Wire rear wheel for XS11... I have an idea.

[Orange4]

Has anyone checked the hub bolt spacing on a gl1000 gold wing?

They have the same number of bolts as the XS1100. If they don't match but are close, there may be a way to do this by welding the original holes and re drilling.

Another way would be to fabricate a double drilled flange with both spacing patterns.

Anyone have a 75-77 rear wheel from a gl1000- to measure?

Of course then there is the disc brake problem... But, hey, I do like a challenge.

[motoman]

Has anyone checked the hub bolt spacing on a gl1000 gold wing?

They have the same number of bolts as the XS1100. If they don't match but are close, there may be a way to do this by welding the original holes and re drilling.

Another way would be to fabricate a double drilled flange with both spacing patterns.

Anyone have a 75-77 rear wheel from a gl1000- to measure?

Of course then there is the disc brake problem... But, hey, I do like a challenge.

Challange?........close isn't good enough. Farther apart spacing would be better. The disc mount would be the easy part. In a nut shell, sounds like a death wish, unless your a professional fabricater by trade. Could make some suggestions, but would'nt want the liability. All I can say is good luck with the project.

[Yard Dogg]

I think you'd be better off with a custom American frame. Then adapt a XS11 motor into it with a chain drive conversion. You'd be like the Black Widows gang leader in Every Which Way but Loose. One of my all time favorites. Do you know how any people get bit by black widows every year?

[Orange4]

I am a professional fabricator.

A properly fabricated double drilled flange would be just as strong as the original mounting arrangement. There may be offset issues but it would be a lot simpler and cheaper arrangement than what has been suggested before involving machining an existing hub and welding on spoke flanges. Ever tig weld cast aluminum? Not fun. Especially thin to thick.

A gl1000 hub would be strong enough. Mate that with the right rim and stainless spokes and you'd have wire looks without resorting to trolling for a Japan only GX750 hub.

Anyone have a gl1000 hub to measure?

You'd be like the Black Widows gang leader in Every Which Way but Loose

LOL. I am the Black Widows gang leader. Mind your porch!

[crazy steve]

It's been done....... http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...eel#post339921

[Orange4]

Yeah, I saw that thread and that bike looks nice! One of the reasons I started thinking about a simpler way.

[jetmechmarty]

Will a Virago wheel swap with the XS1100? If it does, you can swap with a XV700 wheel.



An XV700 wheel was swapped in here.

[motoman]

I am a professional fabricator.

A properly fabricated double drilled flange would be just as strong as the original mounting arrangement. There may be offset issues but it would be a lot simpler and cheaper arrangement than what has been suggested before involving machining an existing hub and welding on spoke flanges. Ever tig weld cast aluminum? Not fun. Especially thin to thick.

A gl1000 hub would be strong enough. Mate that with the right rim and stainless spokes and you'd have wire looks without resorting to trolling for a Japan only GX750 hub.

Anyone have a gl1000 hub to measure?



LOL. I am the Black Widows gang leader. Mind your porch!

Have done the cast aluminum thing tig once............even 30+yrs, certified, it'll make you crazy questioning your own ability......never again. Back to subject, guessin' directional loads would'nt matter since the wings shaftie is on right side?

[jetmechmarty]

Will a Virago wheel swap with the XS1100? If it does, you can swap with a XV700 wheel.

OOPS! Drum brake. Doh!

[Orange4]

it'll make you crazy

What does that say about head rebuilders, I wonder. They would be the guys to do it if you wanted it done.

guessin' directional loads would'nt matter since the wings shaftie is on right side?

It took me a couple seconds more than I like to admit before I realized it doesn't matter that the wing shaft is on the right. *Flip* Yeah, I think spoke rims don't care which way they spin.

OOPS! Drum brake. Doh!

You had me going for a minute there! Yeeeeah, not a downgrade I'd be comfortable with.

[fredintoon]

- - I am a professional fabricator. - -

Hi Marcus and welcome,
I swapped wire wheels into my '84 XS650 Heritage Special.
On the XS650 it's an easy swap. Bolt in, bolt out.
Then I had pretty wire wheels instead of artillery wheels.
OK, they look nicer.
But
They can't run tubeless tires so you gotta put tubes in them.
And keeping them clean is a bitch.
Now the wire wheels are on my son's XS650 and he can keep the darn things clean.

[crazy steve]

You might want to look at Harley rear wheels; they used 'assembled/welded' steel hubs up until about '97 and are all disc brake hubs from the late 70s up. Can be gotten fairly cheaply, new rims/spokes are cheap and easy to get. Rather than trying to modify some aluminum drum brake hub...

[Orange4]

Thanks for the welcome.

On the XS650 it's an easy swap. Bolt in, bolt out.

Rub it in why don't you

And keeping them clean is a bitch.
Now the wire wheels are on my son's XS650 and he can keep the darn things clean.

I'm like your son... I like to polish. I'm wired that way.

Will check out Harley wheels.

[fredintoon]

Thanks for the welcome.
Rub it in why don't you
I'm like your son... I like to polish. I'm wired that way.
Will check out Harley wheels.

Hi Marcus,
not rubbing it in, just saying - - - Mind you, a person wanting a rear disk brake wire wheel for an XS650 is also SOL and is in DIY territory.
You will eventually get sick of polishing but until then, Solvol Autosol is your friend.
And, I dunno why Steve recommends Harley rear wheels, they all got sprockets on them, eh?
Which leads to chain drive conversions and as the biggest sprocket that'll fit is a 13T and the smallest that'll run good is a 15T, IMHO don't bother.
my recommendation for an XS11 rear wire wheel is turn an XS11 wheel hub into as big a plain cylinder as you can.
Turn up a spoke-flanged spool that's a 0.002 clearance and stick the bugger on with red Loctite.

[crazy steve]

...And, I dunno why Steve recommends Harley rear wheels, they all got sprockets on them, eh?

Only because a steel hub is much easier to weld on....