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Aftermarket front wheel

900 views 24 replies 11 participants last post by  Roadie  
#1 ·
Has anyone tried a Chinese made front wheel that fits a gl1800? I have a pretty significant dent in my front wheel. The tire is holding air but I don't know if they will be able to change the tires without further damaging the wheel. It's a 2008 so I'm not wanting to pay $800 plus for an OEM front wheel if possible. The Chinese wheels are in the $300 ish range new.
 
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#5 ·
The rim can be repaired. Tennessee Charlie used to do that as his retirement business for car dealerships.
 
#8 · (Edited)
Nu Wheel in Tucson repaired my front wheel about 20 months ago for $100 … straight and true and looks great. If you don’t have a local wheel repair shop than there are plenty of ones that will provide service with shipping. Usually they will tell you if it’s repairable by sending them photos… visible cracks will be a deal breaker. But other than that I’m guessing it will be repairable.

You have to completely strip the wheel though… which is a pain. Remove everything.

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#14 ·
That is the Chinese made one I think. You can get it from Amazon for about the same price. It might work just fine but I would like to see some reviews, especially from someone on a forum I trust.
I owned a CF Moto side by side for about a year and you got a lot of extras for the money. The fueling on it made it almost unusable and the dealership just shrugged. I could never get anyone on the phone or email from the manufacturer.
 
#24 ·
Yes they do manufacture cars and bikes. This is not saying that their aftermarket parts are the same quality as their OEM.
These parts are produced mainly for export by some small company. If you look at the picture, it AI generated, not a picture of the actual part.
How many Goldwings do you think are sold in China and how many replacement parts would be sold there?