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First off I want to say a big thank you to Zoran (TWF) for all the time and effort spent with me giving advice, making spacers and putting up with my wordy PMs. I couldn't have done this without you! 
So I bought this CBR600F3 rear wheel about two months ago off of Ebay for about $160. I thought it would be a quick swap out for cheap money that would allow me to use a bigger tire and look schweet too. Hahahaha, what a fool I was!
Oh well, live and learn.
The wheel came and was in great shape, no scratches, spins true. But the paint was really faded--almost rusty brown, and one bearing was heat locked and wouldnt spin. So, I decided to fix it up before putting it on the bike...
I couldn't budge the bearings--they wouldn't come out no matter what I did so... off to the dealer to get them removed (cha-ching!)
Then I had the wheel powdercoated again and ordered new bearings, dust seals and collars. (cha-ching! cha-ching!). Man the powdercoater really laid it on thick--and Oh crap!!! He painted inside where the bearings go, CRAP!!! So I spend a day grinding and polishing the inner hub and lips--going through half a dozen Dremel tips (cha-ching!!!)
So now its ready for the bearings to go in! But... dammit I can't get the new bearings in this time either--back to the dealer again and I'll have them put the tires on at the same time. (cha-ching!)
The wheel came with a sprocket, but its a 530/43T and I need a 525/44T. So I look around the net for a cheap steel Sunstar for this wheel in the SV size... nope none available. So I have to order a custom aluminum, but hard anodized to make it last longer. Its pretty trick but... (cha-ching!!!!) And I also need a brake rotor... oooh that Galfer wave rotor looks badass, and pretty cheap on Ebay (cha-ching!!!)
Now I need some spacers from Zoran (cha-ching!!!) Hehehe, OK well I already knew I had to buy those--and they were very cheap. When they didn't fit right due to some excessively thick powdercoating and the slightly thicker rotor, Zoran made me a couple of extra right side spacers at different lenghts to try out--and one worked just right! What a great guy!
So finally after a LOT of grinding polishing, tweaking, test fitting, brake bleeding and some serious wear and tear on my credit card... its on and it looks AWESOME!!! Now I can use anything from a 160 to a 180 on the back.
Clicky!!! Clicky!!
After all this trouble, I'm very happy with how it came out.. of course now I hate the front, but I'm working on that. I learned a lot about how the rear end all goes together and a lot about how the rear caliper works too. Word of advice: Its a LOT easier to get the rear wheel on by yourself if you take the caliper off the hangar!!! Its only 1 bolt too and you don't have to bleed the lines. I did that anyway because the fluid was old.
Cheers!
So I bought this CBR600F3 rear wheel about two months ago off of Ebay for about $160. I thought it would be a quick swap out for cheap money that would allow me to use a bigger tire and look schweet too. Hahahaha, what a fool I was!
The wheel came and was in great shape, no scratches, spins true. But the paint was really faded--almost rusty brown, and one bearing was heat locked and wouldnt spin. So, I decided to fix it up before putting it on the bike...
I couldn't budge the bearings--they wouldn't come out no matter what I did so... off to the dealer to get them removed (cha-ching!)
Then I had the wheel powdercoated again and ordered new bearings, dust seals and collars. (cha-ching! cha-ching!). Man the powdercoater really laid it on thick--and Oh crap!!! He painted inside where the bearings go, CRAP!!! So I spend a day grinding and polishing the inner hub and lips--going through half a dozen Dremel tips (cha-ching!!!)
So now its ready for the bearings to go in! But... dammit I can't get the new bearings in this time either--back to the dealer again and I'll have them put the tires on at the same time. (cha-ching!)
The wheel came with a sprocket, but its a 530/43T and I need a 525/44T. So I look around the net for a cheap steel Sunstar for this wheel in the SV size... nope none available. So I have to order a custom aluminum, but hard anodized to make it last longer. Its pretty trick but... (cha-ching!!!!) And I also need a brake rotor... oooh that Galfer wave rotor looks badass, and pretty cheap on Ebay (cha-ching!!!)
Now I need some spacers from Zoran (cha-ching!!!) Hehehe, OK well I already knew I had to buy those--and they were very cheap. When they didn't fit right due to some excessively thick powdercoating and the slightly thicker rotor, Zoran made me a couple of extra right side spacers at different lenghts to try out--and one worked just right! What a great guy!
So finally after a LOT of grinding polishing, tweaking, test fitting, brake bleeding and some serious wear and tear on my credit card... its on and it looks AWESOME!!! Now I can use anything from a 160 to a 180 on the back.
Clicky!!! Clicky!!
After all this trouble, I'm very happy with how it came out.. of course now I hate the front, but I'm working on that. I learned a lot about how the rear end all goes together and a lot about how the rear caliper works too. Word of advice: Its a LOT easier to get the rear wheel on by yourself if you take the caliper off the hangar!!! Its only 1 bolt too and you don't have to bleed the lines. I did that anyway because the fluid was old.
Cheers!