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General Discussion / Re: Monza/Le Mans-inspired V9 Project
« Last post by Dirk_S on Today at 08:23:59 AM »Yep, looking to replace the wheels. I mentioned that below the photos, but that text is easy to miss.
Huzo, you think the rear still sags a bit much, even with the new shocks added (bottom two pics)? Some of that may be optical illusion, as the front of the tank does stick up a tad in relation to the horizon of the frame. This is partly due to the extra big heads of the V9 preventing me from properly setting the tank perfectly level, but also, the V50 Monza never had the perfectly straight juxtaposition of line aesthetics like its Le Mans III big sister. I will probably redo the rear mounts for the seat to lift the back up a hair more, which should help.
I was hoping to do cast wheels, but if I decide to go 18” in the rear, I’m not sure that the old V50/V65 18” wheel will mate to the final drive and caliper without modification. I could possibly add spacers or modify things just enough to work, or I could make life simpler by building a spoked wheel.
Huzo, you think the rear still sags a bit much, even with the new shocks added (bottom two pics)? Some of that may be optical illusion, as the front of the tank does stick up a tad in relation to the horizon of the frame. This is partly due to the extra big heads of the V9 preventing me from properly setting the tank perfectly level, but also, the V50 Monza never had the perfectly straight juxtaposition of line aesthetics like its Le Mans III big sister. I will probably redo the rear mounts for the seat to lift the back up a hair more, which should help.
I was hoping to do cast wheels, but if I decide to go 18” in the rear, I’m not sure that the old V50/V65 18” wheel will mate to the final drive and caliper without modification. I could possibly add spacers or modify things just enough to work, or I could make life simpler by building a spoked wheel.




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