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R50/53 2002 R50 holies on a late 2006 R50?

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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 04:58 PM
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2002 R50 holies on a late 2006 R50?

I know they changed the bolt size around the middle of 2006, so I am wondering whether early R50 holies will fit on a 10/06 build R50. I know they won't fit on R56s, but not sure about late 06 R50's. Any help is greatly appreciated
 
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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If you've got the 14mm wheel bolts, you will probably have to drill out the holies to fit. Easy enough to pull a bolt and try fitting it through the holie. The taper of the bolts works fine.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 11:39 PM
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It will be no problem. All OEM wheels, any year, have bolt holes large enough to accommodate 14mm bolts.

Where did you hear that they won't fit on R56's? They won't clear the brakes on an R56 MCS, but they will fit on an R56 non-S.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 08:02 AM
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Thanks all. I thought the R56 S and non-S had the same size brakes. My misunderstanding, I suppose!

I have a chance at picking up a set of holies with decent tires for about $200, so I am considering ditching my 16" daytonas with RFs for the holies, or maybe just keeping both around :-)
 
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