1 Kosman Racing Akront Y-Spoke Wheel K75 K100 Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:10 pm
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I bought this unusual wheel some time ago, an 18x4.5" modded Y spoke. It was originally a standard 17x2.75" rear Y spoke for disc brake model K75 & K100 until Kosman Racing had a look at it. Luftmeister used to sell these as an "upgrade", painted white along with a K11 centre stand for added clearance. It was part number 950 in their catalogue and came with a 160/60ZR18 tyre already fitted, and a new standard 18" front wheel painted white. Remember, this was back in the day when no one was using the now-common 180/55ZR17, even 170/60ZR17 was rare, so a "phat" 160mm tyre was all the rage. I'm selling this one.
Kosman, a California-based company that had been modding wheels since before Lennon wore granny spectacles, sliced off the wheel rim edge and welded Akront 18 x 3.5" flanges on either side to make it a 4.5" width and accept an 18" tyre. The wheel spins straight and true.
I removed the ragged old Metzeler MEZ2 radial that had a build date of the 44th week of 2004, unscrewed the metal stem and chucked the wheel up onto my spin balancer. The bare wheel only took a single 5 gram weight! The welds are like the Werewolf of London's hair....Perfect! I'll have a piña colada, please.
PM me if interested. Or learn more on eBay US.
Kosman, a California-based company that had been modding wheels since before Lennon wore granny spectacles, sliced off the wheel rim edge and welded Akront 18 x 3.5" flanges on either side to make it a 4.5" width and accept an 18" tyre. The wheel spins straight and true.
I removed the ragged old Metzeler MEZ2 radial that had a build date of the 44th week of 2004, unscrewed the metal stem and chucked the wheel up onto my spin balancer. The bare wheel only took a single 5 gram weight! The welds are like the Werewolf of London's hair....Perfect! I'll have a piña colada, please.
PM me if interested. Or learn more on eBay US.
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1977 R75/7-100, '93 K11/K12 Big Block, '93 K1100RS, '95 R100 Mystic, '96 K1100RS, 2 x '98 K1200RS, '06 K1200R & '09 K1300GT