Involuntary Rear Wheel Customization!

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Rockiesrider
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Involuntary Rear Wheel Customization!

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I have never heard of this happening...UNTIL....a rock jumped up while I was riding a short (500ft) section of gravel at some road work..and jammed itself between my swingarm and rim!...The wheel now has a 1/4" 'racing stripe' where the rock cut off the paint/undercoat right to metal! I did catch it right away, and stopped, then backed up to release it...but the damage was done...

Any repair advice...??

It is rideable...so the repair will wait until winter....

KB
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Post by single650 »

Remove, bead blast and powder coat.

What a bummer - thats a 1 in a 1000000 event
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TonyT607
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Wheel Collision Center in Bath, PA

Post by TonyT607 »

KB, I've used these guys twice for repairs to the M3 wheels on my '96 3 Series.
http://www.wheelcollision.com/

The do fantastic work, guaranteed, and you'll get your wheels back looking better than new. They have been written up in some of the car magazines. I don't know if they do MC wheels but worth a call. Sounds like your damage would be a very minor repair.

Good luck !
Tony
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