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Clear Glass Wheels? - 3/13/2008 8:48:55 PM

whitz

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Has anybody here fitted or even seen the new glass wheels fitted on a Harley, any model?

Where to buy them, good or not? etc......

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RE: Clear Glass Wheels? - 3/14/2008 6:23:50 AM

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They are built (for cars) from 1.5" or 2" polycarbonate.

Wheel manufacturer is D'Vinci and the price point is around $2000 each.

google D'Vinci Forgiato Radurra for more info.

- I have yet to see anyone seling them, they were just shown at SEMA - so it may be awhile before they are 'market ready'.

As a front wheel set-up on a bike they would be kinda cool, but I can see serious issues with long term appearance as road grime, brake dust and elemental factors would cause a LOT of minor scratching and impact the look of the wheel over time. If you have a show bike that sits on a trailer or on carpet 99% of the time they would be perfect, but as far as a bike or car that is driven daily/weekly - they would be pretty close to useless.

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RE: Clear Glass Wheels? - 3/16/2008 7:19:28 PM

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i think MHT is the company that makes them for motorcycles. try looking them up online. good luck

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RE: Clear Glass Wheels? - 3/16/2008 8:48:42 PM

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Here's a photo

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RE: Clear Glass Wheels? - 3/17/2008 10:27:27 AM

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That is a cool looking bike

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RE: Clear Glass Wheels? - 3/21/2008 2:17:21 AM

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The bike in the picture looks really cool with clear wheels.

Unfortunately, if you put those wheels on a bike that is actually driven, the wheels will get covered with brake dust, road dirt and mud and will look terrible. After a few cleanings they will also get scratched up and not look so good anymore.

The wheels are great for a bike that's never driven but would look like shit on a road bike after a year of driving.

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RE: Clear Glass Wheels? - 5/11/2008 4:51:20 AM

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I agree, thay would get scratched up.Would be a hard 2 grand to get scratched up.
Thay are vary cool looking.

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RE: Clear Glass Wheels? - 5/13/2008 5:59:55 AM

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May not be practical but that is crazy looking!!

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RE: Clear Glass Wheels? - 5/22/2008 6:00:58 PM

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OK......This is going to sound completely crazy. But isn't that how some really good ideas start?
There's a company that sells crystal clear "shields" for electronic devices such as cell phones and lap tops. I installed one on my iphone and it's amazing. It is COMPLETELY scratch proof. Yes. I said Proof not resistant. I have purposly tried sctraching this material to see what would happen. NOTHING. It remains crystal clear and scratch free.
I REALLY like the look of those clear wheels. But I agree, the scratches would be terrible.

SO!!!

I wonder if this company would make a set of this scratch proof material for us riders? They say they will do custom applications. So it might be worth calling them if any one of you decide to buy those wheels. (please let me know if you do!)

Anyway, here is the link (remember, they primarily do electronics, but will do custom apps)

http://www.zagg.com/?gclid=CLXuy7e0u5MCFRJxxwodH135Cw

Let me know if anyone has the money to try it. I would certainy rock a set of these. But I really don't have the money to experiment.

Thanks, and good luck.

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RE: Clear Glass Wheels? - 5/26/2008 7:12:50 AM

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my spoked front wheel looks just like that at 50 MPH

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RE: Clear Glass Wheels? - 6/11/2008 2:10:16 PM

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These wheels are very durable, the material is treated with a chemical hardcoat, that gives the feel and durability of glass, more images of these wheels can be seen on MetalSportWheels.com''s website, look for lots of bikes to be coming out in the magazines, and on the streets. The offical release of these wheels was Jan 1 2008.

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