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mark wrote:Take off wheel , remove old hub studs, fit new hub studs refit wheel

Changing the studs is the only issue, especially with old studs. I have a 12mm socket 1/2" drive that has been ground flat so it grips the old studs properly, plus it's one that grips the sides of the nut head rather than the corners. 1/2" drive allows plenty of leverage to shift them [reverse thread don't forget] but if they don't move immediately I'll apply some gentle heat.

soulsurfer wrote:You're right about the white walls. Nice

Looked even better with the polished lip but I'd sent them out before I took the pictures.

seeing as af have the wide version now ...any idea if sip will follow suit?

I ordered 3 wheels in black and to be fitted with weathermans and that's what arrived today 4 working days after i placed my order,
thanks martin.
Just need someone to pop round to fit them
I don't do manual labour

RICSPEED wrote:seeing as af have the wide version now ...any idea if sip will follow suit?

My understanding is that SIP will not be supplying wide rims, only AF.

Seen some and they look good, what advantage is there to having them fitted?

I have the PM Tuning single disc & the bolts are too short to go on the Rims.

I'm assuming that the slightly longer bolts that came inside the rims box will sort this issue out, although to be honest I could not get the bloody alan keyed bolts out of the disc! I'll try again on the weekend, just didn't want to stuff the brake up by breaking a bolt on the way out, any suggestions for getting those out without breaking it?

What about the "for race use only" piece of paper that's wrapped around them? Think the vespa ones are tuv approved but not the Lambretta ones or am I talking b@11@x. Feel free to correct me if iam wrong

The Vespa ones have that piece of paper wrapped around them too. At least mine did when they arrived in January. They're all marked with this, as TUV approval is very expensive, and would have to be passed on to the customer.

servetakid wrote:Seen some and they look good, what advantage is there to having them fitted?

The one main advantage of tubeless rims is the reduced risk of 'blow-outs' associated with tubed tyres. A punture in a tubed tyre would cause it to deflate very rapidly, which at 70mph is a brown trouser moment.

Tubeless rims act like conventional motorcycle tyres and deflate gradually, allowing you to come to a controlled stop.