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Jan 14th, 2012, 7:27 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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Carbon fiber wheels and passenger?
Hi all
I am getting BST carbon fiber wheels for my 748S, wonder if anyone carry passenger with these wheels? Is it bad idea to put extra 100 lbs on those wheels? Thanks all. Anyhow will have my stock Marchesini 5 spokes aluminum in red for sale soon, any idea how much those goes for? Thanks again
Last edited by Everfly; Jan 14th, 2012 at 7:45 pm.
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Jan 14th, 2012, 11:04 pm
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Trackday Junkie
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
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I had BST's on my 178 rwhp Hayabusa. I toured on the bike, railed it at the track, screamed through the canyons, hit every damn pothole that creeped on it, and drag raced the hell out of it.
Not one issue. Ever. In being ridden hard for 35k miles.
You're BST's are far stronger than any aluminum or magnesium rims you can get for your bike. Put it this way;
Take an aluminum rim, and throw it hard on the ground. You can imagine what is going to happen, one hell of a dent.
Do that to BST's and they'll just bounce.
You will not have an issue.
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Jan 14th, 2012, 11:43 pm
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Rancho Cordova, CA, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Everfly
Hi all
I am getting BST carbon fiber wheels for my 748S, wonder if anyone carry passenger with these wheels? Is it bad idea to put extra 100 lbs on those wheels? Thanks all. Anyhow will have my stock Marchesini 5 spokes aluminum in red for sale soon, any idea how much those goes for? Thanks again
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No problems.
We have been using the BST wheels on STs, Monsters, MTS with passengers.
-M
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Jan 15th, 2012, 1:16 am
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Lincoln, NE, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mospeada
Take an aluminum rim, and throw it hard on the ground. You can imagine what is going to happen, one hell of a dent.
Do that to BST's and they'll just bounce.
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LOL! I dare you to do that. They won't dent like the aluminum...they'll break or shatter pieces off of them.
Carbon fiber rims are stronger than aluminum (assuming same dimensions)...but for the love of god, please don't throw them on the ground. It's a waste of a few thousand dollars. CF has a higher tensile strength and yield, but it's very brittle.
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Jan 15th, 2012, 3:07 am
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: London, , United Kingdom
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Bouncing carbon rims on the ground! what ever next!
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Jan 15th, 2012, 4:01 am
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Dosent seem to bother the retailer .
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Jan 15th, 2012, 5:49 am
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: San Jose, CA, USA
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Originally Posted by ducati2242
Dosent seem to bother the retailer .
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I'd love a close up of those wheels after all that. I call shenanigans lol.
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Jan 15th, 2012, 5:51 am
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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Originally Posted by ducati2242
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I wonder who got that wheel 
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Jan 15th, 2012, 6:25 am
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dennie
I wonder who got that wheel |
Haha not me
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Jan 15th, 2012, 12:53 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Posts: 478
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Originally Posted by ducati2242
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Doubt I could ever afford them, but if I do win the lottery - Im fkd if Im buying wheels off those people...  
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