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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Non standard wheels 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
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slavy Serious Thumper Offline smart cars for stupid people Posts: 710 Phoenix, Arizona Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #1 - 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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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #2 - 03/19/05 at 08:28:03 klx650sm2002 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: Has anyone fitted a 16" or 17" on the back or perhaps a 16", 17" or 21" on the front. Clive W I've thought about exploring a 21 on the front, but not smaller.
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #3 - 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
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #4 - 03/19/05 at 08:52:26 Fat might work with changed fenders.....hmmm.
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #5 - 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
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sluggo Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #6 - 03/19/05 at 11:13:55 Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: Fat might work with changed fenders.....hmmm. UH, YEAH.. i would love to do a fatty on front. will look into it, any size suggestions?
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #7 - 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
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #8 - 03/20/05 at 08:22:40 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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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #9 - 03/20/05 at 08:26:25 I like the tires, but can you say, "no suspension"?
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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #10 - 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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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #11 - 03/20/05 at 08:35:13 PerrydaSavage wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: 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 ... Oh, but look at the front fork travel too. There ain't no springs in there...
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Re: Non standard wheels
Reply #12 - 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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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #13 - 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
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bobo383 Serious Thumper 2004 No Login Offline Neck=Red Posts: 516 Arlington, TX Gender:	Re: Non standard wheels Reply #14 - 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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