drum brake rear wheels

Irish · Full Member Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250

Am I correct in thinking any of the xs650 rear drum brake wheels will inter change?

jayel · Posted: November 8, 2008, 12:28 am Post subject: Re: drum brake rear wheels

brake shoes part # are all the same from the 70 and the spokes have a 256 part # thru 76 model & spoked hub thru 80 has 256 # , so I think all the 18" spoked will interchange, 81SH is the only mag wheel (16") with a drum brake

Irish · Full Member Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250

I thought as much, but needed a second opinion.

5twins · Full Member Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 1616

The TX750 rear wheel will swap right in as well. It has a slightly bigger hub and brake so it stops a bit better.

Irish · Full Member Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250

did the tx750 ever come with a 16" spoke wheel?

jayel · Posted: November 8, 2008, 10:17 am Post subject: Re: drum brake rear wheels

don't know about the 750 but the special II did
XS650SK HERITAGE SPECIAL 1983

weekendrider · Posted: November 8, 2008, 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: drum brake rear wheels

Irish wrote:

did the tx750 ever come with a 16" spoke wheel?

No they are 18's but you could lace the special 2 rim to that hub?The Heritage rims won't work? 2x's the spoke count.

jayel · Posted: November 8, 2008, 12:11 pm Post subject: Re: drum brake rear wheels

Ah forgot about the bilzillion spoke thingee, well lots of after market rims out there, rim size and spoke count is all that matters really

Irish · Full Member Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250

weekendrider wrote:

Irish wrote:

did the tx750 ever come with a 16" spoke wheel?

No they are 18's but you could lace the special 2 rim to that hub?The Heritage rims won't work? 2x's the spoke count.

What do you mean heritage rims won't work? If I find a spoke heritage wheel, it won't fit my '75 swing arm? or did you mean can't lace heritage rim to standard hub? I have to say after inquiring from bucannon spoke on what it would cost, there is no way I'd pay that! out outrageous prices. My back wheel would be worth more than the whole bike! Hahaha

jayel · Posted: November 9, 2008, 11:58 am Post subject: Re: drum brake rear wheels

Irish What are you wanting to do as far as the rear wheel goes? sounds like a spoked 16"

weekendrider · Posted: November 9, 2008, 3:27 pm Post subject: Re: drum brake rear wheels

Irish, the XS750 and Special II hubs and rims have 36 spokes. The Heritage hubs and rim have 48. So you could mate a 750 hub to the Special II rim or the Special II hub to the 750 rim. But you couldn't mate them to the Heritage hubs or rims because of the difference in the amount of spokes. You could take any of the above as whole wheel units and they would bolt up to your swingarm.

jayel · Posted: November 9, 2008, 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: drum brake rear wheels

36,48, 650, 750, I, II, Special, Heritage..... I'm so confused I'm just going to stick with my 19" & 18" stock wheels they're what I want anyway...... altho' I do have a set of wheels off a 450 Honda.......... Twisted Evil

Irish · Full Member Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250

jayel wrote:

Irish What are you wanting to do as far as the rear wheel goes? sounds like a spoked 16"

Bingo, I want to swap out my 18" wheel on my '75 with a 16" spoke wheel. I don't care if it is the fancy heritage spoke pattern or the regular, as long as it is a 16" spoke wheel that will fit my '75 swing arm.

jayel · Posted: November 9, 2008, 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: drum brake rear wheels

so just find a 36 hole 16" rim and go from there......
(just typed 16" 36 spoke motorcycle rim
in on google and all kinds of hits

Irish · Full Member Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250

I know, but the cost of a spoke set is way too much money. I'd rather find a whole wheel that fits. I missed one on ebay recently, it sold for 102 bucks.

weekendrider · Posted: November 10, 2008, 12:11 am Post subject: Re: drum brake rear wheels

jayel wrote:

36,48, 650, 750, I, II, Special, Heritage..... I'm so confused I'm just going to stick with my 19" & 18" stock wheels they're what I want anyway...... altho' I do have a set of wheels off a 450 Honda.......... Twisted Evil

That is probably best.

Irish · Full Member Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250

this is what I want

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