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Wheels, Brakes & Sprocket An obvious point to start replacing parts was the rear wheel, having been destroyed in the "how fast does the throttle open" incident. I'd done the usual searches of ebay and phone calls to breakers yards, but either the prices were too high, or I missed the end of the auctions. Until I noticed another mis-spelt item on ebay for a pair of wheels. I watched them and they didn't sell, so I contacted the seller. He was annoyed that they hadn't sold on ebay, as apparently they had been auctioned several times without a single bidder. I didn't have the heart to tell him to learn how to spell, but at least he reluctantly agreed to let me take the wheels off his hands for not a lot of cash. The wheels came
with disks, sprocket carrier, sprocket, etc. Even the bearings were still good.
A thorough clean up and they looked as good as new. The rear tyre was bald as a coot,
so I needed to get a new tyre for that. The front, although still very legal wasn't
an ideal choice for a sportsbike, so I took both wheels along with the original
front from my bike to get the front swapped and purchase a matching rear.
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