Rear wheel swap?

Lanesplitter · Posted: October 28, 2009, 10:34 am Post subject: Rear wheel swap?

Ok here is my question. I have a 78 xs650 with drum brakes. I want to run a mag 16 on the back. There were only a few year rear drum mags made I guess and they are tough to track down. I have found one but still waiting to hear back on it. There is a rear disk one here at a local bike salvage I could snag up. Then I guess it would be finding all the rear brake components and welding a tab to the swinarm for the caliper. Anybody do this or have any better ideas?

gordo · Posted: October 28, 2009, 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: Rear wheel swap?

lane, doe's the one at the salvidge yard have the swingarm? I have read here about people doing the swap, with very good result's. If the arm is available, get the whole assy. including the lever & pivot for the foot pedal.

xsleo · Posted: November 8, 2009, 12:57 am Post subject: Re: Rear wheel swap?

I swapped the drum for a disc on my 75.
You will need the brake pivot shaft as well as the m/c and the caliper and mount. The drum pulls the rod forward, the disc brake pivot shaft pushes up to work the m/c.
I swapped out the swing arm, got one cheap. Welding a mount for the strut is not hard.
Getting the m/c mounts located and mounted in the right place was the hardest part. If where you get the wheel has the frame measure where the mounts for the m/c are on the frame. Take pics to, it will help.
When you get the wheel, get all the spacers if they have them. My wheel didn't come with them. I couldn't find any and had to grind down a to thick one to get every thing centered.
It was a lot of work, but well worth it. I also added dual disc to the front. I have great brakes.

danno · Full Member Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 212

If you want to save yourself some grief,you may want to track down a 1981 XS650 Special rear wheel. This was the only year that Yamaha produced a cast aluminum drum rear wheel for the XS650,and it is a 16" rim. This should be a direct swap for your application. I have an extra,but I don't want to quote a price and make someone cry. I have found that selling parts for less than I paid for them puts my profit (or,for that matter, break even) margin in the crapper. You can pm me if you are interested.

650skull · Support Staff Joined: Jul 19, 2007 Posts: 1186

May find the Canadian heritage Specials had mag wheels and drum brakes. My 83 Heritage has them and that is a Canadian inport

650skull · Support Staff Joined: Jul 19, 2007 Posts: 1186

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I don't want to quote a price and make someone cry. I have found that selling parts for less than I paid for them puts my profit (or,for that matter, break even) margin in the crapper.

Can't have cry babies on this site Laughing

I saw a single TXA/XSB muffler, singular, one, (no headers), sold for $415 US on ebay last week. Your exhaust and tins would sell for the $650 you were asking for the whole bike. Should be able to make a profit on the other parts and still sell for a reasonable price

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