larger rear for 1986 VF500?

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    Francesco New Member

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    Does anyone know anything about changeing the swing arm on a '86 VF500 to accept a larger rear? I know it's been done, I saw a website on it but lost the bookmark.

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    VF500 Rear

    You can just mount a Hurricane 600 rear rim in the existing swingarm. i don't have the specifics on the swap, but i remember seeing it online somewhere- steve scott used to have a page...
     


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    I make kits to install a CBR600F2 rear wheel with a 160 tire on the 500's. Check out my site for more details.
     


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    This link should work for fitting Hurricane 600 wheels... if not join the Yahoo VF500 group, since thats where i found it... You can also just fit the complete Hurricane front end- i believe the forks spacing is correct to simply slide Hurricane forks into VF500 triples- but dont quote me on that, its been a while since i have actually done the swap. Hurricane wheels are 17" and wider :smile:

    http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/AMoaSM...nUM9uNWQd4kWSyk8/Wheel modification vf500.doc
     


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