Topic: EPM wheels

[Jim F]

I cant find much information about this company and was wondering if
any of you out there in SOHC land had any to share...............please (the magic word)

I know there Italian and they use to make competition wheels in magnesium

Does anyone run magnesium wheels?

thanks all

[MRieck]

 Jim
 Cast Mag wheels are fragile to begin with. Old cast Mag wheels are an accident waiting to happen. I remember EPM but that's about it. They would work well on a bike that sits in your livingroom.  New, forged Mag wheels are better ( a LOT better) but still fragile IMO. The new forged aluminum rims are fairly tough.

[eurban]

I have an old set of KimTab (I think that its name) snow flake wheels that I believe are magnesium.  They are very light weight but it sounds like they should remain sitting in the basement.  Anyone know anything about them?

Here's a pic of a bike with a set on it...

[754]

If they are mag, anywhere there is paint missing they should turn BLACK...ie any chips or the part where the tire covers it..

[sohc4]

Just FWIW (and since you said please  ), a bit of background on EPM: EPM, Elaborazioni Preparazioni Magni was founded by Arturo Magni (of MV Agusta fame) and his sons Carlo and Giovanni. They produced special parts for MVs, namely chain drive conversion kits for the MV Agustas. Later Arturo and Giovanni were making frame kits and bikes under the name Magni, while Carlo concentrated on building wheels. The company was located at 21017 Samarate, 331 Via Leonardo da Vinci. Samarate is just north-west of Milan.

[Jim F]

Ive seen these wheels on allot of  old Ducatis for performance upgrades
Thanks for the history on these Sohc4

I did get a set for my GS750/840 and have had them X-rayed with no cracks
and they are being  magnafluxed also just to make sure
they wont see allot of riding as I only put 50 or so miles a year on  this bike

thanks to all

Jim