Forget Chrome Wheels...

[TexasFJR]

https://www.forgiato.com/radurra/

 

[twodogs]

"Suggested retail is $5000.00 per wheel"

 

[Scab]

Clear wheels. Hmmph, I just don't see it.

 

[FJRandy]

Clear wheels. Hmmph, I just don't see it.

Reminds me of that Glaas Plus commercial with the two crows who close the patio door.

 

[bluesfool]

I'd rather have the chrome.

 

[black mamba]

I saw this bike ( or one just like it ) at Daytona. It was certainly interesting to look at. I spoke with the manufacturer's rep about the wheels. They are made from some sort of space-age super-duty plexiglass type product. He mentioned what the exact material was but I can't remember the name of it. I told him I would be concerned about the wheel flexing while riding....he said there was no chance of that happening, that this stuff was practically indestructible and very resistent to flex. It appeared that the wheel was about 1 and 1/2 to 1 and 3/4 of an inch thick on the front .... was a little hard to tell. I heard what he said but I'll be darned if I would ride that thing beyond the parking lot.

 

[V GER]

Looks like the "Clear Aluminum" discussed in an earlier thread....

Me Likey :clapping:

 

[rayban]

Neat idea, until it gets dinged, gouged, yellowed by UV and/or otherwise damaged by real life conditions. Chrome and aluminum clean off and resist such things in ways far superior to any plastic, no matter how "advanced."

I'll be impressed to see one with about 10k true road miles on it that doesn't look like ***.

 

[Carnifex]

one with about 10k true road miles

Dude - you don't ride bikes like that. I saw one (again, maybe that one) at the Mid-Atlantic bike show - it certainly looks 'neat', but not anything I'd like.

I'm totally more Pimpstar style

 

[ideaguy]

one with about 10k true road miles

Dude - you don't ride bikes like that. I saw one (again, maybe that one) at the Mid-Atlantic bike show - it certainly looks 'neat', but not anything I'd like.

I'm totally more Pimpstar style

I agree- these bikes are trailered to a show, carefully pushed (on a carpet!) to their posing block, and injected with 100cc's of attitude...

check out the chopper builder Billy Lane-he's done a bike with open wheels, attached at the rim-1 point for drive,brakes,etc., big fat wheel/tire- I

think 300 series. Probably unridable, I haven't researched it, but it did look cool as H*ell, gotta admit.

As far as clear wheels, per se, the military has been working on a camo. program that uses cameras-one's mounted behind the object (wheel),and projects

what it "sees" to the front- if you use a flat disc wheel, it appears you are looking through the wheel, to an extent. Most usage has been on soldiers-backpack mounted cameras, and smaller armed vehicles. You ain't seen nuttin' yet.