Hi there, been lurking here for some time but now I need some input from the more experienced sv crowd. I bought my 07 1000S in late july this year. A couple of weeks before that I aquired a gsxr750(k1) frame with complete front and rear end for cheap(it was basically a steal), the plan was to put the gsxr front on my project bike; a 78 Suzuki GS750, and I did.
But then I bought the SV and read all about the gsx-r conversion and how awesome everybody says it is but I've looked, and I've measured and compared the two and I've ridden the SV hard and the SV1000 fork is a pretty good fork isn't it? It's pretty beefy and fully adjustable. Is it really worth the work to swap forks on my two bikes?
The GS looks pretty good with the usd forks, but a part of me thinks that it should have the SV forks, both to make it look more period correct, and looking at retro musclebikes like the XJR1300, GSX1400, CB13000 and the Kawabunga ZRX1200 they all pull it of with the rsu forks. And besides the SV forks would be a substantial upgrade over the stock GS forks anyway and the i doubt the GS would be able to utilize the full performance of the gsxr forks...
Also, the SV is a sportbike, usd forks looks better on it. And I have a spare handlebar and risers lying in my garage so I could do the superbike bar conversion easily.
what are you're thoughts on this? This issue has been nagging me ever since I bought the sv
Sorry for the long read, here's pics to make up for it
But then I bought the SV and read all about the gsx-r conversion and how awesome everybody says it is but I've looked, and I've measured and compared the two and I've ridden the SV hard and the SV1000 fork is a pretty good fork isn't it? It's pretty beefy and fully adjustable. Is it really worth the work to swap forks on my two bikes?
The GS looks pretty good with the usd forks, but a part of me thinks that it should have the SV forks, both to make it look more period correct, and looking at retro musclebikes like the XJR1300, GSX1400, CB13000 and the Kawabunga ZRX1200 they all pull it of with the rsu forks. And besides the SV forks would be a substantial upgrade over the stock GS forks anyway and the i doubt the GS would be able to utilize the full performance of the gsxr forks...
Also, the SV is a sportbike, usd forks looks better on it. And I have a spare handlebar and risers lying in my garage so I could do the superbike bar conversion easily.
what are you're thoughts on this? This issue has been nagging me ever since I bought the sv
Sorry for the long read, here's pics to make up for it