Caliper update question
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Greg, I agree about the factory look being preferable, but as you say! Busy looking at US Ebay at present, where most of my good ideas find material form......
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'00-'13 are the same, for the lowers.. The wheel, or actually the bearing is what decides the axle.. 1" is the preferred size though, better bearings..
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I'll be using a 97 wheel, 3/4".
I just need to know what dia axle the newer lower legs receive , as I'll have the axle turned down for the 97 wheel.
I just need to know what dia axle the newer lower legs receive , as I'll have the axle turned down for the 97 wheel.
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John, the 'diameter' of the axle is dictated by the bearing size. So your bike with 3/4" ID tapered roller wheel bearings uses an axle of that OD size, however that is only the diameter where it passes through the wheel. One end is larger than that, the other is smaller.
Later bikes have either 1" bearings or 25mm ones, but the two axles of those sizes will both fit the later sliders, because the 'big' and 'small' ends of those axles are the same sizes. I suspect the 'small' end is the same for your earlier bike as well. What we need is someone to tell us if the 'big' end is the same size as later axles.
In any event either a 1" or 25mm axle will have enough meat on it for you to make any alterations to it, so it fits your 3/4" wheel.
Later bikes have either 1" bearings or 25mm ones, but the two axles of those sizes will both fit the later sliders, because the 'big' and 'small' ends of those axles are the same sizes. I suspect the 'small' end is the same for your earlier bike as well. What we need is someone to tell us if the 'big' end is the same size as later axles.
In any event either a 1" or 25mm axle will have enough meat on it for you to make any alterations to it, so it fits your 3/4" wheel.
Last edited by grbrown; Jul 8, 2014 at 07:43 AM.
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Originally Posted by Tee⋁12949385
I believe the 2006 vrod came with the current generation brakes. Been wrong before.