RobH wrote:I'm planning to put some Mitas tyres on my YB100. I reckon they might have some better options than Bridgestone. For your magnesium wheels TCPS near Melksham can paint them. Steve used to work for Dymag, so knows his stuff.
Many thanks as always Rob for your sage advice about TPCS– after Yahoo Japan (Jauce) for parts and then The Image Works for the decals this is another pearl of wisdom and having been to their website he looks like being the go to guy!
As you can see in the pictures the worming which started within 6 months of getting them back from GT performance and I believe it was Griffs in Bristol who did the work however as you can see the resulting worming is so severe I can only assume whoever did the work must have treated them as if they were plain alloy rims rather than Magnesium – sure as hell wasn’t the British climate as they started worming out long before the bike ever hit the road.
The pics below are of the dirty front wheel however the rear which is already off the bike and stripped down is just as bad so will try that one first as the bearing have been knocked out of it already.
Every time I clean the bike this much worming makes me seriously twitch, With whats going on under the paint it could actually be terminal for the rim (hope not)
Doesn’t matter how much you rotate the wheel its everywhere and even discoloured the paint so there isn’t a good or “better angle” to be had.
And how they should look – Fair play this rim is 35yrs old so there are people in this world who know what they are doing and I know its original as its still got the OEM decal by the valve stem that’s worn away with age (either that of its one hell of faux)
So just encase and for future reference, this is what the front rim looks like in Nov 24 complete with Cold November rain (drops)
Rob when are you going to post a few pics of your YB100 – I know its not a Honda but we’re all interested never the less. Hell post a pic or two one on this thread, there is after all a few pictures of RD’s on previous pages.
Having looked up Mitas tyres online they look like a great option - shame they don’t list 18inch rears as it would solve the perennial problem of limited options
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Rebuild project NSR250 MC18 R4J