Ducati Monster Forum

Thinking of some new wheels for the smart and just wondering which color.
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my vote = the 5th one - silver rim with gold hub to match the oh-oh-ohlins.
how much weight do these save?

They have told me a weight saving of 15pound over the 2 stockers,
Their shockers the front is 8.7kg rear 10.3 kg  :o

Dibs on your old wheels - I quite like the look of Monsters with wire wheels...

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Been told they slot straight in to the monster as the sports classic has been based on the monster [thumbsup]

The only downfall is tubes and the weight with the stockers  :-\

Well, that and thew fact that I'm probably not really prepared to pay a fair price for em...

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Dont think they are worth much any way Big Made in japan

They all look excellent - mate any set will do your bike justice! Way cool!

4th one down has my vote for the Smart.
Gold wheels to match the forks and the rest of the Gold theme on the Smart.

Was thinking down the same lines Matty, but thought one of the first 2 would break it up a little [thumbsup]

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I do like the checked ones also.
Is it your style or too boy racer?

I also liked the ones goldFish suggested, nice and ohlininini  ;D

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Also just consulted with the Wi-Fee (That's Annick)
She concurs but has also said the checked black on one half can also break up the mass of Gold.
And also pull in with the rest of the black on the bike.

This would be my choice of the lot you have shown. [thumbsup]
What $ort of $ for these $exy things.

+1 on the gold with silver rims. They all look good. Wish I was faced with choosing... [thumbsup]

Yeh starting to like these a bit more my self,Dont know yet waiting for a reply, but have been told aprox US $1800.plus shipping  [bang]
Just cant live with the tubles any more :'(

I new you would like them all rusty you bling junkie  ;D

wasn't it you who recently said that you'd spent your toy budget!

damn, they're nice tho!

that's the toy budget not the bling budget.
they come from different areas of the income stream.
isn't that the way it works?

Just to be different I would like these on the Smart... Different and way cool....  [thumbsup]   :o

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Your spot on Matty, diffrent departmental heads, Toys are capex and bling is up keep and maintenance two different budgets. HE HE got to love the red tape. [thumbsup]

I agree and had the same thought its an out there bike so you need out there wheels to  [thumbsup]

The plain silver & gold or the gold ones, the rest are ghey. IMO.  ;)

You don't want your wheels to overshadow the bike, only to complement what is already a beautiful bike.  ;)

have you got any pics of the checked ones on a PS?

if you do need to move the originals on vinci and they do indeed for the Mosnters then let me know.- Chris

ps, I vote getting the simplest ones you like and have them localy modded to how you want... it all part of discretionary capex.

that the one i like vince not too much out there

Initially I thought ... yeah, go 1 and 2 ... look at me wheels for a look at me bike.

4, 6 & 7: the blues don't match the bike ... and 7: why introduce red?

5 would be a nice addition, but it just depends on how 'in ya face' you want to be.

So ... No. 2 (hehe): the change from black to gold is a bit stark and you may spend 5 minutes each time you park aligning the wheels so the colours present correctly which some might consider a tad pretentious.

Therefore, No. 1 could be the right amount of obnoxious bling if you feel that way inclined.

Or maybe I have just overthought it all

Are you saying that these rims can be run with out inner tubes?

Cause I saw these on the cafe racer thread and really liked how the spoke was attached to the rim.  [thumbsup]

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how cool is that cafe racer thread - got it bookmarked!

Very kewl.  ;)

Hi Guys & Girls could i get a link for this site ta  :-*

If you're talking about the Cafe Racer's it's a thread on the main board.

Ta  [thumbsup]