Wheel set suggestions for custom build

[doc_rot]

Im turning to the collective knowledge on this forum to see if anyone has any recommendations for a wheel set. Im looking for a wheel set that has a 17 x 3.50 front and 17 x 4.50 or 5.00 rear so I can run a 160 rear tire. front must have dual disk mounts and rear needs to be for double sided swing-arm. Lightweight is most desirable. Right now I am looking at the wheels of a 2008-2011 KTM duke 690 as they tick all the boxes, they are cast Marchesini (Brembo) so i assume the quality is high and they are fairly lightweight. I have seen some really nice Marchesini forged supermoto wheels but that is a bit out of my budget. any suggestions? thanks in advance!

 

[irk miller]

Pretty sure EX500 rims match those dimensions. They are 17" for sure. I have a set at home I can confirm.

 

[Rider52]

2007 Honda CBR 600RR front is 17x3.50 dual disk, rear is 17x4.50.

 

[ridesolo]

Pretty sure EX500 rims match those dimensions. They are 17" for sure. I have a set at home I can confirm.

I believe Irk is correct. The one you have pictured would be easier to prep/paint and keep clean, though and the EX front rim is only single disk. At least the ones I had were, perhaps the EX500 gained a disk in later years?

 

[ex119x]

Suzuki SV650 matches the dimensions you needed, but they are not that light, but they are cheap and readily available. The CBR 600F2 wheels also match and are a little lighter and also relatively cheap and available. They are a 5 spoke design and look pretty good. I also think the YZF600 wheels will work along with the Katana 600 and some Ducati. There are lots of choices in those sizes from sport bikes in the late 80's and early 90s.

 

[irk miller]

929rr or 1000rr Carrozzeria Wheels are sexy. 3.5 x 17 front, but more like 6.0 x 17 rear. 27lbs per set.

 

[J-Rod10]

929rr or 1000rr Carrozzeria Wheels are sexy. 3.5 x 17 front, but more like 6.0 x 17 rear. 27lbs per set.

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To follow that wheel,

The CBR came from the factory with Y Spokes for a couple years as well. Bit heavier, but much lighter on the wallet.

The current CB500R has them as well.

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[doc_rot]

thanks for the replies, there are some good suggestions in here.

 

[TresCuatros]

27 lbs per set for 17's? That seems chunky. Is that with rotors installed too?

 

[irk miller]

27 lbs per set for 17's? That seems chunky. Is that with rotors installed too?

Just the rims.

 

[TresCuatros]

Just the rims.

Wow, those are pigs. At least they look pretty

For comparison, factory Yamaha R6 Wheels from early 2000's measure 17x3.5 front and 17x5.5 rear with 9.5lb and 11.5lb respectively. I think they're blow-molded?
(https://www.r6-forum.com/threads/wheel-weight.84063/)

Marchesini ($$$$$) can get numbers into the 7lb range.


Doc - I just went through a multi week journey looking for wheels the size I wanted (19x2.5) and light as possible. I found myself sending messages to eBay sellers asking them to weigh wheels I thought were viable. Most were pretty good about replying with weights in a couple days. I ultimately bought brand new factory Suzuki wheels that fit my requirements. The process worked well!
I did learn that the 80's were full of beautifully designed wheels that could hold down an EZ up in a hurricane. Very heavy period in time. As a rule of thumb, newer bikes use newer manufacturing methods, and should weight less.

 

[doc_rot]

Wow, those are pigs. At least they look pretty

For comparison, factory Yamaha R6 Wheels from early 2000's measure 17x3.5 front and 17x5.5 rear with 9.5lb and 11.5lb respectively. I think they're blow-molded?
(https://www.r6-forum.com/threads/wheel-weight.84063/)

Marchesini ($$$$$) can get numbers into the 7lb range.


Doc - I just went through a multi week journey looking for wheels the size I wanted (19x2.5) and light as possible. I found myself sending messages to eBay sellers asking them to weigh wheels I thought were viable. Most were pretty good about replying with weights in a couple days. I ultimately bought brand new factory Suzuki wheels that fit my requirements. The process worked well!
I did learn that the 80's were full of beautifully designed wheels that could hold down an EZ up in a hurricane. Very heavy period in time. As a rule of thumb, newer bikes use newer manufacturing methods, and should weight less.

Exactly why i am drawn to the KTM wheels. they are only 10 years old and use much newer metallurgy and manufacturing techniques.

I scored a set of magnesium Marchesini wheels a while back for super cheap but the rear was 6" wide and the paint was flaking off. Fun fact I found out its prohibitively expensive to get them coated correctly so i sold them on to the next guy. both wheels weighed about 18 pounds together. with disks, spacers and sprocket