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Old May 24, 2010 | 03:08 AM
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hey just wondering if anyone on here has two sets of wheels, dirt wheels & sm wheels? i'd like to get a set of sm wheels for my kawi but i'm just wondering is there actually much to changing the wheels?
 
Old May 24, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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it doesnt take no time to change wheels, the thing that turns most people off it the price. also, changing from a 21 inch front to 17 would throw the speedo off a lot.
 
Old May 24, 2010 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by punkenduro09
it doesnt take no time to change wheels, the thing that turns most people off it the price. also, changing from a 21 inch front to 17 would throw the speedo off a lot.
The speedo is an easy fix but still not on the cheap side.

Speedohealer

Had one of these on my VFR and it worked great. You can program 2 settings into it so it would be easy to change from dirt tires to street tires and have accurate speed.

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Old May 24, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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darn you tk, now im debating which i should do next once i have money, mx fork conversion with upgraded rear shock or sumo wheels. i hope to have both at some point, maybe even keep the old forks for a perfict sumo set up.
 
Old May 24, 2010 | 09:56 PM
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The speedo is an easy fix and is on the cheap side

http://www.trailtech.net/75-200.html

 
Old May 25, 2010 | 01:15 AM
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i'm not too worried about the speedo being off to be honest. well it's already off from the factory, 09 bike.
 
Old Dec 29, 2010 | 03:54 AM
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If you can find a set of sf take offs your do well. Im in the market for a set of S (dirt take offs front and rear. or at least front. I want the best of both worlds.
 
Old Dec 29, 2010 | 12:44 PM
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I thought about this same thing for a while, but then came to the conclusion that I'd rather have a good 50/50 tire on than an all street tire.. It's a dual sport - I'd hate to be riding on my tarmac slicks and see some sick-nasty single track that I can't go down because of my tires....

Get the 50/50's and you can do both without having to go home and swap wheels..

Just my opinion.. But there's a lot of OR riding near me..
 
Old Dec 31, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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I agree but I am very limited with the 50/50 tire selection with the Klxsm 17" on the front, I at the very least want a 21 on the front then I plan a dual sport tire.
 
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