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| #1  16-Mar-2009, 21:40 | |||
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| SSie Supersport Wheels - Where to start.... Right, so the plan with this 900ssie/1000ssie race bike being built was to run 999 wheels. Seemed like a good idea at the time. What we have is a 1998 900ssie, with a 1000ssie engine fitted (well actually, it's a Multistrada 1000DS engine, with 1000ssie engine cases so that it would fit). All this leaves us in an interesting situation...... Basically I have to look for parts for a 900ssie. And now to the 999 wheels..... Front Wheel - wouldn't fit. Caliper offsets all wrong. So, I bought a set of 999 forks, which the bottoms will be screwed off and onto the SS forks. This should rectify the front wheel issue, although it's not _actually_ been fitted yet. Rear Wheel - well, apart from need some spacers/sleeves machined up so the bearing would fit due to different spindle sizes, we've found out today that the 999 rear wheel won't fit either. Seems that although it fits nicely within the two swingarm forks, it is somehow offset by about 5mm, so that it doesn't run true. There doesn't appear to be any way to rectify this. So, what I'm left with is a need for 900ssie rear wheels. But, now for the tricky bit, which ones will fit? Can anyone confirm that for the Supersport line, the rear wheel spindle changed from 17mm to 25mm somewhere around 2001? Is it just a change with the new curvey swingarm (which was 2002 I think). Can we fit 5 spoke wheels to the box ally style swingarm? Basically, I need about 2 more rear wheels. I want them to fit easily at this point, and as a secondary factor it would be nice if they were as light as possible! (e.g. 5 spoke rather than 3 spoke or even aftermarket jobbies if anyone has suggestions)  Thoughts from the experts?  |
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