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Who makes directly bolt-ons? How much? How much lighter?
Anyone know?
Anyone know?
Aftermarket Wheels for the 2007-2008 Z1000?
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I used to have Carrozeria on my cbr600rr .... they were really nice, and bolt on ... and great price too.
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Well I know you saw the PVM's on my 1st gen...:smokin:
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Yeah, but was anything changed from the 03-06 Z1000 to today's? I really liked the black Marchesini's on my Monster.
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They usually build them to be bike specific, and bolt on applications. Not sure if there is a difference between the two gens regarding the wheel spacing...
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i really liked those wheels on your duc too! the carozzeria(sp?) are the cheapest, at around 1800 a set. ive been on the computer for hours everyday looking at different mods. my wife thinks ive fallen off the deep end. i need to see a shrink about my motorcycle obsession! :alcy:
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Matsu at CZ says that's a no go. I can try Marvic and Marchesini if you are curious. PVM has gone oem only I think so they probably are off the table at this point.
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What kind of cha-ching are we talking to even entertain the thought?
Have you not had any issues with Carrozeria wheels? I know of a dealer that dropped them due to spacing issues on customers bikes...
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Apparently, Marvic makes a set of Magnesium "Penta" wheels for our bikes. They're a small fortune though (Europe list price of 2200 Euro for the pair), usually sold around 1900 Euro / pair.
Magnesium wheels are traditionally 15-30% lighter than stock, which should make for better turn-in / braking / accelerating / bump-handling. BTW, what are the lightest tires for our bikes? For my car I try to get Michelin PSIIs partly because they weigh 3 lbs less than any other tire.
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... and if you really want to go nuts, Dymag makes full carbon fiber wheels. A set of two wheels is almost the same price as a new Z1K :Wow1:
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They are BEAUTIFUL!!! :mouthwateApparently, Marvic makes a set of Magnesium "Penta" wheels for our bikes. They're a small fortune though (Europe list price of 2200 Euro for the pair), usually sold around 1900 Euro / pair.
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Magnesium wheels are traditionally 15-30% lighter than stock, which should make for better turn-in / braking / accelerating / bump-handling. BTW, what are the lightest tires for our bikes? For my car I try to get Michelin PSIIs partly because they weigh 3 lbs less than any other tire.
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There is basically no weight savings on the zx10 from the 03 z
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Good to know. I don't think the wheel changed much between the 03-06 to the 07-08, so using the ZX-10 wheels would just be for looks.
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Hey, it sounds like CZ is going to make the 07+ Z-1000 wheels after all. According to an e-mail I received this morning, they are working on them right now.
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What do the CZ's look like?
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edit: nevermind, there is no weight listed for the z1000 rear wheel
but here it is...
z1000 front wheel = 10.14
04-05 zx10r front wheel = 9.92
03-04 zx6r front wheel = 10.36
geez... was looking at the wheel weights for galespeed type c aluminums
here's the weights for the z1000
type c front = 9.70
type c rear = 17.41
my guess would be the z1000 rear wheel will be a similar weight as the 03-04 zx-6r, maybe slightly heavier, which is 18.07.
so after dropping nearly 2 grand on these wheels, you're not even saving .5 lb up front and MAYBE 1 lb in the rear! well... at least they look nice.
you're much better off going with any of the following
according to SportRider's wheel test with a gsx-r...
carrozzeria
fr 9.42
rr 14.02
marchesini
fr 8.82
rr 13.80
pvm y5
fr 7.96
rr 13.44
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