Thanks! will you use black or colored spokes ?
How to Make : Wide Rims + litle tricks
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Awesome idea, I wonder if you could substitute some screw back spikes for the rivets... Might work if you remember to Loctite them.
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Now those would be cool!!!
those were my initial idea , along with aluminum plate instead of steal , but it would have double or more the price and i wanted to keep it low budget , cause i could of bought a Surley rim at that priceoutskirtscustoms said:
Nice project....especially for guys who don't weld. 
Love that rim! Have to agree on the rack, looks awesome, but then again, I cant imagine how it looks without it...
I suppose if you are using steel rims you could weld a filler strip in, might end up a bit heavy... Not too stressed about heavy myself, once it's rolling anyway!
I have heard that if you have a wide 20in rim (bmx) you can fit a 16inch motorbike tire, 90/90/16 tires (3 1/2x 20 equivalent) are readily available and can be got with wide whitewalls too! Once again, heavy, heavy, heavy...
Edit: Had to try it, put my money where my mouth is so to speak:
DSC00109 by LukeTheJoker, on Flickr
Looks good yes? (I did not actually widen a rim, just sat it on the tire for this photo, I did get one side on, but no room for the other side on a standard width rim.)
Sizing is pretty much spot on if the rim had been widened to about 75mm (3inches), takes effort to fit though, much less flexibility than a normal bike tire. Could be made easier by sanding the inside of the tire with a flap disc where it fits inside the rim. (Not necessary, but would make it easier.) Tire actually measures up at 125mm (5inches) wide when inflated,you would need to offset the hub and add widened stays and a tapered in dropout for the offside, just insert the tire before inflating!!!...
I suppose if you are using steel rims you could weld a filler strip in, might end up a bit heavy... Not too stressed about heavy myself, once it's rolling anyway!
I have heard that if you have a wide 20in rim (bmx) you can fit a 16inch motorbike tire, 90/90/16 tires (3 1/2x 20 equivalent) are readily available and can be got with wide whitewalls too! Once again, heavy, heavy, heavy...
Edit: Had to try it, put my money where my mouth is so to speak:
DSC00109 by LukeTheJoker, on Flickr
Looks good yes? (I did not actually widen a rim, just sat it on the tire for this photo, I did get one side on, but no room for the other side on a standard width rim.)
Sizing is pretty much spot on if the rim had been widened to about 75mm (3inches), takes effort to fit though, much less flexibility than a normal bike tire. Could be made easier by sanding the inside of the tire with a flap disc where it fits inside the rim. (Not necessary, but would make it easier.) Tire actually measures up at 125mm (5inches) wide when inflated,you would need to offset the hub and add widened stays and a tapered in dropout for the offside, just insert the tire before inflating!!!...
Thank's for sharing , now i just want to know what size would fit other bicycle rim sizes :lol:
There are a few other builds that have put MC tires on 20x4 OCC rims.
Somewhere in my build thread I even have the tire mounting rig that I made to get these Harley tires on Fugsley's rims.
:arrow: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=44315&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=mounting
It does add a TON of weight though.
Somewhere in my build thread I even have the tire mounting rig that I made to get these Harley tires on Fugsley's rims.
:arrow: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=44315&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=mounting
It does add a TON of weight though.
Awesome bike , i have to make one for myself
That bike of yours is awesome Kingfish! Looking through your build now, going a bit slow because I think I have hit my download limit for the billing cycle... Remember dial-up speed? Hopefully that new Aust national broadband network gets to me soon so I can join you all in this century...
Sorry to Mr Onehorsepower if all this motorcycle tire stuff takes away from your thread, didn't mean it to, just meant it as a side point...
Sorry to Mr Onehorsepower if all this motorcycle tire stuff takes away from your thread, didn't mean it to, just meant it as a side point...
Thank's for sharing!! for a blue collar budget builder this is GREAT! I'm going to have to do this... :wink:
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Added this to my '' how to'' folders. Thumbs up!
i think it could work , i just dont know if welding would deform the rims , you would need some kind of good jig to hold it in position during the operation ..jj256 said:
through the existing holes with the right size drill bit , or a tinny bit smaller and a 45degre chanfer bit just to remove the sharp edges ... but if you use smaller or bigger diameter rivets , you should drill those holes to the exact size of the rivets ... make tests , spokes holes and rivets holesjj256 said:
OneHorsePower said:
Yeah! That would be awesome! Kinda like RatRod's straight 8...HuffDaddy said:
Luke.
I just made a "How To" on building wide freewheel hubs, they would be the perfect addition to these wide rims. They can even be done without welding if required. If anyone wants to know more they can see it here: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=68533&p=661483#p661483
Luke.
Luke.
