Vintage Dirt Bike Q & A

I need to replace my front rim on my bike that I am restoring and wanted to know what rims I can use with the drum hub? Can I use any 36 hole rim such as a newer one from a disc hub or do I need a certain type or year? Thanks for your help!

Perhaps you've checked this already, but your rim is used on the following Honda models if you're looking for a used or NOS rim (click on 'Select Model'):

http://www.powersedge.com/pages/OemPart ... -430-003/1

I would stick with the stock Honda rim if possible. Believe it or not, the OEM rims on my MR and CR only fit in one direction (if I flip them around, all the spokes are about 1/16" too long), so the nipple hole angles and/or hub hole wear patterns can be critical. On the other hand, my CR's front wheel has an RM250 hub/spokes laced to a CR250M rim, so it is possible to get lucky with mixing and matching.

Ray

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'74 CR125M (175cc), '75 MR175, '82 RM250Z, '08 YZ250F, '14 Zero FX electric, '14 Zero MX electric, '18 Alta MXR electric

i have spoked a modern rim to a 83 hub.

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80 CR250Ra
80 CR250Ra
78 CR250R
80 CR80
82 Bultaco Sherpa 340
78 Bultaco Pursang 250 MK12
76 Bultaco Frontera 370 MK10
76 Bultaco Alpina 250
73 Bultaco Lobito 125 MK6
76 Suzuki RM125A
90 Kawasaki KX250

Thanks for everyone's reply. I thought it would be possible but wanted to make sure before I purchased new rims.