How much lighter are BST wheels than standard wheels?
Standard wheels are have become lighter in recent years anyway as bike manufacturers fight for magazine headlines and performance gains. However, it is still possible to make very significant weight savings. GSX-R1000 wheels have been used here as a typical example of a modern sports bike as it has wheels that are among the lightest. On older bikes, the weight savings with BST can even greater. Weight Examples quoted here include bearings, spacers, seals, sprocket, cush drive, valves, but exclude. discs & tyres Standard GSX-R1000 wheel weights Front 4.360Kg Rear 7.529Kg BST with Aluminium Alloy hubs wheel weights Front 2.380Kg – weight saving 1.980Kg / 45% lighter than standard) Rear 4.638Kg – weight saving 2.891Kg / 38% lighter than standard) Total weight saving 4.
Standard wheels are have become lighter in recent years anyway as bike manufacturers fight for magazine headlines and performance gains. However, it is still possible to make very significant weight savings. GSX-R1000 wheels have been used here as a typical example of a modern sports bike as it has wheels that are among the lightest. On older bikes, the weight savings with BST can even greater. Weight Examples quoted here include bearings, spacers, seals, sprocket, cush drive, valves, but exclude.
