Help - wheel damaged by brick in road

[Rabb]

My guardian angel was with me Tonight!
I was on the dark section of road between the BP petrol station (near the Warminster turn off) and Westbury and I hit a brick in the middle of the road!
Managed to keep control but my wheel is damaged (a large dink in it)
Is it possble to mend this? Any help would be appreciated!
Or is it a new wheel jobbie?

[Dan505]

Jeez! Lucky escape by the sound of it, would think new rim needed as it could be stress fracture and crack on the next pothole/bump, wouldn't risk it personally.

Get your suspension/steering checked along with the rake to make sure nothing else has been knocked

[bobtheimp]

You could get it fixed, but it'll probably be cheaper to get a good 2nd hand one to replace it TBH ...

[Swanny]

Good job it wasn't on a bend

[BB]

Good to hear you are ok and good luck at finding another wheel at reasonable cost.

BB

[goz1960]

New wheel required I think mate could have damaged the integrity of the wheel.

[Jon_W]

Blimey! That was lucky!

I'd get a new wheel. Will probably be the same price as the repair.

[Rabb]

Thanks everyone - new wheel it is then.
I'll get hunting on the bay / scrappies....
It shook me up a bit ; but hey I'm O.K.

[Ducatista]

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.

[bobtheimp]

What bike is it ? I might have one :)

[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!)