mattyzx6r Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Now then , after my little off last year i was left with this nicely mullered rim (no not that rim). And i was just wondering if anyone had any useful input to as whether this is even repairable , and if you think it is , who's good for the job etc etc. Cheers for any advice you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I used these guys a couple of weeks ago but just to straighten out a buckle. http://www.motoliner.com/alloy_wheel_repair.htm Give them a call and see what they say. The guy I spoke to was very friendly and helpful. Very fast turn around too, I posted the wheel off on the Thursday and had it back on the Monday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will#224 Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 A pair of those sold on ebay last week for £400 and afaik there is a rear on ebay at the mo for about £300. It is an '07/08 bike yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefatman Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I think hagon say they can do cracked wheels, might be worth ringing them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark/Foggy Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Sadly I suspect that a handy planter for the garden might be the way ahead. Amazing what you can do with a few daffs & crocusses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mushman Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 I'm not if they are the same wheels but they look like the ZX10R wheels of the same era and iirc didn't has a recall for weak wheels. Worth bearing in mind when either contemplating having it repaired or buying a secondhand replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cibbersicks Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 That's fucked dude, I wouldn't seriously increase the risk of losing my life and/or a lot of flesh off my arse for the sake of saving £300 on a new(ish) pukka wheel.... Not worth it IMO. At least if you buy a new wheel you'll have your mind at ease. The last thing you need to be thinking about when bollocking a motorbike around is "shit is that a vibration? Has that wheel got worse? Is it gonna let go on me?"... fuck that for a laugh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyzx6r Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Cheers for the replies , yeah it is a OEM jobbie , luckily i got a cheap replacement just after i crashed , but i was thinking along the lines of have it repaired for a 100 of her majesty's pounds , get a front rim of ebay and have a second set of wheels with slicks on for track days , and bob's your teapot . Ill send moto liner an email with some pictures , see what they say , if its to bad ill weigh it in for scrap . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonk Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 I can't see the pic Matty but I took a dented alloy rim to a fella in Stockton who is an old-fashioned wheelwright. He fixed it for £60. You cannot tell where the damage was and it was balanced perfectly. Just found his details - Roy Thursby, Stockton on Tees, 01642 612784 His place is a dump but he's good, if a little eccentric! When I visited he was building, from scratch, a set of wire-wheels for a Mille Miglia vintage car (forget the make). They were beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilchicken0 Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Cheers for the replies , yeah it is a OEM jobbie , luckily i got a cheap replacement just after i crashed , but i was thinking along the lines of have it repaired for a 100 of her majesty's pounds , get a front rim of ebay and have a second set of wheels with slicks on for track days , and bob's your teapot . Ill send moto liner an email with some pictures , see what they say , if its to bad ill weigh it in for scrap . I don't think I'd want to chance my ass on a welded wheel ... more so if I had slicks fitted to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriGGer Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 No No No not never ever. Forged alloy maybe at a push and x-rayed afterwards - but a standard OEM cast alloy wheel ? Not on your nelly.It would probably become porous for one so would leak like a sieve, that's without the weakness/brittleness problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo S2 Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 I have the front OZ wheel from Yuki's 2004 BSB bike in the spare room, he clipped a kerb at silverstone. I think about getting it repaired and put on the trackbike... Problem is i'd want a matching rear. That'd cost... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyzx6r Posted March 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I emailed motoliner late last nite ( only took me a age to get around to it! ) , got a reply this morning saying its not repairable , so its off to the scrap man she goes. Could you not just repair and fit the front OZ timbo? or would only fitting a front only fubar the handling? And i'd travel to stockton to wank...er i mean watch him making something for a mille miglia competition car! ive been up there for less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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