Wheel Alignment Issues

That from what I can see doesn't look like a 77/78 caliper it looks 80s so the wrong year rear may be the incorrect one. I will look at the 77 and take some pics if the rear rim& caliper. A wrong caliper and disc will throw it off I'll get back to you tommorrow unless someome else can shed some light on this.

chance wrote:

That from what I can see doesn't look like a 77/78 caliper it looks 80s so the wrong year rear may be the incorrect one. I will look at the 77 and take some pics if the rear rim& caliper. A wrong caliper and disc will throw it off I'll get back to you tommorrow unless someome else can shed some light on this.

78 kz1000 used that style caliper

My bike seems to have a wheel alignment issue. The brake caliper and brake stay line up. So do the sprockets and chain. The swingarm is stock and has new bearings/spindle.

The problem is that the whole wheel is offset to the left about 3/4". The chain actually lightly rubs on the left sidewall of the tire, and there is tons of space on the right where the caliper is. I can't move the caliper or sprocket around b/c they wouldn;t line up with the stay or the engine sprocket anymore.

I bought the bike like this. Is it possible that I have some mismatched parts somewhere?

Everything is tight and straight, and the bike goes straight, handles normally, stops and goes properly.

What is going on? Maybe some pictures are in order...

The tire is stock size for the cast wheels (MT90/130/90 - 16).

-Dave

This is a 78 ltd

This is a 78 spoke