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Marchesini rear

Post by JC120 » Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:49 pm

Hello I'm looking to put a Marchesini rear wheel on my NC30 for some better tire choices.

Forgive me if this has been covered but a search didn't turn up anything.

Is this possible to do without having to hire a machinist make special parts?

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Re: Marchesini rear

Post by mo haggs » Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:10 pm

should go on no bother
i think they're a 5.5" rim so you will need a chain spacer kit (see rick oliver) and a conical wheel nut spacer from the likes of ebay
(alternitivly a ducati or rc30 wheel nut wich are conical, also found on ebay)
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Re: Marchesini rear

Post by mo haggs » Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:12 pm

oh yeah, as they're 17" you will need to alter the swingarm linkage to suit.
most just swap them out for an nc35 set-up wich is a direct replacement
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Re: Marchesini rear

Post by JC120 » Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:35 am

I'll get the kit from Rick and my back is already lifted.

So other than that I just need a conical wheel nut spacer or a nut from a Duc. Ok easy enough.

Thank you mo haggs!

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Re: Marchesini rear

Post by JC120 » Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:24 am

I guess there's no 5in Marchesini out there. A 5.5 rim seems too wide for this bike and I'd like to run a 160.

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Re: Marchesini rear

Post by Neosophist » Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:14 am

A 160/70 should go on a 5.5 at a push (depending on brand)

Bit tall though.
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Re: Marchesini rear

Post by Drunkn Munky » Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:11 am

160/60 goes on a 5.5 no problem

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Re: Marchesini rear

Post by Neosophist » Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:35 am

Drunkn Munky wrote:160/60 goes on a 5.5 no problem
Interesting! How flat is it? I thought it'd be pretty stretched out by then! The tyre chart says 5" is the biggest acceptable stretch for a 160/60.. and not all mfg's support that!

Guess it depends on tyre though! :)
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Re: Marchesini rear

Post by Drunkn Munky » Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:56 am

I never noticed any problems with it, alex witham now has the wheels on his NC.

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Re: Marchesini rear

Post by amorti » Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:01 am

Bridgestone are particularly free with this sort of information and this says 180 on a 5.5" rim, maybe 170 or 190.
http://www.bridgestone.com/products/mot ... bt023.html
They don't make this shit up for fun.

Does it need to be a marchesini? You can get those replica nc35 wheels on eBay that'd do it for you, if they're still going? Or a used OE '35 wheel? Both will be cheaper too.

You'd probably still be better off doing a VFR750 hub/wheel conversion.

Just tossing ideas up.

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