How does this work? VFR750 rear wheel related

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Re: How does this work? VFR750 rear wheel related

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Isnt someone on here selling a 750 wheel upgrade?
2 wheels and a hub from what i remember.
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Re: How does this work? VFR750 rear wheel related

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Yup,,, nice set too, can't think who it was :)
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Re: How does this work? VFR750 rear wheel related

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28hodge wrote:No they aint but they are cheaper than an RVF wheel, which seem to go for £200 ish plus post.

An RVF rear is only 4.5" wide so a 160/60/17 tyre (Minitwin scrub) gets a bit pinched and loses a bit of the foot print from the tyre.
Doesnt a Suzuki SV run a 4.5" wheel? This has come up before and many believe a modern 160 tyre works fine on a 4.5" rim. Bridgestone site even recommends one for vfr
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Re: How does this work? VFR750 rear wheel related

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Bike_Nut wrote:
28hodge wrote:No they aint but they are cheaper than an RVF wheel, which seem to go for £200 ish plus post.

An RVF rear is only 4.5" wide so a 160/60/17 tyre (Minitwin scrub) gets a bit pinched and loses a bit of the foot print from the tyre.
Doesnt a Suzuki SV run a 4.5" wheel? This has come up before and many believe a modern 160 tyre works fine on a 4.5" rim. Bridgestone site even recommends one for vfr
Didnt know that, always thought a 160 was really made for a 5" rim, more than happy to be told im wrong on this

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