rear rim interchangability

afternoon all - have a stock 1997 VFR & I am looking to pick up a spare rear wheel (long story)

does anyone know if the 4 bolt 5th/6th Gen rear rims slide straight on to my 3/4th Gen VFR hub setup?

does anyone know if there was any change in the hub/spigot set up between 1994 & 2004 ?

I know the spoke patterns are a little different (this isn't an issue aesthetically for me) - just concerned if there may be a fit issue

Any comments greatly appreciated

 

I believe the only wheel from the list below that will work on your 4th gen is the 8 spoke 3rd Gen wheels which are limited in quantity and in high demand which makes them very expensive and hard to obtain. I am positive that 5th and 6th Gen wheel are not compatible.

4th Gen VFR's (94 - 97) are 5" width
3rd Gen (90 - 93) are 5.5" width
5th Gen (1998-2001) are 5.5" width
6th Gen (2002+) are 5.5" width

Rollin

 

My Gen 5 VFR ('00) has an eight spoke wheel.

 

The 5th and 6th gen wheels do not have the cut oots like the 3rd and 4th did for the rotor bolts, would need to make a modification for that for them to bolt on.

 

did you have to modify this rim to make it fit your 2000 model Ryebread ?

 

I wasn't involved in putting the wheel on the bike. The previous owner did it, and unfortunately I've lost contact with him to ask him all the questions I now have after owning it for a while. All I remember him saying about the wheel was that it was off an earlier model VFR.

From what I can tell (and I'm still learning), it does not look like the rim was modified. The holes don't look bored out or anything. I could take some close-up pics but I'd rather not take it off.

 

Toecutter is right, but I think I saw somewhere on this forum that its not an impossible task.

 

no need for that, thanks for replying with pics of your wheel mod though

thanks all for the replies, I have managed to get hold of an identical 5 spoke off a 1994 model which is the same as my 1997 - so all is good, thanks for the help out though

 

on a side note. I have headr that the BMW rims that come from single sided swing arm beamers will fit also. Never tried but a BMW guy told me this.

 

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