i have a flat spot on my motorcycle rim that causes vibration at around 50mph after that it smooths out. at 160 it is relatively smooth as well. i dont feel like shelling out 250 for a used rim off ebay.. is there a place that repairs rims? this rim has a flat spot on the right side.

4/27/2006 9:15:45 PM

go try some stoppies

4/27/2006 10:11:23 PM

how the hell would you know how it feels at 160


and yes, i know of a place that does that. but only if it's a flat spot, if the rim is warped you're fucked.

[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 10:16 PM. Reason : lol]

4/27/2006 10:15:39 PM

Who the hell would push a damaged rim to 160????

4/27/2006 10:21:51 PM

i did, past weekend. fun stuff. only mine's warped.

4/27/2006 10:22:58 PM

are you sure that carb'd R6 will run 160?

4/27/2006 10:41:25 PM

it would easily do 160 indicated, and i think they'll run low 160s actual (if not, then very close to it)

4/27/2006 10:46:07 PM

interesting, the guy i use to ride with has a 600RR that will only get 152, and that thing is a rocket - knowing it has around 105ish whp stock... and then i guess gearing and total weight factor in too



[Edited on April 27, 2006 at 10:49 PM. Reason : meh]

4/27/2006 10:46:49 PM

haha damn... my xj600 petered out at like 115... It got me to greenville in less than an hour tho

4/27/2006 10:50:30 PM

haha, my [chicken]Hawk flat stopped near 110. but boy was it fun. i miss it. may it rest in peace. (or pieces) .....(dorry)

4/27/2006 10:52:56 PM

My KLR will do about 105 on knobbies. Who wants to race...off road?

4/27/2006 10:58:47 PM

i've done 160 indicated on a YZF-600 (it prob had a few mph left, but not a lot), and 170 indicated on a GSX-R 750 (definitely had a little left). I guarantee that even an early R6 would hit 160 on the speedo, and I think it would do it in actual mph (barely, though).

4/27/2006 11:02:46 PM

110, 115. you niggers need to tuck in.

4/28/2006 12:16:55 AM

Quote :

"interesting, the guy i use to ride with has a 600RR that will only get 152"

then that rider must be fat, cause I've been able to get 160 on my RR before the "incident". Also my F2 can get 150mph and that only has 75-80 whp, then again, I'm not fat.

Also even though its carbed, modern carbed bikes still put down tripple digit whp. Injections don't automatically give more power, just a smoother power band. Upgrading parts and increasing power just means you need to tune the computer mapping, but you'd also have to tune a carbbed bike when jetting.

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 12:28 AM. Reason : ]

4/28/2006 12:24:55 AM

Quote :

"Also my F2 can get 150mph and that only has 75-80 whp, then again, I'm not fat."

waight has nothing to do with top speed, it only affects acceleration unless you are so fat you create additional wind resistance.

4/28/2006 12:32:52 AM

hurley, the hawk is getting fixed this summer. throwing 95 katana forks on it. buying a new rear fairing etc. it's going to cost a lot but it will be good to go by the end of the summer.

where is the place that will fix the rim?

guys that use gps shit on their r6's on r6messagenet.com hit 160-165 on their r6's (carb'd) till they peter out. same with the fi'd ones before the redesign of the engines. the newer ones, dunno how fast they go.

the wind prevents the bikes from going faster at that speed. it still has rpms left just not enough hp to get it up there. im guessing my hit 160 bc i was topped out in 6th tucked in for a good 5 minutes.

the rr isnt that much faster than an r6. it feels like a rocket because of the fuel injection. i was right behind a guy on his 600rr as he got on it and i reeled him in a lil, of course he has 1 up in the back 2 down in the front or something.. reguardless most 600's run identical and the differences are minimal

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 1:06 AM. Reason : .]

4/28/2006 1:03:58 AM

Got a pic? Ive fixed a few car wheels ,never a bike wheel but Ill take a look @ it.

4/28/2006 8:19:02 AM

yeah i have a pict somewhere, if i cant find it ill take another tomorrow.

4/28/2006 11:40:20 AM

there it is on the bent part.

4/28/2006 11:49:31 AM

get a new rim. why fuck around with something important like a WHEEL

4/28/2006 4:23:20 PM

piece of shit i told you i know of the place that does it for under $50. /thread

4/28/2006 4:26:30 PM

lol

4/28/2006 4:40:13 PM