Help - wheel damaged by brick in road

[Jon_W]

Will probably be the same price as the repair.

Hmm.....I put a small dink in my wheel.
£700 for a new one, £80 to get it straightened.
I got it straightened, but mine was small.

Don't you have special wheel on your bike though???

You can get most OEM wheel off of e-bay for very little.

[NiteW4tcher]

www.motoliner.com done my wheel good as new £70

[Ducatista]

Don't you have special wheel on your bike though???

Stock Ducati monster (same as Jacde). There are a few of them around so I don't think of it as special.
It's the stock wheel.
The new price was something like £624 (that was early 2010 so could have gone up) but I think the bearing kit is about £40 then you have to add some labour.
Can't see any on ebay or elsewhere.
But please let me know if you find any (for future reference).

I'm sure you can get them cheaper for some brands but are you really saying a brand new wheel, plus bearing plus fitting is the same price as straightening?
Many charge about £50 for straightening although you need to take it off and put it on again.

Of course whether it's safe should override any cost decisions.
I never believed what Riders were telling me.

[Rabb]

What bike is it ? I might have one

Suzuki GSXR 600 (SRAD - 1999) - White painted

[bobtheimp]

I have a GSXR750 SRAD rear wheel in gold, with disc if that helps? ..

[supermancss]

going from center parcs to westbury.. The big roundabout just at the petrol station, i went round the corner off the roundabout..checked sideways for no cars... looked ahead and a big block from the kerb was sat out a meter in the road.. pooped my pants but luckily missed it!!

[Ducatista]

Did you report it? or move it?

[supermancss]

went back and moved the bugger, i was using tha stretch regularly!

[Rabb]

Thanks for all the advice and kind offers - I may have found a new wheel (just waiting to find out the price!)