new14rider
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posted January 28, 2013 02:23 PM
can't find anyone in Arizone to install tires on BST carbon wheels
Hi everyone,
I have had my BST carbon wheels in my garage since last January. I can't seem to find anyone locally who isn't afraid to work with BST wheels. Every mechanic in my area who I have had work done on my bikes before has totally screwed things up on my bikes; simple things.... like wheel balancing, weights, wrong size valve stems, to breaking internal motorcycle parts and denying it. I have been to half of the shops here in Tucson and can't find any reputable mechanics all the way through Phoenix who will touch my carbon wheels.
Does anyone know of a shop anywhere on the west coast, prefferebly close to AZ who specializes in racing and has any experience with wheels???
I'm thinking I may just sell the wheels and settle with OZ aluminum and be done with it. I wanted to run the Texas mile, but it seems like unless I buy my own changer and balancer, I'll never get this done.
Thanks!
  
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epd345
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posted January 28, 2013 02:27 PM
Call Brock, Im sure he could turn you onto someone in the area.
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new14rider
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posted January 28, 2013 02:33 PM
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Call Brock, Im sure he could turn you onto someone in the area.
I just called Brock's who I bought the wheels from and they can't help me. They don't know anyone and they won't install tires on my wheels. I tried. I was willing to pay freight to send them back and fourth.
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masszx14
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posted January 28, 2013 03:16 PM
Time to buy a No-mar and diy!
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epd345
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posted January 28, 2013 04:31 PM
Or sell them and get some Carrozzeria's!
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posted January 28, 2013 07:35 PM
wish I were closer to you...I'd show you how to do it yourself. It's easy and you don't need a bunch of special equipment to do it.
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shiphteey
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posted January 28, 2013 07:36 PM
Are there any Ducati shops? They may have a little more experience with carbon wheeled motorcycles than the avg shop. There are a few shops around our area that won't do them...many are leery. Any time Rick does mine he's always pulling my leg making cracking sounds or yelling "UH OH"...
Maybe a shop that specializes in roadracing....they may also have more experience in changing other exotic wheels such as Marvic, marchesini, etc.
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epd345
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posted January 28, 2013 07:41 PM
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Are there any Ducati shops? They may have a little more experience with carbon wheeled motorcycles than the avg shop. There are a few shops around our area that won't do them...many are leery. Any time Rick does mine he's always pulling my leg making cracking sounds or yelling "UH OH"...
Maybe a shop that specializes in roadracing....they may also have more experience in changing other exotic wheels such as Marvic, marchesini, etc.
A.
What shiptey said, I brought my carrozzerias to the local Ducati dealer. I figured since those guys are alway mounting Marchesini's they should have the skills. It was a great move. Mounted my tires and not a mark on the brand new rims. 80 Bucks
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joseph702
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posted January 28, 2013 08:14 PM
New I'd do it but my tire machine just died at work . If I get it fixed u pay shipping I'd do it free
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Obba
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posted January 29, 2013 01:35 PM
Didn't Shane say in of his posts that he got his done at a tire place that used a 'contactless' machine - so didn't even touch his BST rims?
Might be worth shipping the wheels that place for piece of mind.
If you did get a chip in the CF, it would make any future selling an issue. Wouldn't feel safe with a chipped CF wheel at 300kmph...
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posted January 29, 2013 02:55 PM
I have a no mar machine, ill mount and balance them for free, i live in denver, if your interested pm me. Ive mounted hundreds of tires with this machine, not one nick or scratch,
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Romans
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posted January 29, 2013 06:41 PM
 Edited By: Romans on 30 Jan 2013 02:54
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I'm thinking I may just sell the wheels and settle with OZ aluminum and be done with it.
Thanks!
hmmm, I have two sets of Aluminium Rims with Ceramic bearings. Maybe we can Help each other. I'm looking For BSTs if your serious about selling
Here is a few pics of the Marchesini wheels just prior to install. The Galespeed Polished 10 spoke have no pics yet.
If this helps send me PM
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joseph702
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posted January 29, 2013 09:22 PM
Some times the no mare will scratch is u don't wach it close , the plastic end will loosen up and kick in and out and scratch it up.
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posted January 30, 2013 07:13 AM
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Didn't Shane say in of his posts that he got his done at a tire place that used a 'contactless' machine - so didn't even touch his BST rims?
Might be worth shipping the wheels that place for piece of mind.
If you did get a chip in the CF, it would make any future selling an issue. Wouldn't feel safe with a chipped CF wheel at 300kmph...
you guys.. y'all forgetting the biggest problem .. SHIPPING .. Those people could break a wet dream and charge you for it ..
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indynic
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posted January 30, 2013 12:27 PM
Exactly what I was thinking!!!!!!
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new14rider
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posted January 30, 2013 02:27 PM
Thanks everyone for your willingness to help!!!! The wheels will sit in my garage until I can get my own tire changer, which will require an bigger garage!!! It's better to wait than to be impulsive. One shop in town installed tires on a Vulcan 2000 and I ended up with 16 wheel weights and it wasn't even balanced. Took the same wheel to the Kawi dealer and they couldn't fit a valve stem on correctly (took 4 tries). That was this week! I just realize that I'm going to have to do it myself. I called the Ducati shop (they were pricks), called BMW shop who races their s1000s (they said the claw may slip on the wheel a gouge it- didn't even know their tire machines clamping pressure), a few other shops were rated as poor. This is the desert...................
I'll keep poking around. Thanks again!
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zixxer14
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posted January 30, 2013 03:27 PM
Who woulda thunk it'd be such a bitch.
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posted January 30, 2013 04:42 PM
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Thanks everyone for your willingness to help!!!! The wheels will sit in my garage until I can get my own tire changer, which will require an bigger garage!!! It's better to wait than to be impulsive. One shop in town installed tires on a Vulcan 2000 and I ended up with 16 wheel weights and it wasn't even balanced. Took the same wheel to the Kawi dealer and they couldn't fit a valve stem on correctly (took 4 tries). That was this week! I just realize that I'm going to have to do it myself. I called the Ducati shop (they were pricks), called BMW shop who races their s1000s (they said the claw may slip on the wheel a gouge it- didn't even know their tire machines clamping pressure), a few other shops were rated as poor. This is the desert...................
I'll keep poking around. Thanks again!
You don't need a tire changer. Give me a call and I'll walk you through it. I have video I can send you. Good technique and good lube are the two most important things. the rest is easy.
Not sure why folks think these wheels are so fragile. I've seen them bounced like a basketball with no ill effects on them.
email me jwilkens3@yahoo.com and we'll exchange phone #
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riaansh
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posted January 31, 2013 08:07 AM
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Thanks everyone for your willingness to help!!!! The wheels will sit in my garage until I can get my own tire changer, which will require an bigger garage!!! It's better to wait than to be impulsive. One shop in town installed tires on a Vulcan 2000 and I ended up with 16 wheel weights and it wasn't even balanced. Took the same wheel to the Kawi dealer and they couldn't fit a valve stem on correctly (took 4 tries). That was this week! I just realize that I'm going to have to do it myself. I called the Ducati shop (they were pricks), called BMW shop who races their s1000s (they said the claw may slip on the wheel a gouge it- didn't even know their tire machines clamping pressure), a few other shops were rated as poor. This is the desert...................
I'll keep poking around. Thanks again!
You don't need a tire changer. Give me a call and I'll walk you through it. I have video I can send you. Good technique and good lube are the two most important things. the rest is easy.
Not sure why folks think these wheels are so fragile. I've seen them bounced like a basketball with no ill effects on them.
email me jwilkens3@yahoo.com and we'll exchange phone #
Can you use this technique on the oem rims also, because they also get scratched.
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shiphteey
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posted January 31, 2013 08:38 AM
Yeah but OEM rims are heavy so scratching them up is beneficial in the neverending quest to reduce rotating mass to those 1 ton wheels.
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posted January 31, 2013 04:06 PM
I've never scratched any wheel I've done, makes no difference to me. OEM, OZ, Carro's, Marchisini's, powdercoated, high polished, etch... done them all.
I can change tires on any of my bikes in an hour or less, that is taking wheels off the bike, removing tires, installing new tires, balancing and put back on bike. All with about $100 worth of stuff. Been doing this for many years like this and will never pay a shop to do them again. At least if I ding or scratch them...I can blame me and not be PAYING for some shop monkey to damage them. Plus, I know they were done right.
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Brock
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posted February 01, 2013 04:33 PM
Edited By: Brock on 2 Feb 2013 00:35
You can always send your tires/rims here and we can do it.
We also have how to videos to can point the dealership to:
BST Product Information Page – Video: BST Wheel Tire Installation Part 1-3
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