My Super Tenere doesn't like me

[SilverBullet]

Before taking my Tenere off road I made sure I had full protection installed. 3 pc Rumbux set, Barkbusters, final drive guard, headlight guard and a 25mm raising link to gain some ground clearance. First off road ride I bent a front rotor and had to replace it and now my second off road ride I bend my rear rim. I don't even remember taking a hard hit was having so much fun but I sure did as the tire has a sidewall cut right above the rim bend also. Didn't even know and rode 600 miles home, only saw it today when I washed the bike to do some maintenance. This could get expensive and I have yet to drop the bike.

So rim ding is not that bad, has not lost any air in 6 days and no wobble or shake. Do you think I should try and straighten it back or would that weaken it? I have a new tire to install tomorrow so thinking if the bead seals and holds air I will leave it alone. Is that taking a chance? What does the collective here suggest? I have a long ride coming up next month, doing the COBDR.







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[shrekonwheels]

Not sure what kind of a ride you are on, if your on a big journey and it does not seal, I would go ahead and just try to straighten it.
If your at home then get a new rim

 

[carrot]

what air pressure you running iv taken several big hits without rim damage i usually run 30psi in the k60s

 

[yz454]

Psi-Psi-Psi

 

[motoguy]

i usually run 30psi in the k60s

Fully loaded ??

 

[SilverBullet]

Shinko 805 big block tire at 29 psi. No load at all, bags removed. Just my rear compartment with 10 lbs of tools. With gear rider ~240 lbs. Very rocky desert trails but low speed. The high speed stuff was semi graded roads, some rocks but can't remember any oops impacts.

I was forewarned about the vulnerability of the Tenere's rims but this really surprised me.

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[itlives]

This from a newbie that doesn't even know what the rim is made of.

Aluminum, replace.
Steel, I would straighten it.
The first pic looks a lot worse than the second.

 

[SilverBullet]

This from a newbie that doesn't even know what the rim is made of.

Aluminum, replace.
Steel, I would straighten it.
The first pic looks a lot worse than the second.

First pic is misleading due to the camera angle. Look at the bead lines and follow their radius around the rim and it becomes clearer.

So my post really boiled down to three questions.

1) tire bead seats, seals and holds air. What advantage do I get from trying to straighten rim up some? Doubt if I can get it perfect.

2) Am I at risk for bead to break if it gets another hit at that same spot?

3) in attempting to straighten, can it weaken the rim further by bending it back?

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[motoguy]

There are many different kinds of aluminum to speak of, I would assume that the s10 uses a aluminum alloy to make it stronger. Some of which can only bend once using up its flex. Trying to bend it back may break or weaken it to that point. Not saying that it can't be done, but I would feel a lot safer with a new one. If it were my bike .

 

[robrm250]

This may sound stupid but last time I bent a aluminum rim I stopped by my local car dealership that I do bussiness with they have a vendor Alloy Wheel Repair that repairs bent and broken aluminum wheels.They asked me to bring it by with the tire off and they straightened it perfect he wasn't even going to charge me fixed it with a press they have inside the trailer,I gave him $40.00 bucks.

 

[snakebitten]

Badge of Honor, SilverBullet!

You off-road demon.

New tire. Ignore the rim. Looks cool.

 

[yz454]

No need to replace it , 2x4 piece of oak and big hammer .

 

[Tyke]

What YZ454 said .......I reckon it'll straighten with a well directed clout .

 

[TRUBRIT]

Contact Pluric on the other Forum. He is the Master of the bent rim. He has bent and dinged a lot. He will be able to telol you what can and can't be done.

 

[SilverBullet]

No need to replace it , 2x4 piece of oak and big hammer .

That's exactly what Kenaroo told me when I emailed him the photo. Lol
I also jinxed him before the ride by telling him about my bent rotor. Guess what he did on the same ride...yep bent a rotor and lost his front brakes. He also found out that his new ACD skid plate doesn't have enough clearance and his front tire rubs on it when suspension fully bottoms out. At least this ride he didn't find another mud bog and bury his bike up to the handlebars again. So now he needs to take a hammer to his skid plate and rotor and I need to hammer on my rim. Tenere's just love to be beat on by bohemian mechanics! Lol

But at least I can say my new Tenere is now fully broken in. 10,300 miles in 4 months and rising rapidly.

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[EricV]

That is not very bad damage. 2x4 and a hammer will likely do the trick. I had a much worse dent that was leaking air at the dent and used, first a rock on the trail, then a borrowed 8 oz hammer to straiten it some, then took it to a moto tire & wheel shop where they straitened it with a fixture and a large lead hammer. The shop also checked/tweaked for runout horizontally and vertically and dis-mounted/re-mounted the tire, all for $45.

I'd give it a whack with the board and hammer and not worry too much about it at this point.

 

[SilverBullet]

Badge of Honor, SilverBullet!

You off-road demon.

New tire. Ignore the rim. Looks cool.

New tire bead seated and sealed fine. I hit it a little with wood and hammer but stopped before I screwed something up. Noticed my Rumbux skid plate took some good hits also. Those were not a surprise though, can't help but hear the gong sounding when riding rocks. I think the Shinko 805 sidewalls are on the soft side of the scale and might have contributed to the rim ding. Next purchase I'm going to try Mitas E07 or E10 Dakar with stiffer sidewalls.



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