2001 Gsxr 750 front end swap

[Amdalthon]

Hello, I recently decided I was going to put 2001 GSXR 750 front end on my bike. It is also a Winter project since its still snowing here in Canada... Hopefully not for long. I just got all my parts finally at my house so now I will be able to put it on the bike. I may need a new upper head bearing since the GSXR 750 stem has a 30x55x15 bearing but I am going to see if i can just switch the stems from my bandit to the GSXR triples. Otherwise i will have to buy a ALL BALLS fork conversion bearing which is 50$ shipped.
This is what I started with, I was able to find straight fork tubes for $160 I didn't have to buy the top clamp because I was lucky enough to have 1 at work from a previous parts purchase and that happened to be in it. That saved me around $60-80

This is my rim(Straight!!), calipers, brake master, clip-ons, and brake pads, It also came with rotors which I had taken off to clean the rim to get it ready for painting. I got all that for $330

All that was left was my Lower triple tree and axle to come that I bought off of Ebay. The lower triple cost me $30, axle $7, and shipping $25. This picture is with everything together since I couldn't wait to assemble it, Although I still didn't have my rim painted in this picture.



Really sorry about the TERRRIBLE picture's but I will take my sister's camera to take some REALLY nice one's once I'm done. So far this swap has costed me $552 with the cheapest part's I could find while still being straight and usable. I will have to make new brackets for my cluster, and headlight but that wont be a problem. I was thinking of buying a koso gauges but they almost cost as much as my swap LOL.... I also still need to buy a front fender which ranges between $30-80 but im waiting on buying one around $20 locally.

[Amdalthon]

Once it warms up a little I am going to install all of this on the bike. Next weekend it should be around 8-11°c(around 47-55°F) So I'll have more pictures then and good ones this time!

[TJS]

Is there an All Balls bearing kit that will use the stock GSXR step? Most guys I know press out/in the stems.

[Amdalthon]

Yes, All Balls has a bearing. It's 30x47x12 it comes with a washer to get the height right. This is the all balls part # 99-3540-5 and it will work for years 96-2009. Possibly even newer if the new stems are 30mm ID.

http://www.allballsracing.com/99-3540-5.html

It costs $29 for the bearing and another $25 for shipping to Canada since I cant pick it up locally.

[TJS]

You have installed the front end yet?

[Amdalthon]

Yeh i finished sorry :D I have been out riding most of the time!

[Amdalthon]

[Amdalthon]

I also changed my Rear turn signals to match the front since the are smaller and nicer shaped. Just so sick of south western ontario. so flat here. Hopefully I can leave for japan soon!!

[TJS]

So, it was an easy swap using the All Balls kit? You didn't press the Bandit step into the GSXR triple? Any problems?

[Amdalthon]

I wasn't able to press the bandit stem into the GSXR triples since once was press fit and the bandit used a cir-clip and was loose in the triple. And I didn't want to waste the money on the all balls kit. I was searching all around here for the bearing but it didn't exist. SO in the end I found some Chinese upper bearings. They were like $4 a piece so I have extras for future projects :D because this front end is coming with me to every bike I'm going to own. It's just to good to give up. But it was an easy swap after I got the bearing in. I just made some custom headlight brackets which also allowed me to move the headlight closer in.

[Amdalthon]

Here are some picks of the bearing. The outer race is really thin since its a 12(H)x30(ID)x47(OD) instead of the stock 15x25x47. I did not have to put a washer for in between triple and the bearing. The bottom bearing is just the normal 17X30x55. I had an all balls bearing in that size laying around so I used that.
Here are some pics of the bearing.



Heres a comparison between the bearings

[B4Ben]

I did a very similar swap on mine but I just swap the stems over. You can't use a B4 stem as its welded into the lower tree. Well it was in mine. So I just used a different stem all together.
Cost me about £300

[El Gringo]

For future reference for anyone else thinking of doing the swap, you can get the All Balls conversion bearing from here -> http://shop.marksman-ind.com/99-3540-5-30x47x12-taper-roller-bearing-32906-15086-p.asp

Its comes with the seal and jack up washers - £14.36 + VAT

I've bought one for fitting the K4 750 USD Font end to mine

Cheers

Chris