Hi all, finally joined the forum after getting my bike today she is unfortunately a Cat C Wright off but i got her as a project. The question i want to pick your brains with is would you repair a damaged front wheel or just bite the bullet and buy a new one. I have already got a new front end on its way too me also the bike had no keys so i am sending the barrel and ECU off in the morning to get a new set of keys programmed i nearly died when Honda told me how much a new ECU and lock set was anyway i have uploaded a few picks as i have spent a few hours on her this evening stripping her down any advice on the wheel would be great
Hi Leeroy, we are an engineering company and in our professional opinion the wheel is for the scrap bin. There are companies out there that will repair wheels and after repairing the wheel looks perfect but the molecular structure of the wheel will have been changed firstly from the initial impact and secondly from the forces used to then remove the indentation. We never repair motorcycle wheels or brake parts even though we get asked frequently to do so as it's unknown when a failure may occur.
Looks pretty bent.... Send pics / have a chat with motoliner in Kent mate, if they are happy to straighten it... I'd use it
They haven't confirmed if they would do it yet!? But are considered by many pretty decent at what they do What company is it you work for?
Cool, what's it called? Sure leeroy will confirm if motorliner will do it or not shortly. But interesting that yourself wouldn't...
We had to jump through hoops of fire to be approved to repair cracked alloy car wheels, we had to have full procedure approved, insurance company wouldn't entertain motorcycle wheels. Our company is called First Strike Welding Services.
Must be a tricky field, but they have been straightening stuff inc wheels for 30 odd years, also used them and seen their set up so I'd trust their opinion if they said they'd do them.... As If they couldn't id also know they'd be honest about it....
I suppose it's a confidence thing, having been involved in welding, weld inspection and failure investigation for 30 years you tend to amass a better picture of what's gone on with the structure of materials when it has been altered.
As Jimbo says Motoliner are very good or Lepsons. Do not disagree with the tech argument of material change, but just throwing out a question, how many peeps running around on second hand bikes with zero knowledge of their history?
I can't speak for them as it was just a suggestion to the OP.... They might do it they might not.... Either way I'd trust their judgement as I'm sure many others would as tbh they have prob one of the best reps in the business when it comes to bike frames, forks and wheels. Like Kent says, not disagreeing with the tech argument either as I don't know either way, and I'm sure you know what your on about.... So let's not let it get into a motoliner will do this and that debate, as it was just my suggestion that they might be able to help.
Hi Guys sorry for the late reply i spoke to Maidstone Motoliner who confirmed he would have a go at repairing it but wouldn't try if he wasn't 100% happy they would be safe afterwards. So i sent it off last week and received it back on Friday over the moon with it i am. I have spun it up and it looks perfect he also checked my disks form me i have had to paint them but i was expecting that anyway here is a pic of them now. would highly recommend him very nice guy and couldn't do enough to help me out
