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Thread: honda wheel spacers, bad or good?

  1. #1
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    Nov 2013
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    honda wheel spacers, bad or good?

    I have a 250r that I want to add wheel spacers to but since I have never done it on a trike I was wondering what the rest of 3ww thinks and any advice I could get on these.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Location
    Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
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    Depends on your tire choice, riding environment and skill level..

    I for one won't use them..

    I like a heavier tire with 'low roll' characteristics, I ride in pretty close areas with lots of trees and rock to navigate thru, and I'm pretty comfortable with my trikes.

    The spacers would be more of a hinderance, make tight turning more difficult due to the solid rear axle and make me catch my tires on the obstacles I'm trying to avoid.

    But each to his/her own!
    Current toys..
    1986 Honda 350X..trail bomb!
    1985 Honda 250SX..my main mudder
    1985 Honda 250ES..Back in Black Trike
    Current non-trike toys:
    1990 Honda TRX300FW
    1995 Seadoo GTX
    1998 Polaris Indy Lite 340(Nearly new looking)
    1998 Polaris Touring 500
    1998 Club Car (electric)

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    Tulare, California
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    Yeah with wheel spacers on my old 350X I had trouble getting it into places. Just felt better with stock hubs.
    Current Bike:
    1985 Honda 350X

    Bikes owned:
    1984 Honda 200X
    1982 Honda 250R
    1985 Honda 350X x3
    1985 Honda 250R x2
    1985 Honda 500X

  4. #4
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    Nov 2013
    Location
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    I mostly ride in the dunes so I don't really see a lot of trail riding just mostly wide open sand hills so I won't really be having to fit through anywhere other than my trailer but I was wondering if spacers do any damage to the hubs?

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Oshawa, On, Canada
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    Spacers are great, especially on race trikes. Even one inch on each side add's LOADS of stability when flying around corners.

    I wouldn't be adding them to a bigred or an sx though....

    The wheel spacers will NOT hurt your hubs in any way.

    I jump with my spacers all the time, no issue.

    If you like cornering fast, spacers are for you.

    Even in tighter stuff, unless the trail is less then 50" wide, a competent rider will have no problems.
    1985 Honda 250r x2
    1986 Honda 250r
    1986 Honda 250sx
    1985 Honda 250sx x2
    1985 Honda 350x x2
    1986 Honda 350x
    1984 Honda 125m x4
    1983 Honda atc 70 w/ Lifan 125
    1984 Honda atc 70
    Yamaha tri zinger
    Yamaha 4 zinger
    Brap braaaap

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  6. #6
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    Nov 2013
    Location
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    Thanks I will be putting them on a 1985 250r water cooled atc.

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