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Offline Mick D

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Please identify this hub/wheel ?
« on: June 03, 2019, 02:39:54 PM »
Hi members,
Like the heading says,
New one on me.
Nice to know what era it qualifies for as wheel.
"light weight, and it works great"  :)

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Re: Please identify this hub/wheel ?
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2019, 02:48:42 PM »
"light weight, and it works great"  :)

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Re: Please identify this hub/wheel ?
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2019, 02:50:04 PM »
Yah, picture success,
Brake drum diameter is 140mm.
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Re: Please identify this hub/wheel ?
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2019, 07:17:32 PM »
Any markings on the rim and can you show brake side of hub
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Offline David Lahey

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Re: Please identify this hub/wheel ?
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2019, 07:43:01 PM »
Have a look here at a KT250 front hub

http://www.trials.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=11959

It's a lot like yours but the KT is 120mm drum diameter and would need the speedo drive part machined off. I thought the designs were similar enough that yours could also be off a Kawasaki
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Re: Please identify this hub/wheel ?
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2019, 09:44:30 PM »
Mick,it looks like a Husky wheel.140mm only came on the 74 Mag 250,all the rest of the Huskies were 160mm.

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Re: Please identify this hub/wheel ?
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2019, 10:00:06 PM »
KL250A  1978

Looks close


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Re: Please identify this hub/wheel ?
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2019, 06:58:12 AM »
Most certainly a Husky wheel. If it has a mud catcher rim it's pre'75 if not, it's '75/'76/'77. It could find a home here if you don't one for it there.
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Re: Please identify this hub/wheel ?
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2019, 10:27:26 AM »
 Had me stumped. So apprecite all the replies. Yes the Kawaski one is very similar.
Yes Michael it does have a very good mudcatcher rim fitted. Looks to be a "light weight" hub, so worth restoring if I manage to find a complete backing plate at the right price?


But, a coupe of questions spring to mind now
-Are they a reasonable stopper?
-No doubt Husqvarna must of chosen a smaller 140mm to improve handling further for 1974 mag model?
-Are the 160mm Husky hubs a good stopper? And are they of a similar light weight construction too?

Thanks

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Re: Please identify this hub/wheel ?
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2019, 08:33:01 PM »
Yes, they are good stoppers. The 400 in '74 had the bigger hub, mag250 had the smaller one, both work well.  I may have a "spare" backing plate, I'll have to go looking.
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