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Originally posted by TurboKat
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Originally posted by Cruisecontrol
Are you trying to corner the market on Bandit wheels, TK?
Tee Hee
Nah Dan, I'm building a Forgotten Era ('73 - '80) GS 1000/GSX 1100 Racebike, I had 2 sets of swept spoke early Gixer wheels & found that the straight spoke W/C Gix/Bandit/SV 650 front wheels are nearly 1/2 a kilo lighter & the SV 650 rears are over 1.5kg lighter (max allowable rear rim width is 4.5")
The SRAD/TL/Busa wheels are even lighter & the K series lighter again but the disc mounting PCD is bigger & the hubs are wider (flat discs) so the lightest wheel I can use whilst keeping the correct discs (max 300mm dia & non floating as per the class regs) are the Bandit/etc.
As we all know, the best place to lose weight on your bike is from the wheels because the actual weight saving is multiplied several times over in performance terms due to the lighter wheels being much quicker to accelerate/decelerate & having less gyroscopic force makes them easier to turn/change direction.
Sure it's not a massive weight saving compared to magnesium or C.F. wheels but the price of mag/C.F. makes me go [:0]
I'm working on the theory that 'every little bit helps' Racing is mental as well as physical so if I [u]think</u> I've got an advantage over the bloke in front of me then I might just try to pass him.