All the "21 inch front wheel" swap/info in one place

[Gerwin Brommer]

yep. Akront high shouldered rim. Yamaha xs drumbrake. SS spokes.
Plenty of them on Ebay...

 

[AceofSpades]

is that the infamous "rain catcher" style? I want a 21 front and possibly a slightly wider 18 rear... big enough for a 450-18 or 500-18 tire.....

 

[Gerwin Brommer]

Never heard of that term, but I bet they do catch rain.
But i'm sure my bike will never see any rain, people invented cars for that kind of weather The tire on my rear is a 400-18 Avon safetymaster.

 

[AceofSpades]

well, I got my 21" Akront Hi-shouldered (rain-catcher) hoop on ePay! Now I gotta order up a set of spokes... are the MIKESXS spokes of good quality? I was looking for a set of natural (NOT polished) stainless steel spokes and nipples ... I don't want super shiny spokes.. and I might see about getting the nipples anodized to match my paint scheme.

 

[Pauly]

Poverty, are ya sayin the rm250 has the 17mm axle and can simply take the place of the stock 19in? Would be super cool if so, want to run a 21in bit was gonna run a dna springer but its 4in over and don't wanna cut it down, like to run a nice 21 on stock front end without a ridiculous amount of mods

 

[Gerwin Brommer]

How would a Suzuki hub lock in the lower legs of the Yamaha ???????

 

[Pauly]

That's what I'm tryin to figure out, really wanna throw a 21 without a million mods, there has to be an easy way, lol

 

[shuckclams]

i have yet to see anyone talk about having a stock 64 spoke wheel. which mikes does have a 21 for. however I’m not too sure how it would to look. pricing it out to be built and trued is not even close to being worth the amount of money that it cost’s. any suggestions? any other info around here dealing with this same issue?

 

[XSLeo]

I think that putting a 21 inch rim on the stock XS650 hub would be the best bet, Not hard to do and you know it would fit an XS650 fork.
Leo

 

[Milk_Jesus]

so if i'm trying to run the 21" front wheel with the akront high shoulder rim, should i buy this one that is just the bare hoop and then get spokes from mikes:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200688163154?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_714wt_985


...or should i go for this one that is already spoked:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/20068344211...AX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_1871wt_985

 

[jamesgs4]

so if i'm trying to run the 21" front wheel with the akront high shoulder rim, should i buy this one that is just the bare hoop and then get spokes from mikes:
...or should i go for this one that is already spoked:


Get the shouldered Akront one and re-spoke it to an xs hub to get a great looking setup.

 

[Milk_Jesus]

Get the Akront one and re-spoke it to an xs hub to get a great looking setup.

aren't they both akront though?

 

[tadd442]

anyone know where to get bearings? (by size?) I have too much into my setup to back out now.....

 

[jamesgs4]

aren't they both akront though?

I meant the shouldered akront.

 

[RpNSht]

From what I remember, I got the last 21" Mikes had awhile back because someone posted that they went to buy it one day it was in stock. I placed my order and then it was gone the next. :-D So I have a Mikes 21" with his spokes. I haven't mounted yet, but rest assured I will!

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what type of tire is this? thanks!

 

[Hoperator]

what type of tire is this? thanks!

Looks like a Metzeler ME880 Marathon.

 

[AussieHard]

Any updates on the 21" Conversions……..

How many are running brakes and how many just spool??

How successful have your conversions been?

Did anyone ever do a axle or bushing mod?

 

[Nate D]

I have Honda xl250 21" front wheel, with yz400 forks. Just bought
The bike about 6 months ago, it was rebuild from the ground up in Canada
In 2005. The forks are somewhat tall and they had to dent the gas
Tank so forks wouldn't hit tank when turning. I'll try an put a picture up, this
Is my first post. Bye the way great website, xs John's mods post are the best, kudos
To Travis too

 

[plane_ben]

Had to turn my monitor upside down to view these pics. I used a lot of XSJohn's mods as well. Good stuff. My next build is going to be dirt oriented.

 

[XSLeo]

The height of the forks is not what dents tanks. As the forks turn there should be stops to prevent the forks from turning far enough to hit the tank. With the YZ forks the stops on the trees or on the frame don't stop the forks before they hit the tank.
You will have to modify the stops to prevent this, or get more tank dents.
Leo