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Best contact: wayne @ bike tow brisbane . com .au (w/o the gaps)
After Todd's unsuccessful attempt to get BST to make wheels for our bikes I've continually dreamt of somehow achieving this goal. A fellow 2 stroke owner has offered me a set of BST wheels for an Aprilia RS250 at a good price.
They are a 3.75" x 17" front and a 5" x 17" rear. The slightly wider than normal front apparently is de rigueur for racing/track day tyres for better edge grip. The 5" rear will suit me fine as I was wanting to downsize my rear tyre to a 160 or 170 for better turn in, I only have 76RWHP to contain.
Front wheel is easy adaption. RS250, most big block Guzzi's and Ducati 916 to 996, Monsters etc. use the same Brembo 10mm disc offset with 6 bolt x 80mm PCD & 64mm centre hole. Spacer plates can be purchased for 16GBP a pair from;
http://www.projection-components.co...apriliacagiva-6-bolt-various-widths-468-p.asp
Caliper spacers are the other alternative. Axle spacers are a 5min job for any machinist.
The rear wheel solutions are many, best method will only be determined when I receive the wheels, next week I hope.
BST themselves are not openly encouraging me to undertake this exercise. However, I shall pursue the dream. I intend to remove (unbolt) the BST alloy sprocket and disc carriers, and manufacture my own adapters.
The 17" conventional wheels are all of the 5 slanted spoke Black Diamond design. The disc carrier is attached by 5 x M6 CSK cap screws with thread inserts bonded on the inside of the CF. The left or drive side hub is attached by 5 x M8 CSK cap screws but with a s/s sleeve and nyloc nut inside the CF hub. The wheel cannot be reversed due to slanted spokes.
I intend to manufacture a Ducati style axle as per the top right half of the following photo, round plate bolted to crownwheel serving also as a Guzzi disc mount. No drive pins for the Guzzi, our cush drive is in the transmission.
Best contact: wayne @ bike tow brisbane . com .au (w/o the gaps)
After Todd's unsuccessful attempt to get BST to make wheels for our bikes I've continually dreamt of somehow achieving this goal. A fellow 2 stroke owner has offered me a set of BST wheels for an Aprilia RS250 at a good price.
They are a 3.75" x 17" front and a 5" x 17" rear. The slightly wider than normal front apparently is de rigueur for racing/track day tyres for better edge grip. The 5" rear will suit me fine as I was wanting to downsize my rear tyre to a 160 or 170 for better turn in, I only have 76RWHP to contain.
Front wheel is easy adaption. RS250, most big block Guzzi's and Ducati 916 to 996, Monsters etc. use the same Brembo 10mm disc offset with 6 bolt x 80mm PCD & 64mm centre hole. Spacer plates can be purchased for 16GBP a pair from;
http://www.projection-components.co...apriliacagiva-6-bolt-various-widths-468-p.asp
Caliper spacers are the other alternative. Axle spacers are a 5min job for any machinist.
The rear wheel solutions are many, best method will only be determined when I receive the wheels, next week I hope.
BST themselves are not openly encouraging me to undertake this exercise. However, I shall pursue the dream. I intend to remove (unbolt) the BST alloy sprocket and disc carriers, and manufacture my own adapters.
The 17" conventional wheels are all of the 5 slanted spoke Black Diamond design. The disc carrier is attached by 5 x M6 CSK cap screws with thread inserts bonded on the inside of the CF. The left or drive side hub is attached by 5 x M8 CSK cap screws but with a s/s sleeve and nyloc nut inside the CF hub. The wheel cannot be reversed due to slanted spokes.
I intend to manufacture a Ducati style axle as per the top right half of the following photo, round plate bolted to crownwheel serving also as a Guzzi disc mount. No drive pins for the Guzzi, our cush drive is in the transmission.
