Made a wiring harness and an adaptor for the Gonzo box and cleaned the carbs I started started the engine a few weeks ago, oil filters were clean and no bad noise . Now to start getting it road worthy. It has a Shinko 130/90 B16 rear tire that would touch the chain if I aligned it properly, the PO already did that and marked the sidewall... suggestions ? Also I have no air filters, OE exhaust OE BS 34 carbs. Need Jetting suggestions for pod filters . Thanks. R.
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jaybar6
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you will have to offset the sprockets, with spacers or something like that to get the tyre clearens . I've not done it before so?
I hate to poop on your parade but misalignment the rear is a bad idea. A formerly fitting tire is a GOOD idea unless you are planning a host of other mods.
Grind the shoulder off the tire till there is no interference, 130 90 is the proper size.
jaybar6
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Is the swinging arm bent?
Do you have the proper rear tire spacers? Is the wheel centered in the swingarm?
My bike runs an Avon RoadRider and it's a tight fit, so I have to ensure the wheel is central. It just about clears the swingarm both sides but does not fully clear the chain - the rivets leave little witness marks on the tyre but this causes no problems.
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I'm running a Shinko 13/90/16 rear too. It's a tight fit.
I went with equidistant space between the tire and the swingarm, both sides, regardless of what the chain adjuster hash marks say.
A smaller toothed rear sprocket or maybe an extra link in the chain will move the tire back for a little more swingarm clearance but won't address a chain rubbing.
Proper tire pressure along with correct chain slack?
IF Yamaha had made an 18" rear drum tubeless mag........
I went with equidistant space between the tire and the swingarm, both sides, regardless of what the chain adjuster hash marks say.
A smaller toothed rear sprocket or maybe an extra link in the chain will move the tire back for a little more swingarm clearance but won't address a chain rubbing.
Proper tire pressure along with correct chain slack?
IF Yamaha had made an 18" rear drum tubeless mag........
Spoked wheel or cast? Pics?
True. If that’s an 18” wheel. 130 won’t fit.
I currently have a 130 Dunlop 404 on my Special. While it clears the TX750 swingarm I have installed, it does rub a little on the chain guard. I'll "fix" that eventually with a few well placed hammer blows, lol.
...or an 81 Special II with (re) laced 16.
It's a 81 special II with 16'' spoked wheel. The axel was stuck ( corroded )on the left side, had to drive it out. The 0619 dated tire was already scared badly from two owners ago, the guy I bought it from didn't get it running. I have lots of parts in boxes that came with it but a lot are missing. I'll be going for more of a standard look than a Special. The wheel is off now while I deal with the brake and frame clean up, pics later when I get it halfway presentable and rideable.
