Bonneville America Forums Forums Technical Forums Custom Corner 21" Front Wheels

I've read through past threads about 21" wheels, the whole process seems pretty straightforward. I know of a local place that could lace / build the wheel for me. Don't have a price on it yet, but I'd imagine it's comparable to Buchanan's. What I don't have is any pictures of 21" wheels - most of the pics in the old posts are gone since photopost is down. Can anyone post those or email them my way (along with tire spec)? The more the merrier. Would also love to see some shots of bikes with larger front tires (I was thinking about going to a 120/90/18 as another, cheaper option) Yep, I know about the fender issue, not too worried about it.

Thanks!

here is mine with the 120/90 and the thread link from when I did it
http://www.bonnevilleamerica.com/forums/...ge=0#Post349438

Let me give this another shot before this moves off the front page. Come on guys, I know you've got to have a few pics kicking around. As rhnstn pointed out to me, there are a number of folks on this board who have done this (Soul Suvivor, Tex, and Tsalgi I belive - are there more?). Let's see those 21" wheels. Post them up, or email them to me directly at grail21@gmail.com.

I have some in my gallery. Apparently I don't have a good angle of the front of Tsalagi's bike. Look for the Euroshop bike. BobScoggin's old bike has a 21" but it's a Harley front end, not stock.

Also in this album, about 2/3rds down is SoulSurvivor's bike:
http://picasaweb.google.com/friarjohn/California2007#

My bike with the 120/90-18:
http://picasaweb.google.com/friarjohn/KootenayRaid2007#5090038288761304082

Same tire with my frontend blacked out:
http://picasaweb.google.com/friarjohn/2008KootenayRatRaidAndPNWLoop02#5225711507794385314

Here is a picture of my front 21" it's a bit of a thinner wheel but until i go check i won't know the tyre size

Man I haven't been on here in forever, is there something wrong with Photopost? If so, let me know and I can email ya some pics of my bike with the info if ya still need it...if I'm not mistaken, the shop I sent my wheel to used Buchanan's to respoke the rim, so if ya can, ya might bypass em and save yourself some cash by sending it straight to Buchanan's...it was by far the best mod, in my opinion, that I've done to the bike--helped with handling, not just for looks...

Lee

Man, who the h-ll is Doug?, and does he lock that bike up?
I might not be able to steal it, but I'll d-mn sure copy it!
NICE!

Doug is a cool dude who doesn't seem to hang out here much anymore. The pictures of his bike don't do it justice. It is just stunning in person.

One of the MANY things that stand out (to me)about Dougs bike is that seat!
The color, material, shape, EVERYTHING!
I need a seat like that!

I stand corrected. It looks like you post about twice a month on average.

Hey John! Leave the guy alone! SOME people actually have a friggin' LIFE, ya know!!!

(hmmmm....I wonder what that's like)

MOST AMAZING DUDE,, Can you PLEASE tell me about THAT SEAT?
Did you make that? I at least need to know about the material.

Greetings. This is my first post. I am not sure if this is the right thread but I have a question about wheels.
With stock forks on a 76 T140, what is the largest tire / rim size that can be used?

The bike I just bought was described as a “mild custom” and I think a large front wheel would look good.

Thanks for any reply!

Hey Dave.
First of all, welcome to the site. There are a ton of talented guys on this site so you've come to the right place. What you need to do is ask your question by starting a post in Technical Talk...probably under the miscellaneous section. Good luck and welcome, man.

Thank you ! I’ll go check those threads now and read around.
I am glad to find this place, as I don't have a network or know anyone who rides a Triumph. There are not even any brick and mortar stores to look and ask.
But I just signed up for Paypal and have the manual on the way. Next purchase: tools - Whitworth right ?