5.0" rear wheel Thruxton
- Thread starter Henry
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localmotion411
Street Tracker
ggRAT
Street Tracker
Bottle_Fed
Two Stroke
The scorpion syncs are a great tire, I run them on mine.
Greg
Greg
Thruxtonboy
Scooter
Hi Henry,
I also decided to buy other rims and tires. I bought me a set of Dunlop Qualifier R(ace) R(eplicas) and I'm very impressed by the sticky way they felded wenn I picked them up. But, I'm wondering how they behave in the rain, unthought I'm not keen on driving my Thruxton in the rain. For that I have a Bonnie T 100. But, here are some pictures of the tires.
The front-rim is a 3,5 J x 17 inch and the back-rim is a 4,5 J x 17 inch (Or maybe 5J). As soon as the rims are laced I bring new pictures.
sweatmachine
moped
those don't look like long-life tires! 
marthruxton
Two Stroke
I am running a 5.5 inch rear and I am using the Dunlap Qualifer.(Not the RR) I went with a 170 width because I didn't see any need to go wider. I am getting around 3500 miles out of a rear. For my needs I don't care about mileage or rain performance as I don't ride in the rain.
From my expierance this has been a wonderful tire. It is light, sticks real well and gives good feedback when it is starting to slide.(not often)
From my expierance this has been a wonderful tire. It is light, sticks real well and gives good feedback when it is starting to slide.(not often)
Wide rear
Just a heads up I fitted a 5 inch rear rim and a 160 Conti tyre to the rear of my Thruxton.
All went in well clearances all round, but when I took it of the centre stand something was binding, it wouldn't roll backwards.
Back on the stand nothing touching all looked good back off stand and locked rear wheel.
The stand (standard Triumph part) won't fit around a 160 tyre so I've taken that off again.
We live and learn.
Skiddy
Brisbane Oz
Just a heads up I fitted a 5 inch rear rim and a 160 Conti tyre to the rear of my Thruxton.
All went in well clearances all round, but when I took it of the centre stand something was binding, it wouldn't roll backwards.
Back on the stand nothing touching all looked good back off stand and locked rear wheel.
The stand (standard Triumph part) won't fit around a 160 tyre so I've taken that off again.
We live and learn.
Skiddy
Brisbane Oz
5.5" Excel rims
Another heads up is that Excel make a 5.5" dimpled rim but the 5" is plain, no dimples.
This means that if you use the 5.5 you can reuse your original spokes assumming that you have a 17" rim on a thruxton.
The non dimpled rim needs spokes that are a few MM longer.
Skiddy
Another heads up is that Excel make a 5.5" dimpled rim but the 5" is plain, no dimples.
This means that if you use the 5.5 you can reuse your original spokes assumming that you have a 17" rim on a thruxton.
The non dimpled rim needs spokes that are a few MM longer.
Skiddy
Thruxtonboy
Scooter
Today I shoot some nice pictures from the Thruxton, with the new wheels, the tires and also the new exhaust. Now I'm waiting for the (NH) forkbrace and the (NH) rearsets.
Thruxtonboy
Scooter
Yes, it does... But this wil be solved next week. After I get the rearsets, the forkbrace and a smaller rearsprocker (42T) the position of the chain- and the chaingard will be modified.
