Can you put wire spoke wheels on an 83
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Can you put wire spoke wheels on an 83
I want to put wire spoke wheels on my 83 but I don't know if you can use the parts off the hub of a 77 to match up. Anyone know anything?
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Re: Can you put wire spoke wheels on an 83
I think I've read in the past that the 1000 rear drive is different.
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Re: Can you put wire spoke wheels on an 83
Im wondering if switching out the wheel hub is possible.
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Re: Can you put wire spoke wheels on an 83
Is their any part of the earlier model back wheel hub that can be switched out to make it match up with the 83 final drive?
- newday777
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1983 GL1100A Wineberry 36,000 miles
1975 CB750 K5 Planet Blue 7,800 miles
1976 CB750 K6 Anterris Red 25,000 miles
Past rides
1999A Restored from PO neglect & sold at 19,000 miles
1999SE Totaled by cager at 105,000 miles
Re: Can you put wire spoke wheels on an 83
You will need to machine a new hub to match the 83 to accept spokes
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Re: Can you put wire spoke wheels on an 83
I found a company that sells them. I wanted to know if i had other options before I went that route. Thanks for the Reply!
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Re: Can you put wire spoke wheels on an 83
Well there you go.
As I stated before there are posts that what you were looking for were not possible without a custom hub.
As I stated before there are posts that what you were looking for were not possible without a custom hub.