I'm going camping in a few weeks and want to ride some of the twisty pavement roads around the campground. I was wondering which route to go. Trials tires or just a set of SM wheels? I have an 09 TE450. The plan is to have some fun on roads I might not see or experience for quite a while. I don't ride the road much anymore....maybe a 80/20 dirt/road ratio. Is it a PIA changing tires back and forth as needed?? I plan on having to take the wheels off and go to cycle gear to have them changed out everytime. I'm thinking SM wheels would give me a better experience on the road.....but trails tires would be cheaper and more universal. Thanks guys...and gals.
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Trials tires or SM wheels?
- Thread starter Lil Los
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OaklandF4i
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Sumo wheels for the Husky are $$. I've been looking for a set for mine without spending $1500... no luck so for. I'd just throw some distanzia's on your current rims if you want to play on the pavement. After I rebuilt my engine, I spend two days breaking it in on some worn out non dot knobbies all over mt tam. It was fun sliding around! 
Los,
tbh you would be fine with a DOT knobby like the Michelin Baja so you dont have to flip flop all the time. I've ridden around on-road with Maxxis SXs and still had wayyyy too much fun but I had previously accepted the fact that the tire was pretty much toast after that.
Buy some hubs and hoops and get someone local to build them. Probably 1/2 the cost of anything that comes complete.
tbh you would be fine with a DOT knobby like the Michelin Baja so you dont have to flip flop all the time. I've ridden around on-road with Maxxis SXs and still had wayyyy too much fun but I had previously accepted the fact that the tire was pretty much toast after that.
Sumo wheels for the Husky are $$. I've been looking for a set for mine without spending $1500... no luck so for. I'd just throw some distanzia's on your current rims if you want to play on the pavement. After I rebuilt my engine, I spend two days breaking it in on some worn out non dot knobbies all over mt tam. It was fun sliding around!
Buy some hubs and hoops and get someone local to build them. Probably 1/2 the cost of anything that comes complete.
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OaklandF4i
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If you know where to get a complete set up for $750... let me know as I would jump at it. If it needs rotors, caliper adapter, spockets, tubes and tires... you are quickly going to be back in the $12-1500 range. Trust me... I've been looking and would even build them myself. But even building them myself I am still well over $G.
Re building them yourself, just do the math. Hubs are going to run you $450-600 (OEM hubs from Hall's vs Talon). Spokes $100-200 (depending on quality). rotors $350-450 (EBC = cheapest vs Brembo). Rims $200-450 (cheapo vs excels). Sprockets $90-150. Tires $250-300. No labor yet... and you are over $1400 going the cheap route.
BTW, no other make's hubs are even close to bolt up. I've looked long and hard at trying to convert another make's sumo wheels to a Husky app. Its been discussed at length on Supermoto junkie. You are going to spend close to $1500 to build yourself some wheels for the Husky. There just arent alot of used options and they go for a premium including TE/TC wheels - you need an 04 and newer wheel BTW.
If you find a cheaper way, please post here as I'd love to have a set.
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OaklandF4i,
Your correct....those wheels I mentioned still need rotors, sprockets, tires. I did find a website pricing complete sm wheels for $800-$1300. I'm trying to find the cheapest route possible myself.....but these prices seems reasonable (for brand new wheels).
http://www.factoryproracing.com/
Your correct....those wheels I mentioned still need rotors, sprockets, tires. I did find a website pricing complete sm wheels for $800-$1300. I'm trying to find the cheapest route possible myself.....but these prices seems reasonable (for brand new wheels).
http://www.factoryproracing.com/
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OaklandF4i
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I'd give them a call and/or motostrano. I'd be really surprised if that low price included rotors etc ($800). Motostrano lists the DNA I think complete for a little more, but no Husky app. Right now I think I am going to have to settle on learning to change tires effeciently and run a sportsman set up on my stock OEM wheels if I dump my streetbike. Definately go read a few of the threads on supermotojunkie if you havent already. The TE rotor is offset different than the SMR if I remember correctly. There is some great info on that site.