V11 LeMans wheel into early Sport 1100

[CFB]

Being of mind to add a cush-drive to my 1995 Sport, I borrowed a V11 LeMans wheel.

The spacing provided by the brake carrier makes the wheel run on centre, so that's one win.

I expected the reaction rod support bracket to displace the bevel box:

Numerous means to recover some of that sideways displacement, but not all of it.

 

The Sport 1100i had a 160/70R17 standard. So I wasn't expecting to run the 180/55 as was on this rim (which made for some fun on the trial fitting while it was in-out, in-out etc to measure it all up)

 

I am not inclined to think a Sport 1100i bevel box housing would get everything straightened out. Can someone advise if the Sport 1100i had a 5.5" rim? If so there has got to be some other bits that changed because if I get the bevel box nestling snugly up against the cush driving plate, the UJ is going to interfere with the rim big time:

The UJ guard had to come off just for this dry run / with the bevel box hard up against the swing arm.

 

I love the post on fitting a 6" Aprilia rim to a Daytona. Out of my league.

[raz]

The Sporti had a 4.50x17 rear rim and came with a 160/70 tyre (Daytona had the same rim but 160/60 tyre). Early V11's also had 4.50x17 rear but came with a 170/60. I'm not sure if this rim is identical with the Sporti one but I suspect it is.

 

Later V11's (or just some of them?) have the 5.50x17 and this one is interchangable with the narrower one on V11's, but it wont fit the Sporti because of the clearance issues you experience.