Bryce
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Looking for assembled hoop, hub and spokes or hoop only.
Needs to be still true... I already have a banged up one!
Needs to be still true... I already have a banged up one!
No longer looking WTB: Front Wheel
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Calboy
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There is a "Wanted" section where you should post if you're looking to buy stuff.
Read the friggin' signs, man!
Read the friggin' signs, man!
Bryce
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Can you explain how the search function works too?
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ballisticexchris
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I have been looking for a complete wheel set myself. Rears come up every once in a while. Complete fronts are harder because of crash damage. Keep an eye out for just the hub. Then you can buy new spokes/rim and lace up a decent wheel. Make sure to look at the pics carefully. Some of those crash damaged hubs being sold on Ebay look to be cracked.
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I need the rim...the hub and spokes are fine on mine. New rims are over $400.
Mines not undideable and holding air. More flared out then dented. I didnt even notice it until days after I did it and then rode may days including 900 highway miles in a day.
For now I've bent it back a bit better and it's never loosely air.
Before and after.
These are steel wheels right? I'm with Fennellg, take it to a shop that knows what they're doing, and they can fix it, piece of cake; steel is forgiving, and that doesn't look that bad. I had an aluminum rim, on the ST1300, with a slightly larger deformity. It held air and lasted until I inflicted an even larger boo-boo. (mass x velocity x crappy roads = aw shit!) It was later presented to me at my retirement as a "trophy".
Bryce
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Not anymore! Thanks for the heads up.
I should have it by Friday.
I ordered a set of bearings for it, so I'll swap them out. Maybe touch up a bit of the scrapes/scratches and check the spokes out good.
EricV
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I've had great results with that kind of ding being repaired. I used a local to me shop while on a trip, but look around your area for motorcycle wheel repair. These guys pulled the wheel off my bike, dis-mounted the tire, straitened the wheel, re-trued it both ways and had it all back together in a bit over an hour for $45.
Motorcycle Tire Center in Las Vegas, NV
Call some of the wheel repair shops in ATL, someone will do moto wheels or know who does.
Motorcycle Tire Center in Las Vegas, NV
Call some of the wheel repair shops in ATL, someone will do moto wheels or know who does.
Bryce
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I grabbed the 2nd hand wheel off Ebay, but will look for repairing this one. I may sell one off later and keep the better looking of the 2 or keep them both.
Bryce
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Well... that POS seller claims they mispriced the wheel, refunded my payment and then cancelled the sale starting that I cancelled the sale. Asshats.
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ballisticexchris
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Man that sucks Bryce! I'm on a alert for a front wheel if one comes up I'll PM you. I just wanted a spare wheel set for convenience. Since you are in need I'll give you first crack at it. I'm almost thinking might have to buy a new one. Damn a whole wheel ready to bolt on with discs is over 1500 bucks!! And you have to lace it yourself!!I would really try to press that bend out at this point.....
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So, they'll take $100 for it then?
Probably sold it locally and forgot to remove the ad. It's kind of an oh sh#t moment when someone then buys your item!
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It's not undideable. I think it's in pretty good shape now. It has never leaked air and the the bike rides fine. I mean I didnt even notice it for a few days, but was on the MABDR and riding a lot of dirt. I did that on day 3 we figure and rode the rest of the BDR and then 900 miles back home.
I would really try to press that bend out at this point.....
I think at this point I'm going to swap the front tire out for a decent one I have with some tread left and see if it takes the tiny bit of vibration out. I'm thinking whatever whacked the wheel maybe did in the tire. It is still balanced, but if it's been knocked out of round or whatever. If that's the case, then l'm just going to ride it and keep looking.
Might have. It was a new add this morning and only listed for a few hours.So, they'll take $100 for it then?
Probably sold it locally and forgot to remove the ad. It's kind of an oh sh#t moment when someone then buys your item!
I really wish they would have contacted me and been honest about it. Maybe worked something out.
My wife used to sell a good bit on ebay back when she was still running her own business. We'd have sucked it up and in fact did a few times... her items were more on the $25 range, but still.
I'm with him....it doesn't look THAT bad....and you know you're gonna do it again.
It's too fun not to.
EricV
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To be honest, most shops will just use a big lead hammer and a form under the wheel to support it. Works very well. I've straitened steel car wheels on a flat plate with a BFH when the wow was gentle and there were no cracks.
The wheel I had fixed had zero issues afterwards and I put another 30-40k miles on it after that before selling the bike to another forum member. It had a small blemish where it was bent. That was probably from me when I had to do trail side repairs to get it to hold air.
The wheel I had fixed had zero issues afterwards and I put another 30-40k miles on it after that before selling the bike to another forum member. It had a small blemish where it was bent. That was probably from me when I had to do trail side repairs to get it to hold air.
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LOL, BFH...
Bryce
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I used a 3lbd deadblow to get it to the shape it is now. I think I'm going to put a new tire on and call it done.
If anyone wants a front wheel, those POSes delisted that wheel at $544 (up from $234) more than I want to pay for it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/12-Yamaha-Super-Tenere-XT1200Z-Front-Wheel-Rim-STRAIGHT-19-X-2-50/163332730591?hash=item260763aedf:g:a74AAOSw7PJb0FRz:sc:FedExHomeDelivery!17870!US!-1
Bryce
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Only $500 if you ask on Facebook.
Cycledude
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After what that seller did to you I think you should contact eBay and do some complaining ASAP .