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Offline grandelatte

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Space between front fork and front wheel
« on: December 05, 2009, 09:27:42 AM »
hi,

i bought this cb750k1 recently.  one thing i had notice is the space between the right fork and right side wall and left fork and left sidewall are off by about 1/2 inch.



am i missing some spacers on the disk side?



tia

jim

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Re: Space between front fork and front wheel
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2009, 09:31:10 AM »
What size tire is on there and how wide is the rim?
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Re: Space between front fork and front wheel
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2009, 09:43:06 AM »
What size tire is on there and how wide is the rim?
-Alan

tire size is 110/90-19.  as far as the rim goes (i don't have a caliper), it's about 2.75 - 3 inches wide.

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Re: Space between front fork and front wheel
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2009, 12:36:55 PM »
I'm having the same issue.

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Re: Space between front fork and front wheel
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2009, 01:56:35 PM »
where is your front guard  - or fork brace ??


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Re: Space between front fork and front wheel
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2009, 03:59:24 PM »
It can be caused by the spokes making the rim off center from the hub.
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