Ask Woody About Your Wheels

[woody's wheel works]

They are powdercoated Repsol orange. Give a holler if you are interested in a set.

Chris

Originally Posted by greatnortoni

.Hey Woody;
Are these rims painted or anodized? They look real nice!
greatnortoni
sometimes when I fall over, I see all the pretty little rocks.

[daveoneshot]

Yo, Woody, I'm interested in sprucing up my wheels, BMW R100/7, and need your opinion on having them powder coated or anodized. What method will withstand tire irons and general maintenance ?? Dark red is my color choice., thanks in advance, Dave.

[Cromoth]

I ride a 2008 WR250R Yama & have a 2nd set of wheels for D606's that fit a WRX, made by SMPro. How much would it be to put a WRR hub on the front only? You'd know better than I if new spokes & nipples are needed too.
PM if you need email, etc.

[DirtJack]

Woody,

Just received the 990 front (new 1.85 Excel, stainless spokes, super lace, new bearings). Looks great (bad cell photo) and rather indestructible.



Sure is an improvement over what I sent you.

Thanks,

Jack

[alainmax]

Hi Woody,

Have OEM wheels on 20 year Africa twin ( 21 and rear 17), Do you have black excell rims and SS spokes for this set-up?or do i need to find those and send to you? What would be the cost for you to build and send to portland OR?

I assume i would have to send you hubs and rotors? what is the turnaround time as i ride the the thing daily?

thank you for taking the time to provide great info/answers on this thread

[hogdoc]

Originally Posted by woody's wheel works

They are powdercoated Repsol orange. Give a holler if you are interested in a set.

Chris

What does an orange and black set like that run for a 2011 KLR650?

[woody's wheel works]

Thanks for writing. Do you have the spoked wheels or cast wheels?

In either case with dark red, recommend powdercoat as it will give you a thicker, darker red. In addition with the age of these wheels, it's difficult to anodize and have an even finish because it's all about getting the oil off the wheel and wheels polished evenly and to a high shine. Often this is not possible or too time consuming(costly), so we go with the powdercoat.

If powdercoating cast wheel, it's $125 per wheel + bearing removal, typically $10 per bearing.

If spoked wheel, it's typically $75 per rim + unlace, lace, & true(typically about $100-120 for this bike re-using stock spokes and nipples). Can also replace with Stainless spokes and nipples for $100 more.

Give us a holler if you're interested or if you have any other questions.

Thanks,
Chris

Originally Posted by daveoneshot

Yo, Woody, I'm interested in sprucing up my wheels, BMW R100/7, and need your opinion on having them powder coated or anodized. What method will withstand tire irons and general maintenance ?? Dark red is my color choice., thanks in advance, Dave.

[woody's wheel works]

It is likely that you'll have to swap out the spokes as well, as SMPro typically uses Talon hubs and Talon hubs have different drill pattern and allow for different length spokes. May be able to save the nipples, to make it work, but this may not be worth it.

If it was just a straight swap, cost would be $108 to unlace, lace, and true. $88 if just lace and true.
Spokes and nipples would add anywhere from $85-125 depending on nipple type and gauge of spoke.

If we Superlaced, then the lace and true would be $111 and $125 for spokes and nipples.

Hope that helps and give a holler if you are interested.

Thanks,
Chris

Originally Posted by Cromoth

I ride a 2008 WR250R Yama & have a 2nd set of wheels for D606's that fit a WRX, made by SMPro. How much would it be to put a WRR hub on the front only? You'd know better than I if new spokes & nipples are needed too.
PM if you need email, etc.

[woody's wheel works]

Thanks for the opportunity. Enjoy and let us know how it performs for you.

Chris

Originally Posted by DirtJack

Woody,

Just received the 990 front (new 1.85 Excel, stainless spokes, super lace, new bearings). Looks great (bad cell photo) and rather indestructible.



Sure is an improvement over what I sent you.

Thanks,

Jack

[woody's wheel works]

Would depend largely on the hub choice.

If all new wheelset in stock wheel sizes, cost would be about $1700 with stock hubs, $1600 with billet hubs in any color. The hubs are the most expensive part on these wheels, they are about $700 for stock or $600 for billet.

So, if we used your stock hubs, would save the money on the hubs.

Give us a ring or shoot us an email if you're interested or have any other questions.

Thanks,
Chris

Originally Posted by hogdoc

What does an orange and black set like that run for a 2011 KLR650?

[alainmax]

Africa twinn wheels
Hi Woody,

Have OEM wheels on 20 year Africa twin ( 21 and rear 17), Do you have black excell rims and SS spokes for this set-up?or do i need to find those and send to you? What would be the cost for you to build and send to portland OR?

I assume i would have to send you hubs and rotors? what is the turnaround time as i ride the the thing daily?

thank you for taking the time to provide great info/answers on this thread

[woody's wheel works]

Hi,

It would be best to send in your wheels together so we can get the proper off-set and spokes lengths, and also can see if necessary to improve the lacing for a stronger wheel.

To rebuild each wheel with black excel rim's, stainless spokes and nipples it would be around 450-550 for the front wheel, and around 450-650 for the rear, depending on what rim we use. We can also seal the rear for tubeless tires if you would like for an extra 99, can't do the 21'' wheels using our process though.

It only takes 2-3 days to get the wheels ready when we have the parts, but can take up to 2-3 weeks if we have to order parts.

Email us at woodyswheelworks@gmail.com if you have any more specific questions.

thanks zach

Originally Posted by alainmax

Africa twinn wheels
Hi Woody,

Have OEM wheels on 20 year Africa twin ( 21 and rear 17), Do you have black excell rims and SS spokes for this set-up?or do i need to find those and send to you? What would be the cost for you to build and send to portland OR?

I assume i would have to send you hubs and rotors? what is the turnaround time as i ride the the thing daily?

thank you for taking the time to provide great info/answers on this thread

[blaisew]

Woody, I have a Husky TE630 which comes with a 2.15 width rear rim. I have a new Heidenau 140 in the garage but the rim looks way small for that tire. Checking on the net, it looks like every tire I have used on my 250 and on the 630 calls for a wider rim, 2.5 minimum. Heidenau sez 2.75 minimum width for theirs. Should I change the rim size or just spoon on the tires like everyone else seems to do. It's a head scratcher for me.

[woody's wheel works]

[QUOTE=blaisew;19040503]Woody, I have a Husky TE630 which comes with a 2.15 width rear rim. I have a new Heidenau 140 in the garage but the rim looks way small for that tire. Checking on the net, it looks like every tire I have used on my 250 and on the 6

I just got finished writing abig explanation,,and my WI-Fi connection in Saigon got lost and zap there wentt all my handi work

FYI,,go to my website and there should be a tire/rim conversion chart..it'll help you big time

For bikes your size and bigger we usually run 2.5'' rims for dirt riding /competition and 3.5'' rims for 50/50 on road/off-road work. That being said, you can mount the 140/80 tire on the 2.15" rim. Just going to pull the sidewalls in more and wear out the center of the tread, when on the road.

Another factor ya have to consider is the aspect ratio of your tire,,,the lower aspect ratios beg for wider rims to keep the sidewalls straight..taller tires get by with narrower rims as you'll see in the chart

Hope that helps
Woody

[gen]

Woody,

Thank you for sharing all your expertise. KTM wheel question for you.

Starting 2010, KTM's 690 SMC shipped with the tubeless 17" spoke Behr Saxess rims.

Do you have experience with or an opinion of these rims?

I know that you prefer Excel to the regular Behr rims, but for these tubeless 17" motard wheels, what do you think?

Also, have you seen/worked with the Alpina tubeless motard wheels and if so, do they warrant the cost?

Thank you!