Anyone ever fit a front 1150GSA shock to an 1100GS?

[essjay]

Playing with the idea. It will make the front around 20mm taller and i might perhaps get a taller shock made up for the rear.

Will a taller shock have any detrimental effect to the shaft drive? I presume I'd have to get a 20mm taller shock for the rear even thought the GSA one is only around 10mm taller (extra length of the swing arm makes up the other 10mm so I've heard)

 

[Steptoe]

(extra length of the swing arm makes up the other 10mm so I've heard)

Standard 1150 GS and ADV Swing arms are the same length.

 

[essjay]

Standard 1150 GS and ADV Swing arms are the same length.

Ok good to know. I thought the shaft was longer on the adventure. So it is a case of the adv rear shock being 20mm longer.

Cheers for the info.

So, can I fit the taller shock to the 1100GS or would it require the front forks from an early 1150GSA?

 

[MikeO]

Ok good to know. I thought the shaft was longer on the adventure. So it is a case of the adv rear shock being 20mm longer.

The Adv drive shaft differs from the GS Lite, but the swing arm is common to both...

 

[Den]

I was of the belief that the 1150/1150adv paralever ( the sculpted curvy one) was a tad shorter than the 'girder like' 1100 one.

 

[Steptoe]

The Adv drive shaft differs from the GS Lite, but the swing arm is common to both...

Different part numbers but it's the same length .

I've used the normal shaft in an ADV many times without any problem whatsoever.

 

[Timolgra]

Different part numbers but it's the same length .

I've used the normal shaft in an ADV many times without any problem whatsoever.

I must be wrong then, I thought the ADV had a master spline whilst earlier ones didn't?

 

[MikeO]

I must be wrong then, I thought the ADV had a master spline whilst earlier ones didn't?

That's my experience - when I had to fit a new one on my Adv I had the opportunity to use a standard driveshaft and the splines were different...

 

[Steptoe]

That's my experience - when I had to fit a new one on my Adv I had the opportunity to use a standard driveshaft and the splines were different...

You can mix and match - you can use the newer indexed short section with an earlier shaft, but not the newer long section with earlier short shaft .

 

[MikeO]

What you wrote:

You can mix and match - you can use the newer indexed short section with an earlier shaft, but not the newer long section with earlier short shaft

What I read:

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

I'm posting in your thread Essjay just to remember where this nugget of info is!

MikeO lol v good

 

[Timolgra]

What you wrote:

You can mix and match - you can use the newer indexed short section with an earlier shaft, but not the newer long section with earlier short shaft

What I read:

I 'think' he's saying the older short section doesn't have a master spline but did that change come with the ADV?