Anyone seen these rims before? Anyone like them?

I think it suits the 350z quite well on these pics but don't think i'd get any.

Erm WTF?!?!?!?!

1) I bet that won't let the brakes cool very well

2) Perspex isn't as strong as people believe and any a flaw or damage in one place could lead to a large stress crack and the whole rim falling to pieces under higher forces.

Not something I'd want to be putting my life on.

I'd seen them on a couple of Sbarro show cars, but that's the closest I've ever come to seeing them on the road (USA?)

I like them:O but as cheezemonkhai said not sure I'd want to drive round with them on my car.

I think they would be good for car shows

Cool!

Like the idea of being able to see through the wheel... not sure on the material mind.

I remember reading or seeing on TV ages ago that it was perfectly possibly to build a wheel with one spoke but people would think it looked odd - guess it may take some clever manufacturing too to avoid balancing issues.

Bit random I know but anyone else seen this hollow wheel on a Choppers Inc bike?

I remember reading an article about this last year. The wheel centre isn't perspex. It's some other type of material. Hence why they are only just coming out.

I think they look quite cool. But they probably won't look so great when they've been driven around for a bit on dirty roads though.

I don't think I'll be ordering any!

Here we go;

SEMA: Clear wheels steal the show - Autoblog

Polycarbonate jobbies

They look quite good when they're covering nice drilled / grooved disks and fancy calipers, but can't see them looking so good covering a rusty drum brake!!

Polycarbonate would be a we bit stronger yes, but I'm still not seeing how they can be good for brake cooling.

Cool!

Like the idea of being able to see through the wheel... not sure on the material mind.

I remember reading or seeing on TV ages ago that it was perfectly possibly to build a wheel with one spoke but people would think it looked odd - guess it may take some clever manufacturing too to avoid balancing issues.

Bit random I know but anyone else seen this hollow wheel on a Choppers Inc bike?

Ahhh,Edit ... it's Money Shot not PsychoBilly Caddillac .. my bad, one of Billy Lanes finest, I hate choppers, but love his work.... Even met him to at Bike Week in Daytona and have seen it in the flesh, it is a floating hub and uses a chain drive on the left side ....... a little bit of engineering genius

here is t'other side

ummmmm no thanks...... how hard would the be to keep clean.....

Erm WTF?!?!?!?!

1) I bet that won't let the brakes cool very well

2) Perspex isn't as strong as people believe and any a flaw or damage in one place could lead to a large stress crack and the whole rim falling to pieces under higher forces.

Not something I'd want to be putting my life on.

Ahhh, but what if they are not perspex? because it's entirely possible that this is the guy that Scotty, chief engineer of the USS Enterprise from the original Star >klingon on the starboard bow, well phaser his ***< Trek passed on the formula for Transparent Aluminium to.............

I'll get me coat

Ahhh, but what if they are not perspex? because it's entirely possible that this is the guy that Scotty, chief engineer of the USS Enterprise from the original Star >klingon on the starboard bow, well phaser his ***< Trek passed on the formula for Transparent Aluminium to.............

I'll get me coat

Wouldn't they just replicate a new set if the broke.

Polycarbonate would be a we bit stronger yes, but I'm still not seeing how they can be good for brake cooling.

I'll give you that mild steel would be more conductive, but I know you've had at least 1 BX.

Wouldn't they just replicate a new set if the broke.

No man, poncy replicators came around with that bald french yorkshire bloke ...... not with James Tiberius and his bunch of galaxy wandering thugs

perspex is a lot stronger than you might think, although i still dont like them, i bet they are a real pain in bright sunlight too, perspex is realy reflective

I don't like them :thumbdwn:

I wonder how easy they would scratch being Polycarbonate :rubchin:

perspex is a lot stronger than you might think, although i still dont like them, i bet they are a real pain in bright sunlight too, perspex is realy reflective

Yes perspex is strong, but when it goes under compression it just shatters and that was what i'm getting at. That's really not a characteristic you want in a wheel.

Yes perspex is strong, but when it goes under compression it just shatters and that was what i'm getting at. That's really not a characteristic you want in a wheel.

aye but PC in compression at a decent thickness with 360 degree coverage will most likley be as strong as a pressed steel wheel if not stronger, the composition of the PC is probably very different too.

how heavy would they be?

The reverse side would just fill up with brake dust anyway?!

aye but PC in compression at a decent thickness with 360 degree coverage will most likley be as strong as a pressed steel wheel if not stronger, the composition of the PC is probably very different too.

Aye, but I was just backing up my point about perspex earlier.

If it's PC that would be pretty tough, as per Kens BX comment.

Cool!

Like the idea of being able to see through the wheel... not sure on the material mind.

I remember reading or seeing on TV ages ago that it was perfectly possibly to build a wheel with one spoke but people would think it looked odd - guess it may take some clever manufacturing too to avoid balancing issues.

Bit random I know but anyone else seen this hollow wheel on a Choppers Inc bike?

I remember seeing these hubless wheels on Tomorrows World or similar many years ago. Not sure why they havent taken off, as they are cheaper and less to go wrong. The whole wheel is your braking surface.

No man, poncy replicators came around with that bald french yorkshire bloke ...... not with James Tiberius and his bunch of galaxy wandering thugs

Eh? They could replicate protein way back in the 21st century!