DYMAGS who's used them?

[neil_cb125t]

Has anyone had the honour of racing on normal rims and then switching to DYMAGS, i heard amazing things. Just tryingto find some without having to remorgage the house!!!

chappy

[koba]

Don't!
Your bikes already fast as fuck.

[zxr400#150]

I 2nd Koba, Give me a f*cking chance!

[Peter Smith]

Don't!
Your bikes already fast as fuck.

I agree totally, you need to slow down so you have someone to race against.
You totally smoked Mossy and me in race 2 at Taupo.

[Teambwr47]

Dymag wheels are superb bits of kit.

Supersport 600 in the UK used to be able to use them but then the class went the route of standard wheels being required.
I had a few sets for an R1 superbike we had over there a few years back and they were great bits of kit with good support from Dymag themselves in terms of post crash checks and repair.

They were expensive in the UK so I'd imagine they're even more so here..??

[svr]

They were expensive in the UK so I'd imagine they're even more so here..??

Yep.
http://www.bikehps.com/ProductFiles/DymagWheels.html
There's a bloody recession on Neil!
A few guys put zxr750H rear wheels on the 400H (er, back in the day...). Cheap as and a straight bolt-on. Then you could run 190 rears for maybe the same sort of lap time improvements as light wheels??

[Sketchy_Racer]

Has anyone had the honour of racing on normal rims and then switching to DYMAGS, i heard amazing things. Just tryingto find some without having to remorgage the house!!!

chappy

Why re-mortgage the house for a rims on an old bike with very little resale?

Buy a newer bike that already has rims almost as light as Dymags and probably wont cost anything more for a whole bike than it will to buy dymags!

[mossy1200]

I agree totally, you need to slow down so you have someone to race against.
You totally smoked Mossy and me in race 2 at Taupo.

Do it Neil you may need them.LOL

[neil_cb125t]

I agree totally, you need to slow down so you have someone to race against.
You totally smoked Mossy and me in race 2 at Taupo.

Slowing down is not a option! hahaha! catch me if you can sucka!!!

there is a few more straights at manny - should give you a leg up

[neil_cb125t]

Dymag wheels are superb bits of kit.

Supersport 600 in the UK used to be able to use them but then the class went the route of standard wheels being required.
I had a few sets for an R1 superbike we had over there a few years back and they were great bits of kit with good support from Dymag themselves in terms of post crash checks and repair.

They were expensive in the UK so I'd imagine they're even more so here..??

Cheers for the info dude!!! im only allowed magnesium ones ( posties ) there rare as over here spec for my bike, but i have found a front only, in uk. ill weight it up.

[neil_cb125t]

Yep.
http://www.bikehps.com/ProductFiles/DymagWheels.html
There's a bloody recession on Neil!
A few guys put zxr750H rear wheels on the 400H (er, back in the day...). Cheap as and a straight bolt-on. Then you could run 190 rears for maybe the same sort of lap time improvements as light wheels??

Hey cookie - yeah peps are still soing that - i have found a front only - may consider getting the rear lightened.

Recession?? really?? my credit card has been spending heaps of money.

[neil_cb125t]

Why re-mortgage the house for a rims on an old bike with very little resale?

Buy a newer bike that already has rims almost as light as Dymags and probably wont cost anything more for a whole bike than it will to buy dymags!

Ahh yes - its hard to weight up - developing your race bike is simply awesome. Only f3 lets you do that. Id be lucky to get 5-6k for my bucket o bolts - but i wouldn't be happy trading up unless i stepped up onto a well prepared 600 costing 12-15-1million dollars!!

[R1madness]

They will make a big improvement to your turn in and brakeing as well as your general handling. However there is a trade off. your bike will become more unstable due to the reduced gyroscopic effect. You will need to make major changes to your suspension setup to accomidate the reduced unsprung weight.
You will ultimately go faster but maybe the first time you try them, think about the effect it is having on your bike rather than just hammering it looking for more speed.

[Sketchy_Racer]

Ahh yes - its hard to weight up - developing your race bike is simply awesome. Only f3 lets you do that. Id be lucky to get 5-6k for my bucket o bolts - but i wouldn't be happy trading up unless i stepped up onto a well prepared 600 costing 12-15-1million dollars!!

Yeah fair call, I do the same i've spent hours and hours on a POS bucket racer just because I like modifying and improving it.

As an alternative to Dymags, how much lighter would a set of say GSXRR6CBRZXR 600 rims be? and that'd also give you a bigger selection in tyres. Might be a more affordable middle ground and a bit better compromise in regards to what R1madness says about the stability trade off.

[bistard]

Neill,I have a set of Marvics on my 400 & putting them on was by far the best
improvement I have done to it,turns,stops & accelerates much better,I would suggest light weight wheels & decent suspension, before chasing horsepower