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by Aus_R65
Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:43 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: R65 monolever spoke rim conversion
Replies: 6
Views: 2194

Re: R65 monolever spoke rim conversion

Cheers Rob, the front forks on the current bike are rooted so I will be swapping them out front end with something else, maybe gsxr or cbr600. I’ll explore the engineered solution, if I find something that works well and doesn’t cost the earth I’ll report back
by Aus_R65
Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:33 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: R65 monolever spoke rim conversion
Replies: 6
Views: 2194

Re: R65 monolever spoke rim conversion

Ah bugger, Guess I’ll stick to a wire spoke hub then
by Aus_R65
Wed Dec 11, 2019 6:44 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: R65 monolever spoke rim conversion
Replies: 6
Views: 2194

Re: R65 monolever spoke rim conversion

Cheers Rob, I’ve learnt something! I actually like the snowflake, not a huge fan of the Y spoke. I wonder if I can fit the older 3 stud rear drive and then use the snowflake. Might be easier to source then a wire spike rear
by Aus_R65
Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:20 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: R65 monolever spoke rim conversion
Replies: 6
Views: 2194

R65 monolever spoke rim conversion

Hey all, I’m about to come into the possession of a monolever R65 that’s been previously cafe’d. While I don’t entirely hate the ol snowflake rims, I’m considering switching them out for spoke wheels. My question, what bmw hubs fit on the monolever airheads? I know they need to be 4 stud, and that w...