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Old 22 Sep 2004
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xt600e rear wheel want ot swap for 18"

Hi I'm preping my bike for my travels and realise that my standard 17" rear wheel is not a prefered size,I cannot get bridgestone heavy duty tubes... can I replace it with another Yamaha wheel say a tt600r or should I have the hub rebuilt into an 18" rim...what are the plus and minus of alloy rims???? Thanks ps still looking for company Vladivostok to Moscow spring 2005...
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For more serious offroad use, an 18" rim is a must - better tyres, HD tubes etc are all made for that size. I've run an 18" rim for over a year on my XT600E - it's a DID alloy (OEM fitment to the big KTM's) and despite loads of abuse in trials & green laning, it's still totally true... much stronger than the 17" steel. The same type of use with the original 17" Yam one totally knackered it - buckled & flatted.

The 2.50 rim width is on the large size, with Excel rims being pretty expensive - I bought mine locally, to me, in Cornwall from Seward Racing [01726 851733] who had some DID rims on the shelf.

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Thanks for the info, it seems I have three choices, buy a new pair of rims and lace them onto my old hubs, buy some old yamaha wheels ( anyone know what will fit a 2003 600e? and lace these hubs onto new alloy rims, or are there some O/E wheels that have good alloy rims that will fit straight on?. I dont real;ly want to pay loads of money and loose my original wheels....any advice please?.

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I found it impossible to find either an old set of wheels to steal the hubs from or any decent 18" ones ie TTR's - they seem to be very scarce... using the existing hubs onto new rims/spokes was the only option - cost about GBP130.
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