Topic: 18"x5.75 harley rim with honda hub?

[fj40guys]

Hi... Im new to CB750s but just got one that im making into kinda a chopper thing.  I have welded up a new rear section of frame into a hard tail manor and am thinking that I really want to go with a wider tire.  Something in the 180 to 200 range.. I also would like to have a bit larger diameter tire as well as I bought a fender and the stock 16" mag wheel with 130 65 looks like a kids bike tire wheel combo on the thing.. anyways I have looked around online a bit and found a 18" cb750F spoked wheel on ebay in my price range(kinda liking the rear disk as well), also in my travels I have found a 18" x 5.75" Harley rim on JPcycles also within my price range.   will this work?  I looked on the FAQ page and found nothing to do with 18 inch rims and a whole lot to do with 16 inch rims.. anyone done this?  also I am asuming I am going to need to run a off set sprocket as well.  any help would be great.. thanks a lot,
Joseph

[Burnboy]

check out cyclexchange.net There are instructions on how to go with a fatter tire. I would check ebay for you hoop. I got a 16x5 rim for 40 bucks new and a 16x 3 hoop for like 25 new as well. Search this forum there is tons of information.

[super pasty white guy]

One thing to be aware of is that if you go with the F wheel, you'll need to replace the swingarm and acquire the brake/master cylinder bracketry as well.

I've got a slightly rusted 16" wheel/rim/hub that you can have for shipping if you're interested.  It'd be ok for experimentation or painting the rim, but the chrome is way shot.

spwg

[smudge]

If he doesn't take that wheel i'd be intersted in it - thanks

[JLeather]

It's real hard to get anything over a 180 behind a SOHC engine.  You can't go past about a 150 with the stock sprockets, a 160 with the later-model sprockets, and to get a 180 requires the offset sprockets from CycleX.  To get a 200 back there you gotta offset the motor.

[fj40guys]

Hey super white pasty guy.. is it a F wheel that your talking about? I would be very interested.  I currently have a new rear frame section that I have made.  I was thinking of using a caliper from something else and mounting it on the frame it self with some type of adjustment so you can adjust it when your chain stretches or when you put a new chain in and say using a Harley master or something cheap on eBay.  sense I am into this and do kinda want a 200 tire on the back how much do I have to move the engine to get the 200 on?  and wouldn't I have to move both engine and wheel sprockets? You wouldnt want them to be off set at all right?  Thanks a lot for all your help so far..  oh yeah and ebay seems to only have 3" and 7" on there right now.. I guess I will keep my eye out..

[super pasty white guy]

No, it's a k hub.

Smudge-  send me your info via PM.  let me know if you want pictures before we go through shipping.

spwg

[754]

150 fits stock

20mm offset sprocket, should get a 190 size  in.

If you offset lace 2 or 3mm, I think it may work..

[smudge]

Thanks - PM sent