go in quite easy... new bearings and machine 11mm off the disc carrier on the rear wheel.

thats it.

I have all the info if required.. its on the FXR forum..

And I can machine the rear rim for you if you want... done 3 so far.
We have a lathe at work perfect for the job

Hi Arron. Thanks for that offer. Sounds great. I might be doing a deal and jointly buying an old Impluse bike for the bits I need . Will let you know.

[RDjase]

Does a whole Impulse front end, triple clamps etc fit a FXR?

What diameter forks are impulse? I have got clip on's on the Tylers FXR (32mm RD350LC ones stretched 1mm)

If you use a whole impulse front end is it worthwhile running the twin disc or take one off and use the single disc FXR master cylinder

[Henk]

Whole Impulse front seems to go in, 36mm. Detlev has gone down that road complete with twin disk front end. He may be having second thoughts as at the two hour he commented that it didn't turn as well as Damiens bike.
GSXR250 front ends also go in complete, 38mm, know of a couple of people runing that setup but they seem to go for a single disk on the front.

I have the remnants of a rolling frame I bought for the wheels in the back yard. If you want the forks, clamps and clip ons off it let me know, could squeeze it in the van for Taupo. No brakes or wheels although I might be able to find the front axle.

[Detlev]

Changed the setup off the bike ie.moved the forks further down and mounted clipons on top and not underneath triple clamp and was very happy with handling of the bike.The rear shock was the weak point after that.

[RDjase]

Whole Impulse front seems to go in, 36mm. Detlev has gone down that road complete with twin disk front end. He may be having second thoughts as at the two hour he commented that it didn't turn as well as Damiens bike.
GSXR250 front ends also go in complete, 38mm, know of a couple of people runing that setup but they seem to go for a single disk on the front.

I have the remnants of a rolling frame I bought for the wheels in the back yard. If you want the forks, clamps and clip ons off it let me know, could squeeze it in the van for Taupo. No brakes or wheels although I might be able to find the front axle.

Cheers for the offer. Have got the Impulse bits now, just havn't got the FXR at home at the moment, its getting a new pipe( should be quiter and not throw flames out on the over run). And Tyler fell off his scooter and has his left wrist/arm in a cast for a week, then get it checked for a broken scaphoid? bone. Will do the conversion when I get the bike back (and my trailer is getting new spings ans stub axles as well)

Changed the setup off the bike ie.moved the forks further down and mounted clipons on top and not underneath triple clamp and was very happy with handling of the bike.The rear shock was the weak point after that.

Thats how Tylers FXR is set up as well, the forks are thru the top clamp about 20mm more than stock with the taller clipons it has

Must have longer fork legs on the impulse? The ones on my FZR250/TF are cut down now, were sticking out the top clamp heaps to get a good steering angle. It looked like a chopper with them all the way down

[RDjase]

Heres the rim/tyre size info


http://mc.bridgestone.co.jp/en/produ...lax/index.html



NON-STREET LEGAL

DRY SLICK



GP125 (S80) CLASS
F/R Tire Size Pattern Compound Rim Width
(inch) OD
(mm) TW
(mm) Rec. Pressure
(kPa)
YDC
(Ultra Soft) YCX
(Soft) YCY
(Medium) Rec. Measure
F 90/580R17 R01Z RMR03731 RMR03732
2.50 2.15-2.50 576 87 170-190
R 120/595R17 R06 RMR04022 RMR04023 RMR04024 3.50 3.25-3.50 596 113 170-200


GP-MONO CLASS
F/R Tire Size Pattern Compound Rim Width
(inch) OD
(mm) TW
(mm) Rec. Pressure
(kPa)
YDC
(Ultra Soft) YCX
(Soft) YCY
(Medium) Rec. Measure
F 90/580R17 R03Z RMR03728 RMR03729
2.50 2.15-2.50 577 89 170-190
R 120/600R17 R04Z RMR04033 RMR04030 RMR04031 3.50 3.25-3.50 602 115 180-200

Thats copy and pasting it,

It makes sense off the link

[Damien_Toman]

Easier to read by clipping the screen and showing as image - see attached.

[RDjase]

Easier to read by clipping the screen and showing as image - see attached.

Huh....... I'm glad there are bright people that no how to do such things mate.

I have only just got the pics off my camera on my PC..........3 years worth

It shows the wets fitting on narrower rims better than the slicks

[Damien_Toman]

Snipping tool comes with windows 7. There are other free options for clipping screens. Very useful.

Yes, I've heard the wets fit better. I'm waiting for a response from racesupplies.co.nz - tyres were due to be ready to ship on 19 Nov. Since I already have 2 sets of FXR wheels, I might just stick to that while I work out the best option. I need new tyres for Hampton Downs on 5 Dec.