ws6transam
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Tires are enroute from Bike Bandit to my house for the Honda XR80.
My son, who is nine, has been trying to ride the XR80 but has gotten a bit gun-shy due to multiple washouts whenever he gets into sand. Since the XR80 was still sporting eight year old, factory tires, I felt that maybe a better bit of tire might help him with some grip and make his riding more enjoyable.
Unfortunately, Honda has chosen to shod their XR80/CRF80 with a 1.40 x 16 inch front wheel, and there is virtually NOTHING made for that size except factory honda replacement tires.
So, lo and behold, I discovered that the very same hub that is used on the XR80 and CRF80 is the same as what was used on the 1983-1984 Honda CR80. ...and those bikes were equipped with 17-inch hoops! So I went online, and found an ebay auction for a '84 CR80 wheel, and bought it. Viola! There's dozens of replacement tires for a 17-inch wheel available.
Thus, sitting in the garage, ready to go, is a freshly cleaned rim, just awaiting the new set of Kenda K771 Millville tires for Jason's XR80. We'll move him up to a 17 inch wheel in the front, retain the 14-inch rear wheel, and call it good. There's also some new brake pads going in and a new chain. I got some new fork oil to put in there, but don't really feel as if it's quite necessary at this point... the damping still feels okay.
We're taking the bikes up to Bois Blanc island for the weekend of July 30th/August 1st and will putt around on the inner roads along the north shore where a 25MPH speed limit is NO problem, being that there's usually fallen trees and big puddles to jump over.
I'm wishing we could make it up to the pine cone enduro but that's impossible for us. Maybe something in August?? I sure hope so. Summer's passing all too quickly.
My son, who is nine, has been trying to ride the XR80 but has gotten a bit gun-shy due to multiple washouts whenever he gets into sand. Since the XR80 was still sporting eight year old, factory tires, I felt that maybe a better bit of tire might help him with some grip and make his riding more enjoyable.
Unfortunately, Honda has chosen to shod their XR80/CRF80 with a 1.40 x 16 inch front wheel, and there is virtually NOTHING made for that size except factory honda replacement tires.
So, lo and behold, I discovered that the very same hub that is used on the XR80 and CRF80 is the same as what was used on the 1983-1984 Honda CR80. ...and those bikes were equipped with 17-inch hoops! So I went online, and found an ebay auction for a '84 CR80 wheel, and bought it. Viola! There's dozens of replacement tires for a 17-inch wheel available.
Thus, sitting in the garage, ready to go, is a freshly cleaned rim, just awaiting the new set of Kenda K771 Millville tires for Jason's XR80. We'll move him up to a 17 inch wheel in the front, retain the 14-inch rear wheel, and call it good. There's also some new brake pads going in and a new chain. I got some new fork oil to put in there, but don't really feel as if it's quite necessary at this point... the damping still feels okay.
We're taking the bikes up to Bois Blanc island for the weekend of July 30th/August 1st and will putt around on the inner roads along the north shore where a 25MPH speed limit is NO problem, being that there's usually fallen trees and big puddles to jump over.
I'm wishing we could make it up to the pine cone enduro but that's impossible for us. Maybe something in August?? I sure hope so. Summer's passing all too quickly.