mjrobards Posted April 13, 2007 Posted April 13, 2007 Hi All, I'm a newbie who's thinking of buying a '78 XS650. I've heard several great things about these bikes, but the few I'm looking at have mag rims. I prefer spokes. I've heard rims are pretty specific for bikes, so does anyone know how hard it would be to switch over? Thanks.
Moderator YamaHead Posted April 13, 2007 Moderator Posted April 13, 2007 to the forum! I used to have a '77 model XS....it had spoked rims..... So I think the '78 was the 1st year for mag wheels .....pretty sure that wheels from say a '76 or '77 would be a straight bolt on.
Moderator mervin Posted April 14, 2007 Moderator Posted April 14, 2007 Spokies are lighter than those early mag wheels and i think look better if you are having a set rebuilt use stainless spokes and alloy or stainless rims not too much more expensive and last much better merv
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