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posted January 06, 2013 12:04 PM        
ZX10 wheels on the 14

Hey gang,

Happy New Year!

I haven't posted in the 14 section in a little bit and wanted to ask if there's somebody making the zx10 wheel conversion kit. I remember somebody here making conversion kits a little while back and they were somewhat popular.

I'm taking the BST wheels off the 14 and just don't want to go back to the stock 14 wheels if I can avoid it.
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posted January 06, 2013 12:37 PM        
I think this was the kit that I remember people using

http://www.osrbikes.com/1/post/2012/10/zx14zx10-wheel-conversion-kits-back-in-stock.html
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posted January 06, 2013 12:46 PM        
That's it.
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posted January 06, 2013 12:57 PM        
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That's it.


Thanks.

Any feedback from people using it?
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posted January 06, 2013 01:12 PM        
I have that kit mentioned above, and it worked great.

Got front & rear ZX10 wheels from Ebay, and had them sand blasted & powder coated.

Also got the rear ZX10 caliper, ZX10 caliper hanger, ZX14 front brake rotors, ZX10 rear brake rotor from the bike forum classifieds.

Installed new wheel bearings & new ZX12 sprocket.

Total investment with powder coating was right at $500, not including tires.




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posted January 06, 2013 01:26 PM        
Great info! Thanks.
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posted January 06, 2013 03:04 PM        
I've got a set of 10 wheels if you are looking for a set.
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posted January 06, 2013 03:12 PM        
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I've got a set of 10 wheels if you are looking for a set.



I am. Do you have any pics? I want a black set complete with rotors and cush hub.

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posted January 06, 2013 03:29 PM        
These are red. You'll have to use your stock rotors, ZX10 rotors do not work. Cush drive is included. I could include a new set of bearings so you can refinish them and then put new ones in.

I don't have pics at the moment. What's your email addy and where are you located?

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posted January 06, 2013 04:33 PM        
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These are red. You'll have to use your stock rotors, ZX10 rotors do not work. Cush drive is included. I could include a new set of bearings so you can refinish them and then put new ones in.

I don't have pics at the moment. What's your email addy and where are you located?



Is the red powder coated or Facotry Red... Was this kit on your 14

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posted January 06, 2013 04:57 PM        
factory red. I got them but never got around to getting brake, hanger and the install kit. I'm going a different route with my 14 and just taking up space.
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posted January 06, 2013 05:08 PM        
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factory red. I got them but never got around to getting brake, hanger and the install kit. I'm going a different route with my 14 and just taking up space.


What year are they??
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posted January 06, 2013 06:16 PM        
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These are red. You'll have to use your stock rotors, ZX10 rotors do not work. Cush drive is included. I could include a new set of bearings so you can refinish them and then put new ones in.

I don't have pics at the moment. What's your email addy and where are you located?




Shoot me an email at masszx14 @ yahoo when you have pics, I could use a red set.

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posted January 06, 2013 07:15 PM        
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factory red. I got them but never got around to getting brake, hanger and the install kit. I'm going a different route with my 14 and just taking up space.


What year are they??


not sure. What year 10 had candy red wheels?

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posted January 06, 2013 07:22 PM        
I think 2007 SE...
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posted January 06, 2013 07:38 PM        
The 07 SE 10r is the same colors as the 08 14 SE
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posted January 06, 2013 07:49 PM        
I have for sell a set of zx10r wheels and they were recently powder coated
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posted January 07, 2013 02:19 AM        
How much lighter are the 10 wheels than the 14 wheels?
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posted January 07, 2013 06:35 AM        Edited By: CajunBoyz on 7 Jan 2013 15:46
I think i remember, apples to apples,you save like right close to 8# (this is on the 06-11 14's)
i believe the 14R's rims were like 3.3# lighter
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posted January 07, 2013 08:41 AM        
Weight Savings :
Front wheel with one rotor
ZX14 14.8 lbs
ZX10 12.8 lbs

Rear wheel with rotor and sprocket carrier
ZX14 22.0 lbs
ZX10 17.0 lbs

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posted January 07, 2013 01:27 PM        
Bought the osr kit, now I have to figure out the brake caliper and hanger.

Will the 05-06 636 caliper and hanger be a direct bolt on? Or maybe the one from the
07-08 zx6r ? I'm pretty sure that the Tokico calipers on the 6r and 10r are the same, just different colors.

I don't mind boring out the 10r caliper hanger but would avoid it if something else is a direct bolt on.
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posted January 07, 2013 01:39 PM        
I bought a 10R caliper setup and OSR exchanged me a modified hanger.

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posted January 07, 2013 01:49 PM        
The 636 or zx6r works
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posted January 07, 2013 06:44 PM        Edited By: weighmaster on 8 Jan 2013 02:58
I thought about this kit too but the more I researched it, the more I disliked it. First of all, the weight savings is only about 2 pounds front and 5 pounds rear with about 1 pound of the rear savings in the rotor, where it makes the LEAST amount of difference. The front wheel is a direct swap so that is cost effective but the rear is not and requires a lot more parts and money to make it work. According to Michelin, just running a 1.5 pound lighter tire in the back will match (or possibly beat) the performance gain of the rear wheel swap (10 rear wheel on 14) based on their formulas of 1 pound shed in the tire = 3 pounds shed in the wheel and 4 pounds shed in the rotor.

So I decided to go with a 14 rear wheel and a 10 front wheel because that is the most cost effective solution and should help quicken my steering or at least require less effort to turn. I am also going with a lighter front tire which should help even more. So I will be losing about 3 rotating pounds up front in the wheel and tire where it matters most.

OSR quoted "close to 10lbs savings..." and "more than 7 pounds on the rear alone" but I challenged that claim and won. OSR has since revised their listing to reflect a more accurate weight savings which is only 5 pounds rear, not 7+ as originally advertised. OSR busted my chops about this but I was right all along and they "fixed" it after I complained and now they are refusing to sell me a kit because I gave them such a hard time (even though I was right and they "fixed" their listing). That shows me what type of people I am dealing with. I don't want to buy that kit anyway. It seems like a waste of money to me since the $125 saved can be put towards a lighter rear tire like a Michelin Power Pure 190/50/17 which is only about 12 pounds and my Shinko 009 190/50/17 rear tire is 14 pounds so that is a full 2 pound savings which translates into 6 pound savings in the wheel, thus effectively beating OSRs weight savings at a fraction of the cost.

Also, occasionally I see a fat dude with a fat chick on the back of his already heavy bike so would you trust a ZX-10R rear wheel in a situation like that? The Kawasaki Engineers made the 14 wheels stronger and heavier for a reason. They could have probably saved a lot of money just "slapping" 10 wheels on the 14 but then one lawsuit could have changed that all if the wheel failed on the 14 and someone got hurt and/or killed. I prefer the reassurance of the 14 rear wheel and mine doesn't seem as heavy as the one OSR weighed so the weight savings for me would be LESS than 5 pounds anyway.

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posted January 07, 2013 07:14 PM        
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I thought about this kit too but the more I researched it, the more I disliked it. First of all, the weight savings is only about 2 pounds front and 5 pounds rear with about 1 pound of the rear savings in the rotor, where it makes the LEAST amount of difference. The front wheel is a direct swap so that is cost effective but the rear is not and requires a lot more parts and money to make it work. According to Michelin, just running a 1.5 pound lighter tire in the back will match (or possibly beat) the performance gain of the rear wheel swap (10 rear wheel on 14) based on their formulas of 1 pound shed in the tire = 3 pounds shed in the wheel and 4 pounds shed in the rotor.

So I decided to go with a 14 rear wheel and a 10 front wheel because that is the most cost effective solution and should help quicken my steering or at least require less effort to turn. I am also going with a lighter front tire which should help even more. So I will be losing about 3 rotating pounds up front in the wheel and tire where it matters most.

OSR quoted "close to 10lbs savings..." and "more than 7 pounds on the rear alone" but I challenged that claim and won. OSR has since revised their listing to reflect a more accurate weight savings which is only 5 pounds rear, not 7+ as originally advertised. OSR busted my chops about this but I was right all along and they "fixed" it after I complained and now they are refusing to sell me a kit because I gave them such a hard time (even though I was right and they "fixed" their listing). That shows me what type of people I am dealing with. I don't want to buy that kit anyway. It seems like a waste of money to me since the $125 saved can be put towards a lighter rear tire like a Michelin Power Pure 190/50/17 which is only about 12 pounds and my Shinko 009 190/50/17 rear tire is 14 pounds so that is a full 2 pound savings which translates into 6 pound savings in the wheel, thus effectively beating OSRs weight savings at a fraction of the cost.

Also, occasionally I see a fat dude with a fat chick on the back of his already heavy bike so would you trust a ZX-10R rear wheel in a situation like that? The Kawasaki Engineers made the 14 wheels stronger and heavier for a reason. They could have probably saved a lot of money just "slapping" 10 wheels on the 14 but then one lawsuit could have changed that all if the wheel failed on the 14 and someone got hurt and/or killed. I prefer the reassurance of the 14 rear wheel and mine doesn't seem as heavy as the one OSR weighed so the weight savings for me would be LESS than 5 pounds anyway.


We understand you have a very simple minded brain.
We understand you do t grasp losing weight overall.
If you don't want the wheels to match, (and loose extra weight) just put a r6 front wheel on your 14.

(Your never getting above 7,500 rpm's, so if it was me, I would quit with the bull shit.
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