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Motorbike Wheel Q....

scootz - 7/8/10 at 06:48 PM

Can anyone help... ???

Does the rear wheel of a motorbike rotate around the spindle, or does the spindle rotate with the wheel and their joint rotational load is placed on the swing-arm???

Ta muchly!

bigrich - 7/8/10 at 06:51 PM

rear spindle is fixed, wheel rotates on this

scootz - 7/8/10 at 06:53 PM

Ta Rich... that's the answer I wanted to hear!

Peteff - 7/8/10 at 07:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by bigrich
rear spindle is fixed, wheel rotates on this

Wheel rotates on it's bearings

3 of them on a wheel with a separate sprocket and cush drive.

RAYLEE29 - 7/8/10 at 09:01 PM

As above except any bike with a single sided swingarm then the wheel is fixed to the spindle which rotates on bearings eg ducati bmw honda vfr
Ray