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Has anyone ever fitted spoked alloy rims to a storm like on early Dukes or the later 1000s ?

Wonder what they would look like.

Spookily enough I was catching up with the guy who does my MoTs yesterday and he pointed out his storm on a framed cover of Streetfighters.


*Edited to embiggen pics*

I love things like that. No wait, that's not right - I love that people do their own thing, regardless of whether anyone else likes it or not. Clever. Good on him!

Personally, don't like the harley-style seat unit, but it's not mine, so who cares!

MICK..

I think Husaberg have some wheels that are a straight swop
There was a thread on here last year

can spoked wheels take the large lateral forces during corning at high lean angles? i know super-motos have them but those things weigh next to nothing compared to the hawk or any other street bike. plus youve got to make sure they are always true'd.

Iirc, Tony Mon knows all about these

Let's see if he will provide some answers

And you guys think white wheels are a bitch to take care of.......
Been through my days of spoked wheels....never again

I wouldn't be worried about the strength of them, personally.

Jscobey wrote:can spoked wheels take the large lateral forces during corning at high lean angles? i know super-motos have them but those things weigh next to nothing compared to the hawk or any other street bike. plus youve got to make sure they are always true'd.

They're strong enough for 3 ton cars.

i want my butt end like that, just the number plate and light behind the seat, aim gonna hack it off sometime soon for sure. i do like the rear storm lights.

Jscobey wrote:can spoked wheels take the large lateral forces during corning at high lean angles? i know super-motos have them but those things weigh next to nothing compared to the hawk or any other street bike. plus youve got to make sure they are always true'd.

My race Katana (Not the fake American model, the real thing !) has spoked wheels, it's longer and weighs more than a storm with somewhere near the same power.

Flatline wrote:Iirc, Tony Mon knows all about these

Let's see if he will provide some answers

Not so. but I worked as a wheelbuilder for Hagon for six months, so that I could learn how to do it.
The spoking is the easy (easier) bit, the difficulty is finding rims that will fit the SA and forks. You'll almost certainly have to have spacers made up, go for the widest hub width you can and the smallest spacers, if possible, rather than a skinny hub and wide spacers. The weight would be less with a skinny one, but the spoking centres would be wider apart on the wider one, so able to carry higher side loads.

And spoking 6 gauge E-type wheels is a real bitch.....never again. That's up there on my list of things never to do again with hammer drilling above my head for days fitting a large commercial suspended ceiling, working on Reliant Supervan bodywork, crushing and sniffing Pro-Plus and going to Leeds.

All jokes aside Tony!

Can it be done, and if you were to do it, how would yo go about it?(I'm sure there would be posts on here, but would rather hear it from the "Horses" mouth)

I'm curious, I just like the look of bikes with spoked wheels.

Could be that I am harking back to the old days of spoked wheels ala RD350, not the water cooled one but the air cooled one of the early to mid q70's.

Those things ere lethal and gave many an exotic piece of machinery a hurry up.

Just liked the spoked wheels on bikes and think that the Storm would look great with spokes on, sort of like the 1000 of late with the Ochre Orange body work .

Your posts about hub width we're informative , and I couldn't help but get to thinking that a Super Motard of some description would be sporting a set of wheels that would fit the Storm!

if your serious speak to talon or central wheels and they will be able to come up with the hubs you need.

fabiostar wrote:if your serious speak to talon or central wheels and they will be able to come up with the hubs you need.

or get stewartR to ask his mot guy