NonComp Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I was just sitting here looking at the cover of the Haynes oilhead manual. There are photos of the 90's era GS and roadster ® models side-by-side. It occured to me that, in terms of suspension, the only differences between the GS and R is the wheels and the length of the shocks (front and rear). So my silly question of the day is, can you put GS shocks and wheels on an R and make it into a quasi GS? Maybe the GS fork tubes are longer... Link to comment
Dave Faria Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I have a 1978 R80/7 and have wondeed the same thing about the R80GS. Its been years but, I think the travel of the front forks of my R80/7 is 8.5inches and the rear shocks is 4.5inches. If I took that bike apart and found the transmission input shaft, drive shaft and rear drive are in good shape I would go camping off it again in Big Bend. I would just carry a quart of engine oil. I think there are actually bolt holes in the bottom of the steering yoke for a GS front fender. It's a lot easier to fix points and condenser on the side of the road Vs. a HES. Link to comment
4wheeldog Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 It's a lot easier to fix points and condenser on the side of the road Vs. a HES. Yeahbutt.......It is also very much more likely that you will need to. Link to comment
tallman Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Try changing tires as a start. Link to comment
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