Interchangeability of Suzuki GP100 and Yamaha RXS100????

[Dan79]

My RXS100 has died and I have been looking for a replacement. I am considering a GP100 in my local area.

The GP100 seems superficially quite similar to the RXS; my question is, are there parts that are interchangeable between these two bikes, should I decide to retain the corpse of the RXS100 - thinking of items such as switches, chain and sprockets, battery, brakes, cables.

Cheers,

Dan
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Previous bikes - 1984 Honda VF500 (FII) Interceptor and 1990 Yamaha RXS100
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[N cee thirty]

whats up wuth the rxs?
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[Dan79]

[N cee thirty]

few used engines on ebay atm,be cheaper to just swap


and the engine is very strong to say what it is
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Jewlio Iglesias wrote: I actually did vote BNP once

[Blau Zedong]

The RXS is a much better bike and the engine can be rebuilt or swopped in a couple of hours. Do this.
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[Dan79]

Thanks for the responses, whilst not answering the question, it has however made me think that I should perhaps reconsider given the stock that a lot of contributors to this forum give to the RXS100. My only concern is the fact that whilst can fit tyres, brakes, gears, etc - basicall other moving parts where I can see cause and effect, I have zero experience diagnosing and fixing faults with engines and zero cash to spend on a whole new engine.
Sounds as though i had better start a new topic in The Workshop.
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Previous bikes - 1984 Honda VF500 (FII) Interceptor and 1990 Yamaha RXS100
Current bikes - 1984 Honda VF500 (V30) Magna

[Dan79]

Thanks for the responses, whilst not answering the question, it has however made me think that I should perhaps reconsider given the stock that a lot of contributors to this forum give to the RXS100. My only concern is the fact that whilst can fit tyres, brakes, gears, etc - basicall other moving parts where I can see cause and effect, I have zero experience diagnosing and fixing faults with engines and zero cash to spend on a whole new engine.
Sounds as though i had better start a new topic in The Workshop.
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Previous bikes - 1984 Honda VF500 (FII) Interceptor and 1990 Yamaha RXS100
Current bikes - 1984 Honda VF500 (V30) Magna

[Teflon-Mike]

RSX Engine is as simple as they come. If you can replace drum brake shoes; you can rebuild an air-cooled two stroke single!

Support for the old Yams is FAR better than the less popular and more obscure Suzukis, as not only did they make a lot more of any individual model, they also did a lot of parts-bin raiding and made bits interchangeable accross many models.

Eg: headstock bearings in my DT175 are common to about twenty different bikes! Fork seals are same as DT100, RSX and a few others.

Stick with the Yam. Get a Haynes for it of you dont have one, and get brave with that motor.

If you cant 'handle' the mechanics on that; you're on a high road to no-where with an old GP100!
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[Dan79]

[Kickstart]

Hi

To go to your original question, next to nothing will be easily swapped between the 2. Maybe handlebars, clutch and brake levers with pivots (ie, swap complete assemblies over).

All the best

Keith
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