CruxGNZ

I sure can. It will be a week or two before I get around to it.

These wheels are a lot lighter than I expected. At first, I just wanted these RC Custom wheels, because I absolutely despise three spoke motorcycle wheels. Everyone has them on thier bike. But hey, if they are lighter than the stock wheels, then all the better! I'll take everything off and weigh the bare wheels to see if these are indeed lighter than the stock wheels.

SIRR1

Before you mount tires on those rims add a good coat of wax to the inside of the spokes to make it easier and faster to clean the grime and bugs out from in between the spokes on those pretty wheels!


SIRR1

CruxGNZ

That's exactly what I am doing right now haha
I'm putting several coats of wax on the inside. I know that I'll be getting rid of the chrome, but just wanted to see what they would look like all shined up nice.

I'll get some weights on these right after the cleaning.

Oh, and these are RC Component wheels. Not RC Custom wheels, like I mentioned earlier.

smokinjoe73

That is funny. I cant believe you didnt have seat belts on your new twins. Maybe a blankie over them.

CruxGNZ

Haha!

Just weighed the new twins:
Name: Lil' Front
Weight: 10 pounds 0 ounces*
Size: 17x3.5 inches

Name:Big 'n Rear
Weight: 15 pounds 0 ounces*
Size: 17x6 inches

*Weight was taken with a bathroom scale which is pretty accurate with a doctors office scale. Your weights may vary.

These look to be quite easy to fit the Superhawk. There are adapters that bolt to the side of each wheel which locate the sprocket and brake discs. Looks like worst case scenerio, I order new adapters and viola! New wheels fitted.

EDIT: They are non ferrous, so I'm assuming these wheels are aluminum or possibly...magnesium?

jscobey

do they seem to match up into the swingarm okay? wondering if youll need any custom spacers. the hub is not too wide? they look pretty sweet, except for being silver.... but all that shall be taken care off.

good find! weight the stock wheels! id love to know what those beasts weigh

Stephan

stock wheels without tires, with bearings, discs, and sprocket, taken on good scale.

front 15.058 lb
rear 22.223 lb

smokinjoe73

Wow, you are gonna handle like a moto3 bike now. That should be a hugely noticeable weight loss/ mass centralization.

Post you results.

CruxGNZ

Me post results? What my wheels weigh (I did in post #11)? Or, fitment?

It's nice to see that there will be a weight loss. Thanks for posting those weights! Makes me start thinking what a lightened flywheel and a 520 chain would be like along with these wheels

I will work on the front first. I still have all next week free, so I have plenty of time to figure this out. I found an awesome place that deals only with bearings that's ~20 minutes drive from me, so bearings shouldn't be to big an issue. Spacers on the other hand will be a pain in the butt. I don't have a friend with a metal lathe and every machine shop around here wants a crap load of money for a tiny amount of work, or since the project is so small, some won't even touch it, because it is not worth thier time. I'll figure something out though. I always do.

smokinjoe73

Dont know about Brooksfield but most towns have a really cruddy part of town with junkyards and the like. If you slink around there your bound to find a hole in the wall machine shop.

Ask the junkyard guys or auto shops who they use. The dirtier the better.

CruxGNZ

Unfortunately, Brookfield has nothing of the like. Sort of a "upper class" city. A lot of douche bags and really stupid chicks with giant fake racks driving thier overpriced imports. Sorry, some people around here kind of get to me.

Milwaukee has a few junkyards. There is also a motorcycle bone yard, excuse me, Motorcycle Recycle Center in Milwaukee that I have been wanting to check out for a while now. I'll let ya know what happens. Thanks for the idea man.