2012 ZX-14R Wheel Swap for Gen II - Full Write up

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Here is the complete write up on the 2012 ZX-14R wheel swap onto a Gen II Hayabusa. Now mind you, we did a single caliper front set up and these wheels are slightly different than older model ZX-14 so we can not be sure if they would use the same parts as the wheels we used. Sent from my friend Johnny with pictures....


sorry i am not a CAD guy and my drawing sucks but hopefully you can comprehend it all

ok ill start with the front wheel as it is pretty much a bolt on. we only used a left rotor and caliper so i cannot confirm that this will work if you intend on doing a dual rotor setup. i don't have pics of this but it is pretty easy.

leave stock zx14 bearings and seals in place
take your original busa right spacer and have .0395 (1mm) machined from the width.


bolt wheel on and install new width spacer, torque and the front is done.


Now for the real fun, the rear wheel. There are 5 pieces you will need and i will list it all step by step with dimensions.

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First remove the hub bearings from both wheels and center support tube. You will put the busa bearings in the zx14 wheel but you will have to make a new center spacer.
i bought a piece of tubing McMaster-Carr machined to 6" long and had to open the bore or i.d. up to 1.106
now you can press the bearings and center tube in the zx14 wheel
you can also install the seals, i used the stock zx14 seal on the sprocket side and the stock busa one in the brake rotor side



next is the sprocket holder spacer, I USED THE STOCK ZX14 BEARING IN THE SPROCKET HOLDER
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the left side spacer ****make sure to bevel the edges so you don't cut the seal
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right spacer (outside of sprocket hub) **** bevel edges
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and probably the hardest part, the rotor spacer
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now you have to modify the caliper holder just a bit for clearance to the rotor bolts. there is a little round casting on the inside of the holder that you can either machine down or just sand/file
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hopefully when your done you have a hayasaki
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If one of the mods could possibly pin this here or maybe in the Gen II section, that would be cool
 
wow that was impressive! better write up then most magazines would be. great lookn wheels too. their about the same weight as the stock wheels tho correct?
 
I prefer KawiZuki :)

And nice write up. Other than looks and because you can why would one want to do this?
What are the benefits?
 
wow that was impressive! better write up then most magazines would be. great lookn wheels too. their about the same weight as the stock wheels tho correct?

Haha I read through it a few times and I'm pretty impressed. I knew he does killer work but just seeing his notes and how he works is pretty cool because he's old school.

I prefer KawiZuki :)

And nice write up. Other than looks and because you can why would one want to do this?
What are the benefits?

There are no real performance benefit. It's all strictly appearance but I can see these wheels being more available used now that the newest 14 is going on it's second year so people should be able to find them cheap. Now I just need to sell my stock black wheels
 
Do you think he could make a kit? Cause I now have the wheels and would buy one. Being out here in the county I have limited access to parts.
 
I could possibly make a complete kit for this, I am going to have to look into this some more.

I have been look at the ZX-14 wheels for a while now and was going to do just as Justin did. The wheels are head and shoulders above the busa wheels in appearance.

Most of this is lathe work, but I can do almost all of it on my CNC mill.

Scott
 
Justin how about some pictures on the bike?

Here are a few pictures I had done to see where I was going to go with my build.
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I could possibly make a complete kit for this, I am going to have to look into this some more.

I have been look at the ZX-14 wheels for a while now and was going to do just as Justin did. The wheels are head and shoulders above the busa wheels in appearance.

Most of this is lathe work, but I can do almost all of it on my CNC mill.

Scott

With kits comes liability. Think it out and protect yourself before selling a kit to Joe Shmoe from Idaho.
 
Waiting on my rims to come in I know they aren't coming with axles can I get by using the hayabusa axles or do I need to buy the ZX 14 axles.going to try to attempt this on a gen 1.any help will be appreciated
 
Waiting on my rims to come in I know they aren't coming with axles can I get by using the hayabusa axles or do I need to buy the ZX 14 axles.going to try to attempt this on a gen 1.any help will be appreciated

A Gen I is different than the Gen II, but we used the Hayabusa axle and bearings on the rear
 
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