Because with wheels like that and a complete set of panniers, it starts to look like an inferior version of the best selling German bike and that would just not do !
Alpina wheels for Africa Twin
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Because with wheels like that and a complete set of panniers, it starts to look like an inferior version of the best selling German bike and that would just not do !
BMW and Honda CrossTourer, have them...................Ta-Da
I think these wheels in Post 1, are not a long term solution because.....
O Ring rubber perishes
Spokes corrode
Rims corrode
Maybe ok in the short term..................but after a few years??
The only spoked wheels that work are the BMW Behr type/S10 flanged or Honda Crosstourer type or the DID/Morad flanged Trials rims
That way the air chamber, has no contact with the spokes
People have been trying to seal conventional spoked rims for years (especially in Trials applications) with
HD rim tapes
O rings on spoke ends
Sikaflex on spoke ends
None seem to work.............longterm
Look at AndyB's recent experience on his 1190 KTM - rear tyre losing pressure of its on accord
Tiger Explorer !! what a bugger to clean though !!
Davy F
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I said in a previous post O rings....that was to make it simple for everyone. But they aren't ordinary O rings....but seeing as no-one can be bothered to read the actual specs of the wheels, I'll let everyone bang on with their opinions.
Davy F
I bought a pair of these wheels but when I unpacked them the two hubs were separated by a sheet of corrugated cardboard. As they came direct from Italy the two hubs had been touching each other for a 1000miles, marking the anodising. I was offered a small discount or a new set of wheels. The factory is shut for August so replacements would be weeks away and although the damage was small I didn't want damaged parts to start with.
Karl was very good and refunded all moneys in full without question. The packing problem was not Alpina-UK's fault.
You may be able to buy them discounted, black rims and spokes with red hubs.
I bought a pair of these wheels but when I unpacked them the two hubs were separated by a sheet of corrugated cardboard. As they came direct from Italy the two hubs had been touching each other for a 1000miles, marking the anodising. I was offered a small discount or a new set of wheels. The factory is shut for August so replacements would be weeks away and although the damage was small I didn't want damaged parts to start with.
Karl was very good and refunded all moneys in full without question. The packing problem was not Alpina-UK's fault.
You may be able to buy them discounted, black rims and spokes with red hubs.
Sounds like a recipe for corrosion disaster,two years in and tubes fitted
As I mentioned in my earlier post, they are very similar to the wheels on Moto Guzzi Stelvios. I never had a problem with them in five years of Stelvio ownership.
Davy F
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Got tag say.....they do look good!
But quite a number of people did
solidstate100
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Dont know how many spokes in an AT wheel, but each one of those tiny little o rings is a failure point, one on those leaks and I will wager you end up putting a tube in it. Which defeats the purpose.
Why not save your money and use the OEM perfectly adequete wheelset already fitted.........use the saved cash for fuel and trips........
Why not save your money and use the OEM perfectly adequete wheelset already fitted.........use the saved cash for fuel and trips........
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They do look good.
So do these...but the price
http://www.triumphrat.net/air-cooled-twins-technical-talk/195907-kineo-wheels.html
So do these...but the price
http://www.triumphrat.net/air-cooled-twins-technical-talk/195907-kineo-wheels.html
Davy F
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32 spokes oe rear, 36 spokes Alpina rear. These aren't a new thing, been on the go for quite some time. Plus the O rings aren't ordinary O rings.....and it's not like they can't be re-built when it comes down to it.
I bought them because they're pretty damn nice and also I prefer the ease of fixing a puncture in a tubeless wheel....and I'm not worried about saving the cash.
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Davy F
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These are the wheels that come as standard.
That's why.
As said before....my oe wheels are like new.
.These are the wheels that come as standard.
That's why.
They look positively New compared to mine after less than 600 miles, they where black when it went
Davy F
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So do I......
