How to: fit 2000-2002 Ktm wheels on 2006 te450

I will be adding pics once home but I wanted to post this for anyone needing the info. I acquired a set of 17 excels off a 2002 520 for supermoto duty on my husqvarna

Step 1= remove speedo side drive ring from hub, you only want the bearings in the hub nothing else

Step 2= on the tears pop out the factory Ktm spacers/ reducers, once removed the wheel bearings are the exact same size as husqvarna.

Step 3= order an extra set of rear husqvarna wheel spacers, once acquired you will need to remove roughly an 1/8th of an inch off either side. Once completed the rear will now bolt on.

Step 4= for the front disc side you will need a spacer I believe mine came off a crf 450 I will confirm later. You also need the axle from a 2002 Ktm front.

Step 5= this is the tricky part. It'll all fit together and line up but with the smaller diameter axle your fork legs will no longer clamp to them. Below I will post my solution and specs. Once these bushings are made your ready to bolt on and go. I had a buddy machine mine for me and they work perfect. You need to cut a slit in them so they can clamp together when you tighten the fork leg

Also if anyone sees this that has a 2005 era husky I may have something you'd be interested in, my bike came with the rotor guard for the front. I never ran it but I have to keep the mount as I don't have the stock wheel spacer, , if someone has the disc side stock wheel spacer and wants to give it to me I'll send you my aluminum rotor guard and mount straight across

And they fit perfect!

SUCESS!!!

16T countershaft clearance. I was running 16/43 on stock wheels now these will be 16/40

I used a Ktm front brake locator

How does the chain line up on the rear sprocket?

I know running a Husky 2 stroke wheel o a Husky 4stk causes the chain to misaligned inward at the rear.

It actually aligned perfectly. And since you have to shave the stock husky spacers on the rear you can bias it towards one side a little. But on mine I didn't as it was fine centered. Rode it for the first time yesterday and forgot how Michu better street riding on 17's is

And for anyone else doing work for info our front brake is the same as a 2003 Ktm 300 and he rear brake caliper is the same as a 2000 Ktm lc4 makes it a lot easier getting parts for them I found

Good job!

Thanks, it's a blast! I'll post up another pic but I also found fork guards for 2000-2007 Ktms fit our bikes

Thanks, was looking for some black ones for mine and couldn't find any,top man

Anytime, I'm trying to use this thread to compile compatibility between other more readily available parts. It almost looks like crf guards will work too but not positive. These are acerbis black guards for a 2000-2007 Ktm 125-500 and comes with the same cable clamp and everything for the speedo wire and brake line. Bolts up perfectly no modification needed

Ripped it for the first time today. Can't believe the difference 17's make on the street vs stock wheels and do tires. I was dragging my pegs and not even close to the traction threshold. Bike is a blast! With the new wheels and gearing this should help out below, my gearing I feel is perfect for the street. I can cruise at 70 and carve the mountains just fine. First is a little tall but any dirt riding I swap wheels.

16/40 gearing with 17's

2005 te450 gearing with 17's
65mph at 5700 rpm
70mph at 6100 rpm
And 75 at 6500 rpm.

Side view with the 2000-2007 Ktm fork guards

Also I received 49mpg this morning with my mountain ride! About 30% highway 70% mountain riding hard!