Gen II pothole mishap, rear wheel

[DRWard]

Me and my 2018 Gen II had a run in with an Oklahoma pot-hole. I think the road won. Kept it upright, just took damage to the rear wheel, enough to knock the air out of her.
Looking for best option to get her back on the road again.
Option 1: take to a wheel straightner. Thoughts?

Option 2: new wheel route. What all would I need to purchase besides new wheel? What parts can I re-use and what parts should I buy new. I am thinking bearing, seal. Is that a kit?
Do the sensor rotor screws need to be replaced? Service manual on page 4-25 says replace with new ones.

I know wheel is pricey, but I dont want to be cheap, bike has 1500 miles on her. Like to keep her stock and safe.

 

[VMax-Mike]

I live in Michigan in this happen to me on a Suzuki B King and my Insurance cover cost just had to pay deductible

 

[Tony Strange]

Ebay always has rear rims for sale at a good price

 

[DRWard]

Ebay always has rear rims for sale at a good price

Thanks, I checked on ebay, found lots of Gen 1 wheels, only one Gen 2, but it was a front one. I did find some priced on BikeBandit and PartsZilla. Long lead time, (6 to 8 weeks)
Maybe Sean at Morley Muscle can help. I sent him a note.

 

[DRWard]

I live in Michigan in this happen to me on a Suzuki B King and my Insurance cover cost just had to pay deductible

Thanks, I started a claim, just waiting on call back. Probably have to get 3 estimates. Lol

 

[user 16790]

wow, are you sure you didn't hit the edge of the 'flat earth'
if you have to change the wheel there is nothing to lose in trying to hammer it back into shape enough to make an air seal, might keep you (carefully) on the road until you have a replacement sorted

 

[VMax-Mike]

Progressive sent a claims adjuster out and looked at my bike then they cut me a check and sent it to me in the mail and I took care of it from there

 

[TN_Max]

Must have been a dandy of a hole!

 

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http://www.framestraightsystem.com/MotorcycleWheelRepair.htm
This place had some impressive repair work photos on their website.

 

[TN_Max]

Very impressive indeed!

 

[Damnbiker]

Must have been a dandy of a hole!

Or a combination of the dandy hole and low tire pressure. Seen it many times in the shop.

 

[wallacedoolittle]

Me and my 2018 Gen II had a run in with an Oklahoma pot-hole. I think the road won.View attachment 71423 Kept it upright, just took damage to the rear wheel, enough to knock the air out of her.
Looking for best option to get her back on the road again.
Option 1: take to a wheel straightner. Thoughts?

Option 2: new wheel route. What all would I need to purchase besides new wheel? What parts can I re-use and what parts should I buy new. I am thinking bearing, seal. Is that a kit?
Do the sensor rotor screws need to be replaced? Service manual on page 4-25 says replace with new ones.

I know wheel is pricey, but I dont want to be cheap, bike has 1500 miles on her. Like to keep her stock and safe.

Looks like a 17 like mine you might check eBay or Craigslist some are doing big wheel kits and selling the stocker

 

[DRWard]

http://www.framestraightsystem.com/MotorcycleWheelRepair.htm
This place had some impressive repair work photos on their website.

Thanks for the link, they look promising.
Sean Morley (Morleys Muscle) has a good used one, hopefully to get me going.
I may send these guys my bent wheel when I get the other one mounted.

 

[DRWard]

Must have been a dandy of a hole!

Dandy hole it was. Wish I could have gotten a pic of it. City has already repaired it now. Gathering info to possible submit a claim to the city. It was about 2 ft in diameter and at least 6in deep.

Like hitting a small curb at 40mph.
I know of 2 other people in cars that blew out tires after hitting it.
I actually knew about the hole, but my son was riding it that day. I was riding just behind him. I thought he knew about it or saw it, but the sun was low and visabilty was hampered a bit. My greatest thought was "Glad he wasn't hurt".
Hopefully have her back on the street soon. Gave me a good reason to exercise my "90" Gen 1 a bit, but just not the same thrill.

 

[mattness]

I hit a pot hole a couple months ago and cracked a rim on my truck and have had a leak ever since. first time a pot hole ever hurt me this bad

 

[mattness]

I hit a pot hole a couple months ago and cracked a rim on my truck and have had a leak ever since. first time a pot hole ever hurt me this bad

 

[wood1]

Glad you were able to keep her upright. That must have been a little scary

 

[mavgrab302]

Me and my 2018 Gen II had a run in with an Oklahoma pot-hole. I think the road won.View attachment 71423 Kept it upright, just took damage to the rear wheel, enough to knock the air out of her.
Looking for best option to get her back on the road again.
Option 1: take to a wheel straightner. Thoughts?

Option 2: new wheel route. What all would I need to purchase besides new wheel? What parts can I re-use and what parts should I buy new. I am thinking bearing, seal. Is that a kit?
Do the sensor rotor screws need to be replaced? Service manual on page 4-25 says replace with new ones.

I know wheel is pricey, but I dont want to be cheap, bike has 1500 miles on her. Like to keep her stock and safe.

I have never bent a motorcycle rim. Damn lucky you didnt get thrown. I did bend my roush rim a few years back racing on a tight road and back tire went just enough off the edge to catch a part of the asphalt that was missing. After researching and knowing how like like top speeds i opted to just replace it. Not a fan of aluminum being bent or bent back to have it fail later. Wheel repair is for your moms volvo not sports machines.

 

[Buster Hymen]

Must have been a dandy of a hole!

Here is a picture of the pothole

 

[DRWard]

Making progress, Yeah!
Sean from Morley's Muscle sold/shipped me a used wheel.
Looks very promising. The bearings in the used one were a little rough, so thought since it was all apart, why not put new bearings and seal in it.
Removal of the old ones was not as smooth as I had hoped. Right one drove out, no problem, but the dang roller bearing on the left side was a "BITCH"! Tried 2 different pilot bearing pullers, just tore the inner guts out of it. Ended up cutting a small groove in it with a dremmel tool. Slid out pretty easy after that. Nicked the aluminum a few times, but the emery cloth smoothed most of it up. Still has a small cut, but should be okay.
If anyone has any tricks on how to get that sucker out of there, I will know next time.
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