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Will a 91 cr125 rear wheel fit my 89 cr500? Mike and I were talking about my broken spoke the other day which got me to thinking I could just stick the 125 wheel on there and not worry about a spoke for a while. Should I bother with switchin em, steal a spoke from the 125, or wait on the Honda shop to drag ass around until they figure out how to sell them separately?

I don't know if it fits but the 125 has a 19" rim that isn't as wide as your 89 CR500.

Does someone have a couple of spokes and nipples off and 18" rear wheel you could send Travis?

teemtrubble wrote:I don't know if it fits but the 125 has a 19" rim that isn't as wide as your 89 CR500.

Does someone have a couple of spokes and nipples off and 18" rear wheel you could send Travis?

That's alright Mike. I didn't know the 125 had a 19 in 91. I thought that was just later years. If the axle is the same I am switching them tomorrow even if it is a 19. I just found out they closed the last place I had to ride locally anyway. So that leaves me to pavement riding now. I will run the skinny wore out 125 tire til she blows. Then buy a spoke and put my new tire back on it. haha

I could be wrong I thought it was a 19" wheel

I honestly don't know. I just assumed they were the same size. What about the axle though?

It is an 18 and it fits. Spins something horrible but I can ride it and not worry about my spokes. It is supper skinny though. looks like a short front tire on there though. haha Do you guys think the swingarm will fit? If the front area is the same I may have that 125 arm lengthened for better hill climbin.

YO I USED A OLD YAMAHA RIM TACKASGO EXCELL OF AN OLD 80 MODEL FRONT RIM AND USED HONDA SPOKES AND NIPPLES WORKED GOOD AND NOW NO YOU CAN NEARLY USE ANY RIMS SAME INCH