I picked up some Akront rims that were used on a 2000 SM610. The previous owner put them on his TE410 ('96?). After some hair pulling with fitting the rear caliper and chain length issue after fitting the sprockets (the factory manual specs are incorrect for the chain length and/or sprocket sizes). I ordered and received the supermoto speedo sensor (this is a cable driven speedo model). Swapping that out and using the adaptor plate that came with the rims to relocate the caliper for the larger rotor, I installed the front wheel. Everything fits and the wheel spins and the brakes work. But the rotor is rubbing significantly on the pads. With the wheel off the ground, a good hard spin gets maybe 3-4 rotations. Riding at 20mph or so, there is a strong whine, somewhat like a siren, higher in pitch the faster you go, coming from the front. It sounds like it's coming from the speedo sensor. I was careful to make sure the notches on the sensor fit correctly in the hub and ensured the square cable end was properly fitted as well. A mechanic suggested incorrect spacers, thinking they were mounted to different forks, but checking the '00 SM610 shows the same spacers for the '03 TE610. Of course, that doesn't mean the prior owner didn't change them, but on cursory glance, it looks ok. Any suggestions on what I should look at or what I might be doing wrong?
I'd say not exactly the correct wheels.... 2000 SM610 had USD Marzocchi fork not the right side up Marzocchi's on your TE610E. The offset on the disc may be off. I bought an extra pair of wheels off a TE610 for my '03 TE610E, but I got them off a '98 which had the same forks. My dealer said '00 wheels wouldn't work. If they were on a TE410, it possibly was a '00 with USD Zokes. A '96 might have had USD Showa forks, but it would have beem a WXC 410 that year.
THe confusion comes because a 2000 TE610/SM610 left kick and a 2000 TE610E/SM610S electric start use different forks and wheels.
Did any TE410s use USD forks? That's what the prior owner had them mounted on, although he said they came off a 2000 sm610.
I just called the guy I bought them from to clarify some details. He thinks they came off an '02 610sm (he was moderately sure of the year). He mounted them w/o changes to a 2000 te410 w/left side kick. He swears it didn't have USD forks because his friends razzed him about it's ancient suspension and his fork seals leaked up top. But the left side kick part makes me wonder... I'm not sure if the parts manual I downloaded is for that model. I'll have to dig some more. The hubs seem the same, even the spacers look correct compared to the 21" rim I pulled off. I'm wondering if I just need to put a washer on the caliper adaptor bracket. But I'll dig for more parts info.
I compared the parts manual for a 2000 Te610 left side kick w/usd forks with the one for my '03 te610e. I can't tell if the hub is the same since it's not available on it's own and the assembly has fewer parts in the assembly for one model than the other. However, the caliper side has a spacer and a washer for the left side kick model and on my model, it has a single spacer with a flat top on it as if they made the washer and spacer as a single part. The supermoto wheel has the proper type spacer for my model. There is no washer. I didn't really have any problem mounting the wheel. The rotor was fatter, so I had to spread the pads quite a bit. I'm not sure what the deal is with the speedo yet.
I checked out the original speedo sensor (TE) that I replaced with the SM version. I think the new sensor is defective. I can easily spin the gear with my finger on the old one and the new one was very, very stiff. Someone suggested removing some brake fluid, but seeing as i had to pump the lever several times to get it to feel right (I'd pried the pads way apart to make room for the fatter rotor), I don't think that would make a difference. The wheel spins, just not as freely as I'd like.
I talked to Dan at MotoXotica who had several speedo gears on hand. Apparently they're all difficult to spin when new. When I took a closer look at the hubs, it appears that the tabs on the drive ring (which spin the speedo gear) in the hub were inset 1/8-1/4" more on the 17" rim than on the 21". When I looked at the tabs on each hub, the problem became obvious... The tabs on the ring (which drive the speedo gear) in the hub are shorter on the 17" rim. They're worn and damaged. So they don't connect with the tabs on the speedo gear. I pulled the ring and confirmed that the tabs are indeed munged. Should be $13 in parts and a trip over the hill to get Tom at Moore and Sons to install them since I know I'll shred the seal if I try to install it. Thanks to everyone for their guidance and help!
