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lethe

#107145
April 14, 2012, 06:29:12 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 14, 2012, 06:25:58 AM
dunno...

some of the Husky Motards have chain clearance issues w/ wide rims.
I have a wide rim on it stock, I'd be more concerned with a narrower rim not lining everything up right so I'd like to just get another rim in the same size.
Trouble is that there is less available for 17"s and I'm not sure how narrow of a tire will fit. There's a 160 on it now so I figure that other tire being a 150 would probably be ok.
'05 Monster 620
'86 FZ600
'05 KTM SMC 625

ducpainter

#107146
April 14, 2012, 06:33:11 AM
They list a 180...

how wide is the rim?
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 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
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lethe

#107147
April 14, 2012, 06:39:08 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 14, 2012, 06:33:11 AM
They list a 180...

how wide is the rim?
pretty wide
I know a 180 would have clearance issues with the chain plus I see no reason to go wider than a 160 anyway, I like a nice crisp turn in.
'05 Monster 620
'86 FZ600
'05 KTM SMC 625

ducpainter

#107148
April 14, 2012, 06:40:36 AM
Quote from: lethe on April 14, 2012, 06:39:08 AM
pretty wide
I know a 180 would have clearance issues with the chain plus I see no reason to go wider than a 160 anyway, I like a nice crisp turn in.
If the rim is 5" wide or more a 150 won't work.

It would need to be 4.5 or narrower.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


lethe

#107149
April 14, 2012, 06:42:34 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 14, 2012, 06:40:36 AM
If the rim is 5" wide or more a 150 won't work.

It would need to be 4.5 or narrower.
ran out and measured, it's 6"  :P
'05 Monster 620
'86 FZ600
'05 KTM SMC 625

ducpainter

#107150
April 14, 2012, 06:46:47 AM
Quote from: lethe on April 14, 2012, 06:42:34 AM
ran out and measured, it's 6"  :P
unless dual sport tires are very different I don't see how that 150 will work.

I don't see how the 160 is working.

By having them mounted on wide rims it makes the profile of the tire flatter.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


lethe

#107151
April 14, 2012, 06:48:41 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 14, 2012, 06:46:47 AM
unless dual sport tires are very different I don't see how that 150 will work.

I don't see how the 160 is working.

By having them mounted on wide rims it makes the profile of the tire flatter.
idk, stock sizes  ???
I measured the rim from side to side, no?
'05 Monster 620
'86 FZ600
'05 KTM SMC 625

ducpainter

#107152
April 14, 2012, 07:05:01 AM
Quote from: lethe on April 14, 2012, 06:48:41 AM
idk, stock sizes  ???
I measured the rim from side to side, no?
inside the bead is where it's measured.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


lethe

#107153
April 14, 2012, 07:11:19 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 14, 2012, 07:05:01 AM
inside the bead is where it's measured.
oh
I had just run out to take a picture too
What size does it look to be then?





'05 Monster 620
'86 FZ600
'05 KTM SMC 625

ducpainter

#107154
April 14, 2012, 07:23:47 AM
probably 5.75...

I guess dual sports are different.

That tire isn't flattened.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


lethe

#107155
April 14, 2012, 07:34:48 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 14, 2012, 07:23:47 AM
probably 5.75...

I guess dual sports are different.

That tire isn't flattened.
I 'spose.
new world for me too
'05 Monster 620
'86 FZ600
'05 KTM SMC 625

DarkMonster620

#107156
April 14, 2012, 01:09:35 PM
Mike,

according to KTM, rear is 5.0" . . .now you sure


Front Wheel Diameter 17
Front Wheel Width (in) 3.5
Rear Wheel Diameter 17
Rear Wheel Width (in) 5
Tube / Tubeless Tubed



Read more: http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/2005/ktm/smc/625/specifications/17053/05/engine.html
Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

DarkMonster620

#107157
April 14, 2012, 01:38:19 PM
Quote from: Dan on April 14, 2012, 03:18:02 AM
Clean the rotors and re-bed the pads:

Morning   [coffee]

OK, read the whole article, one thing though, I live on a very steep hill and need to come to a complete stop . . .

This characteristic is useful when a system is already bedded-in with one pad friction and another is to be used going forward, like when changing between pad types for the street and track (and then after a track event, back again). The procedure under this case is different, where the new friction is installed and the vehicle is first driven for 5 to 20 miles (8 to 33 Km) with light use, keeping the pad friction and rotor cold. This promotes the abrasive friction mechanism cleaning the rotor surface of the previous pad material before performing either one or two bed-in cycles as prescribed below. One set of stops as outlined, if the pads being installed are used, two if the pads are actually new



And rear will not stop bike 100% . . .

Re did the rolling bedding in process .  .  . still getting front end shaking while braking and while accelerating ! ! !don't have $$$ to get new rotors or pads at this time

Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

Monsterlover

#107158
April 14, 2012, 02:24:34 PM
Have you checked the steering stem bearings?

I had some loose ones on my old 900 and it caused all sorts of strange things to happen...
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#107159
April 14, 2012, 03:22:03 PM
evening
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


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