BST Wheels beware!!!

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I used to be in the U.S. Navy (F/A-18) and I watched the Structural Mechanics repair carbon fiber on the plane that goes Mach 2.0. Pull 9 G's and slam on the Aircraft Carrier at 150MPH. Two thing I learned to trust is Carbon Fiber and Ti.

No offense, but that is a silly analogy :rolleyes:
 
I have BST's on my R1. Have done for the last 4 years.

Done thousands of miles.

Have crashed the bike, re-built the bike, had the wheels x-rayed and crack tested.

No problems.

As far as I'm concerned they are the best wheels (aftermarket) available.

As for Scrappers "silly analogy" I personally think he has a valid point.

He's been in close proximity, observed repairs and seen future tech air-craft continue in use.

Future tech in the sense that military grade is years ahead of current(even an F-18)

No way are any of us going to stress our equipement the way those guys do!

Anyways. as you say, you makes your own mind up.

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Sorry, I don't buy the fact that it was just a "slight ripple" in the road surface. Remember BST wheels are DOT approved.

If "slight surface ripples" in the road were the cause you'd have tons more failures out there.

So unless it was a failure in the manufacture of that particular wheel or it was more of "surface ripple"

Also, it may have changed but the marchesini mag wheels I ran on my 996 were not dot approved. I also question how much more wear and tear takes place on a relative smooth race track versus street use.
 
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none of the track groups/orgs I ride with ban them.

When i looked into the Carbon Fiber BST. I heard the same thing what Trauma said that tracks were banning them. It turns out that Moto GP banned them due to limiting "performance cost". I haven't found a track around southern Cal that bans them. Im not sure if any other tracks bans them. Hence the question.
 
I have BST's on my R1. Have done for the last 4 years.

Done thousands of miles.

Have crashed the bike, re-built the bike, had the wheels x-rayed and crack tested.

No problems.

As far as I'm concerned they are the best wheels (aftermarket) available.

As for Scrappers "silly analogy" I personally think he has a valid point.

He's been in close proximity, observed repairs and seen future tech air-craft continue in use.

Future tech in the sense that military grade is years ahead of current(even an F-18)

No way are any of us going to stress our equipement the way those guys do!

Anyways. as you say, you makes your own mind up.

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On another note, my best friend had the Honda in your avatar when we were kids - I had a homemade job with a Briggs and Stratton - I was looking for the Honda for my daughter a couple of years ago, hard to find in good condition.
 
Yep, Magnesium, and aluminum can be repaired.... but to be honest, I don't freaking want to.

Just like I don't want to send Marchesini Forged Magnesium wheels back to Marchesini every 2 years to be x-ray checked for micro-fractures or whatever other BS they recommend.

With CF wheels, I just ride on the best technology, get the best ride, and don't worry.

Guess what, if I hit something really freaking hard, and my wheel breaks, I'll just be happy to be alive, and buy new wheels.
 
Here's a forged Magnesium rim that wasn't even crashed - just failed.



Want to know something else? I'd still trust OZ wheels.

I mean seriously, if you're that worried and scared by things, go crawl in a hole.

This is life, .... will happen, deal with it, but to say CF wheels are bad would just be idiotic.
 

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From Gunny on our forum, just this past January was one the times I heard about them being banned:

http://ducati1199.com/racing/3131-very-puzzling-moto-gp-decision.html


Yeah, banned because of "Cost concerns", TOTAL BS.

Seriously, they'll allow Forged Mag Wheels which cost just as much (practically), but ban CF.

Real reason, as I already stated, politics and backroom deals. Seriously, go strike up a conversation with the Marchesini boys, it's not that secret.
 
Can we not get in a pissing contests? It was one article - anyone can find examples anywhere. No one said Mags were perfectly safe. Posting Mag pictures is a stupid response to the article, does not help make CFs look any safer. Lets drop it.
 
Yeah, banned because of "Cost concerns", TOTAL BS.

Seriously, they'll allow Forged Mag Wheels which cost just as much (practically), but ban CF.

Real reason, as I already stated, politics and backroom deals. Seriously, go strike up a conversation with the Marchesini boys, it's not that secret.

They're even banned in horse races for cryin' out load :)

The Executive of Harness Racing New Zealand Incorporated (HRNZ) at their meeting today withdrew approval of the use of Evolution carbon fibre sulky wheels due to safety concerns, effective as of 1 September 2008.
 
Carbon wheels suck, I don't trust them at all.:D, they look good but that's about it.

Exactly the reason why I have them on every one of my bikes with thousands of miles since many many years, ridden hard with sky high wheelies :p:p and for me only BST has proven to be reliable in what they do and have many years of experience with it.

Anybody can damage any type of wheel at any given moment, on purpose or not..................
 
A friend of mine, who is a well established tuner ( race Yamahas for 20 + years) mentioned to me that a major reason for not using CF in the larger classes of m/c racing is due to heat absorbtion from the race slicks i.e. absorb too much.

He's away at the moment so I can't ask him directly but I can find out more when he's back from his Aussie hols.

(ps: Monkey bikes rule..! Dangerous little fuqqers. Best bang for buck out there!)
 
Contact your municiple leaders and get them to fix the friggen roads!!!!
 
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