Got some wheels for the bike. Well if you are quick on your feet you will see that these wheels are in the introduction post. Some stuff is going a little out of order, but should still be fun.
When I was back home for thanksgiving I was cruising the local CL and stumbled across some Lester wheels for a SOHC CB750. I am not only a HUGE fan of these wheels, but had really wanted to find a set for the Seeley as many of the bikes that were built used them. Was able to find out that Seeley offered Lester wheels, and a few other “options” when buying parts/bikes from him.
For those that don’t know Lester was a wheel maker “back in the day” they offered mag wheels for a number of different bikes. While I do not know production numbers for sure, it does seem that they made more wheels then say Henry Abe, Shelby, or the like. They are not full race wheels like Haytashi or Kimtab, instead they were more or a performance street wheel. My plan is to actually weigh them to see if there is any savings or not. To be honest I just really like the look. Lester made 19in and 18in front wheels. Would love to run a 18in front, but those don’t come up often. For the rear the option was an 18in or a more chopper like 16in rear wheel. The 18 inch rear is much more sought after. These are OEM replacement wheels and were produced for the K bikes with a rear drum and the F bikes with a rear disk. If you come across a rear drum wheel check the casting for the number 20200, that indicates a SOHC CB750 fitment. The size will be stamped into one of the spokes.
Front wheels are different for the K and F bikes in the same way the OEM wheels are. All factory brake parts bolt directly to the Lester wheels in the same manor as the original wheels. You need to make sure you get the right wheel for your application.
The 69-76 K bikes run a 6 bolt front rotor and can be seen in this Lester.
The 77-78 SuperSports have a 5 bolt front rotor. You can not run a 6 bolt wheel on a 5 bolt bike or the other way around.
I will be running dual discs on the Seeley. This conversion is done exactly the same as if I was running the stock wheels.
Because it is fun to place parts near each other and pretend it is a whole motorcycle
I really do like these wheels, have used them a few times.
My CB/CR750 project has a set. These are the latter wheels with triple discs.
Had a K1 project that I was doing a few years ago. Told you it was fun to pile junk near stuff to make it look like a bike.
Then the same bike pretending to be a drag racer. Sadly the K1 never really got finished. Parted out some stuff when I ran out of space at the inn. Then traded what was left for a large lathe.
