Rear rim ding
-
- Member
- Posts: 15
- Joined: 03:02 pm May 29 2017
- Country: Wigan United Kingdom
Rear rim ding
Picked up a ding on the rear rim whilst out on the trail yesterday (one side only) - will it knock back into shape and if so what's the best way ?....
.... or is it a new rim ?
Dan
.... or is it a new rim ?
Dan
-
- Supporting Member II
- Posts: 342
- Joined: 11:20 pm Jul 23 2013
- Country:
Re: Rear rim ding
I'd leave it, doesn't look to bad.
97-220 with a PC pipe. 2015- RB carb and head mod
-
- Member
- Posts: 86
- Joined: 06:25 pm Jun 04 2016
- Country:
- Location: Eastern Victoria, Australia
Re: Rear rim ding
It'll be fine, next time you fit a new tyre, use a dolly and hammer to massage it back into shape, have a good look for cracks though.
-
- Member
- Posts: 743
- Joined: 06:37 am Nov 22 2009
- Country:
- Location: united kingdom
Rear rim ding
Make sure you check for any loose spokes as there may be a few.... Tighten accordingly .
-
- Supporting Member I
- Posts: 567
- Joined: 10:38 am Aug 20 2012
- Country:
- Location: anderson sc
Re: Rear rim ding
Use a little heat when straightening aluminum, or there is a good chance it may crack.
-
- Member
- Posts: 284
- Joined: 04:17 am Nov 29 2009
- Country:
- Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Re: Rear rim ding
Do you have a hydraulic press?
-
- Member
- Posts: 15
- Joined: 03:02 pm May 29 2017
- Country: Wigan United Kingdom
Re: Rear rim ding
I don't have a shop press Jim, but I'm sorely tempted https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-Ton-Hydrau ... Sw7aBVDNgLJim B wrote:Do you have a hydraulic press?
I can't believe how cheap they are - ok, it'll probably be a Chinese import.... and it probably wouldn't stand up to dealer workshop use.... but for occasional home garage use... what could possibly go wrong
Only problem for me is - with 5 bikes and an old sports car in need of renovation, space is getting a bit tight in my garage
-
- Gold Member
- Posts: 821
- Joined: 10:00 am May 29 2012
- Country:
- Location: Spring Grove, Illinois
Rear rim ding
An hydraulic press is a very useful tool. With your toys you should have lots of use for one, however I predict at some point you will be disappointed with only 6 tons pressing capacity.
I have a 20 ton press, and even with that much capacity it doesn't always do the work I need done.
When it comes to presses, I recommend you get the biggest you can afford or have room for.
I have a 20 ton press, and even with that much capacity it doesn't always do the work I need done.
When it comes to presses, I recommend you get the biggest you can afford or have room for.
-
- Member
- Posts: 284
- Joined: 04:17 am Nov 29 2009
- Country:
- Location: Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Re: Rear rim ding
With five bikes and an old sports car in need of renovation...you need a hydraulic press. All kidding aside, they're definitely useful tools. I have a 20-ton Harbor Freight/Chinese press, and it does what I need it to do. Nowhere near professional shop quality, but it works. I definitely agree with pumpguy - buy bigger than six tons.tr7dan wrote:I don't have a shop press Jim, but I'm sorely tempted
I can't believe how cheap they are - ok, it'll probably be a Chinese import.... and it probably wouldn't stand up to dealer workshop use.... but for occasional home garage use... what could possibly go wrong
Only problem for me is - with 5 bikes and an old sports car in need of renovation, space is getting a bit tight in my garage
I wouldn't buy a new rim if that was my bike. (As long as the one you have isn't cracked.) I've had decent luck straightening them out a bit with a press. Be careful/patient, obviously don't go too far and make things worse than they were to begin with.
-
- Member
- Posts: 9
- Joined: 04:06 pm Jul 29 2017
- Country: Canada
- Location: East GTA
Re: Rear rim ding
The trick is to convince a friend that he needs one.tr7dan wrote:I don't have a shop press Jim, but I'm sorely temptedJim B wrote:Do you have a hydraulic press?
.
.
Only problem for me is - with 5 bikes and an old sports car in need of renovation, space is getting a bit tight in my garage