Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
18" rear wheel on a KX500
triffecpa:
Thanks Paul - Tracy
mikesmith:
The older KX500's ('96 or '97) on down only have 2 wheel bearings.
Rick:
There are some Suzuki rear wheels that have the right spoke pattern, but I don't remember which years. I think it was early 90's. You can cross reference an excel part number to the Suzuki section in any online catelogue and find out the correct year.
Like mikesmith, I, too, have a hard time parting with a good wheel. And since I have never been able to ruin a rim (even when we cut the sidewall out of a tire while running solid inserts in a California National :sad: :blowup: ), I don't expect to opt for the purchase any time soon.
Rick
toddwunsch:
The Dunlop 739 Desert AT is probably the best 19" tire you can get for desert riding. I ran that in Baja and while I didn't get any pinch flats, I did take a nail about 20 miles out of San Felipe. Road the tire flat all the way into town. No problem. The only problem I had was getting the #@$#* thing off when I got into town. Nonetheless, my 6 year old son thought it would be really neat to buy me a yellow rear tire for my birthday back in May. I appeased him and put it on. It is a Michelin Starcross 110/90/19. I figured I would just go out and rip the knobs off in one ride. Nothing doing... I've been on 6 rides with that tire and the knobs are down about 15%. Thanks little Toddy !!
demographic:
--- Quote from: Paul ---You'd really rather get a KX500 rim and have an 18" put on it, the reason is the KX500 hub has 3 bearings in it, two on the drive side and one on the brake. Aftermarket doesn't and I don't believe any other Kawisaki does.
Manny can you double check that?
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Talon hubs have two bearings on the drive side and one on the brake side also, Thats what it said in the advertising blurb I got with mine anyway, but I have not had to replace em yet so have not checked :)
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