Video of a Rim being made in JAPAN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX_Ct77ArG4
Rim Job
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Wow! Whoda thunked it?
All this time I thought ya just whent out back and picked em off the old rim tree.
You know... different time of year, different size. And aluminum trees are much rarer than steel. 
All this time I thought ya just whent out back and picked em off the old rim tree.
You know... different time of year, different size. And aluminum trees are much rarer than steel. Garnet
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Bloody fascinating. Some damn clever robotics. I hope the poor humans who work there are paid well.
Thanks for posting, 00.
Thanks for posting, 00.
Charlie
and Brunhilde - 1974 R90/6
Graduate, Wallace and Gromit School of Engineering and Design (Pending)
and Brunhilde - 1974 R90/6
Graduate, Wallace and Gromit School of Engineering and Design (Pending)
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Having never seen a rim built before, I thought it was kind of interesting how many steps it took and the specificity of equipment to produce such an item.
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Oh my. This thread could have been so much more.
Cheers, Steve
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.
Victoria, S.E.Oz.
1982 R100RSR100RS supergallery. https://boxerboy81.smugmug.com/R100RS
2006 K1200R.
1994 R1100GS.