| 18"x8J rear wheel
+ 240/40 rear tyre Specialised 8" wheels are very expensive, and I had seen a few Yamaha V-Maxes using BMW car wheels which is a much cheaper option. I was eyeballing a cheap 18" wheel for a while on marktplaats.nl and when the price came down to €20,- I just couldn't resist anymore. The main reason to pick them up is because the spokes are recessed which gives them more of a bike-look. |
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| The wheel is a Masitaly Sagitta 18" x 8J |  |
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| Luckily we found an old GSX1100 wheel that carried a donor-card so I painlessly removed the hub. |  |
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| In the lathe to remove the last bits of spoke. |  |
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| The test-setup is looking good allready! |  |
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| Even though the swingarm is mega-wide there will be just enough chain-clearance. |  |
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| This is what the guys and gals at ISR call a "sprocket-brake". And this is the brake system I'll be using, consisting of nothing more than a generously perforated sprocket and a twin piston caliper that'll be able to bit a 9mm disc (width of a 530 sprocket). |  |
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| I decided to go for the Metzeler 240/40R18 M/C 79V TL ME880 XXL Marathon Steel Radial Tyre, which has a street price of €200,- (gulp!) | ||
| This is the flange that connects the GSX1100 hub to the rear wheel, design by Mr.7/11, material provided Postma Motoren and all excess lovingly removed again by Tinie Klerx from BikePenR |  |
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