Good to hear that someone is using the bike for trails after doing the supermoto conversion.

 

I got them as a complete set from a user on here, DDT1972...I think that's the name. He's sold a couple sets through here before, and might have some in the future. $700 plus $100 for insurance and shipping from Japan. Probably would've been a little cheaper coming from the US, but still, at $1200 for a new pair, I was willing to take a hit on the used spokes and hubs. The speedometer had to have the grease seal pulled out, but it works perfectly and I just need to keep an eye on crap getting in there. It's not calibrated for the street wheels at all. I hit 100mph indicated last night.

Any physics majors care to take a stab at what indicated mph that would be with the 21" wheel? The 100 mph reading is with a 17" wheel.

They are KLX650R hubs and I'm assuming the spokes are from the same bike. The rims are spotless black Excel Tagasaka? Takagawa?...Taka something rims. They aren't spotless any more but I doubt there's much scratching from the other night if any at all. The wheels are IRC roadmasters or something. Felt pretty good on the dirt! Took the bike out for a real twisty ride yesterday and they felt great. So much more grip. I can lean with confidence now.

Babbitts online is your friend when buying parts from another bike to fit yours. You might see that a bike from 1996 uses the same part numbers as your bike from 2009, as I did. I also just noticed that Dennis Kirk has an option that lists all bikes that fit a certain part, but not sure if it does that for OEM stuff.

If you want to be able to switch between motard and dirt wheel sets, there are a couple things you need to get.

2 extra rotors, an extra sprocket, bolts, and an extra chain. Plus whatever chain tools depending on your chain. OK you don't NEED that stuff, but no one really wants to swap all that out every time you wanna change the wheels.

Hope that was helpful. Speaking of multi-bike parts, does anyone know if any of the new KLX450R parts fit our bike?

 

Hell yeah...supermoto isn't ALL street!

It's no Enduro-cross either, but if you think about all the guys on VSTROMS with non-knobbies tearing up the trails, than this bike should have no issues!

OK, those guys aren't tearing up the trails, but you see what I'm getting at.

 

I've been suprised at some of the areas my D-tracker has made it though. Not like any of the tight single track y'all talk about, but suprising none-the-less.

 

Those are Excel Takasago wheels from a KLX650. I am looking for some more at the moment, will put them up when I get them. Price varies, depending on how much I get them for on auction over here, ranging anywhere from $500 - 700, also depends on condition and age. Definitely cheaper than new. Not sure how to re-calibrate the speedo, I would just switch to Vapor or use GPS.