supermoto wheels for dt 125

[lee125]

hi im going to get a 2nd hand dtr 125 soon and i was wondering what supermoto wheels fit them also what kinda milege to you get from a full tank cheers
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cbt passed 01/07/2006 bike:92 dt 125 and 96 honda cr 250
theory:PASSED! A2 test:PASSED 08/11/2006 restricted to 33bhp for 2 years

[mad4it028]

ok as a supermoto rider myself i know alot about converting them
and im affraid its not as easy as just swapping the wheels
1 you need to find 17" wheels with the same size spindles as your trail wheels
2 once wheels are fitted you will find your stand too long so need a shorter stand
3 your caliper wont fit on to your supermoto 320mm disc talon make adaptor plates at around the £40 mark
4 now wheels are on brakes working and stand sorted your speedo is still set up for a 21" wheel no good at all i use a trail tech endurance didgi speedo about £120 for compleat speedo set up

all in unless you can find it all 2nd hand your looking at around £800 for a cheap convertion
oh yea i forgot you also have to get the shocks hardend up
best bit would be put good road tyres on the standard rims and live with it will still out courner must sports bikes
unless your planning on keeping the bike for years i wouldnt bother save the money pass test get a bigger 600cc trail bike and convert that or just buy a supermoto
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[stinkwheel]

Alternatively, you have 17" rims built onto your existing hubs for about £80 per wheel.

Then the only issue is the length of your sidestand, the accuracy of your speedo and the knotty question of if DT125 forks are far enough apart to take a wide enough tyre to have made it worth your while

[mad4it028]

te front will easly take a 110/70z17 tyre seen this lots of times
and maybe even a 120/70z17 but not seen it used on a 125only the bigger bikes
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[lee125]

oh its a bit harder than i thought might just leave the standard wheels on then instead thanks for the help everyone
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cbt passed 01/07/2006 bike:92 dt 125 and 96 honda cr 250
theory:PASSED! A2 test:PASSED 08/11/2006 restricted to 33bhp for 2 years

[mad4it028]

avon gripster tyres on the standard rims will suprise you in the cournering stakes
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[G]

Rather than basing wheel choice on spindle, you can often change the bearings on the wheel or get a thinner spindle with spacers either end.

However, another vote here for "don't bother" - get some half decent road tyres and you should have plenty enough grip.

Only think I'd consider upgrading is the front brake, if these are as weak as they often are.

A wide supermoto tyres does offer advantages over a road biased trail tyre for more powerful bikes, but you would have to be going at speeds that would see you dead pretty quickly to justify it on a 125, I would have thought.


Had you conisdered the tdr125? This is pretty much a DT125 sold as a 'factory' supermoto.

[lee125]

no i hadnt considered the tdr 125 just been looking at some on the internet abd i quite like them but i think i prefer the dt looks wise
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cbt passed 01/07/2006 bike:92 dt 125 and 96 honda cr 250
theory:PASSED! A2 test:PASSED 08/11/2006 restricted to 33bhp for 2 years

[Jebus]

On a similar note, what tires will go on to a dt standard tire sizes are 4.10 18 and 2.75 21 can find rear tires but fronts are quite hard. anyybody got any ideas?
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2nd time around CBT: 8/9/11
125 Varadero

[mad4it028]

road tyre or off road?
for road on a 125 trail bike use the avon gripsters
i used them on an old kmx 125 and the grip was amazing
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[Jebus]

road tire, only offroad is up the drive, any idea were you can buy them?
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2nd time around CBT: 8/9/11
125 Varadero

[mad4it028]

bitza sell them but only to the trade im trade so thats who i use for all my tyres but any good bike shop should be able to get them
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[Type_Mo]

Ive found michelin siracs to be closest to road tyres for the DT.

And i get about 60 miles to a £7 tank and my bike gets thrashed every single second!
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[1eyedjim]

where can i get supermoto 17" wheels from and about how much? also would one from a yz fit
thanks

[stinkwheel]

https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=talon+wheels&btnG=Google+Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

Knock yourself out.