Narrowing the DS
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Narrowing the DS
I was thinking of taking my hubs to my friend who is a machinist. I thought I might have him shave the insides 1/2". That would narrow it by 1"
Any thoughts to this? The obvious would be a weaker hub. But what is strong enough? Maybe someone has done this already?
The trees are scary and always wanting to grab me!
Any thoughts to this? The obvious would be a weaker hub. But what is strong enough? Maybe someone has done this already?
The trees are scary and always wanting to grab me!
#3
Narrowing the DS
I had mine done by Mr HP. He also adds extra threaded holes for either the Yamaha or Honda bolt pattern (your choice, there's pics on his web site). It narrowed mine up by about an inch, and it made a huge difference. You know what I'm talking about when I say that the front wheel just bumped the tree and then you wait for the rear wheel to hit and almost throw you off!
I also was concerned about the strengh of the machined hubs, so I bought a used set off of eBay and had them done. Always took my stock ones with me riding, just in case, but have had no problems, and I weigh 270 lbs.
Bottom line, if your buddy does a good job and doesn't get too carried away, you'll be fine.
I also was concerned about the strengh of the machined hubs, so I bought a used set off of eBay and had them done. Always took my stock ones with me riding, just in case, but have had no problems, and I weigh 270 lbs.
Bottom line, if your buddy does a good job and doesn't get too carried away, you'll be fine.
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Narrowing the DS
I run the whole hub backwards. And they have been shaved down and lightened with a honda bolt patter. The skinnier the rear end, the straighter it gets out of the hole. The wider the rear end the more it tends to hook to one side or the other. Of course equall psi in both tires help.lol
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Narrowing the DS
It's funny you mentioned the tree surfing ! I think I bent the footpeg mount , along with the mangled nerf bar . third gear half throttle , clipped one tree and bars out of hands into a second tree . trees 2 ds 0 ! Those nerfs were the best 100 I've spent ! saved my a$$ .