• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Austria - About 2014 & Newer
     FE = 4st Enduro & FC = 4st Cross

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FE/FC Second set of rims and tires for street only for my FE501S?

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Emig5m

Husqvarna
B Class
What's my best route for a second set of rims and tires for my 16 FE501S where I would keep the same speedometer calibration and gearing? Set of stock rims with street tires? I never got into supermoto but aren't supermoto rims 17" where the stockers are 18"? (well at least the rear) Or is the outside diameter of a supermoto tire on a 17" rim the same as the stock knobby on a 18"? Basically I want to be able to swap out a second set of street only tires and rims and keep the gearing and speedo calibration the same as the stock tires.
 
To keep same speedo calibration and gearing you'll need to stick with the stock size wheels. I think a set of Continental Trail Attack tires on the stock rims would be a good setup. Personally, I'm running Michelin T63 dual sport tires, they're fantastic on the road, and real good off road, gravel road, even ok on single track.

I had a Sumo setup for my TE630, and my final gearing was just a tad shorter, and speedo was off by about ~20% when running the 17" wheels. That said, it was a heck of a lot of fun on the street or a twisty back road with the 17's. I used my iphone in an Xgrip as a speedo, and the gearing wasn't changed enough to care.
 
Thanks, I'll go this route then. I looked up those tires and they look good for on-road. I'll also go with the Tusk Impact front and rear rim kit for my bike in the stock size although when I was looking at a new KX450f last Thursday I really thought the 19" rim with the lower profile tire looked so much more aggressive and meaner than my 18" with the higher profile tire (just like my Camaro with the 20's and lower profile tires looks so much meaner than my Lightning with 18's and a higher profile tire) so what *I might* do if I wait until spring to get a second set of rims and tires is just use my current stock rims with the 18" for the on-road tires and get a 19" rear with a new 19" knobby for off-road/MX. Yes, as crazy as it sounds, I want to hit some MX races on this bike next year. This will be my do everything bike from trail ride, to on-road, to even MX race, heh. The only problem is that I just bought a brand new Dunlop D606 in the stock 18" size so I'd have to wait longer than sooner to switch to a 19" rear rim. If it's a warm winter I'll want to do some road riding and not wait until my current tire is worn out so I would probably just stick with 18"...

I guess on top of the rims and tires I will have to buy two disc rotors front and rear, a rear sprocket, two rim locks front and rear, and obviously two tubes front and rear.... Am I missing anything?

On the rear tire size for the Contintal Trail Attacks they have 140/80-18 and 150/70ZR18. I guess I would stick to the stock size of 140/80-18? Is the 150/70ZR18 too big for the stock rim size?
 
I don't think you could have chosen a better "do it all" bike. Of course, my opinion may be biased. Here's one other thing to think about. Are there any rear wheel options available with a cush hub? A big knobby dual sport tire sort of acts a damper, but running a stiffer street biased tire, you may benefit by having a cush hub on the street set.
Also, consider, if you haven't already, putting 2 rim locks on your street rims, or, no rim locks. Either option will be easier to balance than just having just one. My old TE630 didn't have rim locks, KTM 690 Enduro's don't come with rim locks, personally, I'd run the street rims/rubber without, as you should be running pressures higher than needed to keep the tire seated anyway. Post some pics when you get this figured out :-)
 
SM stuff would be 17's both ends, and will make it a whooooole bunch more fun (and easier to ride) on the street. It'll really make it a completely different-handling critter.
 
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