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wide front wheel on 87 cbr??? - 7/21/2006 11:00:21 PM

peterk

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G'day guys, have just fitted a wider rear wheel to the old girl, i have looked thru old postings and seen it mentioned but no details about fitting a later model wider front wheel, has anyone actually done this. Would appreciate any details... pete...

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RE: wide front wheel on 87 cbr??? - 7/21/2006 11:20:04 PM

hurricane1000

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pretty easy really... get the wheel from a 90 and up cbr1000 along with the spacers, DO NOT use your speedo gear. you will also have to get a 90 and up speedo cable and sprocket cover to take the place of the gear not being on the wheel anymore...

too bad you arent on this side of the pond, i have just about everything you would need to do this...

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RE: wide front wheel on 87 cbr??? - 7/22/2006 11:19:03 PM

peterk

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Thanks for the info Hurricane, am in the process of waying up the cost. In your opinion is it worth it? i have a 5 1/2" wheel on the back and it doesn't seem to be a drama with the skinner (origional) wheel on the front. Did you notice any difference? And as you say, 'wrong side of the pond' being downunder there doesn't seem to be a lot of the older bikes around and even parts from the wreckers are very expensive!

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RE: wide front wheel on 87 cbr??? - 7/23/2006 12:00:59 AM

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not really the "wrong" side...just the "other" side... i would love to visit your country someday, if only to flush the toilets...

back to the topic on hand. i did notice a big difference when i put the wider wheel/tire combo on the front of my 88. it reallt felt like a new bike, and that was worth the price. does yours have that air assist forks that the 87-88's have over here? i really hated that suspension setup, and the better handling that i got from the new wheel/tire is what really pushed me into the 99 1100XX front end conversion.

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RE: wide front wheel on 87 cbr??? - 7/23/2006 1:27:11 AM

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Hey Hurricane1000, can you go into more detail about that 1100xx conversion you are mentioning?

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RE: wide front wheel on 87 cbr??? - 7/23/2006 3:27:32 AM

peterk

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Must be feeling a bit slow @ the moment, 'flush the toilets'?? Yeah got the air asst forks, heven't really played with 'em. Might look into it a little more seriously after your words, priced a rim, the wreckers want $280 for it, sounds a little steep. If you do get over here visit the Northern Territory, no speed limits apparently, must get there myself one day... What about a few pics??

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RE: wide front wheel on 87 cbr??? - 7/23/2006 6:35:03 AM

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I think he ´s referring to the "urban legend"? that states that when water flushes out of a sink trough the drain, the water spins in the opposit direction "down under" in comparision to the rest of the world...

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RE: wide front wheel on 87 cbr??? - 7/23/2006 11:14:28 AM

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sorry peter, thanks mikekop, i was referring to how the water drains out of the bowl...

look at this post for the 1100XX conversion, that was the best money i have spent on this bike since i bought her!!

http://www.cbrforum.com/m_97021/tm.htm

let me know if you have any questions.

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RE: wide front wheel on 87 cbr??? - 7/24/2006 12:40:32 AM

peterk

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Hurricane, no need to apologise, just hadn't heard that one, a quadraplegic follow i help look after explained it to me this morning. Just had a quick look @ your web page, that is one immaculate looking machine... c ya...

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