Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Armed & dangerous!

With the buying and stripping of the GSX-R11 completed, it’s now the moment of truth to see whether (or not) my dream of getting her rebuilt with modern suspension, wheels and brakes, is just that, or can I drag her into the murky world of reality and create something that’s as much show as go?

Before I started to strip the bike, I placed the 1100 and the rolling chassis of the GSX-R1000 side by side and got the trusty tape measure out – those figures don’t lie. I’m hoping the fact that they’re both from the Big S will work in my favour here and that I’m not creating some evil-handling Frankenstein’s monster that tries to kill me unless there’s a full moon and I’ve dropped three vials

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