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In general, completely agree. I do wish Norton would have gone 400x18 (w/WM3) rear and 350x19 (w/WM2) front so I understand the desire for a wider rear wheel. I think Tom is going too wide but it's his bike and he's making it his way. He also has a 16" rear wheel with a very big tire - as least he's not putting that on!The back end has little extra room unless you give up or modify the chain guard. There is not a lot of wiggle room up front either but being slightly off center would be OK, IMHO. Without a machine shop, you can't move the front hub left/right so rim offset is the only option. The rear hub could be moved left/right DIY with effort but again rim offset can be adjusted. Having the front off center will probably require modified fender stays as they often are quite close to the tire.All that said, If I were in charge of the build, I wouldn't allow more than a 1/4" off center and I would require the centerline of the front and rear rims to be inline even if not inline with the center of the frame and I think that Tom's goal.
In general, completely agree. I do wish Norton would have gone 400x18 (w/WM3) rear and 350x19 (w/WM2) front so I understand the desire for a wider rear wheel. I think Tom is going too wide but it's his bike and he's making it his way. He also has a 16" rear wheel with a very big tire - as least he's not putting that on!
The back end has little extra room unless you give up or modify the chain guard. There is not a lot of wiggle room up front either but being slightly off center would be OK, IMHO. Without a machine shop, you can't move the front hub left/right so rim offset is the only option. The rear hub could be moved left/right DIY with effort but again rim offset can be adjusted. Having the front off center will probably require modified fender stays as they often are quite close to the tire.
All that said, If I were in charge of the build, I wouldn't allow more than a 1/4" off center and I would require the centerline of the front and rear rims to be inline even if not inline with the center of the frame and I think that Tom's goal.