Marchesini Magnesium Wheels

[NYSport]

Anyone know why these wheels would be this cheap?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

[sakurama]

16.5? That's really cheap for mags. Don't think I'd want to run them on the street though but then in 16.5 you don't have too many (any?) DOT options.

Gregor

[hyprduc]

and is it for only one wheel?

[NYSport]

The Marchesini site shows 3.5 x 16.5 (f) and 5.5 x 16.5 (r) for track use for all the Ducati models. BST also has that size indicated for race use. I'd use them on the track only.

I think it's for both because they say MSRP is $3400+ but it isn't clear and you're probably right, 1 seems more realistic.

I probably not interested anyway but I thought it was interesting.

[Chouch]

It's oddly cheap for a set.
I think the issue with 16.5" is that there's no street tires for them, so you're limited to track use only.

I know you're doing some track days, so maybe having an extra 16.5" with very soft tires, ready to be mounted in your garage would be a nice thing to have.


I've been looking for wheels on ebay for a little while now.
There's also this magnesium set for 848, a 17", that's listed for 2k and it's been there at least 5 monthes !
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/848-D...#ht_765wt_1165

[Chouch]

The ebay listing mentions both front and rear.
And the ebay vendor seems to have some good feedback.

I would dig a little bit more if I was looking for a set of light wheel.

[hbliam]

If you have 'S" model wheels already, those won't be too much lighter. When i swapped, to BST's I was shocked how light the stock wheels were.

[extremachn1]

The 16.5" wheel is for racing slicks. As far as I know they dont make a 16.5 DOT tire (not even a DOT race tire).

[NYSport]

Originally Posted by hbliam

If you have 'S" model wheels already, those won't be too much lighter. When i swapped, to BST's I was shocked how light the stock wheels were.

I've heard that before. My intent was not to save weight but to have a second set of wheels with slicks for the track. I came across the magnesium set seemed really cheap and I thought I must be missing something. In fact I've haven't found stock "s" wheels cheaper.

I know that slicks might be overkill for me but what the heck you only go around once.

[marvin]

The seller is Lockhart Phillips. They must be overstocked and just selling them out near cost.