Front wheel and tire swap

[bgarrison54]

How do I adapt a car rim to fit on a Harley front forks and axle

 

[Jack Klarich]

First I would like to know, why would you want this?

I see many machining steps to do this, let alone what the cost factor might be

Have you figured out axle and bearing parts, how or who will make the centering hub?

How and what brake parts will be needed

 

[bgarrison54]

Front tire swap

I thought it would involve a lot of machine work. Hoping maybe someone has developed kit for such a swap. I see car wheels used on some trikes but I can't see how the wheel gets a proper hub for motorcycle use.

 

[Sidecarbill]

You could check with Buchanan wheel and spoke. They used to have a 15" rim and spokes you could lace to a Harley hub. I had a 15" wheel on the front of my trike for a while. i didn't like it because the tread was flat, and when you turned it would get up on the shoulder of the tire.

 

[irondad01]

You could check with Buchanan wheel and spoke. They used to have a 15" rim and spokes you could lace to a Harley hub. I had a 15" wheel on the front of my trike for a while. i didn't like it because the tread was flat, and when you turned it would get up on the shoulder of the tire.

That's one of the problems. Unless you have a center hub steering frontend, kind of like a car front suspension, the flat profile tire will fight you to stay flat on the ground. It will be harder to steer than a fat round profile motorcycle tire.

 

[bgarrison54]

Thanks

Thanks for the input on car wheel/trike wheel swap .Good points that opened my eyes to possible problems.

 

[ItBeMe]

If you want to run a car tire on the front just find a tire that will fit. I did and love it.