How do you tell which wheels are which?

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D-Rider · #16 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:18 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:suggest buying a spare oil tank to sort - then it could all be done in one hit....

he says with bits of falco all over the place as he completes a few more mods... and my son is finding his mattress a little lumpy with some of the custom bits I have hidden from the wife.....

HaHa ... spare Falco oil tank already sourced (got a Mille one too) - yeah hiding these things from "the powers that be" can be a challenge ......

bigun · #17 Post by **bigun** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:19 pm

Rich (F9) - they're gonna be a b*****d to clean!! Very nice tho!

moggyvan · #18 Post by **moggyvan** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:30 am

Getting back to the thread........
The rear 'cast' OZs are 2 piece, as in the 'rear spring drive holder' is held on to the main wheel with 5 bolts.
The forged OZs are one solid lightweight piece of art..........

Falco9 · #19 Post by **Falco9** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:00 pm

moggyvan wrote:Getting back to the thread........
The rear 'cast' OZs are 2 piece, as in the 'rear spring drive holder' is held on to the main wheel with 5 bolts.
The forged OZs are one solid lightweight piece of art..........

We now have the "definitive" answer!

well done M8

F9

paddyz1 · #20 Post by **paddyz1** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:53 pm

some pic of real oz wheels

http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/show ... p?t=139040

Falco9 · #21 Post by **Falco9** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:20 pm

The truth is out......this info from AF1 racing...............

They are the MGT forged aluminums.

OZ Racing Italy has stopped all motorcycle wheel production and aprilia ran out of them sometime in 06-07.

All the new Factory bikes are coming with the MGT wheels. They look identical to the OZ. The blue OZ from a new bike is not available anymore, so if you have a set of true OZs from your 04-08RSVR, 07 Tuono Factory, the only replacement is the MGT wheels.

Real OZ wheels have the OZ logo on them, and yours also say MT just like the new Tuono Factories we have on the floor.

Aprilia owns the design, so they just switched manufacturers when OZ quit making them.

1st gen OZ wheels are darker, appear painted, and are for the "old" frame bikes 98-03 Mille, 02-05 Tuono for non-radial brakes

2nd gen OZ wheels are brighter blue, anodized, for the "new" frames 04-08 RSVR, and 06-08 Tuono, and are made for the radial front brakes

So now we all know

F9

D-Rider · #22 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue May 19, 2009 5:25 pm

Just found this comparison of the weights of the various rims that Aprilia fitted.
Seems that those 2-oh-no riders with the cast OZ-look-alike wheels could upgrade to the standard Brembos with some benefit!

From my measurements, I guess my OZ wheels are probably 9 & 10 on the list below

Konstantin from AF1 forum wrote:Here are my measured and collected results of all RSV rims:

1. Aprilia RSV Mille Race SP 2000 OZ-Magnesium front: 2,35 Kg
2. Aprilia RSV Mille Race SP 2000 OZ-Magnesium rear: 3,65 Kg

3. Aprilia RSV Mille RR-1000R NERA OZ-Magnesium front: 3,10 Kg
4. Aprilia RSV Mille RR-1000R NERA OZ-Magnesium rear: 4,30 Kg

5. Aprilia RSV Mille RR-1000R Factory OZ-forged front: 3,40 Kg
6. Aprilia RSV Mille RR-1000R Factory OZ-forged rear: 5,00 Kg

7. Aprilia RSV Mille ME Mille R OZ-forged front: 3,40 Kg
8. Aprilia RSV Mille ME Mille R OZ-forged rear: 5,20 Kg

9. Aprilia RSV Mille Tuono Racing OZ-forged front: 3,59 Kg
10. Aprilia RSV Mille Tuono Racing OZ-forged rear: 5,37 Kg

11. Aprilia RSV Mille RR-1000R 06 und Tuono 06 OZ-cast front: 4,90 Kg
12. Aprilia RSV Mille RR-1000R 06 und Tuono 06 OZ-cast rear: 7,50 Kg

13. Aprilia RSV Mille Brembo 5 Spokes cast front: 4,20 Kg
14. Aprilia RSV Mille Brembo 5 Spokes cast rear: 6,70 Kg

Cheers

Konstantin

D-Rider · #23 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:15 am

To add to the list:

BST Carbon front: 2.6 Kg
BST Carbon rear: 4.15 Kg (approx)

Though a lot of the weight is in the aluminium hub so gyroscopic forces should be better than weights alone suggest.