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500 rear wheel position looks off center ?
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Although there is only my frame on the bike stand with the rear wheel in place without the rear drive gear fitted or any brake shoes in the hub the rear wheel sits well off the center line with the two chain adjuster roughly at the same mark.
Am I right in thinking that there is more clearance between the wheel rim & the rear swing arm to allow for the drive chain?
The line from the center of the tyre tread is to the right of the center line of the top of the frame where the mudguard bolts. It looks to be a good half an inch to the right. This difference is also reflected in the distance between the dampers & the tyre edges.
I'm a bit stumped the rear wheel is a 185 x19 that was on the bike I have fitted SS rear spacers that are the same length as the ones that came off.
Amended since original post rims are 185 x 18.
Johnwebley:
Can't really think of an offset
But it should be an 18 inch rim,
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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Johnwebley on May 13, 2023, 08:44:51 PM ---Can't really think of an offset
But it should be an 18 inch rim,
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--- End quote ---
I'll double check the rim is rusty I know one is 18" & one is 19" from memory.
I believe that there were different sized spacers on various 500' s
Update
It is 18" I've just checked the front is 19".
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
As a result of some new information it looks as if my bike has different sized rear spacers fitted compared to most 500's
My brake side spacer is 37.5 mm the left side is approx 37.9/38 on the left side.
Oddjob:
I gave Max the dimensions of my 500 rear wheel spacers Ted when he was making me some in stainless, maybe heck and see what I said they were. Maybe the rear wheel is a 550 one which is different spacer wise. The brake plate is also different so that will show if it's a 550 rear wheel or a 500. They look the same visually.
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