Wanted: Front Wheel / RIM

artemedes

Member
Joined
Aug 11, 2018
Messages
47
Location
Topeka, KS
Do you know of a source for a front wheel or rim?

I sent me wheel to Woody's Wheelworks to repair a dented edge. I sent them photos of it and was riding around on it before I sent it in and it seemed mostly fine, but apparently they gave me an optimistic quote. Apparently the hit that dented the rim, also warped it enough that they don't trust it. I am sure they are right and want the wheel fixed correctly. At first they ordered a new Excel rim for me, but it hasn't arrived yet, and I just found out today that it isn't natively tubeless and they will need to use an "Outex Kit" to seal it since the spokes attach to the center of the rim. I am a little leary of the outex sealing kit, so I asked about lacing up an OEM RIM.

Woody's will lace up an OEM rim, but they seem to be out of stock and back ordered.

Anybody have an extra OEM wheel/rim or know where to get one?

Thanks
 

EricV

Riding, farkling, riding...
2011 Site Supporter
2012 Site Supporter
2013 Site Supporter
2014 Site Supporter
Joined
May 22, 2011
Messages
8,227
Location
Tupelo, MS
They rarely show up on ebay. You may actually find a used front wheel cheaper than a new rim.

$520 shipped and you'd have to swap your brake rotors over - LINK
 

artemedes

Member
Joined
Aug 11, 2018
Messages
47
Location
Topeka, KS
Thanks

I have searched for used wheels too. I found that one prior to posting. It is in Canada and a couple of the close up photos make me think it might be a risky buy for that amount of money.
 

EricV

Riding, farkling, riding...
2011 Site Supporter
2012 Site Supporter
2013 Site Supporter
2014 Site Supporter
Joined
May 22, 2011
Messages
8,227
Location
Tupelo, MS
Partzilla claims to have one in stock. Only $428.22 plus shipping for a bare rim. LINK
 

OldRider

Well-Known Member
Vendor
Joined
Jun 7, 2013
Messages
2,111
Location
Western Kentucky
I would put the Excel rim on and run a tube in it. Being able to plug a flat is nice, but in my 50 years of riding I've never had to plug a flat yet, so I would have no problem running a tube. If I was going into the badlands I would carry a new tube and some tire tools JIC. I think the Excel rim and a good set of stainless steel spokes would be a stronger set up than the factory rim at a lower price. JMHO.
 

artemedes

Member
Joined
Aug 11, 2018
Messages
47
Location
Topeka, KS
Thanks Again Eric. I think they were the only ones who had one in stock. I had it shipped to my house and verified it was the correct part. It arrived and looked good so I shipped it to Woody's. I am happy that I will be able to ride the bike again soon.

Oldrider,
I would have gone with the Excel rim if it would have arrived sooner. It wasn't going to come in as black, so Woody's wanted to strip it and anodize it black to match the rear wheel. So even if the rim had arrived, they estimated another 2-3 weeks to get it finished to match. As far as I know it hadn't even arrived when I shipped the new rim to them. So getting the bike back on the road in a timely manner was more important than waiting at least another month for the excel rim. I also bought the ST because it had tubeless rims, so really wanted to retain that as well. I primarily bought the bike to be a touring bike. When I bought it I never expected to be using it in Moab like i did. (should have kept the old DR650) The bike really impressed me with it's capabilities, but I am going to avoid anything that difficult in the future. I will take a different bike if I attempt anything like that again.
 

fac191

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jun 22, 2016
Messages
2,826
Location
London
Am sure I read on here that the 1050 Suzuki XT I think uses the same rim.
 

Sierra1

Well-Known Member
Joined
Nov 7, 2016
Messages
14,812
Location
Joshua TX
. . . . but in my 50 years of riding I've never had to plug a flat yet, . . . .
Wh-a-a-a-at?! Are you saying that you've never had a flat . . . . or you just haven't plugged them. In all my years, I've only completely worn out a hand full of tires. They usually end up punctured before they're used up.
 

gunslinger_006

Well-Known Member
Joined
May 21, 2016
Messages
961
Location
Seattle, Washington
Shit i plugged three goddamn flats in 2020 alone.

I dont ride on the shoulder or other high debris areas. Just really bad luck. None in 20 years before 2020.

Only one was my bike. One was my buddys ktm, the other was my wifes prius.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

OldRider

Well-Known Member
Vendor
Joined
Jun 7, 2013
Messages
2,111
Location
Western Kentucky
Wh-a-a-a-at?! Are you saying that you've never had a flat . . . . or you just haven't plugged them. In all my years, I've only completely worn out a hand full of tires. They usually end up punctured before they're used up.
Nope, I've never had a flat. I've carried spare tubes, patches, tire tools and a small compressor tens of thousands of miles and never had to use anything. ............I'll probably have my first flat next week. Maybe that knock on wood thing will save me.
 

Mak10

Well-Known Member
Joined
Aug 20, 2018
Messages
2,567
Location
SE Idaho
206FAF3B-7AE1-44C9-A2B3-6F15E2F0AFDA.jpegI think this was the “incident” that created the rim issue. Chicken corners ride Moab![967BDA33-CAF7-4DE9-A9F7-D4D9AAADF313.jpeg
 
Last edited:

artemedes

Member
Joined
Aug 11, 2018
Messages
47
Location
Topeka, KS
Is this from the ride in Moab?
Yep. The new tire I had put on at MadBros seemed to hold air and got me home. I didn't ride much after the trip because of the weather. Then Covid hit and I didn't ride nearly as much in 2020. I had it in the back of my mind I should see about repairing it, but it seemed fine and there were more important things to worry about. I discovered it wasn't holding air when I took the bike into the local shop for the brake switch recall. Based on the photos, Woody's thought they could repair it so I sent it in. Once they could see it in person they told me it was not repairable and the search for the new rim began.
 

bimota

Well-Known Member
Joined
Dec 10, 2017
Messages
6,521
Location
bridgend, Wales, UK
Wh-a-a-a-at?! Are you saying that you've never had a flat . . . . or you just haven't plugged them. In all my years, I've only completely worn out a hand full of tires. They usually end up punctured before they're used up.
i have had 1 puuncture in 42 years of riding that was 7 years ago in FRANCE on a 1200 gsa REAR WHEEL that i plugged and got home


ROB
 

EricV

Riding, farkling, riding...
2011 Site Supporter
2012 Site Supporter
2013 Site Supporter
2014 Site Supporter
Joined
May 22, 2011
Messages
8,227
Location
Tupelo, MS
i have had 1 puuncture in 42 years of riding that was 7 years ago in FRANCE on a 1200 gsa REAR WHEEL that i plugged and got home


ROB
Over how many kms do you think in that time frame?
 

Sierra1

Well-Known Member
Joined
Nov 7, 2016
Messages
14,812
Location
Joshua TX
Y'all "never getting tire puncture people" suck. :D Next thing you're gonna tell me is that you never get traffic tickets either. :rolleyes:
 

bimota

Well-Known Member
Joined
Dec 10, 2017
Messages
6,521
Location
bridgend, Wales, UK
Over how many kms do you think in that time frame?
hi eric,

mileage in 42 yrs don,t really know for sure bikes have always been a holiday weekend play thing never comuted to work so i,d guess the last 20 yrs i,ve averaged 6000 miles a year but the first 22 years i don,t know i had a bike new in 1978 and have never been without one

rob
 

EricV

Riding, farkling, riding...
2011 Site Supporter
2012 Site Supporter
2013 Site Supporter
2014 Site Supporter
Joined
May 22, 2011
Messages
8,227
Location
Tupelo, MS
hi eric,

mileage in 42 yrs don,t really know for sure bikes have always been a holiday weekend play thing never comuted to work so i,d guess the last 20 yrs i,ve averaged 6000 miles a year but the first 22 years i don,t know i had a bike new in 1978 and have never been without one

rob
Thanks rob. Looks like around 250,000 miles in 42 years. Probably more than that. A nice sum of experience. I'm closing in on 500k miles or so. I only commuted a few years, the rest has been fun rides, long distance rallies and events and touring. I find I tend to get more flats riding short day rides or touring than just a long interstate ride. More stops off pavement, more sketchy cafe parking lots where the food is good and lots of local workers stop. I've lost count of the number of flats I've had. Somewhere around 10-20. Oddly, never got one the year I was commuting on a '40 HD with tubes in and out of Downtown Portland, OR with a job in the industrial district.
 
Last edited:
Top