• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

Terra-fy your Strada...

GreenRidingRed said:
Donkeys did you still have your Strada wheels you're trying to get rid of? I was going to get a Strada at a dealer this weekend but they had just sold it and have a few Terra's available. I love the wheels on the Strada though! If not maybe somebody else would want to trade. Seems like more people are trying to go to spoked rims than the other way around.
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GreenRidingRed said:
Donkeys did you still have your Strada wheels you're trying to get rid of? I was going to get a Strada at a dealer this weekend but they had just sold it and have a few Terra's available. I love the wheels on the Strada though! If not maybe somebody else would want to trade. Seems like more people are trying to go to spoked rims than the other way around.
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I sold my rims. You should be able to find a set though. Also, check out the BMW wheels too, as the Strada wheels are indeed BMW wheels.
 
GreenRidingRed said:
Donkeys did you still have your Strada wheels you're trying to get rid of? I was going to get a Strada at a dealer this weekend but they had just sold it and have a few Terra's available. I love the wheels on the Strada though! If not maybe somebody else would want to trade. Seems like more people are trying to go to spoked rims than the other way around.
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GreenRidingRed, I was thinking about getting a Terra, but I want ABS, as it would also serve as a commuter. If I am able to pick one up, maybe we can trade wheels and such. PM me if this sounds good to you.
 
I am interested in trading my Strada wheels for spoked wheels. Not particular about the size. I'd prefer 18/21 Terra wheels, but wouldn't turn down a trade for 17/19 or 17/21 from a BMW.
 
Hi RD -- I have a 2013 Terra and really love it, but was thinking of Terra-fying a Strada as you have done. When you changed the wheels out, did it change the overall seat height by much? In other words, by changing out the wheels, did it just essentially change it back to the same seat height as the Terra? Or is there something that I'm missing in the differences between the bikes. (The Terra is just a bit tall for me, and I would like to have the same trail-worthiness of the Terra but the lower overall height of the Strada.)


Thanks**************************************** Jen
 
Hey Jen,
I did this on my Strada quite some time ago. You will get a little taller in the seat. I personally think it's worth it for the advantages of spoked rims. You can always use a Kuba Link or seat concepts lower seat to get your height dialed in. My bike is pretty tall with a seat concepts tall seat and the new rims, but it make for more leg room and comfort on longer hauls. Love it!
 
Thinking I might end up with a Strada soon. Is there a place online to order the 18/21 Terra wheels and front fender, or do you have to go through a dealer?
 
Just an FYI the BMW spoked wheels are a direct match--pretty easy to find on Ebay. Somewhere on the internet I show when I did a bit of testing with my friend's Sertao. I was able to take his spoked wheels and put them on my Strada with no mods. Ended up buying some Terra wheels from a Cafe Husky guy who went all the way and got Excels--love the spokes, still loving the bike.
 
Jen.Mathis said:
Hi RD -- I have a 2013 Terra and really love it, but was thinking of Terra-fying a Strada as you have done. When you changed the wheels out, did it change the overall seat height by much? In other words, by changing out the wheels, did it just essentially change it back to the same seat height as the Terra? Or is there something that I'm missing in the differences between the bikes. (The Terra is just a bit tall for me, and I would like to have the same trail-worthiness of the Terra but the lower overall height of the Strada.)


Thanks Jen
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Sorry I'm a bit slow on the reply. I'm separated from my TR650 by over 1000 miles right now, and soon to be a lot further. Needless to say, I'm not on the forum much. Seeing everyone have fun with their bikes makes me miss mine.

Going to the 21"/18" spoked rims should only increase your seat height by 0.5" tops. If you use the 17" spoked rear (21"/17"), you will only raise it 0.2".

The difference was definitely noticeable for me because I have a relatively short inseam. But I got the hang of it quickly, and last year I put a Seat Concepts +1" seat on the bike to increase the seat to peg distance. Not I am absolutely stretching my limits for seat height, and I can only get one foot down at stops. The great thing about the TR is that the center of gravity is very low, so leaning it in on one foot is quite easy, even on long days.
 
I'm actually thinking I'll keep the stock Strada wheels now and do k60 rear tkc80 front tubeless. I know guys say spoked wheels are stronger but seriously what does it take to mess up a Strada wheel? Part of me kind of wants to find out...
 
Ogre_fl said:
So it takes hitting at tree head on at 30-40.
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I imagine a lot less would bend it. That impact would have ruined most wheels.

The real difference is this: When a cast wheel bends or cracks, you're done. Ride over. When a spoke wheel bends, your tube can still stay inflated. You can get out of the woods in most cases.
 
Just got my Strada today and rode the crap out of it, really love it from the little I've ridden. Think I will stick with the cast wheels till they break, least then It'll show I've developed enough riding skill to need spoked, or will be in the hospital thus eliminating the need for anything for a while.

Where the heck do you buy a Terra front fender though now? Google is failing me.
 
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