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TP
02-Mar-2006, 17:17
Apart from:



Dymag
Marchesini (Brembo)



Just doing some costings :D

They will go into a 1000SS but I fully appreciate there may need to be some customisation to get them to fit. The rear would need to be a minimum 6 inches wide.
ali
02-Mar-2006, 17:28
OZ, PVM??
Felix
02-Mar-2006, 17:35
If you're looking for new ones, then I suspect you already have a pretty good idea what they cost. As you say, for an SS bike, you might struggle for a drop-in replacement. Most such wheels that fit Ducatis are either single sided swinging arm wheels or 999RS stuff. Certainly just about every front wheel will be for a "wide track" front-end, making it probably a struggle with fitting brake discs or even the wheel itself. Large axle issue can sometime be overcome with using a different spec bearing, but not always. If you're prepared with dealing with the customisation most likely required, then you might look at some used one from say a gixer thou.

There is one here (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rear-Dymag-Suzuki-GSXR-1000-16-5_W0QQitemZ8042844529QQcategoryZ10534QQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem)

Do you really need it for Thunderbike racing?
TP
02-Mar-2006, 17:37
Originally posted by Felix
Do you really need it for Thunderbike racing?

No

But if this bike goes ahead, it will be all about want and excess, not need.

:D
domski
02-Mar-2006, 17:43
You better hope that some novice on a 695 Monster on Diablos doesn't embarrass you then :lol::lol::lol:
Felix
02-Mar-2006, 17:44
Originally posted by TP
all about want and excess, not need.

:D

I heard that about you. ;)
TP
02-Mar-2006, 17:45
Originally posted by Felix
Originally posted by TP
all about want and excess, not need.

:D

I heard that about you. ;)

You only live life once :D
twpd
02-Mar-2006, 19:12
Hmmmmm....trying to outbling my 800, eh? ;)

Originally posted by TP
Apart from:



Dymag
Marchesini (Brembo)



Just doing some costings :D

They will go into a 1000SS but I fully appreciate there may need to be some customisation to get them to fit. The rear would need to be a minimum 6 inches wide.
rockhopper
02-Mar-2006, 20:20
Won't it be difficult to get tyres to fit?
TP
02-Mar-2006, 20:39
Originally posted by rockhopper
Won't it be difficult to get tyres to fit?

No. If you've got enough cash ... not a lot of choice I'll grant you ... but the WOW will still be 17in.

It is for the tyre choice that I'll have that I'm looking at going 16.5in rims. You can't get the stickiest and best slicks in a 17in fitment. They are all made in 16.5in sizes now.

So, if you want the best rubber you can get your hands on, you need 16.5in rims.

:D