Pretty sweet right? Well it gets better. I opted for Mike's wheels and rotor package which included his soon to be release custom cut front and rear rotors.
Buy the rims from Mike assured me that the mounting and spacers were prepare perfectly. Actually, he used my bike for test fitting so if you order any Carrozzeria from Mike, you can rest assured that they will mount perfectly to you 1000RR.
You can buy them from Carrozzeria in Repsol orange, so yeah he should be able to get a set.
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government.
I recently purchased Repsol replica body work for my 600RR. Do you think he could do a set for it?
Hold on a sec. Talk to Mike first. A few things you should know about the Repsol Rims on the Carrozzeria site.
If you look closely, you'll noticed that all the Repsol orange wheels on their site seem to have been powder coated over already anodized rims. Look around the hub and you can see the anodized black on the "stage one" wheels and the anodized gold on the "V6" wheels.
I know the wheels I got from Mike were raw wheels before he had them coated. He also beaded them clean to make sure the surface would be perfect for coating. They are also the "V6" 2007 wheels with the nicely integrated cush drive, unlike the older style that was just bolted on the the rim.
Not sure if they will for the 600RR, but Mike will know for sure.
Also, the cheap set on the Carrozzeria website for $880 a set are the old style wheels that are actually heavier than stock.
I hope CTS Moto becomes a sponsor here so I can feel more comfortable with these recommendations.
Look, I don't want to infringe on any of the site sponsors, just giving you a little information about the wheels. Mike happens to know more about these things than anyone and is working to resolve some spacers issues with them personally.
I'm just saying please feel free to talk to Mike before making you purchase. Where you purchase them from is your own choice.
It's a shame because he's got some awesome blow out deals going on now, but I'm not allowed to post them here.
Having said that, those front rotors are pretty damned cool looking. Have you had them on the track? Any inclination toward warpage?
I'm hesitant to post any information about the rotors as I don't want to get in trouble here like I did on the old forum.
That being said, here is some info from Mike when asked these same questions on another forum:
A little technical info. Not too technical yet. We are involved in our patent applications right now.
First this is the culmination of 2 years of material research.
The rotors are centrifugally casted from a proprietary blend of SS ( in the 420 family )
Two full seasons of track development and 8 revisions later we are able to produce a rotor that is lighter than any other manufacturers SS offering, has a better friction coefficient as well as improved feedback and stopping performance.
Without giving away too much. The rotors are casted yet have zero porosity. Water jet cut to allow us to produce some radically new designs without introducing heat and stress that is associated with milling or laser cutting.
We have been doing some endurance testing on a custom made test unit that allows us to test our rotors vs stock, Galfer, EBC etc....
One of the by products of casting this material is a heat treating transition temp that is 450 deg F higher than 420ss. Bottom line these rotors can withstand more heat loading than any other SS rotor on the market.
Warping... Warping of stock rotors is fairly common. Many stock applications are made from sheet stock which has a linear grain. As the rotors reach maximum entropy and overheat they will warp by bending either with our across the grain creating a potato chip effect. Some casted rotors can suffer from the same warping for different reasons. Our rotors are centrifugally casted. Our grain is radial. Flows in the directing of rotation. This allows for a more even heat loading and unloading. The radial grain coupled with precise Heat treat and stress relieving cycles and a precision grind yields a very neutral ( unstressed ) rotor.
Oh yeah! If you can warp them we will buy them back!
Mike
CTSmoto
I'm not trying to sell anything, just provide some info. These things won't even be available until maybe March.
I'm hesitant to post any information about the rotors as I don't want to get in trouble here like I did on the old forum.
That being said, here is some info from Mike when asked these same questions on another forum:
I'm not trying to sell anything, just provide some info. These things won't even be available until maybe March.
No, I asked because I was interested, so thanks. If it's all they claim, I'd say they have a winner on their hands.
Parenthetically, I know CTS has a very good rep, and many members of this and other boards have bought things from them. I just want to be very careful to be fair to the sponsors we have, and they are not the only company I would like to bring into the "official" fold for the same reasons..
I purchased my Carrozzerias from Mike at CTS, and know he is top notch. I have also purchased from site sponsor Todd at Cal-Sportbike, and he is as well.
Maybe Mike could look into what it takes to be a sponsor?
Those rotors do look interesting, but man it is hard to wrap my brain around them working the way it is claimed. If they do, he needs to be a sponsor and run a group buy.
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government.
Hold on a sec. Talk to Mike first. A few things you should know about the Repsol Rims on the Carrozzeria site.
If you look closely, you'll noticed that all the Repsol orange wheels on their site seem to have been powder coated over already anodized rims. Look around the hub and you can see the anodized black on the "stage one" wheels and the anodized gold on the "V6" wheels.
I know the wheels I got from Mike were raw wheels before he had them coated. He also beaded them clean to make sure the surface would be perfect for coating. They are also the "V6" 2007 wheels with the nicely integrated cush drive, unlike the older style that was just bolted on the the rim.
Not sure if they will for the 600RR, but Mike will know for sure.
Also, the cheap set on the Carrozzeria website for $880 a set are the old style wheels that are actually heavier than stock.
Dammit....canceled the order...I guess I'll just have my spare set of rims powder coated.
I purchased my Carrozzerias from Mike at CTS, and know he is top notch. I have also purchased from site sponsor Todd at Cal-Sportbike, and he is as well.
Maybe Mike could look into what it takes to be a sponsor?
Those rotors do look interesting, but man it is hard to wrap my brain around them working the way it is claimed. If they do, he needs to be a sponsor and run a group buy.
Unfortunately for the members here, I believe Mike has built up a pretty big distribution system already, and it might not be beneficial for him or even fair to his distributors to become a sponsor here or anywhere else for the matter. That's just me, talking though.
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Dammit....canceled the order...I guess I'll just have my spare set of rims powder coated.
I didn't want to discourage you there Tornado, at $880 for a set of wheels is not that bad really. Probably couldn't even find a stock set at that price and from what I've heard the stock Repsol wheel paint is not very good.
Yeah...I like the looks of the stage 1 in orange, but I will not spend that kind of $ to add weight to my bike. My whole justification for spending the money on body work was that is was cheaper to convert my track bike for double duty than to buy a new bike (which is what I really want).
Mike said the orange wheels were a limited run for the 1000RR and that they would not be doing any more.
Yeah...I like the looks of the stage 1 in orange, but I will not spend that kind of $ to add weight to my bike. My whole justification for spending the money on body work was that is was cheaper to convert my track bike for double duty than to buy a new bike (which is what I really want).
Mike said the orange wheels were a limited run for the 1000RR and that they would not be doing any more.
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