YoshiHNS

For 5th gen (and probably 6th gen), 1098 works better. For 4th gen, 848 fits with mismatched parts. Have to consider wheel/tire clearance on the 4th gen, which was meant for a smaller wheel than the 5th gen.

When I went to Mid-Ohio a few weeks ago, they had to implement a ban on ALL oil filters with the nut. Not just K&N, since the same company really makes all of them rebranded. Two bikes with them had them pop at the track. Sticking with OEM pays off.

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No pics or measurements needed, just to confirm that the wheel is supposed to fit right on the drive pins and have little to no movement on them, without putting the cone and nut on.

Here's a question for you Murray, since I don't know how it's supposed to exactly fit. The 848 wheel is driven by the four pins. Does it also locate the wheel? When I repaired my wheel, I also had an 848 axle to test fit it, and the wheel is rock solid. No movement in any direction whatsoever. I took this as I did a good job re-cutting the holes for the pins in the right location. But then there's the cone washer that sits against the wheel. Originally, the nut and cone were two different parts. I took this as the cone could shift a bit and settle into the wheel if it was slightly off. But then, that means that the wheel may not be perfectly concentric with the axle. Aftermarket parts have the cone and nut as one piece, meaning the cone will push the wheel to be concentric with the axle. But if the drive pins or holes on the wheel for them are slightly off, then there will be an overconstrained condition. So are the holes for the pins supposed to be slightly loose to account for this? Or is everything really made to that good of a tolerance? How did your wheel fit up?

Pretty sure I remember SSBurns programming one at TMAC this year on his 4th gen.

They didn't seem to spend a lot of thought on what went in the quoted sections. And they could have shown or talked about some of the real fine details that are easy to miss from pictures of the whole bike.

That's too small of a frame for that engine. You need to do something more to the SAE Formula scale.

Move on to the next bike magazine. There are surely a couple others out there that are worthwhile.

The cush drive is a sweet idea. I might have to give it a go.

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