wheel conversion

Hey all, I have and 83 heritage special and my spokes are looking pretty rusty. I am interested in swapping them for a Mag wheels. Does anyone have any experience with that? Would I be able to get some mags off of an earlier model with little issues? I want my bike to be safe and have less...

Hey All, Brand new here, brand new to this world. Super excited to do a scrambler on a 1980 xs650 Specila II. I see on ebay some real nice wheels. these are the "1973 - 1978 Yamaha TX650 XS650 wheels". What do I need to learn to see if I can make these work? Or will they bolt on, no prob...

So I have a question! I have recently switched from mag/disk front and rear to, spokes front/disk and rear/drum. I made it simpler by getting a drum swing arm. (Pic 1) So I found a great reference (switch from mag to drum rear) online (Pic 2), showing where to weld/add the required tabs for...

So much info on here, and I'm still confused a tad. I have a 78' with front and rear disk brakes, with mag's. 19" front and 16" rear. I'm wanting to switch to spokes. Easy enough fix for the rear. Find a spoke rear drum, and if able get the whole swing arm assembly. Question, what years will...

I'm currently working on 81' and am in the process of swapping a 19 Front mag disk and 16 rear mag drum to a set from a 75' that is a 19 front spoke disk and a 18 rear drum. What are, if any, problems that I might run into? Do i need to swap the disks as wheel when I swap the wheels? I have the...

First time poster! So much great advice and beta to be had!!! I am attempting an 18" rear wheel conversion on my '80 XS650S. I have a wheel from a '79 XS400. It is a mag. I am using the larger axle from the 16" wheel (19.8mm) and have found bearings that will fit the new wheel with the...