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Offline JLeather

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What can someone tell me about these wheels?
« on: March 18, 2009, 02:29:39 PM »
They're very similar to HA's or Shelby Dowds, but they're only 5 points.  2.50x18 front with what look like CB750F rotors, but the rear is a 3x16 with a drum (like for a CB750K).  What's up with that.  I don't have them, I'm looking at buying them, so I can't really tell any more about them.  They look a little beefy, honestly.  I browsed the site (and the whole Vintage Mag thread) and didn't come up with any 5-spoke star mags that looked like this (they aren't converted Yamaha pentagram mags either).  If anyone knows who made them, if they are definitely for a CB750, and if they're any good please lemme know.


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Re: What can someone tell me about these wheels?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2009, 02:35:12 PM »
Looks Suzuki or possible Magna.  I don't think they are a matched set.  I have a picture on my website under past projects of a Suzuki 550 with a set of wheels like that.  KingCustomCycles.com

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Re: What can someone tell me about these wheels?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2009, 02:54:13 PM »
Don't know about the rear but the front kinda looks like a buddys
83 cb750sc Nighthawk

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Re: What can someone tell me about these wheels?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2009, 03:06:04 PM »
they are red to match your lady's lips.   :-*

just tell her that and she'll never make you sell it.   ;D
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Offline Jim F

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Re: What can someone tell me about these wheels?
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2009, 05:05:46 PM »
They look to Be GS wheels (Suzuki) but
I just looked  at my GS and the front looks the same but not sure about the rear.

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Re: What can someone tell me about these wheels?
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2009, 05:11:45 PM »

John, they're Pentagrams made by the Sons of the Devil: Halliburton. They'll take you straight to Hell if you ever mount them. If you buy them to sell on eBay they'll take you and your little dog straight to Hell.

I'd stay far away from them if I were you. Really!   ;)  RR

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Re: What can someone tell me about these wheels?
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2009, 05:40:08 PM »
Well, as luck would have it I'm running an F-model frontend and a drum rear on that Amen frame I'm doing, so if these are indeed for a CB750 they'd be perfect (assuming they look right with the rest of the bike).  Obviously they won't stay red.  Maybe I'll re bead-blast them and do a few black pinstripes or something.

So, no one's seen a set like these before?  They aren't GS550 wheels because the star points don't cross (each GS point crosses like an "X").

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Re: What can someone tell me about these wheels?
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2009, 05:43:46 PM »
i'm not sure your lady will be happy about that but... amen.   8)
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Re: What can someone tell me about these wheels?
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2009, 06:57:36 PM »
They are 80's Nighthawk wheels, MikeB nailed it. Stock was black with the rim section and the two lines on each spoke shiny aluminum color. The solid color really makes them look beefy - which they are!
These are good strong wheels, but relatively heavy. I don't know if they would easily fit a SOHC4 750. The discs shown are original.

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Re: What can someone tell me about these wheels?
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2009, 08:27:57 PM »
I got a set of them discs, never been run,, NOS for sale 100 bux.

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