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[Chris Jones]

Anyone know of a company that is making or converting 17' wheels to 18". New to the klr and this group and want to change the rear to an 18". Planning a long trip to places where 17" are rare.

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2003-04-24 1:50:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bonezjones@... writes:

> > Anyone know of a company that is making or converting 17' wheels to 18". > New to the klr and this group and want to change the rear to an 18". > Planning a long trip to places where 17" are rare. > >

You can get an 18" rim and spokes from Wheelworks out if California. They sell Excel rims, their spokes and nipples are the heavy duty variety and the whole package is like $250. It laces right up to the stock hub and doesn't have any clearance problems other then make it an absolute necessity to move the license plate bracket. I've been running a 18" since 96 and do like the difference. It ended what I thought was the KLR's tendency to naturally tighten its turning radius under hard cornering. Off road I think it makes the bike easier to power slide. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Stuart Mumford]

> > Anyone know of a company that is making or converting 17' > wheels to 18". > > New to the klr and this group and want to change the rear to an 18". > > Planning a long trip to places where 17" are rare. > > > > > > You can get an 18" rim and spokes from Wheelworks out if California. They > sell Excel rims, their spokes and nipples are the heavy duty > variety and the > whole package is like $250. It laces right up to the stock hub > and doesn't > have any clearance problems other then make it an absolute > necessity to move > the license plate bracket. I've been running a 18" since 96 and > do like the > difference. It ended what I thought was the KLR's tendency to naturally > tighten its turning radius under hard cornering. Off road I think > it makes > the bike easier to power slide. > > Pat > G'ville, Nv

Why does the KLR have a 17" rear wheel in the first place? Aren't the vast majority of big bore dual sports on 18" rear wheels? What's the dealio? Thanks CA Stu

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2003-04-24 6:54:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, s2mumford@... writes:

> > Why does the KLR have a 17" rear wheel in the first place? > Aren't the vast majority of big bore dual sports on 18" rear wheels? > What's the dealio? > > Thanks > CA Stu > >

Back in the 80s I always this was done to lower the seat height and broaden the market appeal. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Larry Risley]

Stock seat, A15, 'bout 18k miles. All I ask is the shipping to where you are from Maui. 20 bucks should cover it. Larry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Roy]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, kdxkawboy@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 2003-04-24 6:54:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > s2mumford@e... writes: > > > > > Why does the KLR have a 17" rear wheel in the first place? > > Aren't the vast majority of big bore dual sports on 18" rear

wheels?

> > What's the dealio? > > > > Thanks > > CA Stu > > > > > > Back in the 80s I always this was done to lower the seat height and

broaden

> the market appeal. > > Pat > G'ville, Nv >

It is my understanding it was to match the 17" tire that is installed. Roy Cope

[monahanwb]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "roy" wrote:

> > It is my understanding it was to match the 17" tire that is

installed.

> > Roy Cope

Roy, you're a genius. What cereal do you usually eat for breakfast?