Thanks CB1pOd70 for making spacers to fit the front Marchesini wheel
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 9:53 pm
Hi everyone,
I fitted the front Marchesini wheel onto the CBR 400 now...thanks to CB1 POD 70. He measured the distance between the forks and wheel and we both used his Lathe machine (well he showed me how to use it again, I used a Lathe machine last year).
Handling seemed to suddenly be slightly noticeably better (quicker steering). He had a note of the weight of different 400cc front wheels. A stock CBR 400 NC29 wheel without the tyre or two discs (BARE) is 4.5kg and the Marchesini wheel weighed in at 2.9 Kgs. I got the front wheel safety checked at TPCS Wheel checkers in Melksham SN12 6RJ and also painted gloss black. I also sent it to Maidstone motoliner as there was a small adjustment that had to be made to make it perfectly straight.
On the way back Home to London from Gravesend, I went just under 120mph on the speedo, GPS captures my speed every 60 seconds and it said 114mph (but it probably missed the higher speed just a few seconds before).
I did not really feel any increase in Top speed but I think Handling is slightly better.
Its all part of a little bit of experimenting I want to do to the CBR 400 NC29.
I will upload some pictures here. The rear wheel does not fit sadly and is for sale.
I bought the pair on Ebay and they were off an Honda RS250 Race bike.
I fitted the front Marchesini wheel onto the CBR 400 now...thanks to CB1 POD 70. He measured the distance between the forks and wheel and we both used his Lathe machine (well he showed me how to use it again, I used a Lathe machine last year).
Handling seemed to suddenly be slightly noticeably better (quicker steering). He had a note of the weight of different 400cc front wheels. A stock CBR 400 NC29 wheel without the tyre or two discs (BARE) is 4.5kg and the Marchesini wheel weighed in at 2.9 Kgs. I got the front wheel safety checked at TPCS Wheel checkers in Melksham SN12 6RJ and also painted gloss black. I also sent it to Maidstone motoliner as there was a small adjustment that had to be made to make it perfectly straight.
On the way back Home to London from Gravesend, I went just under 120mph on the speedo, GPS captures my speed every 60 seconds and it said 114mph (but it probably missed the higher speed just a few seconds before).
I did not really feel any increase in Top speed but I think Handling is slightly better.
Its all part of a little bit of experimenting I want to do to the CBR 400 NC29.
I will upload some pictures here. The rear wheel does not fit sadly and is for sale.
I bought the pair on Ebay and they were off an Honda RS250 Race bike.
