GSX1100 Drag

[TBM1969]

Little pre-amble, live about three miles from Santa Pod, and after several years of watching, finally decided to get on the track myself.

Plan is to do a few RWYB's hopefully later this year, see how I get (try not to scare the sh1t out of myself), and then try and get more involved more competitively.

So, I bought a non running GSX1100ESD last year. Would have loved an EFE (on my dream bike list) but well out of my budget. Got her running and MOT'd and then started collecting bits.

Thanks to a plethora of stupidly cheap ebay bargains, so far I have either bought or altered the following:

Chassis/running gear

Kosman swingarm and b12 rear wheel and caliper

Extended seat rails and seat by about 3 inches.

Dropped forks, fitted clip ons, and forkbrace

Swapped 19" wheel for 16" GS750 (to further lower front end). GSXR master cylinder.

Single disc (from Blackbird) and Nissin four pot caliper on bracket

Air shifter (air in swingarm)

Vented catch tank

I also got a set of wheelie bars (not really necessary, but at £35 I couldn't turn them down!!!)

Engine/ignition:

Engine internals completely standard at the moment apart from crank breather and camchain adjuster

Got a set of GSXR 38 carbs to go on, with bellmouths (will get them jetted up properly on a local dyno)

Vance and Hines sidewinder pipe.

Dyna 2000 ignition

Dyna coils/Taylor leads

Dyna DRL 300 rev limiter (for launch control)

Pingel fuel tap

NOS kit (supposedly 50bhp, so may need to reduce)

Schnitz Nitrous controller

On Easter break at the moment, so starting to bolt things together. Onto the first on many questions!

I'm going to use the GSX hub in the bandit wheel, so understand I need a 5/8" offset front sprocket. Also a 520 or 530 chain? Any recommendations for the number of teeth for front and rear sprocket? I appreciate I may want to change after a few runs but a starter would be good! Thank you.

[TBM1969]

As she is at the moment

[megawatt]

Hi mate, I used to race a GSX1100ET, stock and pro stock. I recommend you replace the standard clutch basket for a beefed up one with a billet backplate and stiffer cush springs ASAP. If not you could destroy the clutch and possibly parts of the engine.

[TBM1969]

Apr 6, 2015 6:18:11 GMT megawatt said:

Hi mate, I used to race a GSX1100ET, stock and pro stock. I recommend you replace the standard clutch basket for a beefed up one with a billet backplate and stiffer cush springs ASAP. If not you could destroy the clutch and possibly parts of the engine.

Cheers, I'm planning to get a stage 2 lock up clutch. Not too expensive!

[zooma]

Best of luck with your plans fella, used to love watching the old GS1000's, GSX11's and Katanas going mental up the strip at York and Blyton

[katana]

Apr 8, 2015 17:19:57 GMT TBM1969 said:

Apr 6, 2015 6:18:11 GMT megawatt said:

Hi mate, I used to race a GSX1100ET, stock and pro stock. I recommend you replace the standard clutch basket for a beefed up one with a billet backplate and stiffer cush springs ASAP. If not you could destroy the clutch and possibly parts of the engine.

Cheers, I'm planning to get a stage 2 lock up clutch. Not too expensive!

Without the basket and back-plate mods it'll destroy itself. 750 Oil pump gears is good upgrade