Yamaha R6 rear wheel in RD500 swingarm

[Ade SYM]

Hi Everyone

Trying to find out if a R6 2CO rear wheel 5.5 width will
Go into the standard RD500 swingarm.

Anyone Managed this?

Thanks

Ade

[smokamoto]

Check with member kpke, he’s done the R6 wheels, not sure what year though.

[Blobber]

Done the Yamaha YZF600 17" conversion in the stock swinging arm. Pretty easy, I think the R6 is more tricky from memory when I was researching

[rz500guytexas]

YZF yes but the R^ will be too wide i would think.

[Blobber]

Yes you are right that was the issue when I looked into it the YZF600 wheel is not quite as wide and does only just fit so anything bigger in stock swinging arm will require a large hammer!