TE to SM mod

I'm considering modifying my 'spare' TE into a Supermoto. At least in that guise I'll use it on the road while it's in one piece. I don't really have a need for a second off-road bike as my rally bike does all that.

Other than wheels, what would anyone else recommend changing to a TE to make it more SM like? I'm not bothered about the different gearing, I can get gearing I like enough by playing with sprockets.

I'm considering just getting the TE hubs laced to SM rims. I suppose the speedo calibration will be out, but I'm not too fussed about that.

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Thanks.

I'll see if I can source some rims in the UK first tho.

Question tho : why are rims listed as bike specific? Surely all that matters is the spoke count, diameter and width if it's going to get laced onto a stock hub?

They need spacers to suit disc location and disc to sprocket width, also the Caliper relocation bracket for the larger brake disc.

If I'm keeping the TE hubs, and so using the TE disks and brakes, then why do I need to relocate anything?

If you do it that way you should not have to.

That's the plan. As the 'spare' TE is a potential donor bike for parts on the rally bike, especially if/when I get into international events, I want to keep it as close to a stock TE as possible. SM rims on the TE hubs seems the simplest and quickest solution.

If you choose to go to the larger disc, check this out before, as I just went through it. Thou it may only be the 011-012 models.
http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/te449-and-wrong-caliper-bracket.35544/#post-343637

ThanKs for that.

If I was to go down that route, I'd probably fabricate my own bracket.

No problem.

http://motard-supermoto-wheels.sportsontheweb.net/husqvarna-te610-te510-te450.htm

Another option for you.

Also, there is a setting in the speedometer to change the wheel size.

No , on the 630 that is not an option. It is the same speedo unit on both, but once it is set at the factory, that is it.
I use a Trailtech Vapor dash to allow me to swap wheels.

Nice.. although machining spacers and whatnot is still more involved than just getting a different rim on a stock hub

I do have some spare wheels kicking about here, I might have a look at this as an option. Think all my cast road wheels are twin disk tho.

Ah didn't know that.

Twin disc is OK, just remove the unused one, if you're real fancy, make a block-off plate for it.

I have a TE 2008 with both wheel sets. I purchased them with the spacers / relocation bracket, it was pretty easy to install. The one piece that was tricky is that there was no good anchor for the speedo magnet on my new wheelset, I tried several solutions and eventually got my shop to make a bracket, but even that doesn't work at high speed. The SM wheelset is a winner on the motorway, though, especially two-up. But in town going around tight corners the SM's don't feel as stable compared to my TE wheels, the bike shimmies, is sensitive and oversteers - if you are planning on keeping them on all the time I would adjust the fork length to be shorter and stiffen up the suspension. I've found I actually prefer the TE wheels in town, and only put on the SMs on long road hauls.

Even on the rally bike I have the forks dropped through the yokes by 5-6mm so I'd probably set up the other bike in at least the same way, if not more aggressively. The wheel magnet is another reason I think I might just get SM rims built onto the TE hubs, as all that's taken care of already.

Anyway, that idea's taken a back burner for now, I'm off to the Hafren Rally. 140 miles of off-road racing in deepest, darkest Wales

I just glued a Neodymium magnet to the disc, fine so far.