![]() ![]() ![]() I plan on having a somewhat badass looking enduro by the time this is done. ![]() As promised I will update this thread with the progress. I will be shipping the wheels to them this weekend. If I already had the axles, rotors, spacers, calipers, and axle clamps for the XChallenge then I might want to, but I don't so why not get a decent set of wheels. that I DO NOT want to get XChallenge wheels for this thing. Thanks to you all I am beginning to see the light. He said the challenge will be in figuring out if the larger XMoto calipers will clear the spokes. If I ship them my current Xmoto wheels with the brake rotor and calipers they will attempt to create a spoked front 21" and rear 18" wheel that will use all of my original hardware. I spoke with Woody's Wheels and it seems like they may be able to help. Maybe I'll be able to save up enough $$ for those Moto wheels, just maybe. The 4357 forks will fit the stock tree's, so you wouldn't use/need the full kit unless you went to the 4860 forks. Perhaps you could just get the adapter parts with out the triple clamp. If you went with KTM 4357 WP forks, Emig racing offers an axel, caliper and spacers to run a KTM front wheel and rotor with a Challenge caliper on the WP forks as part of their 4860 WP conversion kit. It's sure tougher finding a used BMW hub and wheel though. If not, perhaps only an adapter plate would be all you need there. And I'm not sure if the Moto caliper will bolt directly to the fork legs and line up with the 280mm rotors or not by just removing the stock Moto caliper adapter. I don't think there would be any reason you couldn't use the larger Moto caliper that you already have as long as you have spoke clearance from the fatter 4 pison non-floating caliper. You'd be able to use all stock parts for the axel, spacers and ABS. The Country set up is the same except for 19" wheel and non-wave looking rotor. The quick and easy would be to get a used 21"Challenge wheel and hub assembly. The Moto and Challenge rotors of course will not interchange on the BMW spooked and cast wheels. All the cool kids are doin it -) Are you gonna sell me your Moto wheels when you're done? It might feel fine, But if you have to buy a new wheel, spacers, brake components anyway, now would be the time to slip in a set of vastly superior forks too. A set of Ebay Challenge forks or swapping over to some shivers or WP 4357 KTM's might be worth your consideration. May be better for Baja runs, but it may feel sluggish or heavier in the tight stuff compared to Challenge forks than you'd like. Using those forks with a 21" wheel may have excesive trail for your style of riding. The lower axle clamps are offset less (rearward) to provide more trail with the 17" Moto wheel. That's all minor stuff, the important thing is that The fork assemblies between the two have different part numbers. The internal valving is the same on the Moto and Challenge as evidenced by the same cartridge part numbers in the BMW fische. You may have to swap out your Moto caliper and or adapter to fit the Challenge's 280mm dia and possibly different offset. One thing you may look at is the front forks, Of course you'll be able to mount up a Challenge or Country front wheel. If you have any input at all on this or a link to a relevant post I would appreciate it!!! Thank you! Stay tuned to this post and with any luck I'll post pics of the results. ![]() With all of that (Wheels, and rotors included) I should be dirt ready for around 1500 -1700 bucks which sure beats buying and paying taxes on a used XChallenge. I also plan on getting a TrailTech HID headlight unit, an Acerbis front fender and OEM fork guards. If I want to keep as much of my Xmoto front suspension as possible what are the parts I must replace in order to fit a set of XChallenge wheels? (Is there a way to remove the caliper/axle mount perhaps and swap it out?) I think my front suspension will work fine for offroad use (with some reworked internals possibly) but I've heard that the caliper mounts and axle location are different for the XChallenge wheels. **Wheel Swap Out.** I want to go with a set of spoked offroad wheels. Is anyone familiar with the Xmoto who could offer some advice on doing so?Ģ. **Suspension set up.** I would like to keep the suspension components already on the bike but just tune them for offroad use. I have the following questions for you guys since my dealer knows absolutely nothing the G650X bikes.ġ. I am outgrowing my supermoto addiction and now want to get back to my dirt riding roots by converting my BMW G650Xmoto into an enduro/dualsport bike. I hardly ever post here but I am an AVID reader. ![]()
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