Replacing Skorpion wheels with TZR
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:56 am
Hi there all.
I was looking to replace my wheels with much lighter ones. I know that SZR wheels are much lighter and will do the job, however they appear to be very rare indeed and I never see any come up. I know Bill has mentioned TZR wheels will also do the job quite nicely. I have found that TZR's come up much more often on ebay and am seriously considering the swap with my original wheel. Now to my ignorance. Before I go and buy some, I would like to know a couple of things.
Will my original tyres fit the TZR, are there particular model years I should be looking at, will these wheels directly swap for my originals or will I need new spindals or any other new bits or modifications front and back. I am keen to do this as my current wheels have been poorly painted in the past. So if I am going to the bother of having them sandblasted and re-powder coated, I want to look at other options. And I dont want the bike off the road for a few weeks.
I had the swingarm re-powder coated two years ago but the rust is starting to come back quite badly. I am concerned about the integrity of the swingarm because of this. Again with this in mind I would like to replace it with something much lighter. Any ideas or suggestions much appreciated.
Regards
Stu
I was looking to replace my wheels with much lighter ones. I know that SZR wheels are much lighter and will do the job, however they appear to be very rare indeed and I never see any come up. I know Bill has mentioned TZR wheels will also do the job quite nicely. I have found that TZR's come up much more often on ebay and am seriously considering the swap with my original wheel. Now to my ignorance. Before I go and buy some, I would like to know a couple of things.
Will my original tyres fit the TZR, are there particular model years I should be looking at, will these wheels directly swap for my originals or will I need new spindals or any other new bits or modifications front and back. I am keen to do this as my current wheels have been poorly painted in the past. So if I am going to the bother of having them sandblasted and re-powder coated, I want to look at other options. And I dont want the bike off the road for a few weeks.
I had the swingarm re-powder coated two years ago but the rust is starting to come back quite badly. I am concerned about the integrity of the swingarm because of this. Again with this in mind I would like to replace it with something much lighter. Any ideas or suggestions much appreciated.
Regards
Stu