bent rims on ebay. whats the deal

[phantasm]

As I browse ebat for all things katana related, I keep coming across cheap rims that all have a bent spot. So are these things rediculously easy to fix or are the sellers just trying to get all they can from a partout regardless if they are screwing someone.

[Kreylyn]

As I browse ebat for all things katana related, I keep coming across cheap rims that all have a bent spot. So are these things rediculously easy to fix or are the sellers just trying to get all they can from a partout regardless if they are screwing someone.

A pro shop can possible fix them (small atrition of them forming cracks and being scrap) for around $100.

$40 rim + $20 shipping + $100 fixing = some $200+ rims normally for $160.

Personally, it's not worth the hassle for me, but some shops may do the buy/fix/resale themselves.

Krey

[phantasm]

Ok. I was just curious. I just would never trust a repaired rim on a bike. Least of all 1 that I ride.

[arsenic]

I don't mess with bent rims either. A lot of these eBay sellers that part out bikes, just take crap off and sell everything. If you buy a bent rim, that's on you. Unless the seller is selling a bent rim as good. In that case the seller is an assclown.

[phantasm]

+1 got a way with words arsenic lol

[TobyT]

+1 got a way with words arsenic lol

Yes he does...I especially like "assclown".

[jippah]

my Kat has a bent front rim.
took it to a wheel repair shop and was told it is irreparable due to a bent spoke.
the wheel wobbles less than half an inch off center and i still use it to putter around town, and i havent ever felt any shake in the bars.
i dont trust it when i start leaning much though... but finding a replacement wheel for a reasonable price is proving to be pretty difficult..

[thetable]

but finding a replacement wheel for a reasonable price is proving to be pretty difficult..

Don't forget to look for pre 03 SV650 wheels too.

[Kreylyn]

Don't forget to look for pre 03 SV650 wheels too.

pretty sure the SV wheels are match up for the 03+ kats... none that I have found were matches for the 98-02 model kats.

krey

[thetable]

pretty sure the SV wheels are match up for the 03+ kats... none that I have found were matches for the 98-02 model kats.

krey

They both made the change at the same time, I'm pretty sure I've swapped wheels once from my 01 Kat to my buddy's SV. May have just been the rear, but pretty sure the front was in the mix too.

[mcssls]

We used to see aluminum semi rims in the shop that had cracked and some monkey welded (usually the owner operator). We sent them down the road, never trust our lives to a welded aluminum wheel with unkown materials, welders and skills used in the welding plus we could have been liable if they got down the road and killed someone with it.

[Kreylyn]

They both made the change at the same time, I'm pretty sure I've swapped wheels once from my 01 Kat to my buddy's SV. May have just been the rear, but pretty sure the front was in the mix too.

The bearing sizes are different... the 99-02 SV used 17mm axles and the OD on the bearing is 42mm. The 98-02 Kat uses a 15mm axle and the bearing OD was 40mm.

I do not know if the hubs are the same width. If they are, then simply finding the right bearings and inner spacer would probably make the wheel useable as a cross over, but... I do know that fully stock they are not a direct swap.

Krey

[thetable]

The bearing sizes are different... the 99-02 SV used 17mm axles and the OD on the bearing is 42mm. The 98-02 Kat uses a 15mm axle and the bearing OD was 40mm.

Good call then. I guess we only swapped rears.

[Wild-Bill]

The bearing sizes are different... the 99-02 SV used 17mm axles and the OD on the bearing is 42mm. The 98-02 Kat uses a 15mm axle and the bearing OD was 40mm.

I do not know if the hubs are the same width. If they are, then simply finding the right bearings and inner spacer would probably make the wheel useable as a cross over, but... I do know that fully stock they are not a direct swap.

Krey

You've got your numbers mixed up a little. Kats have a 15x42x13 bearing. The '01 SV650 has a 17x40x12 bearing. To put an SV650 wheel on the front of a 98-02 Kat you'd need to find 15x40x13 bearings. Not a common size at all.

[Kreylyn]

You've got your numbers mixed up a little. Kats have a 15x42x13 bearing. The '01 SV650 has a 17x40x12 bearing. To put an SV650 wheel on the front of a 98-02 Kat you'd need to find 15x40x13 bearings. Not a common size at all.

Nope, no lysdexia here... none at all....

Krey