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2005 Gs500 - 2005 GSXR 600 swap

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Natesuwade

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Is it possible to put a 2004/5 Suzuki GSXR 600 engine on a 2005 Suzuki Gs500F? Would I have to replace the transmission ? One is fuel injected the other is carbureted does this mean I’d need new tank attachments ? I’m okay to do some frame modifications if needed. I’m curious mainly on fitment and required mandatory changes.
I’ve done engine swaps before but on a car not a bike. How much easier or harder is it on a bike?
I have a 600 katana that’s been played with so power control isn’t a problem.
is this swap possible, will I have to reinforce the frame ?
 
transmission is integral to the engine
one is a 4 other is a twin
one is 100 HP other is 50
it is possible
mounting point mods
electrical issues
tires and brakes may disagree with you on the control no problemo thing
you should do it, for sure
 
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It'd be like putting a small block Chevy motor in a VW Beetle - nothing is even close, and the electrics would be a nightmare.
Go ahead if you like, but be prepared to be frustrated and disappointed.
 
Uninsurable in Ontario when done. Could use it for track days but why go through that much effort to get something that was worse than the gsxr donor?
 
TK4 said:
It'd be like putting a small block Chevy motor in a VW Beetle - nothing is even close, and the electrics would be a nightmare.
Go ahead if you like, but be prepared to be frustrated and disappointed.
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I know someone that did that. Front engine bug with a V8 and a huge blower through the hood. He took the tip seals out of the blower because he wanted the look but there was no way the bug could deal with the power.
 
Anything is possible given enough time and money. The question is, what's the point? It's not a light or sporty frame, it's not going to fool your insurance, the GS500 looks alright but it's not going to deliver you phone numbers. The resale value will be worse than before you started.

Like, look at this way. I'm not hating on the GS500, I think it's a decent, utilitarian bike. Great on gas, maintenance is so simple it's a dream, insurance is pretty good, it is fully highway capable. But you're trying to make it something it's not, and it is going to take a LOT of your time to make it work.

Do you know about the 2007+ GSF 650? That is a bike that would be kinda long the lines of what you would achieve in the best case scenario. If you know about the Katana 600, then you must also know about the Bandit 600 too
 
GreyGhost said:
Uninsurable in Ontario when done
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True, assuming you don't "forget" to tell the insurance company you've modified the bike to twice the horsepower they've insured it at.

Which, I have a sneaky suspicion, is the end goal here.

OP, if that's what you're aiming to do in order to get insured on a bike/power level you wouldn't otherwise be able to afford to insure, read up on "Material Misrepresentation". If you ever need your insurance for something big you're going to have a very, very bad day.
 
Even if you could make everything fit, the bike you proposed building would never be something that would be comfortable to operate. I'm not speaking in the creature comfort sense, only in the performance and handling sense. The frame would be lacking, the brakes and suspension would be inadequate and almost all modern motorcycle engines have the transmission incorporated with the motor, a concept that was originally called Unit construction. Motorcycles that have a separate transmission and motor are called Pre-Unit construction.

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Unit construction - Wikipedia

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