My little SV based project

How much do you want for it? I'll give you a pack of fags, a leaking 2 tonne trolley jack and my old dressing gown? Deal? When will it be delivered?

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by toby_smith

How much do you want for it? I'll give you a pack of fags, a leaking 2 tonne trolley jack and my old dressing gown? Deal? When will it be delivered?

Bugger slightly better than my offer

Well I'll get the Marvics for my "road bike" Lol I don't make it a habit of finding potholes on the road and I seem to remember forged magnesium being tougher than the cast steel stuff.

Jeez, so many negatives. You can't do this or that's too hard. The reason this thread is so interesting is because this guy is doing something that not many people can/will do. I don't think a set of wheels is going to be his biggest obstacle. Look at the work he did with the design and fairing.

Anyway, my contribution was to suggest new wheels and at least I pointed out an alternative to stock that won't require alteration. You guys know much more about other stuff so i'll let you get on with giving Todge some more constructive feedback.

Originally Posted by Runako

Well I'll get the Marvics for my "road bike" Lol I don't make it a habit of finding potholes on the road and I seem to remember forged magnesium being tougher than the cast steel stuff.

Go and do some homework and report back with your findings later on

[yorkie_chris]

He has cast steel wheels on his SV?

Shhhhh!!!

Cast aluminium smartasses (homework done)! The point remains.

Anyway, why not better wheels if its within budget? Most of us are obviously ltd by budget but no matter what you buy it only takes one "off" to form a black hole in one's bank a/c.

You've all improved your own bikes. Some of you have two bikes (Chris) and some race. That's all money. So why hate on a suggestion for lighter, stronger wheels wheels? This is a bit off topic anyway. Looking forward to seeing your suggestions and comments for the rest of Todge's build.

Homework not even close , Magnesium Wheels are far more brittle than their Aluminium counterparts .

Sigh, this is boring now ... had a look on the net before replying did we?

Ok then - not all aluminium wheels are of the same grade or strength. This is obvious from the properties of forged v cast alu wheels.

Forged mag can be stronger than cast alu (i.e. stock SV wheels) due to the method of production. Forged alu of a similar or near weight to forged mag can be stronger - correct. The key is in the weight differential and production method.

This discussion was about forged mag over cast SV alu wheels. Even cast mag may be stronger depending on weight. Unless you're gonna get really technical, lets move on as this discussion is pointless.

Its all down to personal choice. I respect your choice. You can respect my preference and we can leave it at that.

I didn`t have to look it up on the net at all so don`t be so condescending , having been around bikes for over 20 years to tend to pick up bits of info . In fact Yorkie Chris and I were discussing Magnesium Wheels in my Kitchen 2 weeks ago and nowhere near a PC .