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mally Member
| Subject: wheel conversion Wed Nov 18, 2015 6:51 pm | |
| i read a great post about vl800 cast wheel conversion. i have already got the rear wheel of a 2006 vz. i was wondering if any one knows what sort of year for the front thanks | |
| | | simbo * Site Guru *
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:47 pm | |
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| | | peardrop3 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Thu Nov 19, 2015 4:37 pm | |
| Mally, Don't forget whatever you do to obtain the 95 to 04 dished front disc as the standard VL/VZ one won't do the job & you'll have to get the wheel hub re-drilled to match it! All the spacers etc will fit back in without any problem with the exception of the front wheel spacer which will need you to slightly spread the legs to get it in as it's a bit concealed ok. PM me if I can help with any suggestions OK!
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| | | mally Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Thu Nov 19, 2015 6:36 pm | |
| thank you for the input i will start looking for a wheel and disc | |
| | | mally Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Fri Dec 04, 2015 7:40 pm | |
| so taken so long . ordered abike lift to get on with the rear wheel came to day oops there have sent me a engine lift in stead. looked at invioce says bike lift illemail them tomorrow. still trying to find front wheel . | |
| | | mally Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:21 pm | |
| hi every body its taken a while but finally got a frount wheel . i have done nothing but copy a post on here . the disc has been drilled new bearings plus bearing spacer . just got to get the wheel balanced . do you get wheels balanced with tyres on or off . by the end of the week hopeing to start the rear . sorry about the crap write up iam no writer i prefer to talk face to face lol | |
| | | peardrop3 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:34 pm | |
| You always balance wheels with the tyre on Mally. | |
| | | mally Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:34 pm | |
| thanks peter never done anything like this before . like i sead all i have done is copy some one elses hard work thanks again | |
| | | peardrop3 Very Valued VIP Member
| | | | mally Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:38 pm | |
| yes it was on this forum and well done . it looks so much better. finished the frount wheel tonight and doing the back wheel tomorrow . it took me a veary long time to find the front wheel . thanks for the great write up you did i could not have done it with out it wish i could do write ups like that . just one thing what dos the big roud bolt on the diff do i cart figure it out . when i got the bike the allan key was rounded off so i take it off with a pipe wrench id like to replace it with a normal bolt but i dont know how to measure it like what thred | |
| | | simbo * Site Guru *
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:28 pm | |
| - mally wrote:
- just one thing what dos the big roud bolt on the diff do i cart figure it out . when i got the bike the allan key was rounded off so i take it off with a pipe wrench id like to replace it with a normal bolt but i dont know how to measure it like what thred
It doesn't do anything really on the Monoshock versions (M/VL) of the 800, it's put in there to fill the hole in that the Twin Shock versions (VS/VX) of the 800 use for shock mount on the left side. | |
| | | churchy Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Thu Jan 05, 2017 1:48 pm | |
| My Ride is a K3 Volusia and this is one job I wish to undertake so let me check I have it correct. I need the wheels from a vz800 and the standard front volusia disc which I will need to redrill. Spacer to be reduced by 2mm ? and bobs yer uncle fannys yer aunt job done. thanks for any reply in advance i just dont want to buy the wrong thing. | |
| | | peardrop3 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:41 pm | |
| Paul you need the cast wheels & all the standard spacers ok as they will fit no problem. The problem I encountered as you will read if you scroll up is that you need the 1998 to 2004 front VZ800 disc as it is a deep dish one as against the later flat disc, this I bought from a dealer in Leicester for about £100- or so & it does need the hub re-drilling & tapping to match the disc bolt holes. You could of course use the old disc with spacers & longer bolts BUT it's your neck on the line & I took no risk by doing it directly to the hub as the old one was. You may get one bolt hole to line up but I cannot remember if I did or not? I used a local specialist engineering shop to do it as they had the ability to do it right! NOTE:- The other thing you may need to do is to make some spacers up for the caliper bolts & 2 longer bolts to match as I had to space mine out by aprox' 6 to 9mm to get the caliper to line up with the disc obviously. I also got my local blacksmith to weld up a shield for the caliper to hide the odd bits & the caliper. I used alloy tube first then made stainless spacers to the correct depth.
www.suzuki800.com/t3899-cast-wheel-conversion-mod-for-2010-c800-intruder | |
| | | churchy Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:54 pm | |
| cheers m8 it was more the parts i needed rather than spend money on useless parts. I can do all drilling etc at work its what i do. i will be doing the same as you have and will source a disc as you said safety first. again thanx for the info i'll let you know how i get on | |
| | | peardrop3 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Thu Jan 05, 2017 7:49 pm | |
| No probs Paul, it it gets you started then its helped. Oh by the way, I had a second front wheel spacer made in alloy, that's why it needed to be shortened back to standard, but just use the one already on your bike ok. | |
| | | peardrop3 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:35 pm | |
| Hi, found this on today, 222210961464 2001 VZ800 front disc part No. 59211-48e00-000 for £98-15 on the official Suzuki site! I got mine for about the same 2 years ago so they are holding the price well, oh & they only have 3 left in stock so jump in now! | |
| | | churchy Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:47 pm | |
| cheers peardrop3 will check it out | |
| | | churchy Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:50 pm | |
| or this one for £75 free postage Genuine Suzuki VZ800 Front brake disc 59211-48E00 | |
| | | peardrop3 Very Valued VIP Member
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:54 pm | |
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| | | Pygsli Prospect
| Subject: Re: wheel conversion Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:29 pm | |
| I came across your write up on the front wheel change of the vl800, I am looking at putting on the vz800 front wheel and can only find a early one with the speedo on the left side of the bike (1997 - 2004 model). Would this still work? also would the speedo sensor work as well as its currently on the right? And I take it I then put the spacer from the left side onto the right?
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