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Offline JTJamhawk

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Rear wheel offset?
« on: May 25, 2023, 01:41:57 PM »
Does the 1972 CB500 rear wheel have an offset?  My son and I bought a bike as a project but it is completely in pieces. It came with the hub and rims and we need to rebuild the hub and put spokes on.
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Offline Kenzo1979

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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2023, 01:43:28 PM »
There is a spacer
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2023, 01:47:02 PM »
Technically referred to as the collar.

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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2023, 02:03:09 PM »
 If you mean hub to rim, I'd say no offset.
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2023, 02:38:08 PM »
Thanks! I was referring to whether there was a hub/rim offset.
« Last Edit: May 25, 2023, 03:14:34 PM by JTJamhawk »
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2023, 03:00:57 PM »
Quote from: JTJamhawk on May 25, 2023, 02:38:08 PM
Thanks!
Clarify and answer the questions you have been asked. Others will need to know later on what the heck did that guy want to know and didn't give a hoot about what others  have asked of him to be clear ..........
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2023, 04:15:35 PM »
There is no offset rim to hub front or rear
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2023, 04:46:34 PM »
Thank you!
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2023, 03:43:01 AM »
Quote from: JTJamhawk on May 25, 2023, 01:41:57 PM
Does the 1972 CB500 rear wheel have an offset?  My son and I bought a bike as a project but it is completely in pieces. It came with the hub and rims and we need to rebuild the hub and put spokes on.

FYI, all you have to do is look at a parts diagram. Several sites such as CMSNL.com have them. Also, there is a tech doc section here with service manual and other useful info.
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2023, 05:52:20 AM »
Non of them tell you if rim is offset to hub, only experience
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2023, 07:20:44 AM »
Quote from: bryanj on May 28, 2023, 05:52:20 AM
Non of them tell you if rim is offset to hub, only experience

Yeah, but they'll show if there's a spacer or collar, which is what I was referring to.
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2023, 09:57:45 AM »
True Doobie but the op asked about rim offset, or at least that is what i understood
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2023, 12:01:03 PM »
Quote from: bryanj on May 28, 2023, 09:57:45 AM
True Doobie but the op asked about rim offset, or at least that is what i understood

I think you understood better than me.
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2023, 01:14:24 PM »
England and America, two countries separated by the same language!
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Re: Rear wheel offset?
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2023, 03:33:24 PM »
AFAIK no japanese bikes have an offset. It was a was easier to set the wheels without offsets and use a spacer to adjust the alignment laterally .
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