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BST 17" Carbon Fiber Front Wheel for Aprilia (5-Spoke)
Item Summary
High Tech Design The unique BST 5-spoke carbon composite wheel is made using the latest technology, materials and manufacturing processes. This lightweight and exceedingly strong wheel is suitable for both racing and street racing use. The wheels have been tested at Rim Technology (UK government certified facility), and passed all the tests for road certification. And most important of all, our wheels are unique in that they are created as a single unit - we don't bond pieces together.
Benefits of Carbon Fiber Wheels - Lower unsprung mass - Lower rotational inertia resulting in quick and responsive steering - less driver fatigue - High strength to weight ratio - Longer product life - carbon fiber is a fatigue-free material - Carbon fiber composite is a damage tolerant material - Carbon fiber is corrosion-free - Attractive woven finish gives the wheels a killer look.
These wheels are up to 30% lighter than most of todays advanced racing wheels, and even more significantly lighter than the standard production wheels. Since the weight saving comes from the spokes and the rim, the mass of the wheel is concentrated in the hub to the benefit of rotational inertia.
Because the wheels offer a substantial reduction in flywheel and gyroscopic effects, the motorcycle can accelerate, corner and brake faster. In particular, the reduced gyroscopic effect allows for faster directional changes, which makes the motorcycle far more sensitive to the riders demands.
Technical Information Weight: 2.1 - 2.2 kg, depending on motorcycle (including alloy hub, steel fittings with bearings). Sizes: Front Wheel: 3.5" x 17" Rear Wheel: 5.50" x 17" (single sided and conventional swing arm). 5.75" x 17" (single sided and conventional swing arm). 6.00" x 17" (single sided and conventional swing arm).
The SECRET WEAPON: Club racers in Europe are fitting BST CF wheels on their 600cc bikes and competing with 1000cc bikes. Racers are reporting lap times of 2.5-3.0 seconds faster with Carbon wheels over the stock wheels and 1.5 seconds faster over magnesium wheels. Drag racers are reporting .2 seconds in the quarter mile. Some racers are foregoing additional engine and brake modifications and putting the extra money into these wheels. SUPERBIKE January 2006: Article called Wheels of Fortune: “If you could compare both these bikes side by side … there would no be way to catch the BST-wheeled machine. The different is small to begin with, but the carbon wheels get the bike to 80kph in one metre less than the standard bike. It then builds with time and by 95kph the BST wheels have take 3.5 metres less, at 160kph they have a 13 metre advantage and by 240kph they are a full 108 metres ahead.”
