asphalt tire ?

[375hp banshees]

what are you asphalt guys, running for front tire, & rim sizes, & why?

 

Dave

[SlowerThanYou]

what are you asphalt guys, running for front tire, & rim sizes, & why?

 

Dave

 

2.50 X 10 on a 2" wide rim. Why?; wieght savings, less friction and great reaction times. Bryan

[375hp banshees]

Are there any advantages to 5/8 over stock banshee spindles, other than better prices on rims & more choices... what kind of scooter tires you guys running?

[Lightninn]

Are there any advantages to 5/8 over stock banshee spindles, other than better prices on rims & more choices... what kind of scooter tires you guys running?

 

5/8" (jr dragster) spindles are lighter than the stock banshee spindle. The size wheels I'm using are 10x4 with a 10x3.5 tire. The tire brands vary. As a side note, you can purchase bearing kits to convert wheels set up for 5/8" spindles to Banshee stock style. JJ&A Racing is one company that carries them.

[csrmel]

375, with youre setup, youre best bet is some light weight douglas alloy wheels and some 120/90-10 zuma scooter tyres. this is a light weight combo. its what i run. if you remove the front brakes and use the stock spindles, hubs and just run the thin douglas wheels with zuma tyres, its only a few lbs more than those expensive 2 or 3 inch spindleless seups. but you save a few hundred bucks.

 

 

 

the spindle convert kits cost a lot and you only save a few lbs per side compared to blue label wheels and zuma tyres (espically worn down zuma tyres), so unless you are going all out it aint worth it for most people. if you are going to build an all out dedicated drag bike, then go for it. but i think i remember that you use youre banshe for dual purpose like i do. in that case, stick with the stock spindles and hubs. they really dont weigh that much, and the spindle weight is close to the axle to there is low inertia. (as weight gets farther from the centre of rotation its inetia grows exponentially. the spindleless setups do not take away much from the dynamic effect of interia close to the hub. they really only shine out by the tyres where the weight is more dynamic. if you want to drop a few lbs, drop some off youre body weight. thats what i did. its free too. im not saying youre fat or anything. but damn near everyone could lose a few lbs of body weight.

i went from 260lbs to 218. and i still want to go lower, but im a big mother fucker at 6'5 and its getting hard to lose that last 20lbs. i think i would look emaciated if i went lower than 200lbs. however racing against 15 year old 110lb jockeys is motivation for me go sub 200.

 

besides that, blue label douglas wheels with zuma tyres weigh about half of what a stock banshee front wheel and tyre weighs. take off the front brakes and it goes even lower.

 

 

by the way i assume you have shaved off all the stock frame brackets for useless things like stock pipe mounts, front fender mounts, swing arm skid plate mount brackets, parking brake cable routing bracket, etc right? i think you can knock 5lbs off in 20 minutes with an angle grinder just going after unused brackets. tip the shee on her tail and attack it with the grinder! dont forget to touch it up with some pj1 factory matching paint or else that frame will rust out where you grind on it.

since you use the banshee for dual purpose, i would advise against cutting supporting brackets, gussets and any actual tubing though.