18x4.5 rim

[Brian Stevenson]

Not sure where to post this but does anyone know what bikes, if any, came with 3.0" and 4.5" wide, 18" diameter front and rear wheel with a dual disk on the front and a disk on the rear?

A cush drive is preferred as well.

And I know Marvic do Morris replicas but I don't want to spend £2,300 on a set of wheels. Its more than the bike is worth

[Brian Stevenson]

I guess the other option is to take 2 x 3.00" rear rims cut the the shoulders off one then cut the center out of the other and weld the pieces together to make a wider rim. Union Rim in Toronto do this.

Will it pass tech?

Thanks for looking

[Paul Brubaker]

Widened rims are currently being used with in the club.

[Brian Stevenson]

Thanks Paul.

I was hoping I could just use something off the shelf but I can't find an 18" OEM rim that was 4.5" wide. Most from that period seem to be be around 3" wide

If there was, its probably unobtainium and very expensive anyway.

[Timothy Sauder]

1987 and 1988 Yamaha FZR1000 had 4.5" x 18" rear and a 3.5" x 17" front.

I have a set I'd be willing to part with.

Timothy

[Brian Stevenson]

Unfortunately the 17" front doesn't help as I need to mount a 18" tyre .