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« on: August 23, 2012, 06:42:21 AM » |
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I hit a softball sized chunk of concrete on the feeder road this morning and bent the front rim near the valve stem. Now I get to take it off and put on one of my new front tires..  Was going about 40 mph and changing lanes to get on the on-ramp to the freeway (Loop 610). Pulled over to check out the damage and found this.... New ones are $305 (Ron Ayers) and I found a few new/used on ebay for $350... Things that make me go hmmm....... P.S. Didn't go down, not even close.  Hay  Jimmyt |
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2012, 07:44:41 AM » |
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I doubt what i have will work, but i have a rim with tire for a 96 aspencade.
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f-Stop
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« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2012, 08:26:09 AM » |
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Wow! Looks like you had a " Ride 'em cowboy!" moment.  Don't know of any, but I'll keep my eyes peeled for a Goldwing front rim here in Austin. |
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2012, 09:13:23 AM » |
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Glad you're OK - good job  -Mike |
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« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2012, 09:36:02 AM » |
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I got one almost that bad from a DC pothole, riding in to work show off my new/used interstate.
Lost no air, and rode smoothly, but it worried me.
Took the wheel to a shop, and he said he would try a hydraulic press but it might bend or break. It broke. Got a new/used one from Pinwall.
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RainMaker
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2012, 09:53:54 AM » |
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GOOD GRIEF! That looks like a butt-buster to me. Glad you kept it up and you ain't bent - just the wheel! |
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« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2012, 02:11:04 PM » |
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Thought I'd seen a couple on craigslist, will check again.
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« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2012, 04:15:56 PM » |
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Whew! That must have been quite a ride for a few seconds. Forks? Cowlings? Undies?  Glad you're OK. |
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« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2012, 05:38:49 PM » |
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Check with your local Higher end car dealer ( mercedes, bmw etc) see if they have a phone number for a local aluminum rim repair company. The worst the rim repairer can tell you at this point is no.
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HayHauler
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« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2012, 06:39:33 PM » |
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Traxxion suspension saved my bacon. If i had been on the Valk, there would be no damage. Did the same thing on it a year ago and the chunk of concrete was larger and the ride was scarier but there was no damage to the wheel. The tire on the wing doesn't have as much rubber between the rim and the road as the Valk does. Glad it came out as good as it did. Hay Jimmyt |
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Valkpilot
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« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2012, 09:23:31 PM » |
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Traxxion suspension saved my bacon. If i had been on the Valk, there would be no damage. Did the same thing on it a year ago and the chunk of concrete was larger and the ride was scarier but there was no damage to the wheel. The tire on the wing doesn't have as much rubber between the rim and the road as the Valk does. Glad it came out as good as it did. Hay Jimmyt Glad you're OK, Jimmy. |
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RainMaker
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« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2012, 06:51:06 AM » |
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I hit a softball sized chunk of concrete on the feeder road this morning and bent the front rim near the valve stem. Now I get to take it off and put on one of my new front tires.. Was going about 40 mph and changing lanes to get on the on-ramp to the freeway (Loop 610). Pulled over to check out the damage and found this.... New ones are $305 (Ron Ayers) and I found a few new/used on ebay for $350... Things that make me go hmmm....... P.S. Didn't go down, not even close. Hay Jimmyt Hay - that'll buff out!  |
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Valkpilot
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« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2012, 07:24:24 AM » |
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I hit a softball sized chunk of concrete on the feeder road this morning and bent the front rim near the valve stem. Now I get to take it off and put on one of my new front tires.. Was going about 40 mph and changing lanes to get on the on-ramp to the freeway (Loop 610). Pulled over to check out the damage and found this.... New ones are $305 (Ron Ayers) and I found a few new/used on ebay for $350... Things that make me go hmmm....... P.S. Didn't go down, not even close. Hay Jimmyt I can't believe it's not already fixed. Didn't you have your dead-blow hammer with you? |
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HayHauler
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« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2012, 08:29:58 AM » |
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Didn't put the tool bag in the Wing before leaving for werk... "what can happen on the 17 mile trip?" went thruogh my my head. It took a 2lb mini sledge to get it back into "shape", but looks like he!! Oh well, new one on the way. I get to put one of my new front tires on AND the front TPMS sensor. Wheel comes with new bearings, spacer, dust seals, and stem... TPMS has it's own 90 deg. metal stem that will go in there.. Hay Jimmyt |
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« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2012, 09:10:09 AM » |
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Is that wheel more bling for the Wing?
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Houdini
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« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2012, 10:12:47 AM » |
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Did you try SeaFoam on it, I hear that fixes almost everything? |
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