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Date:         Thu, 16 Nov 2000 20:05:16 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Mag wheels or no?
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>Hi gang
>Someone has offered me a set of magnesium alloy wheels for a good price.


I have heard that magnesium-alloy wheels are a no-no for street use. They
are brittle and develop hairline fractures, which corrode. Eventually the
wheel flies apart on the road. NOT pretty.


This was a problem with Ducati motorcycles' Speedline wheels in the
earliest 80s, and the Australian distributor stopped importing
Speedline-equipped bikes in favor of aluminum-wheeled ones. I have seen a
Honda 750/4 with cracking mags also.


Best stick with aluminum-alloy or iron-alloy (steel) wheels.


Andrew
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