I couldn't find the weight online when searching. just picked up some from a lovely forum member! front and rear bare wheels weigh 7kg for the pair. that's lighter than my Bst r6 wheels (although the bst has provision for a sprocket carrier) for a old design wheel they are still very light
I had 2 pairs of those and was always surprised how light the rear was, including the tyre whenever I took it off.
it's a r6 front and rear end in the rg700 project bike. no inline 4's in my stable anymore. they just don't make me hard like a 2 banger or v twin
Saving weight on wheels is nearly always the best place to lose weight on your bike, I had Dymag 5 spoke magnesium wheels on my 916 and they noticeably refined the riding experience, and I'm not a rider whose 'particularly' sensitive to a bikes set up. I found because the wheels are unsprung mass acting on the suspension, the lighter Dymag wheels really tracked the road surface so much better, and the lower gyroscopic forces made changing direction at speed easier too. Light wheels are also supposed to increase your acceleration and decrease your braking distances due to the lower centrifugal forces but with my more sedate style of riding I didn't notice that affect as much. Still the Dymags were worth it for the effects on the handling and corners alone for me.
Taken from a list in 2010 FRONT WHEELS NO DISCS Blackstone carbon fiber 4.85 lbs Dymag carbon fiber 5.6 lbs Dymag mag center carbon rim 7.8lbs Hi Point forged aluminum 8.2lbs (unofficial weight) Marchesini cast mag 7.7 lbs Marchesini forged aluminum 8 lbs Marchesini forged mag 7 lbs Marvic Penta II 7.5 lbs PVM cast mag 9 lbs PVM forged aluminum 10 lbs PVM forged mag 7 lbs PVM Colorline 5 spoke two piece 14 lbs OZ forged aluminum 7.75 lbs Stock RC51 10.5 lbs REAR WHEEL WITH DISC AND CUSH DRIVE Blackstone ? Dymag carbon fiber 13 lbs Dymag mag center carbon rim 12.8 lbs Hi Point forged aluminum 16.3 lbs (unofficial weight) Marchesini cast mag 12.7 lbs Marchesini forged aluminum 16 lbs Marchesini forged mag 13 lbs Marvic Penta II 13.6 lbs PVM cast mag 14.25 lbs PVM forged aluminum 17.75 lbs PVM forged mag 12 lbs PVM Colorline 5 spoke two piece 6.25" 25.5 lbs OZ forged aluminum 16.5 lbs Stock RC51 19 lbs Admittedly it’s for an rc51 but a good comparison none the less.
yeah I'd seen that list. it's quite comprehensive and certainly a good guide. I've got a set of titax forged wheels coming for another bike. Will be interesting to see how they stack up as they are meant to be really light too
There did used to be a list of 916 era wheel weights somewhere but that didn’t have any of the other varients from other manufacturers.
does anyone know if the magnesium wheels take the stock rear wheel cone? the profile looks and feels correct however the flanged section fits on top of the wheel rather than in the wheel if that makes sense? and yes I won't forget the circlip!
