Spoked wheels on R1150R

[bikermeow]

Anyone ever contemplate or actually installed spoke wheels on the R? The stock 5-spoke ones are nice, but I really like the GS ones. Wunderlich has the spoke-wheels but I think that they will really cost.

http://www.motohansa.com.au/catalog/pro ... cts_id=839

Cheers

[Beaze]

I thought about it after reading your post but 4 grand?

[bikermeow]

Ah ... Hence the thought of installing the GS ones

[hank]

The GS front wheel is a 19" one compared to the 17" on the R. Doesn't mean it cant be done, may need to fit the GS bottom fork legs.

I have always thought an interesting project would be to fit R1150GS front and rear suspension, wheels, beak etc. onto an 1150R. It would be a sortof R1150GSR.

Good luck.

Hank.

[Airman]

Ah ... Hence the thought of installing the GS ones

I don't know how common the wheels would be, but BMW marketed a special version of the R1100R in 2000 or 2001 that had spoked wheels. Any wheels for the RR are going to be expensive. I think the stock ones might set you back a grand or so apiece.

[bikermeow]

It's the 75th anniversary edition, I reckon ............

[hank]

This morning I saw a BMW 1200C custom cruiser with wire wheels , maybe these wheels would also fit the R1150R.

Hank.

[Phang]

I just had a quick check on the wheels specification:

R1200C
Front –
BMW cross spoke wheels 2.50 x 18
100/90-ZR 18 (BMW cross spoke)
Rear –
BMW cross spoke wheels 4.00 x 15
170/80-ZR 15 (BMW cross spoke)

R1100R (75th anniversary edition)
Front -
BMW cross spoke wheels 2.50 x 18
110/80 ZR 18 (BMW cross spoke)
Rear -
BMW cross spoke wheels 4.00 x 17
150/70 ZR 17 (BMW cross spoke)

R1150R
Front –
3.50 x 17
120/70-ZR 17
Rear –
5.00 x 17
170/60-ZR 17