Topic: 1972 cb 500 front wheel help!

[tomgrubb71@gmail.com]

I would like to get some information, from anyone about changing the front rim on my bike,  I have a harley 16" on the back with a 500 tire, an the front is stock 19" well I like the back wheel an tire size, but would like to have a fat tire like that on the front,but not the 19" wheel can anyone let me know what wheel size an spoke an tire size to use that would put it close to the back look, I would like to have the cafe look.

[tomgrubb71@gmail.com]

Thanks for the info I'm running a 500 tire on the rear, it's an old harley 16" wheel spoked on the factory Honda hub....I purchaced the bike this way, i would run a 17" on the front, just don't know what spokes an rim to use.

[tomgrubb71@gmail.com]

That sounds good, I would run an 18" that way I can still run my factory brakes....do you or anyone have a link for Buchanans


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[wowbagger]

I laced a 2.15x18 rim to my front hub with spokes from Buchanan's. They said they had a premade kit that would fit that rim/hub combo. It laced up pretty easily but the spokes were a tad long. I had to grind them down after torquing them.

I went with a 110/90-18 tire to try to stay somewhat near the original bike geometry. However, the stock fender doesn't fit anything wider than a 100. Here's the best site I found for determining the dimension change with the wheel:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/tirecalc.php