Is this worth getting? Bent rear rim and good front from 848 cast

[wiredbeans]

Hi Folks

I was offered these for a really good price but not sure if it's fixable/worth getting. I am pretty sure these will fit my bike but I want to know if these can be fixed and if I will have any future problems with them after they are fixed.

I was offered $600 USD for both, you guys think that's a good price?

[ducpainter]

That wheel is repairable, but will probably need paint after the repair.

By the time you're done you'll have close to 1K in the set.

Still worth it?

[2-Skinny]

These Marchessinis on Woundedduc.net look similar and are in flawless condition for $600...



Not sure if they are the same though...

http://www.woundedduc.net/Wheels.html

[Buckethead]

Not sure if they are the same though...

Nope.

Those will fit (with some doin') a dual-sided swingarm bike, but not one with a single-sided swingarm.

[wiredbeans]

I will try talk him down a bit, maybe $500 for the set or even $400 for the set. Do you think paint is strong enough? I always thought for rims you need powder coat especially the edge because we change tires more often and the edges gets chipped easy if painted.

That wheel is repairable, but will probably need paint after the repair.

By the time you're done you'll have close to 1K in the set.

Still worth it?

[ducpainter]

I will try talk him down a bit, maybe $500 for the set or even $400 for the set. Do you think paint is strong enough? I always thought for rims you need powder coat especially the edge because we change tires more often and the edges gets chipped easy if painted.

I'm a painter...

Powder is just paint without solvents.

The only advantage on a rim is the powder is fully cured once it's cooled.

[Desmo Demon]

I don't know where you are located, but we have a guy with a straightening machine that cost several thousands of dollars and he'd probably straighten that rim for about $75. I had him do a rim for my Paso 750 and a buddy has had him straighten a couple of rims for his Suzuki TL1000

I'm a painter...

Powder is just paint without solvents.

The only advantage on a rim is the powder is fully cured once it's cooled.

I don't know if I'd agree with you on this, and I'm positive my father wouldn't. Powder is much more durable and is therefore much more of a PITA to remove, especially when a primer base is applied (done submerged under water - electrocoat bath). I used to get powder coating done for free as long as it was black, silver, or John Deere green....my father was in charge of a powder-coating line for the MetoKote Corporation for about 15 years.

http://www.metokote.com/

The e-coat process: http://www.metokote.com/coatingTechnologies/ecoatProcessSpecifics.asp

Not that Wikipedia is ever the absolute authority on information - "It is usually used to create a hard finish that is tougher than conventional paint." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_coating

[ducpainter]

I don't know where you are locate, but we have a guy with a straightening machine that cost several thousands of dollars and he'd probably straighten that rim for about $75. I had him do a rim for my Paso 750 and a buddy has had him straighten a couple of rims for his Suzuki TL1000

I don't know if I'd agree with you on this, and I'm positive my father wouldn't. Powder is much more durable and is therefore much more of a PITA to remove, especially when a primer base is applied (done submerged under water). I used to get powder coating done for free as long as it was black, silver, or John Deere green....my father was in charge of a powder-coating line for the MetoKote Corporation for about 15 years.

http://www.metokote.com/

The e-coat process: http://www.metokote.com/coatingTechnologies/ecoatProcessSpecifics.asp

Not that Wikipedia is ever the absolute authority n information - "It is usually used to create a hard finish that is tougher than conventional paint." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_coating

I won't dispute that powder is tough...but it's still just a coating.

It still chips and offers no corrosion protection once the coating is breached.

For a refinish application bearings must be removed, and often replaced, and the entire finish must be blasted off making the claimed labor savings moot.

Where is the advantage?

[Desmo Demon]

Where is the advantage?

You said it right here...

I won't dispute that powder is tough...

[ducpainter]

You said it right here...

I have no issues mounting tires on rims I've painted.

Powder will chip as easily as paint, in my experience, when a gorilla whacks your rim with a steel tool or part of the tire machine.

I'm not seeing any real plus.

That said...it will come down to price.

It always does.