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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Non standard wheels /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1111228753 Message started by klx650sm2002 on 03/19/05 at 02:39:13 |
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Title: Non standard wheels Post by klx650sm2002 on 03/19/05 at 02:39:13 Has anyone fitted a 16" or 17" on the back or perhaps a 16", 17" or 21" on the front. Clive W :D |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by slavy on 03/19/05 at 07:17:15 In this moment I am concidering changing tne wheels of mine with cast aluminum , because I hate to change tubes. If and when I do it I'll make a post. |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by Greg_650 on 03/19/05 at 08:28:03 klx650sm2002 wrote:
I've thought about exploring a 21 on the front, but not smaller. |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by klx650sm2002 on 03/19/05 at 08:40:01 I was thinking a pair of fat tires would be a good look for the Savage. Clive W :D |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by Greg_650 on 03/19/05 at 08:52:26 Fat might work with changed fenders.....hmmm. |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by klx650sm2002 on 03/19/05 at 09:06:09 I have a 1.85 / 21 rim sitting next to me as i write this i also have a 90/90/21 knobbly to suit. Clive W :D |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by sluggo on 03/19/05 at 11:13:55 Greg_650 wrote:
UH, YEAH.. ;D i would love to do a fatty on front. will look into it, any size suggestions? |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by klx650sm2002 on 03/20/05 at 02:00:01 My next tire on my 3.5/17 front rim is 120/60. Problem, the smallest matching rear is a 140/70/17 true size 147mm I think too wide for the Savage. Clive W :D |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by PerrydaSavage on 03/20/05 at 08:22:40 http://www.jonline.org/savage/Photos/Cool_Savages/SavageExile.jpg Here's an Exile Cycles style Savage Custom that was featured in a British M/C mag ... note the beefy tires front & rear. Seems that mounting such tire would require wider trees & swingarm? |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by Greg_650 on 03/20/05 at 08:26:25 I like the tires, but can you say, "no suspension"? |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by PerrydaSavage on 03/20/05 at 08:34:13 Yeah, that looks like a rigid ... unless it's a soft-tail and there's a mono-shock under there somewhere that we can't see in the photo ... |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by Greg_650 on 03/20/05 at 08:35:13 PerrydaSavage wrote:
Oh, but look at the front fork travel too. There ain't no springs in there... |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by lancer on 03/20/05 at 09:23:09 I have had the idea in the back of my mind for awhile now to get a set of sportster wheels (very cheap on ebay...sometimes with the brakes still on them, and it has a disc brake on the rear) ...no spokes to mess with or adjust, besides I like the look of the stock mag wheel on the sportster. The Yamaha SR 500 had the same type of wheel back in 89. The sportster rear wheel is a 140/90/16, so the width should be OK. Get a shock with a little more length. The larger wheel/tire combo would jack up the overall ratio which would let the Savage cruise at a lower rpm on the highway...and there would be other rear belt pully's to choose from if you did not like the ratio. Anyway, sometime, maybe. |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by klx650sm2002 on 03/20/05 at 09:29:52 I've fitted TZR 250 three spokes on my SR they are less than half the weight, got to be good. Clive W :D |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by bobo383 on 03/20/05 at 21:41:06 Oh, you guys have me curious. How do you deal with the axle size? They can't all be the same. Sleeve them, different bearings, or what? I have to try this. Please advise. |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by sluggo on 03/20/05 at 22:51:54 here's my 2 cents worth. SPOKES ARE FOR MOTORCYCLE WHEELS!!!!!! ;D MAG'S ARE FOR CAGE WHEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'( just cause everybody's got em don't make it right. :o |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by WD on 03/20/05 at 23:08:35 Hey! My car has spokes wheels...evenr crustier than my bike's wheels...of course, they are ancient (1932)... -WD |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by klx650sm2002 on 03/21/05 at 03:19:45 On my SR I made the steering stem fit the TZR trees so I have TZR forks, mudgaurd and disc (320mm) with AP four pot caliper and AP adjustable ratio m/cylinder. On the back I have std. TZR brakes (210mm disc), wheel and a shortened aluminium swingarm. A long term project. Clive W :D |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by klx650sm2002 on 03/21/05 at 03:22:43 I have spokes on my KLX, 72 all together. Clive W :D |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by Goose on 03/21/05 at 18:17:45 Amen WD if aint spokes it dont belong on a motorcicle |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by Goose on 03/21/05 at 18:18:55 oops im bad i confused sluggo for wd MORE BEER! |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by sluggo on 03/21/05 at 18:21:21 sluggo wrote:
goose that was my quote, but it still applies. billet cut wheels belong on what i call MOTORCYCLE JEWELRY, made by builders whose show you see on tv frequently. machines built for looks or the ocasional trip to the show. well except the late indian larry and kendall. they build great looking riding machines. give me a ratt bike daily rider piece o cr@p any day of the week. |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by bobo383 on 03/21/05 at 20:47:22 My 65 Buick's got Dayton wire spokes. They look better than the Savage spokes. What are they, galvanized on the Savage? |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by gitarzan on 03/21/05 at 20:52:39 I think simple chariot/cart cast mag spokes look ok, but I agree that true spokes look best. I don't know if they are galvanised or not, but I do know they don't shine up too well. They certainly won't sparkle. At least mine don't. That may also vary from year to year, AFAICT. |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by PerrydaSavage on 03/22/05 at 02:28:58 Yeah, know whatcha mean about the Savage's spokes ... my Bike is less than 2 years old and the spokes are about as bright as a cloudy Monday ... too bad, 'cause real chrome spokes wouldn't have added much to the overall cost of the Bike, but would've help with keeping the look fresh longer ... |
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Title: Re: Non standard wheels Post by klx650sm2002 on 03/23/05 at 02:00:34 I have stainless spokes on my KLX, still have to polish the aluminium rims regularly though. Clive W :D |
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