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Rims
Hi,
Last weekend's race took its toll on our bike and I am now looking for a new front rim for 2011 EC250. So - what are the best rims for GasGas available in Europe? Is there DID ST-X available for GasGas? Takasago Excel A60? Something else?
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I've used Excels on my last bike with no issues. I just had some new hoops laced up to some Talon hubs, very nice. The A60s are about as tough as you can get. They are about 15% stiffer than regular Excels. You can't go wrong with either. Not sure about the DID stuff, good luck.
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Fred Overstreet 2010 EC250 SixDays 2004 GasGas EC300 -Sold to a good home 2006 GasGas EC250-Sold to a good home 2006 GasGas TXT 280 Pro |
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If not Talon then you can get RAD hubs, which are made in USA.
They have a sale for a COMPLETE set Front & Rear with DID rims for $799....But think that is only for Honda's. Damn that is a good deal !!! http://www.radmfg.com/default.asp Another great rim is Sun Rims which are made in US by Buchanan Spokes.....Very good product as the way the weld the rim together is a lot stronger then the Excel weld joint which is usually where a rim will fail under major forces. http://www.buchananspokes.net/categories/rims_sun.asp
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I have Talon hubs on mine. However I have not found them in Talon's online catalog so they may be discontinued.
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Anders "So you know, that you're over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill" (Little Feat: Old Folks Boogie) 2015 EC200 Racing: TE bars, Rekluse Core Exp 3.0, 38mm Lectron & Ohlins S3 steering damper 2006 EC200: 2011 plastics, Rekluse Z-Start, revalved KYB forks & Scotts steering damper 1998 Bimota Supermono 1986 Duc Mille S2 1975 Guzzi sidecar hack 1961 Morini Corsaro 125 etc |
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There is nothing wrong with GasGas OEM hubs manufactured by AJP in Portugal. Maybe not too shiny but technically these seem to be quite okay. In case some upgrade is needed there is also Nambotin replica wheelset based on Haan hubs. But things are different with rims - I do knot know which are the best ones available on this side of the pond.
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Actually here in the States I know that most of the Professional Supercross/Motocross guys use the OEM hubs. For example the Honda team gets their hubs polished and anodized red. They believe the OEM hubs are stronger.
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Yes. Darren got the complete kit from Dubya (via Dearborn ) with gold Talon hubs, colored spokes, spline drive nipples, and Excel rims. I've seen fancy wheels before, but when I opened the box on these my jaw dropped.
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Very nice. Pics on bike would be awesome!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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+1 I have no issues with OEM hubs but I sure don't mind a little bling here & there ! (leftover from my MX days I guess)
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Fred Overstreet 2010 EC250 SixDays 2004 GasGas EC300 -Sold to a good home 2006 GasGas EC250-Sold to a good home 2006 GasGas TXT 280 Pro |
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