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Husaberg FS650 wider singarm and tyre?

Joined May 2010
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Hi

Anyone has experience with putting wider swingarm 5,5" wheel and 180 rear tyre? It is possible to do , but the chain will not go very straight as the frame blocks it from going more out to the side. Can the chain be a bit "bent" or would that be catastrophic?. Only thinking this because it would look cool and I have time to do it, and have quite a lot of extra power so a wider tyre would be nice :) Been looking at custom built swingarms, but I figured out some that could fit with a little easy work - except have to switch sides for mount brackets to caliper and chain guard:).
Thanks!
 
a little over kill or where there’s a way there’s a will.
and its so technical because initiallyb it'll ruin his handling and the offset of his TCs will be a mile out causing him to fall off a lot till he gets it right.

he'll need nearly the KTM 20 or the Husaberg 22 and then it won't drop on its side.

Taffy
 
Noted What I have been thinking if today as well Taffy, that the offset will be wrong if the chain iis not to be forced to the side.. So I rest my dream I think
Q - What tyres is fitted to the Husaberg´s with 5,5" rear wheel? 160?
Thanks!
 
"offset" is the offset of the triple clamps - your TCs.

when you'er leaning over, the rear of the bike will be 10mm further from the track because of the rear tyre width. that means that a different part of the front tyre will be on the track. if you are not careful, the bike will try and climb the track or drift away and you change the TCs and then it'll tuck in instead and you'll fall off a lot.

Taffy
 
Can I bother you guys again with more hub / wheel - rear width questions?
I feel I have read that Husaberg 650 has been ridden private and in races with 5,5”
Rear wheel ☺️( and 160 tyre so tracktion will be optimal) ??
Question is really - can I re-spoke a rear wheel with a narrower hub to fit husa swing arm? If 5,5 cool - but 5 “ looks sweet as well.
Asking this since I have been looking long at the Alpina Carbon Matrix wheels - and have found different ones for sale - but I assume with hubs for TM and KTM / Husky etc they are to wide for my 650? And problems with re-Spoking rear wheel aworh smaller hub - Preferably carbon wheel ..
thanks!!
 
The problem is chain rubbing on the rim / tire. And the way to solve it is simple: use a shim between the rear sprocket and hub. The hub without flexible coupling creates more problems than the hub with flexible coupling which should be more protruding on the chain side
 
We had best results with 5" rims and the right tyres- 165s for 250 GP bikes.
They steer like pigs with big tyres, lots of head shake changing direction.
Buy a Harley if you want something to look cool (!)
Look how good the classic roadracers have the old stuff handling on treaded skinny Avons!
 
We had best results with 5" rims and the right tyres- 165s for 250 GP bikes.
They steer like pigs with big tyres, lots of head shake changing direction.
Buy a Harley if you want something to look cool (!)
Look how good the classic roadracers have the old stuff handling on treaded skinny Avons!

He's still not going to hear you!

Taffy
 
I read, hear and get it @Taffy Thanks as always for good and thorough information when asking questions. 5,5 can work - depending on tyre and swingarm(which will have to be widened / and that might happen if shorter is good for handling - as far as I have read it can be some advantages on a 650 to shorten wheelbase on swingarm??) - but to go over 160/165 in tyre width is very bad for handling. That’s what I needed.
Have many projects coming - but no Harley related @rickship might see a Buell XB 12 turbo project in a couple of years - but next up is 700cc two stroke enduro and perhaps a go with a street bike with RD350 YVPS/Banshee. But for now my 93 rear wheel hp works pretty f.. good (hence also the question of shortening swingarm, since front wheel is hard to keep in place) Lightening with new rear frame and carbon wheels is the only thing I might be doing over time with my current 650 - except to use best possible rear wheel combo.
I always like to say there are mo stupid questions- just answers happy weekend folks!
 

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