Looking for a smaller front wheel

[gentlemanjim]

I would like to find a front wheel (17" or 18") that fits within the XS650 forks. I know I could have the hub respoked, but that is a bit pricey. I'm hoping someoe knows a doner bike with a suitable wheel I could source on ebay or CL.

 

[inxs]

- SR500 uses the same forks and has 18in wheels in both drum and disc versions

 

[XS1961]

Up front Im using XS650 rear rims laced to drums.
Tried an SR500 wheel once but if I remember rightly it was a bit skinny (the rim , that is) compared to the XS wheel

 

[inxs]

SR500...1.85 x 18 also had 1.85 x 19....XS650...1.85 x 19

- some other possibilities for smaller wheels all using the same inner diameter bearing sizes of 6xx3 17mm front and 6xx4 20mm rear

FZR400RRSP............91-92.......front 6203...rear 6204...17in wheel
FZR400RR...............92-95...............6203.........6004...17in
FZR600R..................94-95..............6203.........6204...17in
FZR600RR Fazer........98-03..............6203.........6204...17in
FZR1000R EXUP........89-90..............6203..........6304...17in
FZR1000RU EXUP......91-95...............6203.........6304...17in
TRX850...................96-01...............6203.........6204...17in
YZF600R Thundercat.96-03...............6203.........6204...17in

- other wheels with the same axle sizes, fr and rear, that may be worth looking at, but not necessarily 17in could be

XS500C;D;E;F 75-80
XS750...........77-82
XVZ1200TD Venture

- these bikes have 17mm front axles but only 15mm or17mm rear axles, it is possible bearings could be matched to fit the 20mm rear XS650 axle

RD350A;B...........73-75 .. 18in
RD400C;D;E;F.....76-79 .. 18in
SR500...18 and 19in front, 18in rear
SZR600..............96-97 .. 17in
XJ600S Diversion..92-03 .. 17in fr-18in rear
XJ600N...............95-03 .. 17in fr-18in rear
XJ900S Diversion..95-03 .. 17in
XVS650 Dragster..97-03 .. fr 18in-rear 15in wide

- dont expect wheel swaps to be bolt-out bolt-in, rim width, spacers, brakes, speedo calibration etc will all be issues

 

[SEarhart]

inxs...Great information.

I'm "visiting" this subject at present. We'll see how it turns out. May just replace a sad front OEM 19" with a New one, then change the rotor, then change... Hmmm. Decisions, decisions.

 

[rayth]

have what i believe may be a SR500 18" cast wheel- find now that with the the 650 speedo drive and disc "side" spacers fitted that i appear to have a gap of about 19mm on the disc side-with the speedo drive engaged and the wheel is not obviously centred- has anyone done this before- and if so any deatils of how to centre the wheel appreciated-alternatively delete the speedo drive & use electronic from Mikes