Ask Woody About Your Wheels

[WeazyBuddha]

It's the front that I'm having trouble with. I'll report back, I feel the odds of my not becoming your customer are starting to diminish.

[woody's wheel works]

Originally Posted by igormortis

Finally got a chance to mock up the front-end. Here are some pics...





This is the R100GS wheel with KTM 48mm forks. A BMW axle (25mm) fits, using a 0.5mm sleeve fitted in the left hand axle clamp (KTM is 26mm). The 4-piston caliper just clears the spokes with the hub centered.

Note that I intend to keep the BMW x-spoke wheels for this bike, hence having to find a solution for adapting a disc.

Rx=
1,,since you have aleft disc and a floating axle that pulls up against the left fork leg,,your first order of business is getting th elocating/left spacer measure up and made so that your wheel is centered in the forks

2 now that the wheel is snugged against left forks you can measure the distance from the disc mounting surface to center-line of your calipers,,,

3,,you can nowfigure out where your rotor needs to end up and what package ya can come up with to get you there...,,don't forget to take into consideration the width of your disc,,have you tried using an OEM r100gs rotor,,, just for grins to see if it coincidentally lines up???

4,,don't forget to measure from th eouter edgeof the pads to centerlin eof axle x 2 = diamete rof rotor ya need

that should do it...
let me/us know what ya come up with

woody

[woody's wheel works]

Originally Posted by WeazyBuddha

It's the front that I'm having trouble with. I'll report back, I feel the odds of my not becoming your customer are starting to diminish.

same checkout procedure as mentioned earlier ,,,'cept ya don't need to start the motor,,you buddy needs to hold ass end down or throw a scissor jack unde rfront of engine till the front wheel clears the ground,,then spin the wheel and you're eyes will quickly tell ya if that wheel is running true.

now how'd i think you were talking about the rear wheel....
hmmmnnn
w

[WeazyBuddha]

Hey Woody, I got me some vidoes of the front wheel spinning on my Marc Parnes balancer. Comments?

[woody's wheel works]

Originally Posted by WeazyBuddha

Hey Woody, I got me some vidoes of the front wheel spinning on my Marc Parnes balancer. Comments?

thanks for the videos,,,that wheel is a candidate for our expertise,,,it's definitely out of true,,and most likely also has a flat spot

the good news is we can get it back to you better than stock specs.

FYI new wheel is circa $1134,,,

you'll spend circa $200-300 with one year warranty depending on how bad it is.

holler when you are ready
woody

[woody's wheel works]

well there's good news and bad news....

the good news is that most all their services ,,,their Sun rim and spoke prices haven't changed...all other rims have taken an across the board 10% price hike

FYI BSR builds the sun rims in house as well as the spokes so can control a good bit of the machining/manufacturing costs...getting stuff from overseas is getting ever costlier...

just giving you all a heads up...

w

[WeazyBuddha]

Link to a picture of my rear wheel showing the gouges/divots on my GS's rear wheel, per the email I sent you.

[woody's wheel works]

Originally Posted by WeazyBuddha

Link to a picture of my rear wheel showing the gouges/divots on my GS's rear wheel, per the email I sent you.

hi weazy,,i answered in your other thread and am posting the answer here to so more folks see it again..thanks for the pic it shows the problem well.


folks,,,more has been written about this area on your X-laced rims....

FYI,,yes you are right ,,,it is the area that was manually ground down by some yoyo in the Behr factory...it is the same area that the BMW tech bulletin says to ignore when measuring for warranty claims...

the gouges and divots are all 'normal' in their eyes,,,,IMHO any divot that is deeper than circa .030'' get's filled in and machined...some of these divots that we hav erepaired were .080''/2mm deep and and 4-5'' in length

this same area will have .040-.100'' variation in width...they get real agressive in blending the weld area out

why they simply use a technique similar to Buchannan's Sun rim building,,ie after 'normalizing the rim, BS&R tosses the rim in a lathe and voila and machine it down to size,,VOILA, a beautiful,perfectly round rim is the result....

in the meantime look at this ugly mess



OBTW,,,see the black rubber on the lower lip,,that's a sure telltale result of a divot ,,,your tire is working overtime trying to accommodate it til it heats up and transfers rubber to the rim

woody

[WeazyBuddha]

You 'da man, Woody.

edit to say that now I just need to find some boxes and get around to shipping the wheels.

[NSFW]

hi W, you and i have been exchanging emails regarding the HP2 set up. moving it here that way many peeps can benefit from your inputs.

your recommendation of 19/17 to replace my factory 21/17 is one way i can touch the ground, and improve handling for road/canyon riding.

sticking to the tubeless for less upsprung weight, better road handling, etc.

sent you another email earlier and for pricing, PM or email is good.

thanks,

[Hytram]

Woody

I am looking for a 2nd set of wheels for my Tiger 800XC either 19/17 or 17/17

are you making them yet, is there an aftermarket hub?


what are your thoughts?

ta

Marty

[Pilbara]

Thanks Woody! Dual purpose dual fun! Mortard wheels are just cool...


Cheers
Pilbara

[AndyCBR]

SS & SS spoke and nipple set for Super Teneres are in !!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyCBR
Hello Woody,

Do you have a spoke kit available for this model yet?

Corrosion of the stock Zinc spokes/nipples is a known issue with this model.

I was thinking of trying the one at a time replacement method but need proper SS spokes/Nipples.

Thanks in advance,
Andy

Originally Posted by woody's wheel works

hi andy and the rest of you,,they are here and fine tuned,,,look sooo much better and beefier too,,no more rusting/corroding,,,can be polished [optional]

will post prices and pics shortly

pass the word,,,
woody
holler
woody

Any follow up on this? Sorry if I am late to the party but have not seen anything yet....

Thanks,
Andy

[woody's wheel works]

Originally Posted by h8chains

hi W, you and i have been exchanging emails regarding the HP2 set up. moving it here that way many peeps can benefit from your inputs.

your recommendation of 19/17 to replace my factory 21/17 is one way i can touch the ground, and improve handling for road/canyon riding.

sticking to the tubeless for less upsprung weight, better road handling, etc.

sent you another email earlier and for pricing, PM or email is good.

thanks,

hi will get back as soon as i return from the Altrider /jimmy lewis shindig in Death Valley
will be home 1st of mar

soon w

[NSFW]

Originally Posted by woody's wheel works

hi will get back as soon as i return from the Altrider /jimmy lewis shindig in Death Valley
will be home 1st of mar

soon w

the word was out....you were playing......... good you found the time.....

Originally Posted by fudgypup

There were two HP2's there this weekend. This one was particularly nice

taste of dakar linky...

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...=753732&page=2