18 inch rear wheel conversion for DR650 & KLR650 - worth doing?︱Cross Training Adventure скачать в хорошем качестве

18 inch rear wheel conversion for DR650 & KLR650 - worth doing?︱Cross Training Adventure

18 inch rear wheel conversions for the DR650 and KLR650! Benefits, issues, sourcing wheels, and deciding if it's worthwhile. Motorbikes like the DR650 and KLR650 have a 17 inch rear wheel. A common modification is fitting an 18 inch rear wheel. Welcome to Cross Training Adventure, we are into all things dual sport and adventure on the east coast of Australia. Why? Traditionally the reason was to have a much wider choice of rear tyres, especially more off-road oriented knobbies. However this has slowly changed over the years with a broader range of 17 inch tyres for adventure and dual sport motorbikes. Check out our reviews of various adventure bikes and dual sport bikes. If you ride regularly in rough terrain there are some other advantages. The increased rolling diameter means a slighter smoother ride. There is arguably less chance of pinch punctures. Changing tyres is easier with the KLR650 18 inch rear wheel mod. Ground clearance is slightly higher. And you can fit the TUbliss system if the rim is 2.5 inches or 2.15 inches wide. I bought a custom made 18 inch rear wheel for the DR650 18 inch rear wheel mod so that I could fit TUbliss. I hate punctures and love the idea of just doing a quick tubeless repair then continue riding. What are the potential disadvantages? If you like dual sport riding in Australia then you might like our adventure riding vids. Your motorbike will turn quicker because the rear sits higher. This can be an advantage of course, depending on the type of riding you do. Personally I didn't enjoy the faster steering but it all balanced out because I fitted some RMX250 forks which lifted the front of the DR650 as well. Next? If you already have trouble touching the ground then it will only be worse with the higher rear end. However, you can potentially reduce this by using a lower profile tyre. There is a chance the increased diameter might rub during full compression of the shock with the DR650 18 inch rear wheel mod. Generally this doesn't happen but you can google around to see if anyone has had issues with particular tyres. Again, a lower profile tyre will reduce the chances. The increased diameter will also have an influence on your gearing. I dropped from a 15 tooth front sprocket to a 14 tooth which cancelled out the difference. If you want an 18 inch rear wheel so you can fit the TUbliss system, just remember TUbliss is designed for 2.15 inch rear rims. Many of us have used TUbliss with 2.5 inch rims successfully, but just make sure your rear tyre width here is at least 11mm for the KLR650 18 inch rear wheel mod. How do you source your 18 inch rear wheel? If there is no rush I think the best option is to just wait for a secondhand 18 inch rear wheel on the market. That's what I did. In effect it costs nothing as I will be able to sell it for the same amount in the next few years. If you buy brand new, there are aftermarket brands available. A custom-made wheel using quality parts is going to cost quite a lot. Warp 9 use cheap Chinese made parts for a more reaonable price. Apparently the quality is reasonable but you just need to check your spoke tension regularly until the spokes bed in. Building your own wheel? Keen on adventure riding in Australia? Check out our vids. There are online tutorials for this and you can save quite a bit of money by just buying an 18 inch rim and suitable spokes. Some DR650 owners buy an old DR350 rear wheel for the KLR650 18 inch rear wheel mod. Just make sure it's one of the cushdrive hub versions. It fits straight in but it has a smaller brake disc so just bolt on the DR650 brake disc instead. I'm not aware of stock 18 inch wheels from other motorbikes that will fit a KLR650. Let me know about any options. I will put the DR650 18 inch rear wheel mod information in the pinned first comment. Is the 18 inch rear wheel worthwhile? Have you ever tried this mod on a DR650 or KLR650? Was it worthwhile? Let us know in the comments. So the Cross Training Adventure focus is just get out there and have fun on two wheels. Instead of obsessing over the latest blinged out Beemer, which tyres to fit or spending a fortune on your suspension or billet alloy gas cap. So most of our adventure riding vids will feature the much loved bush pig, the Suzuki DR650. And we've done a 10 part series on how to unleash the mighty beast that lurks within. What else? Cross Training Adventure actively avoids sponsorship. Or don't subscribe to our Cross Training Adventure riding channel. The main thing is get out and ride while you can with dual sport riding or Adventure riding in Australia, Canada, Vietnam, Romania and beyond! So check out Cross Training Adventure. #crosstrainingadventure #adventureriding #adventurebikes #dualsportriding #dualsportbikes