Here's my version of the C10 Mean Streak 17" rear wheel conversion. Credit to Yamahawk for the inspiration. I had time to mock this up while waiting for a new driveshaft to arrive.
I had difficulty finding a machine shop with the equipment to machine the wheel, so I went with using the MS rear caliper, disc, and bracket. I was able to take off the necessary material from the bracket myself.
I found an extra C10 brake stay with the plan of fabbing up a longer version to clock the caliper back, per Yamahawk's installation. To my delight, I discovered that since I run a Givi saddlebag/Happy Trail rack setup, I had plenty of clearance to leave the caliper in the stock C10 location. So all I had to do is cut off one ear of the stay, drill out the hole, and get a shorter M12 bolt (trimmed to approx. 22.5mm) to fasten stay to bracket. The pic of the trimmed stay is at a bad angle & makes it look like it's touching the disc, but it's not...it's even with the inside of the bracket.
The brake line is a bit long since I had ordered one with the idea that I would have to clock the caliper back, but it still works. The stock C10 line is a couple inches short.
The nice thing is I can throw the original C10 parts back on in no time at all, should I ever have to get rid of the bike.
I had difficulty finding a machine shop with the equipment to machine the wheel, so I went with using the MS rear caliper, disc, and bracket. I was able to take off the necessary material from the bracket myself.
I found an extra C10 brake stay with the plan of fabbing up a longer version to clock the caliper back, per Yamahawk's installation. To my delight, I discovered that since I run a Givi saddlebag/Happy Trail rack setup, I had plenty of clearance to leave the caliper in the stock C10 location. So all I had to do is cut off one ear of the stay, drill out the hole, and get a shorter M12 bolt (trimmed to approx. 22.5mm) to fasten stay to bracket. The pic of the trimmed stay is at a bad angle & makes it look like it's touching the disc, but it's not...it's even with the inside of the bracket.
The brake line is a bit long since I had ordered one with the idea that I would have to clock the caliper back, but it still works. The stock C10 line is a couple inches short.
The nice thing is I can throw the original C10 parts back on in no time at all, should I ever have to get rid of the bike.