jaredc7
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1969Honda said:In regards to your fork/axle swap comments don't worry so much out the stem and axle diameters. Measure out the bearing dimensions and then model up your own axle and stem. I don't think it would take much for you to figure out a bearing size that is easily available on your rims and then machine a corresponding axle to fit the forks and wheel. As for the stem, it's a actually pretty common to swap stems on the lower triple to get right combination of length and bearing size. You might be limited on your budget to the VFR wheels, but bearing conversions aren't to expensive and turning a new stem or axle shouldn't be to bad either. Also check out misumi-usa.com before you commit to a machinist on the axles, they have pretty competitive pricing for custom shafts with configurable machining options.
On your VFR rear rim, don't be surprised if you have to make any spacers to push the wheel to the right to clear the swingarm as well. IIRC correctly they are so much wider/offset differently than the NT650 you will need to add an 8mm spacer or so, surf around the build threads on customfighters.com, they've got tons of builds doing the SSSA conversions on sportbikes that you can pull applicable information from.
Keep up the good work and post lots of pics for those of us who enjoy the unusual/unconventional!
Thanks for the feedback CXMAN, much appreciated. I eventually solved the front forks / front axle issue by just going with forks from a 2006 CBR600RR and then using the exact front wheel that goes with that bike. You can't really see the fron wheel anyways since there are two brake rotors, and it doesn't look all that dissimilar from the '94-'97 VFR750 5-spoke wheel that I have. I picked up the sterring stem bearing conversion from AllBallsRacing, so I'm all set! Just need to fine tune the fork placement, triple trees, and spring rates. I also picked up all new seals for the forks just in case.
I did quite a bit of research into the VFR wheel before purchase, and actually found that the rear spindle is exactly the same part between the Hawk and VFR. Since I wasn't constrained to the Hawk spindle (just the hawk SSA), I bought the VFR750 rear spindle with the VFR750 rear wheel. I fit it up recently, and the wheel definitely clears, but I'll have to wait to get the tire on before I'll know if I need spacers. Very good input, and something I'll be paying attention to now.
Stay tuned for more pictures, I'm always working on something!