Vernon.....
Whee do you buy tires to fit that rim? I have a friend that junked his Yugo (he said it was junk when he bought it) because he couldn't find tires. He found a set in England,but the stock ran out so he hauled it to the wrecking yard and donated it.
budamy
Originally written by Bud Amy on 11/6/2005 6:54 PM
Vernon.....
Whee do you buy tires to fit that rim? I have a friend that junked his Yugo (he said it was junk when he bought it) because he couldn't find tires. He found a set in England,but the stock ran out so he hauled it to the wrecking yard and donated it.
budamy
The wheel came with the tire mounted from the wreckers. My buddy totaled the bike before I needed to replace it....
Originally written by claude #3563 on 11/6/2005 9:19 PM
If you are cruising the boneyards looking for a candidate take a peek at the mid eighties K Cars. I have used the rear spindles and hubs from these for various applications from sidecars to homemade trailers. They are a simple bolt on deal using four bolts. You can even retain the drum brake if desired or convert to a disc.
If you use the centerline wheel mentioned above you can run a 165r15 tire that will work with the Ural type fender.
Look at Isuzu Storm, Impulse/Asüna Sunfire (CDN GM reskin of the Impulse) rear spindle assemblies also. Uses the same familiar 4x100mm hub pattern, which shares a huge selection of rim sizes available, from 10"-15". The special thing about the Impulse/Sunfire setup is it is a modular spindle assembly bolting on flat, and it's stock equipped with a rotor, not drum. Any machine shop worth it's salt can turn the rotor down for you to motorcycle scale caliper specs for $30.00. Huge variety of rim options available.
For US based DIY'ers, it's not yet a real option until the Smart Car comes to the north american market in volume, but in Europe, it's becoming more common to adapt the rim and spindle assemblies from the MCC/Daimler Smart Car, which uses a 15" rim, in front 4.0 - 145/55R15 rims, and rear 5.5" - 175/55R15 rims, on a three bolt pattern modular spindle hub with choice of rotor or drum. I've seen several photo's from European rallies, of rigs popping up with recogniseable conversions done using the Smart Car components, and it makes sense, since the scale and weight of the rim is more in line with what is needed for the stresses of a sidecar, vs the relative over-kill of the parts originally scaled and constructed for a 3000 lb car.
I originally planned to go with the latter Smart Car option for my own damaged suspension setup, and went so far as to end up with a $140.00 spindle assembly as a desk paperweight now, but then decided to go with the former Japanese spec parts, which have more commonality, parts availability and interchangeability as the choice for my garage hi-jinks this winter.
You can get LOST in junkyards, I know i have a few times the past few months on a lazy saturday afternoon. You know you should maybe tone it down some with the visits, when the counter monkeys start pulling stuff off wrecks and putting it aside for inspection later, and the compound guard dog starts getting overly friendly with you lol.
Interesting forum. I am modifying a Dpner sidecar to attach to a VTX1800. My plan is to use a cast aluminum wheel from a trailer supply (about $90 new)GBC #545545. Their directional design is a great match with my stock Honda cast wheels.
Spindle, 1 3/8 x 1 1/16, w/grease zerk $20. Stainless disk brake hub w/ calipers and hardware $100.
Has anyone used a hydraulic quick disconnect plummed into the bikes brake system?
Mike, I dont think a wider 'car tire' will make any difference if you are grinding off regular sidecar tires at 3-4000 miles. something else is making them wear out that fast. You could be replacing the car tires at 4-5000 miles, if it isnt set right.
