17 Inch wheels

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17 Inch wheels

01 Jul 2006 20:17
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Hi,

Im 16 and just got a 1980 kz650 to rebuild for school and i was seeing if i could put 17 inch rims on it so i could have a bigger tire selection. It has 18's right now with a 110 tire. I wanted to see if a wider 17 inch rim would work with the stock swing arm and front fork set up
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Re: 17 Inch wheels

01 Jul 2006 20:38
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Usually in order to go to wider rims you either have to change front and rear ends or make modifications to the spacers. I have 17's on my 1000 but I use a FZR 600 front and rear end.
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Re: 17 Inch wheels

01 Jul 2006 20:44
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How hard was it to put a diffrent swing arm and front forks. Is their a lot of mod's to puting on a more modern set up?

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Re: 17 Inch wheels

02 Jul 2006 19:26
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What year was the FZR or what years can you use?
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