need help with hardtail rear wheel off set
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no the hard tail was on the bike, the wheel was on the bike.
i got it as a uncomplete bobber.
i looked at the tail section to the back bone it all looks good, the sprockets line up, etc....
i have no idea really why, other than the hub it off, etc...
i wish i could have the original wheel, 18 inch..... then i believe that i would have no probs....
but i don't, so i need to this one lined up....
another question, what type of rim do you thing it is????? i don't think its a triumph and its not a jap wheel, so what is it.
does it look like a harley?
thanks,
i got it as a uncomplete bobber.
i looked at the tail section to the back bone it all looks good, the sprockets line up, etc....
i have no idea really why, other than the hub it off, etc...
i wish i could have the original wheel, 18 inch..... then i believe that i would have no probs....
but i don't, so i need to this one lined up....
another question, what type of rim do you thing it is????? i don't think its a triumph and its not a jap wheel, so what is it.
does it look like a harley?
thanks,
supercafe said:
Yes - it's called "dishing" the rim in bicycle circles....probably the same thing in the MC world (??). You basically undo the LH spokes half a turn each and then tighten the RH spokes the same (or vice versa). The rim moves across the hub accordingly.
But like already mentioned, you won't be able to move it too far before you run out of spoke thread. The ones where the spoke thread stick out of the nipple ends can be trimmed down with a grinding disc / dremel.
thanks, that helps alot,
i will try this and see what happens.
thanks for the info and help guys. i will try it and get back to you.
also, i am willing to trade the rear tire assy with a honda front rim assy, for a stock t100 triumph rear wheel assy. any takers????
and i am in canada, kingston area-ish.
i will try this and see what happens.
thanks for the info and help guys. i will try it and get back to you.
also, i am willing to trade the rear tire assy with a honda front rim assy, for a stock t100 triumph rear wheel assy. any takers????
and i am in canada, kingston area-ish.
BTW - I forgot to add that unless you're pushing at 10/10ths through the corkscrew at Laguna you probably won't notice any difference between a centred rear wheel and one that's 3/4 of an inch off centre.
In the shop I worked in some years ago we had a "Franken-Katana" which was the shop runaround for a while. It had a 1st gen 1100 Kat chassis, 750ESD motor, 1100EF front end and an FZR1000 rear wheel. The boss slotted the rear wheel in the swingarm and instead of milling the sprocket carrier to line up the chain / centre the wheel he just trimmed the spacers and lined the chain up so the wheel sat "wherever" (he was a drag racer guy.... :
).
"wherever" ended up being about 15mm to the right......
I dragged the pegs on that thing every time I had to run an errand without any idea the rear wheel was "off" and I had not idea anything was wrong until I put a new chain on it and discovered the offset ;D
In the shop I worked in some years ago we had a "Franken-Katana" which was the shop runaround for a while. It had a 1st gen 1100 Kat chassis, 750ESD motor, 1100EF front end and an FZR1000 rear wheel. The boss slotted the rear wheel in the swingarm and instead of milling the sprocket carrier to line up the chain / centre the wheel he just trimmed the spacers and lined the chain up so the wheel sat "wherever" (he was a drag racer guy.... :
)."wherever" ended up being about 15mm to the right......
I dragged the pegs on that thing every time I had to run an errand without any idea the rear wheel was "off" and I had not idea anything was wrong until I put a new chain on it and discovered the offset ;D
cool,
thanks hillsy. this is the feed back that every one else is saying on other forums aswell.
so from what you guys are saying and what others are, then i guess i will move it over as much as i can with dishing it and then leave it. i really like the looks of it and don't want to get rid of it.
oh, i found a very nice bobber on the net with a pick from behind ( which dose'nt sound hard but it is ), and the wheel is off to the right the same as mine, and with the fender and other items, it dose'nt look like it unless you really look.
thanks again, ill let you know how it goes.
thanks hillsy. this is the feed back that every one else is saying on other forums aswell.
so from what you guys are saying and what others are, then i guess i will move it over as much as i can with dishing it and then leave it. i really like the looks of it and don't want to get rid of it.
oh, i found a very nice bobber on the net with a pick from behind ( which dose'nt sound hard but it is ), and the wheel is off to the right the same as mine, and with the fender and other items, it dose'nt look like it unless you really look.
thanks again, ill let you know how it goes.
cqyqte
Grumpy retired oldtimer... "eat a Snickers bar"
Supercafe, while I was in Barber this weekend I thought about your problem. It is obviously not unusual as I snapped a few photos of other Triumph hardtail builds with similar issues that the builders left unadjusted. Your call....
Both bikes had about a 1/2" offset to the right, and both bikes were drum brake sprocket side hubs, so Triumph didn't think that was that combination was unacceptable since swingarm or hardtail the offset would have been an issue. Unless they offset the front drive sprocket left, which they didn't.
Hope the pics ease your mind and save you the hassle of dishing the spokes, which on that hub I think might be dangerous given the angle of the leftside spokes already.
Both bikes had about a 1/2" offset to the right, and both bikes were drum brake sprocket side hubs, so Triumph didn't think that was that combination was unacceptable since swingarm or hardtail the offset would have been an issue. Unless they offset the front drive sprocket left, which they didn't.
Hope the pics ease your mind and save you the hassle of dishing the spokes, which on that hub I think might be dangerous given the angle of the leftside spokes already.
thanks, cqyte
it does help, i think i am going to leave it. just on what you said about the spokes, they are on some adjusted in alot.
any way, thanks for the pics and the help.
this is why i have always loved this site, people take your proplems and make them their own mission to help figure out solutions or fixes.
thanks again.
i will post so pics of the rear end set up and hope some one can give me some advise on the lay out, before it get perminant.
it does help, i think i am going to leave it. just on what you said about the spokes, they are on some adjusted in alot.
any way, thanks for the pics and the help.
this is why i have always loved this site, people take your proplems and make them their own mission to help figure out solutions or fixes.
thanks again.
i will post so pics of the rear end set up and hope some one can give me some advise on the lay out, before it get perminant.
