Triumphrat

gjones

I'm a bit curious... I have a big crush on my '06 T100, and the spocked rims are really nice. I know there were problems with the spocked rims for years prior, but by '06, the rims were pretty good, apparently.

What made you want to go with the mags?

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Ocka

Actually it was due to an issue that happened to my front rim, so I was looking at options and was interested in mag wheels, however today that issue has been solved and I'll be sticking with the spokes for now, but will keep an ear out for mag options since I like the look of them as well.

No hate on the spokes, hell I'd keep both.

beemerrich

The mag wheel bonnies indeed have slightly wider triple trees...so if you want a totally bolt on solution, you need the complete front end w/ triple clamps. The other way is to take about 1/8 inch off the mag wheel speedo drive & use your existing triple clamps.

Either way, you need the lower legs to get the fender mounted at a proper height above the tire. I suppose you could fabricate a custom fender mount and keep your spoked wheel lowers/existing speedo drive, but I didn't go that route & can't comment on any difficulties you'd encounter.

Regards,

--Rich

beemerrich

For me it was going tubeless. Tire choices aren't all that much better and sport demons give all the grip anyone needs for a street tire on either of these rims. Now the F3 conversion is a whole different story & give you vastly wider tire selection, including real sport bike tire options.

I still have my spoked rims & stock front forks since I'm a fickle sob who likes to play around with my bike. It's hardly 2 hours in the garage to swap forks & wheels...

Regards,

--Rich

iomatic

And, the only snag is the T100 has a 1" bar, so going clip ons or custom would probably be the right route. Anyone have experience here? BC doesn't seem to offer them anymore.

beemerrich

If the T100 dogbone spread isn't right for the mag wheel top tree, just use any old 1" handlebar riser...harleys traditionally used 1" bars (and 1.25" now), so there are catalogs full of options.