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Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage?
03/02/13 at 17:56:34

Want to put a larger rear wheel on your Savage?

Here's a list of Suzuki models for you... all with 17" rear rims - various front wheel sizes.

Courtesy of www.windsorcycles.com

CC YR MODEL FRONT REAR

250 82-85 DR250 3.00-21 5.10-17
250 80-81 GS250T 3.00-18 3.50-17
250 82-85 SP250 3.00-21 4.60-17
400 6-May DR-Z400SM 120/70-17 140/70-17
400 91-93 GSF400 BANDIT 110/70-17 150/70-17
450 81-82 GS450T/TX 90/90-19 110/90-17
500 88-06 GS500E/F 110/70-17 130/70-17
550 80 GS550L 3.25-19 4.50-17
550 81 GS550T 3.25-19 4.25-17
600 95-99 GSF600S/X BANDIT 110/70-17 150/70-17
600 3-Jan GSF600S BANDIT 120/60-17 160/60-17
600 0 GSF600SY BANDIT 110/70-17 150/60-17
600 88-97 GSX600F KATANA 110/80-17 140/80-17
600 98-06 GSX600F KATANA 120/70-17 150/70-17
600 97-98 GSX-R600 120/70-17 180/55-17
600 92-93 GSX-R600 120/70-17 170/60-17
600 99-06 GSX-R600 120/70-17 180/55-17
600 94-96 RF600R 120/70-17 160/60-17
600 94-96 SP600 1985 100/80-21 130/80-17
650 6-Mar BURGMAN 650 120/70-15 160/60-14
650 90-91 DR650S 90/90-21 120/90-17
650 92-97 DR650S 90/90-21 120/90-17
650 98-06 DR650S/E 90/90-21 120/90-17
650 81-83 GS650G 3.25-19 4.25-17
650 83 GS650M KATANA 3.25-19 4.25-17
650 99-06 SV650/S 120/60-17 160/60-17
650 6-Apr DL650 V-STROM 110/80-19 150/70-17
700 85 GS700E/ES 100/90-16 120/90-17
750 82-83 GS750T 3.50-19 4.50-17
750 89-97 GSX750F KATANA 110/80-17 150/70-17
750 98-99 GSX750F/X KATANA 120/80-17 150/70-17
750 00-06 GSX750F KATANA 120/70-17 150/70-17
750 88-89 GSX-R750 120/70-17 160/60-17
750 91-95 GSX-R750 120/70-17 170/60-17
750 96-99 GSX-R750 120/70-17 190/50-17
750 99 GSX-R750 120/70-17 190/50-17
750 00-06 GSX-R750 120/70-17 180/55-17
800 90-93 VX800 110/80-18 150/70-17
850 79-83 GS850G 3.50-19 4.50-17
850 80 GS850GL 3.50-19 4.50-17
850 83 XN85 TURBO 100/90-16 120/90-17
900 94-97 RF900R 120/70-17 170/60-17
1000 6-Feb DL1000 V-STROM 110/80-19 150/70-17
1000 78-80 GS1000E 3.50-19 4.50-17
1000 80-81 GS1000G 3.50-19 4.50-17
1000 80 GS1000GL 3.50-19 4.50-17
1000 79 GS1000L 3.50-19 4.50-17
1000 82 GS1000S KATANA 3.50-19 4.50-17
1000 1 GSX-R1000/K1 120/70-17 180/55-17
1000 6-Feb GSX-R1000 120/70-17 190/50-17
1000 6-Mar SV1000/S 120/70-17 180/55-17
1000 98-03 TL1000R 120/70-17 190/50-17
1000 97-01 TL1000S 120/70-17 190/50-17
1100 80-83 GS1100E/ES 3.50-19 4.50-17
1100 80 GS1100L 3.50-19 4.50-17
1100 83 GS1100S KATANA 3.50-19 4.50-17
1100 82-83 GS11OOG 3.50-19 4.50-17
1100 91-93 GSX1100G 120/70-17 160/70-17
1100 89 GSX-R1100 120/70-17 160/60-17
1100 90 GSX-R1100 130/60-17 180/55-17
1100 91-92 GSX-R1100 120/70-17 180/55-17
1100 93-98 GSX-R1100 120/70-17 180/55-17
1150 84-86 GS1150E/ES 110/90-16 130/90-17
1200 5-Jan GSF1200 BANDIT 120/70-17 180/55-17
1200 97-99 GSF1200S/X BANDIT 120/70-17 180/55-17
1200 00-03 GSF1200S 120/70-17 180/55-17
1300 99-06 GSX1300R HAYABUSA 120/70-17 190/50-17
1556 6-May BOULEVARD M95 130/70-17 170/60-17
1600 4 VZ 1600 MARAUDER 130/70-17 170/60-17

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage? Reply #1 - 03/02/13 at 19:01:23 Can that be done w/o cutting on the swing arm?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage? Reply #2 - 03/02/13 at 19:31:34 anything ending in G is a shaft drive... don't get those.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage? Reply #3 - 03/02/13 at 19:45:09 this one won't work 650 6-Mar BURGMAN 650 120/70-15 160/60-14 Have you tried any of these? Are you going to include a list that might be bolt on? Do you know most of these are cast?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage? Reply #4 - 03/02/13 at 20:05:13 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 03/02/13 at 19:01:23: Can that be done w/o cutting on the swing arm? You'll have to use low profile tires. you'd have better luck with 16" IMO
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Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage?
Reply #5 - 03/03/13 at 09:18:54

OK...I wanted to get rid of my OEM 15" rear wheel which in my humble opinion is too small. I tried to find all the Suzuki 17" rear wheels during a web search and simply did a copy and paste into this file...I didn't sort it for shaft drive or cast wheels since most of that info wasn't available from my search terms. I thought this might help someone find a 17" rear wheel that might fit the OEM swingarm....the rear brake torque arm will have to be fabricated for almost all of these wheels minus the shaft drive ones...thanks for the feedback folks, as always I like to hear it.

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Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage?
Reply #6 - 03/03/13 at 09:45:01

Up here in Vermont we ride the back roads most of the time since there is only one interstate highway in the whole stat . These roads can be narrow, bumpy, cracked and are sometimes gravel that can be dangerous if not ridden on a bike that can handle well. My 2001 Savage handles OK but I want more. I am looking at replacing the OEM 15" rear wheel with a 17" to give the bike a more balanced look...not a tail dragger like I think it looks like now. I also think a 17" rear wheel will improve the handling a little bit...a 17" 140 tire will have a slightly longer contact area with the ground due to its larger circumference while the width of the contact area will be the same. I little more rubber on the ground will help in my humble opinion. I already have a set of Harley Sportster 12 1/2" progressive shocks that will go on even if I don't get the rear wheel change sorted out before riding season starts.
By raising the rear a few inches I seek to improve the tail heavy balance to a more neutral one with out the expense of shortening the front forks as RYCA has done with their kits. Ground clearance can be an issue on some of the dirt roads here so I will never shorten the front fork tubes.

Except for necessary maintenance and repairs I stop all work on my personal bikes during the riding season...Up here in Vermont we ride from early march until sometimes early December depending on the weather of course. ..I experiment during the winter when I have the time to fix what gets screwed up. Shocked

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SALB Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 668 Whittier, AK Gender:	Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage? Reply #7 - 03/04/13 at 20:04:52 Have you considered 150/90-15 tire. The circumference is about the same as the low profile 17 you would have to use, and will fit a stock bike with minor clearanceing. You'll also have a lot more side wall to absorb some of the bumps.
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Super Thumper Senior Member Offline 2001 LS650 With 97mm Big Bore Kit, Stage III Cam. Posts: 469 Windsor, Vermont Gender:	Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage? Reply #8 - 03/05/13 at 06:56:13 I haven't thought of that but now that you mention it I will look into it......good idea!
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Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your sav
Reply #9 - 03/05/13 at 14:31:09

Hi SuperT,..
Noticed that you posted this list in the Tech Section...

It's not really Tech Section info...
In there,.. we need the the results that may come from this type of list..
Once someone finds and buys specific wheel, and puts up a how-to with pics of the install...
That would be Tech material...

The list you posted, has been posted here before...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1356838187/8#8

Anyway... the Tech post has been removed...
Let's wait and see if anybody gets a wheel and runs with it... - Serow

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Super Thumper Senior Member Offline 2001 LS650 With 97mm Big Bore Kit, Stage III Cam. Posts: 469 Windsor, Vermont Gender:	Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage? Reply #10 - 03/06/13 at 08:27:51 OK....sorry...I wasn't sure where to post that kind of info but now I know...thanks.
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Reply #11 - 03/06/13 at 16:34:06

verslagen1 wrote on 03/02/13 at 20:05:13:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 03/02/13 at 19:01:23:

Can that be done w/o cutting on the swing arm?

You'll have to use low profile tires.

you'd have better luck with 16" IMO

The RYCA bikes are using 18" rims laced to their stock hubs with standard profile tires (I think they are; they might be low-profile... Their site says they are 130/70H-18) and no issues; the guys using the Vintage Firestone tires with high profiles on their 18" rims are the only ones I've heard of that need to have their swingarm braces modified.

Not sure if you can find another whole wheel to swap in, but you could get a 17" rim and order spokes for it from Buchannan's. I was intimidated by the idea, but it's not that hard to do.
You could also look for another 17" rim from a bike with spoke wheels, as long as it has 36 spokes and drum brakes, the rim should work laced onto your stock hub....

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Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage?
Reply #12 - 03/06/13 at 17:24:32

teabowl13 wrote on 03/06/13 at 16:34:06:

verslagen1 wrote on 03/02/13 at 20:05:13:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 03/02/13 at 19:01:23:

Can that be done w/o cutting on the swing arm?

You'll have to use low profile tires.

you'd have better luck with 16" IMO

The RYCA bikes are using 18" rims laced to their stock hubs with standard profile tires (I think they are; they might be low-profile... Their site says they are 130/70H-18) and no issues; the guys using the Vintage Firestone tires with high profiles on their 18" rims are the only ones I've heard of that need to have their swingarm braces modified.

Not sure if you can find another whole wheel to swap in, but you could get a 17" rim and order spokes for it from Buchannan's. I was intimidated by the idea, but it's not that hard to do.
You could also look for another 17" rim from a bike with spoke wheels, as long as it has 36 spokes and drum brakes, the rim should work laced onto your stock hub....

Options!

I paid to have RYCA relieve the swingarm to make room for the tire with the 18" rim. I put on an Avon Speedmaster 4.00-18 tire, and it rubs the swingarm.

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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: Want to put a 17" rear wheel on your savage? Reply #13 - 08/12/13 at 04:59:39 Gyrobob the problem is the OD of your SM 4.00-18 which is 26.7, how much did they notch it out? It would have to be notched out nearly 3/4" for it not to rub
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