Topic: Alloy rims... Yes? No? Maybe?

[Old Moe Toe]

There are lots of really good 17 inch wheels out there, and because of their availability they're really cheap too, but there's a problem with using them. Our engines are really wide compared to modern engines (BMW's new 6 cylinder engine is narrower than a CB750 engine) and by lowering our bikes with 17 inch wheels (and modern forks) it reduces the ground clearance and lean angles significantly.

That's handy if you're building a minimalist custom "bar crawler", as you won't need a sidestand, you can just lean it on your alternator cover, but not so good if you wanna go around corners. Cheers, Terry.        End quote
 

I put a 17 inch wheel from a K7 onto the back of my K2 and really like it. I much prefer the 130 wide tire, also because of the differing wall section of the tire compared to the standard one the overall outside diameter was pretty well exactly the same. Only modification was cutting a section out of the chainguard so the tire did not rub.

[Terry in Australia]

^^^^^  thats almost the perfect 750 Honda, you should have kept that one....

Thanks Mick, I loved it, but even with the 836cc engine, it didn't have the "oomph" that my old K1 with Mike Reick's head, big cam and other mods has got, and I can always upgrade the suspension and brakes on mine.

Now that my cuz has bought a huge Bridgeport mill, I might have to give it a test fire and make myself a set of billet triples for the 41mm FZR1000 forks I've got here, like the ones that Ken built for the gold bike. Cheers, Terry.