Wide 17" spoked wheels on a Katana 1100 .

[robinjo]

A little deeper info n the chain and sprockets.

Front sprocket is a 17 tooth 530 (Afam I believe) imported from Japan with a 13 millimeter offset.

Rear sprocket is a 46 tooth 530 Sunstar sprocket intended originally for a Bandit 1200

Chain is a gold DID X-ring 530 118 links long, this is longer then needed so I took a few links off.

The 17-46 gave me a ratio very close to stock.

 

[robinjo]

The front sprocket came with a spacer which is put behind it so it's sits like a stock 630 sprocket would. The rear sprocket needs to be offset to keep the chain line straight.

I used washers with a 10 mm center hole to fit the M10 sprocket nuts and a 30 mm outer diameter to get as much area as possible, one side has t o be ground of a bit because it touches the hub. 5 washers gave me 12 mm thickness.

The bolts are 60 mm long and fouled with the swingarm and needed to be cut back about 10 mm, one side of the head needs to be grounded a bit off a bit to fit inside the hub, the nuts are selflocking. When my favorite bike shop opens up again I want to have a aluminium spacer made instead of the washers.

 

[marcovandevelde]

Hey Robin,
YUM YUM YUM!!!

I'd better have my Turbo suspension rigged up correctly or I won't be able to outrun you anymore!

See Ya!

Marco.

 

[Anonymous]

what and where

what and where


hi there looking at doing to one ove my Kats. what brand ove rims did you use ? what sizes ? and where did you get them from ? i have the hubs got the new old stock from an old shop clean out , have bean looking at excel rims but only go to 4.25X17 for the rear in the motard range and the harly ones that go larger have 40 spoke holes , as i wish to go at least 5 to 5.5x17 , as i had the bike set up on gsxr rims and is now finaly working good with a 170 rear , the front is not so much off an issue . I orgialy bought the katana with wire wheels on but sold them to fund me in to another Katana and now want them back again ,

 

[robinjo]

Re: what and where

Re: what and where

hi there looking at doing to one ove my Kats. what brand ove rims did you use ? what sizes ? and where did you get them from ? i have the hubs got the new old stock from an old shop clean out , have bean looking at excel rims but only go to 4.25X17 for the rear in the motard range and the Harley ones that go larger have 40 spoke holes , as i wish to go at least 5 to 5.5x17 , as i had the bike set up on gsxr rims and is now finaly working good with a 170 rear , the front is not so much off an issue . I orginaly bought the katana with wire wheels on but sold them to fund me in to another Katana and now want them back again ,

I used Morad rims on my GS750 hubs, guy spoking the wheels uses them, don't know where to get the min Oz, 3,5 front and 5" rear, go for 5,5"!
It fits nicely and makes the 180 section tire look much fatter.

 

[robinjo]

I (finally) had a spacer made for between the sprocket carrier and the sprocket itself from a piece of 12 mm (about 1/2") aluminium, BUT the boltholes for the sprocket bolts have to be machined very precisely because normally the sprockets centers itself on the middle of the hub, this tapers inwards how wider it goes so it will center on the bolts instead and if the're off the sprocket and chain will wobble.

 

[katanarama]

Just saw this picture, looks really good.