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  • blowerbike
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    • Aug 2008
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    • Ohio Closer to KY Than Cleveland

    #16
    Originally posted by bellucci
    Blowerbike,
    Back to the store for tube and sheet metal screws.. Does anyone know where I can get bigger stones?
    Curt
    i never did like a spoke wheel...the looks yes...having to keep a check on the tube and the added weight for a rear...no.
    if you could have picked up say a 4x18 PM rim...that would have been tubeless and much more user friendly.
    just my opinion and i have ran both types.

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    • Guest

      #17
      The rim I have is a aluminum 5 spoke factory... Still need a tube?
      Curt

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      • blowerbike
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        #18
        ohhhhhhhh...
        17 or 18?

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        • blowerbike
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          #19
          ok i went back and read your 1st post.
          the "akront" part threw me.
          if you have a tubeless rim then no you don't need a tube.

          just mark the tire and rim and check it to see if it slips much if any.
          Last edited by blowerbike; 05-03-2011, 03:10 PM. Reason: added

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          • Guest

            #20
            Thanks Terry...
            Curt

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            • chandler

              #21
              i never screwed my tires i mark the rim and tire with a a paint marker and have never had one spin on the rim bike has been high 8ts in QTR [ just my experence with them ] i have a RC comp rear rim 6.0 inches and run 7.5 slick tubeless
              http://www.rccomponents.com/dragprod...ged_wheels.htm . as for the wheelie bars being 1.5 inches you have to take into consideration the tire wrinkeling at the inital launch on the weight transfer. with the old 8.5 goodyear i used to keep them maybe an inch because the tires had a very short sidewall what a great tire couldnt believe it when they were discontinued
              here is a pic of me on one of my bikes { yes have a GS to LOL} leaving the line you want front wheel about an inch off the ground having someone there to take pics of you leaving and looking at your 60 ft times really helps setting up chassis


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              • blowerbike
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                #22
                i thought he had a "wire" wheel.
                i never screw tires to a "tubeless" wheel.
                if my bike has enough power to spin the tire on a "tubeless"wheel then i run a beadlock.

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                • Guest

                  #23
                  Chandler,
                  Good looking Kawasaki... Thanks for the info...

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                  • chandler

                    #24
                    Originally posted by bellucci
                    Chandler,
                    Good looking Kawasaki... Thanks for the info...
                    thanks and your welcome need any more info let me know be glad to help

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                    • Guest

                      #25
                      I just got back from Trippivots abode with a 5.5" slick mounted on a GPZ wheel with extra sprokets. We are gonna have some fun soon! Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I hope to post video as soon as it gets warm here.
                      Curt

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                      • skip
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                        • Nov 2002
                        • 8579
                        • central conn

                        #26
                        Originally posted by chandler
                        i never screwed my tires i mark the rim and tire with a a paint marker and have never had one spin on the rim bike has been high 8ts in QTR [ just my experence with them ] i have a RC comp rear rim 6.0 inches and run 7.5 slick tubeless
                        http://www.rccomponents.com/dragprod...ged_wheels.htm . as for the wheelie bars being 1.5 inches you have to take into consideration the tire wrinkeling at the inital launch on the weight transfer. with the old 8.5 goodyear i used to keep them maybe an inch because the tires had a very short sidewall what a great tire couldnt believe it when they were discontinued
                        here is a pic of me on one of my bikes { yes have a GS to LOL} leaving the line you want front wheel about an inch off the ground having someone there to take pics of you leaving and looking at your 60 ft times really helps setting up chassis


                        nIce whats that run for ET? Is it based on the 750 or the 500?

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                        • chandler

                          #27
                          Originally posted by skip
                          nIce whats that run for ET? Is it based on the 750 or the 500?
                          it is based on the 750 bored 1mm over vforce 3 reeds i hand made the chambers out of stainless lots of other goodies .
                          with me on it weighing 215 LBS i have ran a best 9.22@143 on 110 octane race gas no power adders set it up for a buddy of mine who weighs 155 LBS ran a 8.89@146 first time on it little bike surprises a lot of people a lot of fun . here is a video of me running a 9.28 at norwalk ohio a couple years ago

                          Last edited by Guest; 05-06-2011, 03:54 PM. Reason: added a video link

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                          • trippivot
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                            #28
                            W.O.T. and throwing the lever is a total GAS! there are very few things quite like it.
                            SUZUKI , There is no substitute

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                            • skip
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                              #29
                              Originally posted by chandler
                              it is based on the 750 bored 1mm over vforce 3 reeds i hand made the chambers out of stainless lots of other goodies .
                              with me on it weighing 215 LBS i have ran a best 9.22@143 on 110 octane race gas no power adders set it up for a buddy of mine who weighs 155 LBS ran a 8.89@146 first time on it little bike surprises a lot of people a lot of fun . here is a video of me running a 9.28 at norwalk ohio a couple years ago

                              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AFeh5loh88
                              I know what you mean about surprising folks. in the early 80's I built this mid to High10 second H1500 with a little help from Fast by Gast . The sound they make is unforgettable . I had a sticker on the rear fender that said " Do you mind if I smoke?"


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                              • chandler

                                #30
                                Originally posted by skip
                                I know what you mean about surprising folks. in the early 80's I built this mid to High10 second H1500 with a little help from Fast by Gast . The sound they make is unforgettable . I had a sticker on the rear fender that said " Do you mind if I smoke?"




                                nice bet you had a lot of fun with that bike 10s very quick for a stock chassis H1

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