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Offline Syscrush

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Who can ID these wheels?
« on: November 04, 2010, 01:58:19 PM »
These wheels make me a bit excited.  They look enough like comstars to fit right in on my CB550 build, but different enough to be worth considering:


Any ideas or pointers?
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2010, 02:46:20 PM »
They are Astralites......I think they are made in the UK....
http://www.fzronline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4553

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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2010, 02:57:07 PM »
Yes, Astralites very light wheels! Are still being made.
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2010, 04:04:30 PM »
You guys are awesome.  Thanks!

I feel my wallet lightening a bit, though...
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2010, 04:28:21 PM »
Frank (member 754) has a set of those wheels in his shop.
Last I heard they where for sale.

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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2010, 04:33:22 PM »

Is that true, Frank? If you wanna talk, I call dibs! I missed a set in Europe and I'm still kicking myself!  ;D  RR

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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2010, 04:44:28 PM »
Quote from: voxonda on November 04, 2010, 02:57:07 PM
Yes, Astralites very light wheels! Are still being made.
Apparently this part is incorrect - production stopped in the early 90's...
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2010, 08:32:26 PM »
ssshhhh

 I have already been offered pretty good money for them by a member on here.. so he would have first dibs. Also very good money if I built the adaptors for Laverda, by another person..
 
 They were on a Kawi, but the primary pattern appears to be Honda 750/Yamaha. They are 18 x 3.5 rear and 2.5 x 19/ front, and yes they are light...

 shoulda been at the Tsawassen swap in 09, they almost sold for a good price..
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2010, 04:33:10 AM »
Another kind of similar wheel is the RC Components Star:


Might be easier to find, but maybe not in appropriate sizes.
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2010, 04:59:01 AM »
Hmmm... What's the story on these wheels?

I've only seen them on an NS400R, and only in 17R/16F sizes, and no word on what they're called.

Did Honda have a name for these wheels?  Did they make them in other sizes?  Are they any good?
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2010, 02:54:02 PM »
Quote from: Syscrush on November 07, 2010, 04:59:01 AM
Hmmm... What's the story on these wheels?

I've only seen them on an NS400R, and only in 17R/16F sizes, and no word on what they're called.

Did Honda have a name for these wheels?  Did they make them in other sizes?  Are they any good?

I'm fairly sure they were on the VF1000R as well......not too sure of the sizes though...

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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2010, 08:27:07 AM »
Quote from: 754 on November 04, 2010, 08:32:26 PM
ssshhhh

 I have already been offered pretty good money for them by a member on here.. so he would have first dibs.

They were on a Kawi, but the primary pattern appears to be Honda 750/Yamaha. They are 18 x 3.5 rear and 2.5 x 19/ front, and yes they are light...
Too bad.  :(

Anyone have any advice on where/how to locate a set of these in the 18x3.5/19x2.5 sizes?  I'm lusting after these wheels more and more these days.
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2010, 07:13:50 PM »
 I believe they were far more common in Europe.. And they were used in endurance racing.

 I know they were often put on Laverdas , not sure of the bolt pattern. The ones I got were on about an 85ish GPZ. I have been advised that if you find a set check for loose rivets, altho I really cant imagine them working loose with that many holding.

 Any modular wheel like this can usually be widened with very little effort.
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2010, 11:20:56 PM »
They were fairly popular down here too......in the 80's...I think they are still being made.

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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2010, 04:47:30 AM »
Quote from: retro rocket on November 08, 2010, 11:20:56 PM
They were fairly popular down here too......in the 80's...I think they are still being made.
They are not still being made.  Last batch was in '92.  Hesketh bought out most/all of the stock when Astralites went out of production, then they dumped everything they had when the V1000 stopped production.  So you guys got a bit of a glut of those wheels at that point.
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2010, 06:16:43 AM »
Man, I havent seen a Hesketh in a long, long time..

 last one I saw was red, think its still around here..
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2010, 06:54:58 AM »
Quote from: 754 on November 04, 2010, 08:32:26 PM
ssshhhh

 I have already been offered pretty good money for them by a member on here.. so he would have first dibs. Also very good money if I built the adaptors for Laverda, by another person..
So, I'm 4th in line for those wheels?   :o

Any pointers on how/where to score a pair that don't involve a time machine?  :)
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #17 on: November 09, 2010, 03:17:27 PM »
Quote from: voxonda on November 04, 2010, 02:57:07 PM
Yes, Astralites very light wheels! Are still being made.

Send Rob a PM,if he says they are still being made then its worth checking out. The original company that made them is still in business.
Dawson Harmsworth Ltd.


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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2010, 02:31:13 PM »
Quote from: voxonda on November 04, 2010, 02:57:07 PM
Yes, Astralites very light wheels!
Can anyone quantify just how light or heavy they are?
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2012, 07:00:05 AM »
FYI, there's a set of 17" Astralites up for auction ending in a few hours:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/290669685223
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2012, 08:34:13 AM »
No cush drive...that stinks. :-\
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2012, 10:17:15 AM »
 My astralites have a cush drive. Why do you consider it a problem , if it does not ?
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #23 on: April 12, 2015, 07:42:39 PM »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on March 01, 2015, 05:44:46 PM
New Astralites....

http://www.rennstar.com/products.html
WOW.

Almost makes me think I should get another bike and build it around a set of those wheels!
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Re: Who can ID these wheels?
« Reply #24 on: April 12, 2015, 07:54:10 PM »
I would sell mine for 550 + shipping, you will need to build some wheell adaptors...
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