GT up date..

[Bikerchickett]

This is definitely one project to keep you out of trouble Von

[von41]

This is definitely one project to keep you out of trouble Von

erm.... well.... you would think so!!!

er the law is happy that I'm not hooning around...

BUT!!!! erm.. the Mrs... is not to happy.. see I've ordered a wiring harness from the states... paid for said item & p&p.... well it's come.. now the post office has my shipment.. but they now want £30 off me extra!!... TAX man wont's £16.50 & parcel-force wont's £13.50...

she not in good mood

I'm beginning to think no matter what i do.... I'll get in trouble with some one!


no win

[von41]

well it's been awhile... met a few dramas!! GOOD GOD..

never simple is it.. the plan is to build a special (one off like) was planning to graft a GSX 1100 EFE front end on, so i got wheel, forks, spindle, job lot around £50.. brill. "but no yokes".. so i look into having forks re-chromed £137..and yokes made £295 for yokes + £88 for stem & £91 for spindle Wow!! that's close to £600.. I'm not over the moon at that!!

so have had me a chat to a GT owner "Kettle club member" he's told me that Bandit front end will fit with a slight mod to the yoke stem, think that sounds a better plan and with the dosh that i would save could go towards the engine build etc!!

will let you know which way i go.. but the bandit swap looks fave

[chazhead]

dunno if it's of any use Von...but I done a front end swap on my old zzr1100. I put on a ZX9 front end and the same as you, the prefered method of sorting the yoke/stem problem was to have a new one machined.

I found out the stem of the 9 & the 11 were the same diameter it was just the length of the stem on the 9 was too short.

Perfomoto in Tottenham came to my rescue and swapped the 11 & 9 stems over....fuck knows how but they only charged me £80 quid I think it was and bob you aunty's live in lover, everything fitted lovely like.

So just an idea to chuck in, if you can find a stem that fits the headstock that has the incorrect yokes, you may be able to get em swapped over.

[von41]

top man Chaz... that's exactly what i plan to do.. have just got a bandit front... well forks & yoke set.."this very morning"..from bits-A-bikes (Ilkeston) nice feller that Brian.. I'll now see if i can swap the yoke stem over to fit the GT frame..

[Buddy]

If you need any machining done Croft engineering in Sawley are very helpful .The boss of the place cold bored and reground my C90 head stock bearings to take a standard derbi stem for £15 .... did a top job

[von41]

cool thanks bud..