View Full Version : front tire alignment.what gives
brent 46
12-22-2015, 12:51 AM
ok so i put one of the two 125 tri motos together.just to see what it looks like after powder coating frame forks rims bars .
.body work painted up .bit of a bugger to do but we are happy with it .back tires installed .now the newbie question.the dang front tire is closer to one fork then the outher .what is with that.is it normal. or did we screw something up .help.
jonolanracin
12-22-2015, 02:13 AM
If the hub doesnt have some type spacers on it id think maybe rim is mounted to wrong side but i cat say for sure without a pic or more info
brent 46
12-22-2015, 10:04 AM
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ok so spacers are the same ive rotated it .ive flipped the hub. im thinking of takeing half inch of one spacer.and adding it somehow to outher side .looks like it would work just dont wana mess with it.the tire and rim cane from a 175 .could this be the problem. are spacers different on 175 then 125
just ben
12-22-2015, 02:00 PM
Is it a rear wheel ? I know the 225's used a different front wheel than on the rear. About 3/4" difference in the offset
brent 46
12-22-2015, 11:26 PM
problem solved .machined a new set this afternoon.made one 3/4 of an inch longer and shortened the outher by the same ..dont know if thats the right thing to do but it worked great .wheel is centered perfect now and solid. so it works for us .teat ride was perfect.thanks for your help all.
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