| Author | Message | ||
     Scottorious |
ebay has some race only magnesium wheels for 50 dollars starting bid...anyone know if its worth bidding on?http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BUELL-XB-BLACK-MAGN ESIUM-RACE-ONLY-FRONT-WHEEL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhash Zitem2556ab2485QQitemZ160367846533QQptZMotorcycles Q5fPartsQ5fAccessories | ||
| Phelan |
I bet they go for a pretty penny. They'd be nice to have but certainly not a logical choice for the street. Besides the hassle to get the bike inspected with those, they would not be logical for the street, and dangerous around potholes because of the lack of rigidy in an impact. | ||
| Duceater |
I think that auction is only for the front wheel only, and I'm pretty sure that it won't go for less than $100 (just a guess). I like the XB wheels, but I've heard that you have to mod a few things to get them to work on a tuber. I think that the axle it bigger and the width of the rear wheel is a little less than the OEM tuber wheel. If you have access to a machine shop, you'll probably be able to pull it off. Oh, and the other factor is that you'll have to swap out your front fork so that you'll have the correct location to mount the caliper (which you'll also need). Plus of course, you'll need the brake rotor. The XB front wheel has a perimeter brake, where tuber doesn't. Correct me if I'm wrong, someone... BTW... Is that a cherry bomb on your bike? Awesome!!!! | ||
| Scottorious |
haha it was cherry bomb...i need to update the picture thats what it looked like when i got it this summer. | ||
| Scottorious |
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| Phelan |
Duceater, read my thread here: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/476 23/494495.html Scott is planning on following in my footsteps. The rear wheel is actually wider. | ||
| Duceater |
That's funny, I was just reading that post... I didn't know that there was an adapter for the caliper. That would make things much easier. In my case (I've got an M2), I'd be better off with swapping the forks, since you say the forks on an M2 are not that great. BTW, Scott, would you be selling your wheels, if you go through with the conversion? Are those PM wheels? | ||
| Phelan |
They don't have one available as far as I know. I'm building my own adapter for the caliper. I've got some aluminum stock so it shouldn't be too difficult. | ||
| Scottorious |
i dont know if i would be selling my wheels right away...id have to get the xb wheels operating first before i would ditch wheels that i knew worked....yes they are PMs | ||
| Texastechx1 |
the final version of my front caliper bracket will be ready AND installed this weekend for final testing. so far the benifits have been GREAT! |
