Question on motorcycle wheel guide

Before I have one of these installed, is it for motorcycles or dirtbikes?

The reason I ask is that some wheel guides are geared towards the taller and narrower dirt bike wheels. Also, the front rotors on dirt bikes are way smaller than on a sport bike.

My concern is if the wheel guide is too tall, the rotors on my track bike will hit the bars and could be damaged in transport, when the bike is bouncing a bit in the back.

Or will a sportbike wheel with large rotors be fine?

I am doing a track day at Jennings next weekend and need to figure this out soon.

Thanks!

It is for dirtbikes only. One member on this site has an RR and modified the wheel guide to fit his bike. He pulled it apart to make it wider. If you do a search for motorcycles on this you can find it. I have a Ducati 1098 and we hauled it from San Diego to Monterey in the bed with no wheel choke, just tie downs and had no issues.

It is for dirtbikes only. One member on this site has an RR and modified the wheel guide to fit his bike. He pulled it apart to make it wider. If you do a search for motorcycles on this you can find it. I have a Ducati 1098 and we hauled it from San Diego to Monterey in the bed with no wheel choke, just tie downs and had no issues.

Cool. I will just use the speed chock that I got from my Ducati dealer then, which I can take out and put on the ground for when I pull into the pit area.

How do you like the 1098?

I had a Monster S2R1000, an S4RS and a 999s Team USA Edition(the one they only made 150 of).

I love Ducs. Right now I am on an FZ1 with Traxxion Dynamics and Penske race suspension, pipe, PCIII and custom map, modded airbox, 520 conversion, EBC Pro-Lite contour rotors, steel braided lines, CRG shorty levers and HH pads, plus some other stuff. Should make a decent track bike and is a blast on the street.

I want to get another Duc this spring though, and I am torn between a 1098, a Hypermotard and the Multistrada 1100s. The Strada makes the most sense for a two-up bike for the girlfriend.

It is my boyfiends bike and he loves is. He had two Honda's before this and could never afford one before. As soon as the 1098 came out he put his deposit on one. I ride on it with him and it's not too bad. The seat does get warm, but not anything you can't deal with. He is planning to get a monster as his next bike.

It is my boyfiends bike and he loves is. He had two Honda's before this and could never afford one before. As soon as the 1098 came out he put his deposit on one. I ride on it with him and it's not too bad. The seat does get warm, but not anything you can't deal with. He is planning to get a monster as his next bike.

Yeah, I never understood the allure of Ducati until I test drove one and then bought one. Now I am hooked.

The experience is unlike anything that has come out of Japan. So much fun, the owners are generally good people, and there is just something cool about their style and the way that they ride.

Jap bikes may be faster in some areas, but they are a dime a dozen and have very little character.

Here's a picture of the wheel guide. The bike shown is a dirt bike. Does this help you see if your bike will work with the Honda wheel guide?

http://www.handa-accessories.com/ridgeline/wheelguide.jpg

Here's a picture of the wheel guide. The bike shown is a dirt bike. Does this help you see if your bike will work with the Honda wheel guide?

http://www.handa-accessories.com/ridgeline/wheelguide.jpg

It looks like it might be too narrow to accomodate the rotors on a street bike.

This post by beemr shows a BMW R90 in the bed. Looks like it is using the OEM wheel guide. Not sure how the front wheel or rotor compare to your bike.

http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showpost.php?p=62284&postcount=44

Here is another RL owner that has better pictures of a street bike using the OEM wheel guide.

http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showpost.php?p=134746&postcount=35

Here is another RL owner that has better pictures of a street bike using the OEM wheel guide.

http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showpost.php?p=134746&postcount=35

Hmmm... It looks like it clears the rotors, but if my rotors are even 5mm larger in diameter, they might hit. I will try my floor chock and if it does not work, I will take that Honda wheel guide and bend it out a bit so that the rotors will not hit.

Thanks for the info!

Wouldnt you want the wheel guide snug against the sides of the wheel/tire to keep the tire from moving from side to side? Just stick a 1x4 in there to keep the rotors off the guide.

Wouldnt you want the wheel guide snug against the sides of the wheel/tire to keep the tire from moving from side to side? Just stick a 1x4 in there to keep the rotors off the guide.

Actually, that is probably not a bad idea.

Actually, that is probably not a bad idea.



BTW:

I'm heading up to Jennings the beginning of January sometime. ;) :D

BTW:

I'm heading up to Jennings the beginning of January sometime. ;) :D

It's a fun track, a little better than Tally.

Nothing like Road Atlanta or Barber though.