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ABS ring

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:35 am
by ianc53
Bit of a long shot but does anyone have an old style (aluminium instead of bent tin) rear wheel ABS ring :?:

I've got hold of a 5.5" rim (thanks Andrew) but need either the older style ring, (but not at BMW prices), or some spacers.

Cheers :)

Ian

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:30 am
by winger
Hi Ian

I presume your bike is non-ABS,i've used an ABS wheel on my S just spaced the disc with washers,the ABS ring looks crap anyway,if i remember rightly it's 4.5mm.

Chris

Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:43 pm
by ianc53
Chris

My bike is ABS, but with the later tin ABS ring which is only 1 mm thick. The wider wheel is for the thicker alloy ring. Using spacers is probably the easiest way to go.

Cheers

Ian

ABS Ring

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:38 pm
by Andrew Burt
Ian,

I wonder if it might not be worth visiting a local metal workers. They might have some aluminium plate the right thickness, or better still aluminium bar/tube. You might even be able to get one of them to cut out some round spacers for you cash in hand :shock: If not, what about stainless steel washers? You won’t need that many if you lose the hub spacer as well :D

Hope you get the wheel on soon, regards

Andrew

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:29 pm
by mdouglas
Tell me what you want, and I'll make you them on the lathe if you want. Stainless or aluminium.

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:34 am
by ianc53
Brilliant :P

That's an offer I can't refuse.

I need 5 spacers, either aluminium or, if it's no problem, stainless. O.D. 20.0 mm, I.D. 8.0 mm, thickness 4.0 mm.

Thanks a lot, I'll P.M. you details

Cheers

Ian

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:46 pm
by mdouglas
They're made:

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They're all between 4.00 and 4.08 mm thick. I'm guessing that's sufficient accuracy?

I didn't have stainless of a large enough diameter, so they're aluminium.

Mark

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:36 pm
by ianc53
Mark

I'd mailed you before seeing this. They're excellent :P :P Knowing the exacting specifications BMW seem to work to anything between 2 and 6 would probably work.

Thanks again

Ian