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cast wheels
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:43 pm
by michael
I am looking for a cast front wheel for a 1985 R80. Need an 18 inch. Where do I look?
Re: cast wheels
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:27 pm
by chasbmw
Where are you?
Members of this forum mainly come from the US, Aussi or the UK?
Re: cast wheels
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:33 pm
by Major Softie
Ebay
IBMWR Marketplace
http://marketplace.ibmwr.org/
All of Craigslist (various "all of" search engines exist)
Re: cast wheels
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:39 pm
by michael
Hey Chasbmw, I am near Charlotte, NC.
Re: cast wheels
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 5:12 pm
by chasbmw
Ok. I can't really help you, if you were in the Uk there are some fairly good dealers in SH airhead parts. A monolever is not a collectors bike yet, so hopefully parts won't be too difficult to find.
Re: cast wheels
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:50 pm
by Major Softie
Is that a "Y-spoke" wheel on the 85? If so, you need to do some research, as you may find that there are K75 or K100 rims that will also work. I know the early K75 and K100, along with the mono R65, R80, and R100 were all running a 2.50 x 18 rim.
Re: cast wheels
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:59 am
by vanzen
Major Softie wrote:Is that a "Y-spoke" wheel on the 85? If so, you need to do some research, as you may find that there are K75 or K100 rims that will also work. I know the early K75 and K100, along with the mono R65, R80, and R100 were all running a 2.50 x 18 rim.
Caution: I have "discovered" that rear K-type Y-spoke (drum brake) cast wheels
have a different cast & machined profile in the hub area
and do not correctly fit an R-type FD.
Not sure about the disk brake version ...