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Posted by Bucko
- July 11, 2017, 01:33:41 AMIt's not that weird to put a rear tire on the front. The direction of rotation should be reversed. In the old days, lots of tires could be mounted front or rear with an appropriate rotation arrow for each.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 10, 2017, 22:19:28 PMThe stock tires on the Drifter 800 were frt: 130/90/16 rear is 140/90/16. I would really consider replacing the tires at this point. Metz 888 Ultra are an awesome tire and come in Wide White Walls. I would also go with new rim liners and new tubes.
Front Fender Guard, if you find one you will have the Unicorn in the house. I ordered mine from Belgium like 4 years ago and have seen none since. You might find one from another bike you can mod to fit or even make your own.
Posted by geewago
- July 10, 2017, 22:03:18 PMI bought a drifter about a year ago. The tires have 90% tread but they are old. Plus they had the same size tire on the front as on the back. Not only that the front tire has "for rear tire mount only" stamped on the side. I've got a service manual but it says nothing about original tire size. What size is supposed to be on a 800 Drifter? I'm wanting to put some new tires on.
Also I've noticed in pictures a lot of folks have a front fender rail. I can find a lot of rails for various other bikes but none recommended for the drifter. Does anyone know where these are available or what type from another bike would adapt easily on there?
I've given up on finding a seat rail. Apparently none were ever made for the 800. I'll probably just have to improvise there or do without. Thanks for any input on these matters.