They are cheaper on there ebay shop,£1470 inc vat,if thats not inc vat its a very very bad ad as there is no mention of plus vat that i can see. Gold OZ Piega Wheels Ducati 1299 Panigale 12-15 Interest Free Credit Available | eBay
This is also my thinking, I'm sure carbon wheels are great but I'm personally uneasy about them, also with magnesium which, IMO don't have a big enough weight saving over forged alloy to be worth the bother anyway. I don't recall the weight difference but when I bought Marchesini 10-spoke forged ally wheels for my 916 they were only slightly heavier than the mags, whilst being considerably cheaper and I don't need to worry about them deteriorating in the rain/sun/over time etc. either way they are so much lighter than the original 3-spokes that they transformed the way the bike feels...
Anyone seen those ugly Rotobox carbon wheels? ROTOBOX: Truly the lightest and strongest carbon fiber wheels
I have BST carbon wheels on my 999, they were already on when I bought it so cant compare it to how it was previously, it certainly gets down into corners quick though !!
I thought the rotobox ones looked quite good...chunky...although id say if money was no object, satin finished bst's...
I have a pair of Dymag carbon wheels on order. They're only costing me £1500 though, cos the front wheel has a minor cosmetic defect. At that price, I couldn't resist. I'll be wary of them ... but I would be a tad wary about mags too, what with the need to maintain a perfect paint finish to keep the corrosion at bay and also the need for regular crack testing. I'm seriously thinking of painting them gold, partly for better UV protection and partly so that any chips and dinks show up easily and can be rectified. This might also make the bike look less worth nicking, which will help my peace of mind. And I will be fitting my own tyres from now on rather than risking any damage there. I like the look of the Dymags better than the BSTs, both visually and structurally. The tapered spoke design looks stronger to my eye, and they are blended into the hub and rim with a generous fillet radius, unlike the BSTs. These wheels will be going on my 750 monster road bike. One might ask why, on such a relatively humble bike, but I'm besotted with it and its a lifetime keeper. A naked, 750 Ducati has been my passion since the early bevels of the 1970s, and this bike is (and probably will always be) the best road bike ever, to my mind. It therefore gets anything that will make it even better, regardless of cost. Weight saving on wheels works in more than one way. Its reduces dead weight. It reduces unsprung weight. It reduces rotational inertia which means the bike requires less effort to turn. The reduced inertia also means they spin up more easily, so acceleration is improved. By the same token, deceleration is also improved, ie better braking. I didn't see the need for ceramic bearings. Ok, they might be ultra low friction but I reckon this will be swamped by any drag from the brake discs anyway. Instead, I will be fitting full floating bobbins to the discs, in an attempt to reduce their drag.
That's kinda my reasoning for getting them for the zed....I cant see myself getting rid of it any time soon...
