18 inch wheel recommends

[SkyGod]

Fed up of searching the net for 17" tyres for the sauce.
Whats the cheapest/best route to 18" ownership?

 

[BamBam]

There can be only one

Woodies Wheels

Search my posts for pictures and details fantastic people to deal with!!
let them know I sent you!!
Cain

 

[SkyGod]

Cheers brother.

Good vibes to you.

 

[Pipster]

Try these you won't get better than Excel Woodys are great but US based I always seem to get ripped off by the UK customs charges when ever I buy anything from the States

http://holan.pl/en/product/1/9/416/501/1340/EXCEL_wheels_for_the_BMW_HP2_

Your could get mugged by these robbing bastards

http://www.touratech.com/shops/008/...=5087&osCsid=ae3e937764768795d27e09b925d8aa1e

 

[SkyGod]

Cheers Phil, I`m all over it.

 

[vilguy]

MJB racing - walsall

He will build a new excel type rim onto your existing hub, new stainless spokes, and powdercoat your hub for £120 - £140 depending on the wheel.

Sound bloke

im getting him to do both my wheels for my rallye bike.

 

[SkyGod]

Thanks mate, just googling him now. I may pop down this week and see what he says.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Thanks mate, just googling him now. I may pop down this week and see what he says.

Let's see if he can do a BMW hub

Only a few people in the world can do a BMW hub

I can think of...................

Woodys

Devon Rim Co

 

[BamBam]

Let's see if he can do a BMW hub

Only a few people in the world can do a BMW hub

I can think of...................

Woodys

Devon Rim Co

Tried all the above before I went to Woodies, oh and Hagon they all refused.
The problem is getting someone capable or willing to drill a rim... NO Excel rims supplied to UK are undrilled Wan800akars. BUT you can get SAXON

Have just run the same scenario but with the R100GS, ended up picking a second hand rear wheel to tide me over, until I can get a matching pair from Woodies.

EXCEL and WOODIES the best a man can get

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Tried all the above before I went to Woodies, oh and Hagon they all refused.
The problem is getting someone capable or willing to drill a rim... NO Excel rims supplied to UK are undrilled Wan800akars. BUT you can get SAXON

Have just run the same scenario but with the R100GS, ended up picking a second hand rear wheel to tide me over, until I can get a matching pair from Woodies.

EXCEL and WOODIES the best a man can get

Thought so

I researched all the rim options, when I was contemplating a HP2

It is very specialist................Talon (UK Excel Rim importers) weren't helpful and said it would take 12 months to get an undrilled 18" rim into UK (basically......shove it) and get one from the USA.................so Devon Rim could drill it and sort it.

Woody's are expensive but I believe the best

 

[vilguy]

MJP supplies a guy called "auto parts direct" or something like that anyway, on ebay. He sells loads of rims and full wheel sets, including undrilled rims.

I spoke to mjp a while back about doing an 18" rim for the gs and he reckoned he could do it back then.

Best to take your hub too him to let him have a looksee.

But there are plenty of tubeless options available, from the likes of mavic - aprilia sxv owners like them.

ill shortly be ordering a set of nuetec tubeless rim converter thingys, so i can run my cr500 tubeless

 

[Pipster]

Tried all the above before I went to Woodies, oh and Hagon they all refused.
The problem is getting someone capable or willing to drill a rim... NO Excel rims supplied to UK are undrilled Wan800akars. BUT you can get SAXON

Have just run the same scenario but with the R100GS, ended up picking a second hand rear wheel to tide me over, until I can get a matching pair from Woodies.

EXCEL and WOODIES the best a man can get

So whats this then is it a HP2 hub with an Excel rim ???? They must have them in stock whats the point in showing them on there website

Photo pulled of the Holan website http://holan.pl/en/product/1/9/416/501/1340/EXCEL_wheels_for_the_BMW_HP2_

 

[renato]

hi guys !
i have a holan , or touratech wheel .
it is the same italian maker that does it for all.
chiaravalli .

the wheel is just fantastic , i think you can same at least 4 kg ffrom the original.
it is a bit expencive , but it is really worth .
i would not go through the route of keeping the original hub , because that's the thing that has the most weight .

by Renato

 

[BamBam]

So whats this then is it a HP2 hub with an Excel rim ???? They must have them in stock whats the point in showing them on there website

Photo pulled of the Holan website http://holan.pl/en/product/1/9/416/501/1340/EXCEL_wheels_for_the_BMW_HP2_

Here's the stock hub and rim


As above post it a touratat At £1,110.23 (uk)
Holan E987 4kg lighter than stock (Touratat)
Woody's Wheels $1374 (£713) inc P&P and Customs with bearings and Gaffie wavey disc info
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134614&highlight=Woody's

 

[Pipster]

Here's the stock hub and rim
View attachment 130090

As above post it a touratat At £1,110.23 (uk)
Holan E987 4kg lighter than stock (Touratat)
Woody's Wheels $1374 (£713) inc P&P and Customs with bearings and Gaffie wavey disc info
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134614&highlight=Woody's

Fair Play at that price you on a winner Plus the billet hubs and galfer discs

Anyway hows things Bam Bam are you doing the Cambrian this year or better still the offroad ride at lumb farm ???see GS events Skygod is sorting a loop out round the Peaks

 

[BamBam]

We'll be at the Cambrian, Michele on the 350DZR and I'll be on the HP2 camping and barbieing how about you
We can't make Lumb farm

 

[Pipster]

We'll be at the Cambrian, Michele on the 350DZR and I'll be on the HP2 camping and barbieing how about you
We can't make Lumb farm

Mrs Pip has let me have a pass for both Shall be camping at the Cambrain see you there ...

Say hi to Michele hope your both well