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Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« on: June 04, 2013, 04:19:17 PM »
I am thinking of going with matching front and rear 18" wheels on an upcoming CB750K2 project, but with mag-style wheels.  Lester and Morris made 18"R/19"F, but I can't find a source for matching 18" wheels front and rear that will fit without too much brain damage.
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2013, 09:45:51 AM »
Anyone??
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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1973 CB750K2 "Bionic Mongrel" (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=132734.0) - Sold
1977 CB750K7 "Nine Lives" Restomod (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=50490.0) - Sold
2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2013, 10:11:23 AM »
KZ wheels
 i used the wheelks from 81-82 kz750
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2013, 10:45:12 AM »
Did you have to modify those at all or did they bolt right up?
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2013, 03:22:06 PM »
18" front are seldom come by.  I have a pair of Henry Abe 18 front and rear, but the wheels are set up for 400F bikes.  they would look wayyyy too skinny on 750 bikes, plust won't properly fit on the 750 swingarms.
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2013, 07:36:05 PM »
rear wheel you need the axle, spacers and conversion bearings to the cb750 axle.  also will need to bore the rear caliper mount to accept the honda axle.  front end is basically a bolt on if you allready have dual discs up front.  the kz speedo cable hooks up to the cb speedo...just have to make a spacer for the caliper mounting brackets........the pads fit the rotors exactly where they should even tho the rotors are slightly smaller.   oh yea............you have to replace the rear wheel inner bearing spacer with 1 that fits the honda axle.................i used a piece of pipe i had laying around that fit perfect
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2013, 09:55:58 PM »
Early GSXR750-1100 wheels, not much to make them fit and they look great, 18 inch front and rear,  rear disc though...







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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2013, 10:00:06 PM »
Retro, awesome bike :)
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2013, 10:31:48 PM »
Quote from: goldarrow on June 05, 2013, 10:00:06 PM
Retro, awesome bike :)

Heinz the owner is a member here, his handle is CB500four... ;)
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2013, 12:40:50 AM »
There's a set of 18" front and rear Henry Abe's of of a 74 c 750 on fleabay right now, Although the rear has been converted to disc brakes.
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2013, 05:33:56 AM »
Quote from: 750K on June 06, 2013, 12:40:50 AM
There's a set of 18" front and rear Henry Abe's of of a 74 c 750 on fleabay right now, Although the rear has been converted to disc brakes.

Those are not Henry Abe wheels
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2013, 04:45:36 PM »
 ^^^Whatever they are their both 18's
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2013, 05:27:27 PM »
Quote from: 750K on June 06, 2013, 04:45:36 PM
^^^Whatever they are their both 18's

Link? May be I'm looking at different one
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2013, 06:48:25 PM »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on June 05, 2013, 09:55:58 PM
Early GSXR750-1100 wheels, not much to make them fit and they look great, 18 inch front and rear,  rear disc though...







Sick!!
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2008 Triumph Thruxton (http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,190956.0.html)
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2013, 06:54:52 PM »
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Sick

Yes, it sure is nice... ;)  It also has a modified early GSXR750 swingarm.... ;)
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Re: Recommendations for 18" Non-Spoked Wheels
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2013, 08:04:25 PM »
Quote from: goldarrow on June 06, 2013, 05:27:27 PM
Quote from: 750K on June 06, 2013, 04:45:36 PM
^^^Whatever they are their both 18's

Link? May be I'm looking at different one

Not sure how to link from the eBay phone app, I was wrong about both being 18's. I just double checked and it's a 19 front and an 18 rear.
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