F2 front wheel questions

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I am sure I could find answers to this if in here if I was less lazy.. but ...

Using stock hawk front end, can I run the stock hawk fender with a f2 wheel? Also I think I need to use the f2 spacers instead of the hawk on at least one side, can anyone confirm?

[JR]

When I done this mod the Stock fender fits ok and you need the CBR F2
spacer as its a wider wheel than the Hawk. However you may run into a slight problem as a few others have found including myself, had a clearance issue with the caliper bracket.

The most common front wheel replacement for the Hawk is the front from the Honda CBR600 F2. This wheel is a bolt-up replacement (in most cases), with the stock Hawk rotor fitting the bolt circle for the F2 rotors just fine. You need the right side wheel spacer from the F2, and that should do it. Some listers have had to shave some material off of the mounting lugs (after 88?) for best clearance, and some have had to make no modifications whatsoever.(-ed.)

I finally installed my F2 wheel yesterday, with single Hawk disk, MEZ1 tire, and some nifty stainless button head allen screws covering up the disk holes on the other side. I too ran into some interference between the disk and caliper mounting bracket. Careful measuring revealed that the F2 wheel places the Hawk disk 0.085" or so further out (towards the fork tube), compared to the stock wheel. I ended up pulling the disc pads, sliding the mounting bracket off, removing the speedo cable support, slider pin and slider pin boot from the bracket. This allowed for lapping the mounting boss surfaces (on a flat plate with sandpaper) about 0.020" - 0.030". After a careful cleaning and reassembly, the interference problem disappeared, it fit like a champ. [Thx Jeff Gum]

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Re: F2 front wheel questions

I am sure I could find answers to this if in here if I was less lazy.. but ...

Using stock hawk front end, can I run the stock hawk fender with a f2 wheel? Also I think I need to use the f2 spacers instead of the hawk on at least one side, can anyone confirm?

Yes, if you are using the Hawk forks and a F2 front wheel you can use the stock Hawk fender. I do not know what size tire you are using on the F2 wheel but on my Hawk i have no issues with a 120/70 front tire. I tried the f2 wheel before I converted forks.

You will need the correct F2 left side spacer and you can use the Hwak or the F2 speedo drive and axles from the F2, F3, CB-1,NSR250mc21 and mc28, Vfr750 and most other Honda front axles.

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That is what I needed. Thanks JR