blackduck889
XS650 Member
Who currently makes a weld on hardtail that will accept a rear tire like a GSXR or 180 size in general ?
Who currently makes a weld on hardtail that will accept a rear tire like a GSXR or 180 size in general ?
I have built two and both I used the universal hard tail kit and just made up new cross pieces because most kits come 8 to 8.5" and you will need 10" axle plate to axle plate. You have to offset both the top and bottom tubes. I made solid slug for bottom and just add pipe to top.
Hey daddyG, I know this is an old thread but can you explain to me how you offset the tubes or do you have any close up pics of how you did it. I really want to run a 180 or 200 tire on a 5.5 Harley wheel on this build I’m doing. I don’t have a jig which sucks. I was hoping there was a way to just use one of the prefabricated weld-on hardtails to run a 5.5 wheel but that doesn’t look possible after researching. I really wanted to run a wide tire but I’m starting to think that using a universal kit might be out of my skill set due to not having a frame jig.
Hi Josh,
tire fatter than a 130 needs a jackshaft. Read post #3.
I myself just used a 1/4" off set sprocket and cut away some of the cover for a 200 on a XS650.
Now I get what you’re saying here, but then if you widen the whole hardtail by adding crossover tubes that are longer, then how do you get the bottom rail slugs of the hardtail to match up with the stock frame bottom rails? Also the top rails of the hardtail that connect to the stock seat post will now be too short since you widened the hardtail. How did you make that all work once you widen the hardtail? Basically this is where I’m stuck. I don’t have have a tube bender either to make a hoop to match up the stock bottom rails with the slugs on the widened hardtail if that’s what you’re saying.Now you can buy a TC Brother hardtail and cut it down the middle to get the spacing you need and replace the crossover pipes.