It would be neater on a lathe but in my case it wouldn't fit. Grinding with a dremel tool also means not having to remove the rim, convenient if you intend to keep the stock 15" from the 535.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
XV535 hub modification
Spoke wheel conversion - bearing selection
My local motorcycle store managed to lose the top hat spacer I had fitted in the XV hub when they installed the tire.
The main reason for having to make a top hat spacer for the drive side bearing on the XV535 hub is that the required bearing is an odd size. The commonly available bearing to fit the hub ID 42mm is the 6004 which has an ID of 20mm.
There is a bearing that would fit and match the larger XV 750/920 axle OD but it's harder to find. The 6303/42 hybrid bearing is 42 OD, 17 ID, the only problem being finding a sealed version which is why I made the spacer. However, it looks like Honda part #91003-KRM-841 from a CRF 150 transmission is sealed, I just ordered one so fingers crossed!
The main reason for having to make a top hat spacer for the drive side bearing on the XV535 hub is that the required bearing is an odd size. The commonly available bearing to fit the hub ID 42mm is the 6004 which has an ID of 20mm.
There is a bearing that would fit and match the larger XV 750/920 axle OD but it's harder to find. The 6303/42 hybrid bearing is 42 OD, 17 ID, the only problem being finding a sealed version which is why I made the spacer. However, it looks like Honda part #91003-KRM-841 from a CRF 150 transmission is sealed, I just ordered one so fingers crossed!
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