wheels

im current building a 77 that I have made a hard tail. I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good chain that has a decent price that I should buy? thanks for the help!

I want to run a 21" rim with a disc brake and a fender. My DNA is on its way in the mail. Do you have any recommendations for those parts. I just got done buying an Ardcore tail and a Cole Foster tank so please don't go crazy with your suggestions as I just put a nice dent in my bank account...

I have a question before i purchase a lower tooth rear sprocket. I weigh 270lbs pretty much 2 riders haha but what im gettin at is i live in utah and mountains, hills, and canyons are part of everyday riding but i want a low freeway rpm for traveling around 3200 rpms ideally currently 5800ish at...

I am in need of a16 inch rear rim, brake drum and sprocket. Let me know if anyone can help! Thanks!

Wondering if anyone has an experience with the shinko tires from tcbros. I'm looking at whitewalls for my stock 75 xs. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I'm a little confused because my current tires read: 110-90-18 for the rear and 100-90-19 for the front. Tc bros. assured me their...

Has anyone purchased the stock front width 1.85 x18 36 spoke shouldered aluminum rim that Mike offers (part #34-009). They sell the 2.15 x 18 36 spoke rim for a front 18" option, and mention the spoke angles are correct for front application only. Also they offer the spoke set #19-0067 for all...

I'm preparing to get my wheels re-laced, after getting the wheels & hubs painted and getting new stainless spokes. I've tried searching but I kept finding different answers, are the hubs off-set at all? The bike is an 82 Heritage Specials, with a drum rear brake.

Sometime during my build, or the bike might not have even had it on there when I got it, I lost my front wheel spacer. I have a '73 xs650 and I can't seem to locate one that I can buy. I've looked on mikes xs, ebay and a general google search, but have found nothing. Does anyone know where I can...

Anyone know if it is possible to run a 180 rear tire on a stock 16" xs650 mag? I'm not worried about shims for the sprocket and disk as it's going on a hardtail with a jackshaft that is setup for a 200 rear... just want to make sure that the mag will take the 180 and I don't have to max out with...

Hey folks, my 650 is coming along finally and I'm looking ahead to tires once the ones that it's rolling on are done. Looking for Raised White Letters. Having trouble finding Dunlop Qualifiers, K70s, or Bridgestone BT45 with Raised Whites. Any tips? I've checked lots of stores and can't...

I am wanting to swap out my wheels on my 1981 xs650...I have a 16" mag on the rear now and I want to replace it with an 18" spoke wheel...both wheels have drum brakes..are the rear brake hub sizes the same on both?

Can anybody tell me what year, model etc Sportster hub I need and an example of a rim, so I can put a spoked rear wheel with disc on my xs? Or can you recommend another hub/rim combo that will allow me to run a 19" rear? Thanks

Hey all, Just took the bike in to work today and on the way home i started noticing a knocking/catching noise at low speeds. I did some testing at home... -It seems to occur in all the gears -Does not appear to be relative to the revolutions of the wheel/chain -Does not seem to be...

I really like the look and idea of the old Akront MX rims. I picked up a couple with the WM profile. An 18" Akront WM3 for the rear and a 21" Akront WM2 for the front. I also have a 21" Akront WM1 as well that I was considering for the front, however the WM2 seems to be in better condition for...

Hi does anyone else have a rim lock on the front wheel.? I have just noticed a second hole in the front rim which should be for a rim lock apparently.

Hi all I've rebuilt my 19" and 18" wheels but I've lost the offset measurements, I'm pretty sure the front is laced central but can't find what the rear is. The bike is a 76' with 19" front and 18" rear, can any one let me know?

Not there yet but getting closer.

Hi, I'm new to this forum, and pretty new to motorcycles as well. I recently got a 1982 xs650 heritage special. I've been learning to ride on it and I notice that when I go above like 20 mph the front wheel wobbles some. I put the bike on the center stand and the front wheel doesn't spin very...

Hello everybody. I've been a lurker on the forums for a while but this is my first post. Tonight I pressed out my wheel bearings in preparation for powder coating. The non-speedometer side of the front hub had a small ding in the flange where the bearing and oil seal seat. While pressing...

I've searched all over the site and have seen the various opinions on tires. From all of that it really looks like the one that's tried and true for price, durability, performance are the Shinko 712's. Some time in the next few years (sarcasm), I want to have my xs back together as a cafe style...