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Got a pair of BST wheels, feels like the bike is 50 lbs lighter....

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sick look! nice! hows the turn in and handling now?

dude those are bad ass!  I would love to get a set of them. Can I ask where you got them from and how much?

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BST should be paying you for that photo!  The rear wheel is better than any of the BST stock photo.  I didn't know the spokes fold into one another!

...so jealous...

Nice   [thumbsup]

Wow, thanks for the comments.  None of the pictures I've seen do them justice, including this one.  Where the spokes meet the outer rim, you can see how the fabric folds into the rim.  Its like the spokes are woven into the outer rim.

Turn-in is way fast; but, part of that is probably the new tires.  As others have said, you have to recalibrate how much force you use when you push on the bars.  I had some concerns that straightline stability might be compromised, but I was riding in some pretty good cross-winds today and didn't have any concerns.

I actually got them used.  The PO said that he only put ~700 miles on them, and I believe him because they are nearly in mint condition.

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Hey Ivan,

what kind of tank pads are those and where'd ya get 'em?...i want!

thx,
b.

Wheels look great man.



http://www.techspec-usa.com/products/gs_ducati.html

Wheel does look great.  Im just not a big fan of carbon fiber.  Would love to have the benefits of a lighter wheel though.
Again, NICE WHEELZ

I have the 'Fusion' material.  When this wears out, I'm going with the 'Snakeskin', its a little thicker and grippier.

thank you.

and thank you.

is there any thing compromised with CF wheels at all? Any concerns with using them on an everyday bike? I  really really love these and my white wheels are a pregnant dog to keep clean. But I do ride often and to work at least a few times a week.

Carbon fiber can be susceptible to UV exposure.  BST uses a UV resistant epoxy or clearcoat, so that should help. I don't know if UV exposure everyday would be a long term problem.  I do most of my daily commuting on the Aprilia these days, the Duc is more or less a weekend toy, and it is always stored indoors.

The strength/reliability of CF wheels has been the subject of much controversy.  I suggest that you research the subject and make up your own mind.  I did just that, and I believe that the benefits far outweigh the risks.

I wish I could afford the BST wheels, great mod!

Looks awesome Ivan. You still commute down the 91? How do the CF wheels react to that crappy stretch of road?

I still ride the Monster on the 91 at least one day a week, between Anaheim and Green River Rd.  The only really rough area is east bound, just east of the 91/57 interchange there are some washboard areas. 

One of the big surprises (at least to me) is that the suspension seems to work better.  Its more noticeable in the twisties, bumps that used to unsettle the bike are now just absorbed. 

I stopped riding that way last year when I got stranded down here. Hadn't seen you on that in a while before that. Bikes looks sweet though.

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Look CLOSELY  :o for this wheel porn!!  [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

Sorry to thread jack, could not resist  [roll]

As the OP stated, do your own research and decide. I did and found several guys who have had more than one set and a couple with over 40k miles on theirs!! There have been NO proven cases of failure due to manufacturing. The one case that got a lot of publicity was the one where a guy was racing at T-hill, had a crash, blamed it on the BST. He had a 3rd party company crash-analyze the wheel and they found no indication of mfg'er failure. BST obtained the wheel to inspect it and found likewise and even replaced the wheel (was out of warranty I think). Somewhere in the thread it linked off to a chat site/forum where some guys who were riding right behind the guy said the rider was pushing hard in 8, went off the edge of the track, lost traction had a high side and crashed. This was consistent with what the 3rd party said cause the damage to the wheel and BST found as well..

Go to the BST site  http://www.blackstonetek.com/technical_info.php (http://www.blackstonetek.com/technical_info.php) and read their TUV (the most strict certification) and DOT certification processes. It will blow your mind. Each batch of wheels is tested on a device that applies 4500lb load and then side loads the wheel for a million cycles! I went ahead a bought a set.  [thumbsup] You can help to alleviate the UV damage by using a cleaner/polish that has UV protectioon in it. I am using a product by P&S that has it. I hear that Novus has UV protection too.

I am running the 7-spokers btw. But the testing is the same for both types....

Good one! [clap]

+1  ;D

I haven't seen your bike with the 7 spoke BST mounted...can you post a picture?
-M

Nice Ivan [thumbsup]

I'm envious..................... I do however really like my white wheels........... keeps me in touch with my feminine side [laugh]

Lets go ride GMR now that it's cooling off so I can see those beauties in person [thumbsup]

http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=5647.0 (http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=5647.0)

dope.  [thumbsup]

So you don't have to search thru that other thread (not sure the ones of them ON the bike are in there), here is a direct link:

http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff38/hypurone/Monster%20S4RS/ (http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff38/hypurone/Monster%20S4RS/)

Apologies for the thread jack...

Let me know when....

I just got back from a nice road trip, details are here:

http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,30520.0.html (http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,30520.0.html)

GMR? When?