Help- Need Tires for Paso

[ducatiz]

I am going to try to find out something from FBF - I had a friend try to get some details about a SS of his that they had worked on and they basically told him to pound sand......

that's funny.  i bought a bike that Mikmar had worked on a while back.  seller said he did a bunch of engine work and some tuning of the heads, forks, etc.

i called them up and the owner (Mike) called me back the same day -- with all the service records on the bike.  gave me a list of things he did and what he found wrong.. 

.. and then called me back the next day because he found one more item.

too bad FBF doesn't do the same quality of cust service... 

and they are only 2 hours apart...

[Desmo Demon]

He got the old wheels off of my now defunct '02 Sport750 project.  So they're the newer designed wheels with a 4.5 rear, 25mm front axle and a 17mm rear axle.

You may have some issues finding bearings for the front wheel hub to get the ID down to the 17mm for the stock Paso axle. Depending on what is available for bearings sizes, you may need to machine the hub 1-2mm for a larger OD for the bearing. I do not remember off the top of my head which ODs are available with a 17mm for bearings. I know I looked it up a while ago and posted something to that affect on the Paso Forum. I don't think you will have any problems getting bearings and making a spacer for the 17mm rear wheel to convert to the 20mm rear axle of the Paso.

With the rear 17" conversion and using the stock swingarm, you will have to watch out for the clearance between the center of the tire tread and the "U" section of the swingarm. If you go with too high of a profile tire and do not have the axle adjusters far enough back, you can rub the tire on the swingram. If you want to do the conversion correctly, try to get your hands on a 907 swingarm. It will bolt right in and has more clearance for the tire, plus.....the 907 rear end uses a 17mm axle, so you won't have to convert the bearings and spacer on the 17" wheel.

I have everything needed, including the 907 swingarm assembly, to convert my Paso if there is ever a need. I've been collecting the parts for the last two years.

[Rob Hilding]

Thanks for the info!

Will post here how the conversion goes.........