Geez. I wish I was a better photographer. But you get the idea...
Decided to go with Wine Red Carrozzerias on my blue 08.
I bought these from HPC (sponsor). When they quoted the price it was a done deal for me, and I stopped shopping around.
They arrived less than two weeks after I'd ordered them. HPC's in Maine, I'm in Cali. No sales tax. No shipping cost--for me, at least.
The most eventful part of this purchase was there were no events. Everything was as promised.
These wheels make a very noticeable change in the handling. The steering is quicker, lighter. It's hard to judge the acceleration--it pulls so hard, anyway--but I suspect it's a little faster (I also opted for a 44-tooth Supersprox) based on my freeway 'merge' immediately after getting these installed. Braking is another hard thing to gauge. I'll have to ride it a bit more before I make a call on that. But logically speaking, it ought to be a little more efficient.
The gold Kanjis had to go. They just didn't quite fit in with the red wheels. I'll get some red ones. Other than that, the red wheels with the deep blue paint look sharp. And more importantly, I like the way the bike feels with these lighter wheels in place.
Alan
Decided to go with Wine Red Carrozzerias on my blue 08.
I bought these from HPC (sponsor). When they quoted the price it was a done deal for me, and I stopped shopping around.
They arrived less than two weeks after I'd ordered them. HPC's in Maine, I'm in Cali. No sales tax. No shipping cost--for me, at least.
The most eventful part of this purchase was there were no events. Everything was as promised.
These wheels make a very noticeable change in the handling. The steering is quicker, lighter. It's hard to judge the acceleration--it pulls so hard, anyway--but I suspect it's a little faster (I also opted for a 44-tooth Supersprox) based on my freeway 'merge' immediately after getting these installed. Braking is another hard thing to gauge. I'll have to ride it a bit more before I make a call on that. But logically speaking, it ought to be a little more efficient.
The gold Kanjis had to go. They just didn't quite fit in with the red wheels. I'll get some red ones. Other than that, the red wheels with the deep blue paint look sharp. And more importantly, I like the way the bike feels with these lighter wheels in place.
Alan
It is a positive feel I noticed right away. It's all about reducing unsprung weight!
Get you a full light weight system. You will be very happy with it. Makes a night and day difference on handling/performance. Yoshimura always has nice red logo's on their pipes.
