XS750 Front Wheel?

[Robert Reed]

Can anyone tell me if XS750 and XS650 front wheels are interchangeable?

Seems like they should be but my google skills aren't giving me any confirmation.

Thanks!

 

[gggGary]

Yes XS750, 850, 1100 are plug and play for any 73 up front end. The 750 uses smaller OD rotors, 267mm vs 298mm. XS850 and 1100 use 298mm, so you need to match rotors to the fork you are running.

 

[Robert Reed]

Yes XS750, 850, 1100 are plug and play for any 73 up front end. The 750 uses smaller OD rotors, 267mm vs 298mm. XS850 and 1100 use 298mm, so you need to match rotors to the fork you are running.

Thanks!

So if I have spoked wheels now I should be able to move my rotor over without issues, correct?

 

[gggGary]

"So if I have spoked wheels now I should be able to move my rotor over without issues, correct?"
YES!
Note: XS360 XS400 hubs are narrower and will create near endless problems on an XS650

 

[Robert Reed]

"So if I have spoked wheels now I should be able to move my rotor over without issues, correct?"
YES!
Note: XS360 XS400 hubs are narrower and will create near endless problems on an XS650

Thank you sir!

One more question, will a drum brake from a spoked wheel move over to a mag?

 

[gggGary]

Thank you sir!

One more question, will a drum brake from a spoked wheel move over to a mag?

yup! Finding drum mag rear XS650 wheels is not so easy, only used on 81 XS650 specials, and 82-83 XS650 Heritage Specials in Canada. They are all 16" If you found one, good on yah, EH?

 

[Robert Reed]

yup! Finding drum mag rear XS650 wheels is not so easy, only used on 81 specials, and 82-83 Heritage Specials in Canada. If you found one, good on yah, EH?

Ahhh, this I was not aware of. Might have to re-evaluate.

 

[gggGary]

Note changes to my rear wheel post

 

[5twins]

Also keep in mind, all 650 rear mags were 16". There was never an 18" rear mag put on the 650. If you wanted one, you would have to adapt one from some other bike. It's been done but mainly with disc rear mags. I don't think I've ever even heard of an 18" drum rear mag.

The TX/XS500 front wheels also fall into the "too narrow" category.

 

[atom4488]

yup! Finding drum mag rear XS650 wheels is not so easy, only used on 81 XS650 specials, and 82-83 XS650 Heritage Specials in Canada. They are all 16" If you found one, good on yah, EH?

Really old thread, gggGary, but it answers my question of whether a drum brake hub from a mag wheel fits on a spoked hub. I have an 83 XS650 (I guess Heritage Special) that has the drum/mag combination that I am looking to change. Is this combo (mag/drum) somehow desirable to anyone?

 

[gggGary]

Yeah the chopper guys are often looking for them. Might post it up for sale locally.
With four years using them in Canada they a probably are more common "up there".

 

[atom4488]

... "up there", otherwise known as the "Great White North"!