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can somebody tell me if a t100 rear wheel will fit a speedmaster?
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Hey Sebastian, I looked but could not find an answer to your question. Some Notes: The T100 Bonneville has a 17 rear wheel. Our rides have a 15 inch rear wheel. A clearance issue might be one reason why not. Are the swing arms the same width at the rear drop outs? This would be THE limiting factor as the fender can be modified. Does the chain ring on the T100 reside the same distance perpendicular to the wheel's longitudinal line as the speedy's? Gotta have the chain line straight. Having measuring tool in hand you could visit dare I say a dealer? And measure away. Brent at Newspeedmaster.com or Mike at Bellacorse.com have an ear you might bend.
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Thanks moe, maybe i will drop one of those guys a line and see what they have to say.
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If the hubs will fit, the wheel should, but the rim might not hold a fat enough tire.
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I would suggest that it probably wouldn't, simply because the america/speedy had to have it's (otherwise bonneville) engine moved sideways in the frame to clear the fat tyre. This would mean the rear wheel's sprocket would also be further out to the side as compared to the bonneville's I'd assume.
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Good call, probably a different hub then...
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As far as diameter, it will probably fit OK. Bigger rim and skinnier tire vs smaller rim and *fat* tire would come out about the same.
The width will be a problem. Note that they offset the engine on the TBA-S/M frame about 2 inches so the chain would clear the tire. This means you will have to add 2 inches worth of spacers under the rear sprocket to keep the chain in line. Most likely, you will have to do the same with the brake disk. Once that is dealt with, you will need to get some spacers made to center the hub on the axle.
If you did all this, you would probably be dissapointed in the appearance because it would look like one of those toy spares under the stock fat fender, and it would be a lot of work to adapt one that fits around the wheel better.
Last edited by Greybeard; 09/07/2005 10:31 PM.
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If you did all this, you would probably be dissapointed in the appearance because it would look like one of those toy spares under the stock fat fender
My thoughts exactly. I don't mean to be insulting or anything, but why would you want to do this? i'm just curious....
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Well one reason would be to get a classic old bobber look to the bike. Somethin' like this one:
The bike could possibly handle better too. It wouldn't take as much effort to lean the bike with a skinnier back tire. You would also have a reduction in weight.
But like Greybeard said, the skinnier Bonneville tire would look out of place since the rest of the rearend is built to take a much wider tire.
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