Just paid Kawasaki Motors UK £54 for 'certificate of newness'. This basically is an official letter stating the year of manufacture and class of vehicle. The DVLA (and possibly the NOVA database) require this to register the bike and avoid a Q-plate. I've also stamped up a strip of aluminium with the VIN number and fixed it to the headstock. Even though the original is there and is readable, it's been painted a few times and this should keep my friendly MOT tested happy.
They were on a XT350 which shares the same 15mm axle as my KLR650 forks. The rear will need a bearing swap or some top hat spacers.
The will certainly look better than the mismatched road bike wheels on there and for a ton if I can't make them work I should get my money back punting them on again.
Good spot! You seem to be good (or lucky!) finding these online bargains.
I see that rear sprocket appears to be held on with three bolts. Just be aware that I think the standard mounting method on the XT is with six threaded studs and nuts with three double tab washers (presumably to minimise the possibility of stripping the threads in the aluminium hub).
Luddite wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 2:09 pm
Good spot! You seem to be good (or lucky!) finding these online bargains.
I see that rear sprocket appears to be held on with three bolts. Just be aware that I think the standard mounting method on the XT is with six threaded studs and nuts with three double tab washers (presumably to minimise the possibility of stripping the threads in the aluminium hub).
Cheers. Three bolts are indeed missing, and the XT350 is a drum rear so these are off something else completely. The rear had an AJP caliper in the photo so I'm guessing it's a European 125 motard or similar. What's the worst that could happen bolting it to an open class 2stroke....
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The wheels arrived today. As suspected they look to be off a 125. After some googling I think they were on a Motorhispania Arena 125 https://bikez.com/motorcycles/motorhisp ... d_2006.php as the disk pattern and the rim sizes match.
The front has a 100/80-17 tyre and the rear a 130/70-17. Not wide, but it should be okay and I want to keep it fairly 'period' looking. I think fat tyres, USD forks and a 320mm disk would look out of place. I can get Pirelli Rosso 2's in this size.
From disk is 260mm, again this should be fine for what I'm doing. Just need a suitable calliper and mounting place, I'm thinking this twin opposing piston Brembo might do, it's the rear off a 900SS Ducati. Again it looks like period and not overkill.
I need to find a rear one with a 20mm axle hanger and use the existing torque rod.
