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saintdogg · 08-04-2007, 06:50 AM

hello i am trying to find out if afella coujd change asuzuki gs650g from shaft to chain drive tryin to build a mild drag bike could use some help thanks

DrBob · 08-04-2007, 02:38 PM

It CAN be done.... I've seen it done to other shaft drive bikes, but there is a lot of design and fabrication involved. There are no lits for this sort of thing, so you would have to fabricate a one-off set up for yourself.

saintdogg · 08-06-2007, 05:29 AM

inspiro do you know how i could change from shaft to chain on a gs650g

**inspiron** · 08-06-2007, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by saintdogg

inspiro do you know how i could change from shaft to chain on a gs650g

Sure, sell the GS650G and buy a bike with a chain.
Seriously, it will cost you more to even consider that kind of modification than to just pick up a new bike.

themeatmanlandry · 08-06-2007, 09:44 AM

What is this . . . "Ask Inspiron"??

Yo, Jim, you got any way to soften up the skin on the bottoms of my feet? I've tried everything . . . bath beads . . . stones . . . I even tried one of those louffa mitts . . . nothing's working for me.

**Clint** · 08-06-2007, 10:03 AM

Wear some shoes, ya hillbilly!

themeatmanlandry · 08-06-2007, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by RowdyRed94

Wear some shoes, ya hillbilly!

We talkin' just when I go to town, or when I'm hanging around the house too?

Apertureguy · 08-06-2007, 10:24 AM

That sounds like the kid reading the sign in the restaurant bathroom and asking himself...."I wonder if they mean for me to wash them EVERY time I use the restroom?"

SNAFU · 08-11-2007, 02:53 AM

Brandon!

Rowdy's a moderator and what he did was close the thread with your question and put a link to the thread that had the same question on it. That way you're not getting answers on two different threads.

**Clint** · 08-11-2007, 09:48 AM

Yup. Actually, this thread now has responses to the same question from three different threads. We like to keep things tidy around here.

If you have problems or questions for me, please use private messaging.

DrBob · 08-11-2007, 08:54 PM

Those one-off shaft to chain or chaft to belt conversions are sort of like asking if you can put a Chevy 454 V-8 into your Dodge Neon: you have to just sort of make it up as you go. There is no kit, no set way of doing it, and no one can explain how in a couple paragraphs. Sure, anything is possible, but either you have the knowledge, tools, and fabrication ability to dive in and figure it out, or you don't. So dive on in. You might start by hanging out at the drag strip on bike nights and seeing if you can spot a drag bike poweres by a motor that came froma shaft drive bike. This will at least give you some idea of what you are getting into, and if it would be worth it to you.

08-04-2007, 06:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
saintdogg Newbie Joined: Aug 2007 Bike: 1981 gs650g Location: frankfort ky Posts: 3	shaft to chain hello i am trying to find out if afella coujd change asuzuki gs650g from shaft to chain drive tryin to build a mild drag bike could use some help thanks

08-04-2007, 02:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrBob In The Zone Joined: May 2004 Bike: several Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 2,764	It CAN be done.... I've seen it done to other shaft drive bikes, but there is a lot of design and fabrication involved. There are no lits for this sort of thing, so you would have to fabricate a one-off set up for yourself. __________________ Dream like you'll live forever, live like you'll die tomorrow. You MUST obey the pug dog! Last edited by DrBob; 08-07-2007 at 07:43 PM.

08-06-2007, 09:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
themeatmanlandry Happy-ass Lunatic Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black) Location: Memphis Posts: 11,423	What is this . . . "Ask Inspiron"?? Yo, Jim, you got any way to soften up the skin on the bottoms of my feet? I've tried everything . . . bath beads . . . stones . . . I even tried one of those louffa mitts . . . nothing's working for me. __________________ Go to hell Last edited by themeatmanlandry; 08-06-2007 at 09:59 AM.

08-11-2007, 02:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
SNAFU Just Won't Go Away ! Joined: Mar 2006 Bike: '06 M50 Black Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 5,011	Brandon! Rowdy's a moderator and what he did was close the thread with your question and put a link to the thread that had the same question on it. That way you're not getting answers on two different threads. __________________

08-11-2007, 08:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
DrBob In The Zone Joined: May 2004 Bike: several Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 2,764	Those one-off shaft to chain or chaft to belt conversions are sort of like asking if you can put a Chevy 454 V-8 into your Dodge Neon: you have to just sort of make it up as you go. There is no kit, no set way of doing it, and no one can explain how in a couple paragraphs. Sure, anything is possible, but either you have the knowledge, tools, and fabrication ability to dive in and figure it out, or you don't. So dive on in. You might start by hanging out at the drag strip on bike nights and seeing if you can spot a drag bike poweres by a motor that came froma shaft drive bike. This will at least give you some idea of what you are getting into, and if it would be worth it to you. __________________ Dream like you'll live forever, live like you'll die tomorrow. You MUST obey the pug dog!

08-06-2007, 05:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
saintdogg Newbie Joined: Aug 2007 Bike: 1981 gs650g Location: frankfort ky Posts: 3	inspiro do you know how i could change from shaft to chain on a gs650g

08-06-2007, 10:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
Apertureguy Throttle Jockey Joined: Jun 2006 Bike: 2006 Blue M50 Location: New York Posts: 3,267	That sounds like the kid reading the sign in the restaurant bathroom and asking himself...."I wonder if they mean for me to wash them EVERY time I use the restroom?"

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