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954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/29/2008 7:22:49 AM

zoniebutt

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i just bought a 954 and and it has chrome rims... the problem is that the rear rim is bent but not too badly.. can chrome rims b fixed or should i just buy a new rim and get it chromed?

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/29/2008 1:37:56 PM

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If its not that bad meaning pretty small (pictures would be very helpful) you can try a rubber mallet, only thing is if it puts enough stress on the dipped area it could crack....If your not concerned with the idea of the chrome cracking then do this as a temporary fix....ive seen single chrome rims on ebay alot so look there in the future.

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/29/2008 3:33:26 PM

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how does it ride... that's the main key

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/29/2008 7:53:07 PM

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i got pix btu i dont know how to post dem

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/29/2008 8:04:28 PM

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/30/2008 1:37:40 PM

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and you didn't see that when you bought it!?

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/30/2008 1:55:37 PM

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That dent is not that bad, although I wonder how it got on the rear rim. Pound it with something soft. If you get it close enough the balence should be okay.

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/30/2008 5:29:35 PM

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Thats not bad at all, take a rubber mallet to it! If possible take it to a rim shop and have them balance it after you straighten it as much as possible.

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/30/2008 6:35:01 PM

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Here is a picture of my wheel after I hit a pretty good sized rock that was in the middle of the road (for whatever reason), anyways the tire would not hold air and I thought that I was going to have to scrap the wheel. I looked into buying a used wheel from someone on eBay or someone that was parting out a bike on different forums but I was skeptical because I could not look at the wheel in person before I bought it. I heard of wheel repair shops and I found Wheel Works http://www.wheel-works.com , they are based out of California and get wheels shipped to them from customers all over the country for repairs. They charged me 160.00 to repair my wheel (re-bend and balance it both vertically and horizontally) so there is no wobble even at 150+ and you can barely see where the bend used to be. I'm sure they could re-bend a chromed wheel because they do Harley stuff too, but I'm sure you could just call and ask them about it. They told me they have never had a wheel that had been repaired ever come back from breaking, but I'm sure that any type of re-bending would weaken the metal a little bit. Just another option for you to consider that may cause less damage to the wheel than a rubber mallet or whatever you might try to use to pound out the bend!

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/31/2008 6:32:48 AM

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I like Icefoxes idea. I do not like using second hand parts. There is no telling what some idiot did with them.

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/31/2008 8:39:49 AM

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alright.. im gonna hammer it as soon as i get my hands on a mallet lol.. but i think its leaking air... it noes not seem big enugh to leak air so this weekend i wana bring it out check where its leaking from any suggestions on how to check?

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/31/2008 9:34:28 AM

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if it is a slow leak put the tire under water for awhile and see if air bubble congregate anywhere.

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/31/2008 9:52:59 AM

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Personally I would buy another wheel off of ebay.

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 1/31/2008 12:38:10 PM

zoniebutt

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yeah thats wat im gonna do this weekend lol o yeah and for ppl who got hids where u guys been puttin the brains? i dont got the innerfairings so i can just toss em in there...

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RE: 954 rim fix or buy new? - 2/5/2008 12:28:33 AM

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Hey man I've got a rim for you!

If I'm not mistaken, the 954 and 929 wheels swap straight over. I have this thing and I only want $120+ shipping. Let me know if you're interested.