Topic: Custom GSXR/CB500 axle

[JTknives]

My GSXR front end was delivered and I started looking over it and planning out the next step.
Does anyone make a replacement wheel axle with GSXR ends and a center to fit a stock CB500 spoked whee hub?

I figured I would ask befor I fired up the cad software, spent time designing, specking material and heat treat. Then flip on then lathe and heat treat oven and started making one.

Thanks guys

[DaveBarbier]

How are you going about this conversion? How are you mounting the discs to the hub? What bearings are you using? Using the GSXR discs?

[JTknives]

I think I was mistaken on what I’m wanting to do. I was not talking about using the stock bearings. My thought is to go up in size as the 15mm axle just does not instill a lot of confidence especially with the wider fork spacing. The shear strength is fine but flex could be an issue with less support between the forks. I am working on sorceing bearings that could take up to a 25mm axle. Going that big ID would require a double row bearing which should handle the load better. It’s posdible the GSXR axle could be used and just use spacers. A new bearing Spacer tube would need to be made but that’s easy.

[Gurp]

Incognito Moto makes a GSXR conversion kit for the 750 which also shares a 15 mm axle so maybe that is something you can look into for reference.