smoking deal on Magnesium wheels (WeBike)

[EastBayDave]

$1K for Galespeed magnesium wheels. Same price I paid for my mags back in 00' on the ZX12R. What a deal...
https://japan.webike.net/products/23968278.html

 

[Junkie]

that's 1k each, not for a pair.

 

[buellistic]

that's 1k each, not for a pair.

I could not even find a rear?

 

[Junkie]

https://japan.webike.net/products/21582005.html is the rear, half again as expensive as the front

 

[EastBayDave]

that's 1k each, not for a pair.

all wheel manufacturers sell wheels "each," not by the pair.

Also, price varies by bike:
https://japan.webike.net/products/23968278.html

 

[Junkie]

all wheel manufacturers sell wheels "each," not by the pair.

Also, price varies by bike:
https://japan.webike.net/products/23968278.html

While they're often available as each, they're generally sold as a pair too. example: https://www.coremoto.com/product_p/yamr12vs.htm

 

[EastBayDave]

While they're often available as each, they're generally sold as a pair too. example: https://www.coremoto.com/product_p/yamr12vs.htm

The CARROZZERIA wheels have a great reputation.

However, they are aluminum.

Wheels I was quoting are magnesium.

I bought a set of Dymags for my ZX12R, & I quickly became in love w/"real" mags. The side to side transitions became much faster on the Big Ninja, & I quickly became in love w/the monster hyperbike = riding it almost exclusively in the twisties...

 

[Junkie]

That was pointing out that some are sold as a pair, rather than anything about quality etc.

I can't find any info on what Galespeed mags weigh.

Hardracing says

Weight - A stock rear GSXR wheel weighs about 17.5 lbs. bare. The same size Marchesini Forged mag weighs 8.8 lbs! The Fronts - Stock 13.5 lbs while the mag weighs only 6.4 lbs.

Carrozzeria says

Bare Wheel weights.
FW35LM1 Front: 5.79 Lbs
RW6LM1 Rear: 7.96 Lbs

so brand is important, and not all mags are lighter than all aluminum wheels

 

[jaybocc2]

Its not just total weight, but where that weight lives that affects the feel performance and handling of the wheels.