stroker crazy said:
That said, my thoughts are heading towards getting rims from Morad, as they seem to be more available here in Oz.
The Morad TS rims are similar to the Borrani but the TC rims are more robust (and easier to keep clean!)
Crazy
I should thank you for promoting Spanish manufacturers! We do really need it, I can tell you that much hahaha!
Jokes aside, this last weekend in Madrid, we had the biggest Fair about old motorcycles and cars, with plenty of extremely interesting exhibits. (if you like Bultacos, Ossa's, Montesas and other spanish motorcycles, like the 50 Cc's Derbi bikes legend Angel Nieto rode throughout his world championships take a look at this
PHOTO GALLERY or search for ''auto classic Madrid motos 2015'' on Google.
Thing is, it also houses the biggest Swap Meet around here, and I had the chance to have in my hands a selection of newly made Morad wheels. These come stamped as Morad-Akront rims (as you know, Spanish company Morad acquired all the tooling from the now defunct Akront, yadda yadda...) and as far as I could tell, they are quite a good choice:
-The outside of the rims was nicely finished, and the inside of the rim, had an ok finish and seemed to have pretty decent drilling and the weld seemed good. it was quite light as well.
Now, mind you, I don't know what rim model (tc, ts...) I was handed and it looked like a 19' rim, but I think they will be a solid choice for the Ace.
The ironic thing with the spanish classic motorcycle scene is that it has become a slave of its own success:
Most swap meets and aftermarket parts tend to focus exclusively on off-road and street Stock parts replacements for Spanish bikes only. People buy Bultacos, Ossa's, Montesas and such for really high prices (desireable models go for 5000+ Euros, not necessarily in stellar condition) and then all they do is try to keep them as Stock and original as possible. This has therefore created a void concerning availability of aftermarket performance parts for old bikes.
You'll find tons of mediocre-but-very-nice-showroom-finish steel rims, but little to no aluminium rims, and always in specific, stock measures for specific spanish bikes.
You'll have a wide choice of classic, good-looking-and-period-correct emulsion type
Betor twin shocks everywhere, but no Hagons,YSS, Gazi, or Ikon gas-piston performance shocks.
The listing for other parts goes on and on like this ''ad nauseam''.
This is why I'm sourcing most of my stuff for the ace from MotocicliVeloci in Italy and overseas. Chances are you'll find a wider selection of Morad rims from Australian distributors than from Spanish ones ;D
Personally I'd have gone for Morad rims for the Ace (After all, it ain't no Ducati single), but given I'm already making an order from them, I might as well have a pair of them Borranis just out of curiosity.