HI Guys and Girls,

Its been a while since I posted on this forum. I have moved to Perthfrom Adelaide and in the process had to sell my bike. luckily I sold it to my nephew so I am able to ride it whenever I return for visits.

Today I was riding through the Adelaide hills when coming out of a right hand bend there was a rock placed on the road (can't say for sure that it was put there by hand, but it seemed very likely considering the placement and size.) Maybe if I was a better rider I could have avoided it but thats neither here nor there. I am just really lucky that I was able to control the bike and not come off.

As a result the front rim is stuffed and I can't seem to find one here in Radelaide. Is anyone able to help me out? I'll be back interstate as of tomorrow but I have family willing and able to pick one up if anyone has one sitting around. Of course I'm willing to pay for it.

Thanks Daz

I saw a couple on fleabay if that helps?

Thanks, I have seen that as well, just hoping that there maybe something local in  Adelaide

hey hey, another Perth rider

Glad you didn't come off. That could have ended up badly

Yeah Perth is great, love being able to split traffic on the way to work and the coppers don't care. Just haven't found any twisties yet. my rear tyre has the biggest chicken strip.

and yes Twisted there may have been another story told if I had of come off. thankfully its just a rim that needs replacing

Daz

pics!

i could sell you the front rim off of a 2004.  $50 plus shipping.

Quote from: Shadow Camaro on January 14, 2013, 01:46:16 PM
i could sell you the front rim off of a 2004.  $50 plus shipping.

Nice offer but I'm guessing postage to Australia would exceed the cost of the rim.

Quote from: Twisted on January 14, 2013, 03:00:22 PM

Quote from: Shadow Camaro on January 14, 2013, 01:46:16 PM
i could sell you the front rim off of a 2004.  $50 plus shipping.

Nice offer but I'm guessing postage to Australia would exceed the cost of the rim.

Postage might be something to check on while riding your posti-bikes. I have way too many spare rims but postage is why I didn't bother to offer one.

Last quote I got off pinwall for a rim was around the $200 mark 

Back in Perth now, quotes I've had from wreckers range from $200+, brand new is $430 + GST would have never thought a front rim would be so expencive. how many of these bikes are there in Australia? Thousands!

Quote from: Aussie GS500F 06 on January 14, 2013, 10:10:05 PM
Back in Perth now, quotes I've had from wreckers range from $200+, brand new is $430 + GST would have never thought a front rim would be so expencive. how many of these bikes are there in Australia? Thousands!

Thats funny. My CT110 postie bike rim is $450 and there are millions of them

Quote from: codajastal on January 14, 2013, 09:55:08 PM
Last quote I got off pinwall for a rim was around the $200 mark 

You know I'm cheaper than pinwall.   
Figure postage.

Quote from: adidasguy on January 14, 2013, 11:11:52 PM

Quote from: codajastal on January 14, 2013, 09:55:08 PM
Last quote I got off pinwall for a rim was around the $200 mark 

You know I'm cheaper than pinwall.   
Figure postage.

That was just the postage. Rim was very cheap.

Probably about $60-$75 postage. Might be able to get it cheaper.
Any particular color?

Quote from: adidasguy on January 14, 2013, 11:59:38 PM
Probably about $60-$75 postage. Might be able to get it cheaper.
Any particular color?

I WAS after a couple black ones but I can always take my shitty white ones off and paint them for about $50

PICS



As you can see stuffed!

Yeh looks pretty stuffed. You get on to a replacement yet?

Quote from: Twisted on January 22, 2013, 02:12:06 AM
Yeh looks pretty stuffed. You get on to a replacement yet?

Looks like I may have one, we'll see! the cost is the thing that gets me!