Chuck78
Been Around the Block
Clearing out some shop space, I found myself with double the amount of aftermarket high performance wheels & rims vs. the amount of project bikes that I have...
These need to be put to good use by upgrading your bike's anemically skinny stock heavy steel rims to wider 18" rims so you can run more performance-oriented better-looking tires safely and effectively,
and also to get rid of that big clunky 19" front to upgrade to more sporty steering on your bike by converting to 18" front to reduce excess steering trail & shed a bit of unsprung rotating weight...
Here's what I have for sale:
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Akront TR 3.50x18 40h deep drop center flanged sidewall dimpled spoke hole NOS cosmetic blem rear safety bead rim
(shop showed me where the rim got stuck in the buffing machine too long and cause a visible flat spot in the mirror finish on the deep drop center in one place)
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Borrani 2.50x18 flanged shouldered deep drop center dimpled spoke hole front rim, used, scratched up but will clean up.
One spoke hole was elongated on outside-only (inside still is same diameter) by an idiot dismantler who was having trouble removing the lead crimp-on-spoke type tire balance weights, & gouged out the rim a bit cosmetically in the process.
Buying new Excel deep drop Center dimpled front+rear rims in these sizes would cost you $536.98
Asking $260+shipping
These would make for a KILLER high performance KZ650, Z1, KZ1000, etc... Kaw's use 40 spoke rims primarily. I ended up buying an identical set of these but with a 4.25 rear rim so that I can run Bridgestone BT-016 Pro Hypersport radial tires 150/70-18 & 110/80-18 for my Rickman CR900 retro-racer project for maximum tread contact patch.
(EDIT - I have a local friend who may be interested in these, if you want dibs, speak sooner rather than later please)
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Akront-Morad "TC" 36h, dimpled spoke holes, front & rear set
2.15x18 front
2.75x18 rear
NOS - rear is 1978 Akront, front is newer official reproduction version 2003 Akront/Morad, both are same model TC rims, both brand new NOS.
Similar size brand new Excel Rims from Buchanan's cost $469-$525 for the set...
Generic skinnier non-DOT-approved Chinese rims from MikesXS in one size skinnier each rim run $200/set. With these you get the highest name brand quality, DOT-approved street legal& safe, + wider rims by 1 or 2 sizes each rim, so you can safely run wider tires without ruining your bike's handling by squeezing a fat tire on a skinnier-than-approved rim.
$325 + shipping
36 spoke fits XS's & Suzuki GS's (not sure if Honda used 36 or 40 spokes on CB's etc).
(I ended up getting a 3" rear rim and identical front to this for my track day bike as 3" is the maximum size for WERA Formula 500 class.)
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Borrani 1.85x18 high shouldered 40 spoke alloy rim, well used but will clean up, this was OEM on a Rickman CR road racer dual disc front wheel. Going 2.50x18 on Rickman CR to run BT-016 Pro radials.
$55 + shipping (new Excel shouldered/dimpled rim = $242, new Borrani = $285)
DOES NOT INCLUDE spokes or hub pictured!!!
Allow me a few days to un-lace this wheel as I still need the spokes & hub for my Rickman CR project.
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Akront "TR" 2.15x18 36 spoke flanged dimpled rim, NOS.
similar new Excel rim from Buchanan's is $234 new.
I won't mind if this doesn't sell as it would be a good upgrade for my wife's GS550 front, to match the Excel 3.00x17 I laced up on the rear.
$95+shipping
These need to be put to good use by upgrading your bike's anemically skinny stock heavy steel rims to wider 18" rims so you can run more performance-oriented better-looking tires safely and effectively,
and also to get rid of that big clunky 19" front to upgrade to more sporty steering on your bike by converting to 18" front to reduce excess steering trail & shed a bit of unsprung rotating weight...
Here's what I have for sale:
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Akront TR 3.50x18 40h deep drop center flanged sidewall dimpled spoke hole NOS cosmetic blem rear safety bead rim
(shop showed me where the rim got stuck in the buffing machine too long and cause a visible flat spot in the mirror finish on the deep drop center in one place)
+
Borrani 2.50x18 flanged shouldered deep drop center dimpled spoke hole front rim, used, scratched up but will clean up.
One spoke hole was elongated on outside-only (inside still is same diameter) by an idiot dismantler who was having trouble removing the lead crimp-on-spoke type tire balance weights, & gouged out the rim a bit cosmetically in the process.
Buying new Excel deep drop Center dimpled front+rear rims in these sizes would cost you $536.98
Asking $260+shipping
These would make for a KILLER high performance KZ650, Z1, KZ1000, etc... Kaw's use 40 spoke rims primarily. I ended up buying an identical set of these but with a 4.25 rear rim so that I can run Bridgestone BT-016 Pro Hypersport radial tires 150/70-18 & 110/80-18 for my Rickman CR900 retro-racer project for maximum tread contact patch.
(EDIT - I have a local friend who may be interested in these, if you want dibs, speak sooner rather than later please)
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Akront-Morad "TC" 36h, dimpled spoke holes, front & rear set
2.15x18 front
2.75x18 rear
NOS - rear is 1978 Akront, front is newer official reproduction version 2003 Akront/Morad, both are same model TC rims, both brand new NOS.
Similar size brand new Excel Rims from Buchanan's cost $469-$525 for the set...
Generic skinnier non-DOT-approved Chinese rims from MikesXS in one size skinnier each rim run $200/set. With these you get the highest name brand quality, DOT-approved street legal& safe, + wider rims by 1 or 2 sizes each rim, so you can safely run wider tires without ruining your bike's handling by squeezing a fat tire on a skinnier-than-approved rim.
$325 + shipping
36 spoke fits XS's & Suzuki GS's (not sure if Honda used 36 or 40 spokes on CB's etc).
(I ended up getting a 3" rear rim and identical front to this for my track day bike as 3" is the maximum size for WERA Formula 500 class.)
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Borrani 1.85x18 high shouldered 40 spoke alloy rim, well used but will clean up, this was OEM on a Rickman CR road racer dual disc front wheel. Going 2.50x18 on Rickman CR to run BT-016 Pro radials.
$55 + shipping (new Excel shouldered/dimpled rim = $242, new Borrani = $285)
DOES NOT INCLUDE spokes or hub pictured!!!
Allow me a few days to un-lace this wheel as I still need the spokes & hub for my Rickman CR project.
---------------------------------------------------
Akront "TR" 2.15x18 36 spoke flanged dimpled rim, NOS.
similar new Excel rim from Buchanan's is $234 new.
I won't mind if this doesn't sell as it would be a good upgrade for my wife's GS550 front, to match the Excel 3.00x17 I laced up on the rear.
$95+shipping