I am in the middle of planning for a front wheel swap on my Yamaha XT 500.
I'm planning on getting a new 19" wheel with disc brakes, so my old front hub with drum brakes and front speedo gear will no longer be on the bike.
I'd like to keep the old speedo. (Using Kawa Ninja ex250 front forks, maybe a honda crf front hub, and a dirt track 19" front rim. Spacers and step bearings too.)
help me with my thinking: if I can source a front wheel speedo gear drive off of a SR500 and a shorter speedo cable, it 'should' be able to talk to the old XT speedo, correct?
I'm assuming the Yamahas stayed on the same gear ratio, regardless of the fact that the front wheels are different sizes.
I am planning on getting adapters for the old axle, so the mismatch in axles should not be a problem.
Does this make sense, or am I missing something?
I'm planning on getting a new 19" wheel with disc brakes, so my old front hub with drum brakes and front speedo gear will no longer be on the bike.
I'd like to keep the old speedo. (Using Kawa Ninja ex250 front forks, maybe a honda crf front hub, and a dirt track 19" front rim. Spacers and step bearings too.)
help me with my thinking: if I can source a front wheel speedo gear drive off of a SR500 and a shorter speedo cable, it 'should' be able to talk to the old XT speedo, correct?
I'm assuming the Yamahas stayed on the same gear ratio, regardless of the fact that the front wheels are different sizes.
I am planning on getting adapters for the old axle, so the mismatch in axles should not be a problem.
Does this make sense, or am I missing something?