wheels

Hey guys, I bought some cheap snap ring pliers from Harbor Freight to remove the large circular clip that retains the sprocket on the rear of my 78E. They are way too small! I can't really find anything good online, so I was wondering what you guys use. Any recommendations?

Think it may be time to upgrade my tires. They don't look dried and cracked, but the DOT # says "468" which I presume they were manufactured in 98 or 88. the back tire is 130/90-16. no problem. the front tire - per manual says " "300S19-4PR" I assume that translates into a 100/90-19...

Wheel is at gas station and local bike shop is clueless...too many sizes. need to know what size valve stem to get. I know its easy enough to order a replacement on line, but they don't tell me the size. And I dont see it in the manual either. Thanks

I have an 82 XS400 SOHC. I'm looking at putting dual sport tires on it, and was wondering if a 3.50-16 is too narrow for my rear alloy rim.

So I had the wheels off my bike I while ago, doing tires and bearings and whatnot, and after putting them back on, I noticed the rear wheel wasn't centered. I was noticeably closer to the drive side. I figured it was the chain tensioners not inline, but it wasn't, and everything checked out. I...

I am building a brat tracker and need new tires. I should rephrase that, I need new, CHEAP tires. What have you guys used and where did you get them? I'm also not opposed to used tires in decent shape if anyone has some.

I am pretty sure i read in this forum that the mag wheels (the one with 7 stars shaped pattern) are NOT tubeless before 1980. Just wanted to confirm. Think someone else mentioned you can run tubeless tires, but still need the tubes underneath them. Whats the consequences of running...

Ok, as we speak my bike is in the shop, and I can't find inner tubes for my new tires. the front is 90/90x19 and the rear is 130/90x16. any help? The mechanic told me i could eliminate the inner tubes by buying a certain kind of valves, but i don;t know if thats a good idea. Let me know, i'm...

Anyone now if the wheels/rims off a 86 honda rebel will fit one my 81 xs400? I now the rebel shocks work on it but would love to use the wire spoke rims if I could.

Hello I'm looking for a website to buy a 3.00-18 4 ply rating front tire and a 3.50-18 4 ply rating back tire for my motorcycle. I haven't had much luck on Ebay and would really appreciate any help in tracking down the right tires. Thank You. Also I would appreciate knowing what people are...

Hello everybody today I have a question. On my xs400 the tire that is on the front is a 3.0 s18 and the rear is 120-90-16. what size tires could I change to and still fit the wheels? All I need to know is what will fit the wheels... Im already changing fenders and stuff so thats no worry. I know...

Ok, I did some pretty hard core research today and I think I am going to do a belt drive conversion to my bike. From what I can tell, belt strength has made huge gains in recent history, and seeing that HD guys rarely have to change a belt, thought it could be something plausible for us to...

Does anybody know the spoke lengths for the front and rear 18" drum brake wheels?

This is a build post for my wheels that i'm working on. More pics as they get more done to them. Please give your opinions. Thanks:thumbsup:

In Europe I know that Heidenau makes a 16" 120/90/16 road tire, the K65 but doesn't import that size to the U.S. I wrote to the U.S.Distributer about getting a tire in the U.S. but got no response:banghead:. Any one out there tried to get the same tire? Spad

What I the widest rear tire in inches or mm on an 80-81 XS400....Avon makes a Roadrider MT90V16 that is 5.4 inches wide that they say replaces a 130/90/16....Spad

My XS400 has a rear rim that says 2.15", yet all the tire companies say the 120/90/16 tire should be fitted to a 2.5" wide rim at a minimum. Was the original tire mounted on the 16" XS400 specially designed for the smaller rim or what? Am I missing something here as the pickens for a rear...

helo everyone . i was wondering if anyone could help me decide on witch tires to get for my xs 400E 1978 WHEELS SIZE ARE front 3.00x 18 rear 3.50 x 18 i saw in most of the bikes i like the firestones champion deluxe tires , and in the despcription about sizes it says 4 x 18. will it work...

Hey all, did Yamaha use 18" alloy drum wheels on the rear end of any XS250's? If so, will the wheel swap to a 1981 XS400? I've spent the last hour looking through a lot of threads, but found no answers specifically for my question. I tried researching a little on google with no luck. Sorry if...

Hey guys ive hit a snag with my rear spokes! They are 10mm too long:banghead: Does anyone have a measurement for the correct length spoke of a xs400 rear drum brake model, running 18" rims? The ones I have measue about 170mm but are 10mm to long so they need to be around 160mm, does this...