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 BST Carbon Fiber Wheels for Ducati, Aprilia, BMW, Triumph, KTM, And More ... |
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Rever Corsa is very proud to offer BST products. BlackStone Tek was born out of the extensive experience of its founders in the motorcycle racing industry, aeronautical engineering, composites knowledge and aerospace fields. BST has more than 12 years of experience on the motorcycle racetracks of the world and in designing custom sport and race bikes. BST has many years of experience in working with carbon fiber and carbon composites in the aeronautical industry. Combining all this knowledge to create the best parts for motorcycles - wheels, tanks, frames, sub-frames, fenders - for road and race environments. Rever Corsa strongly believes in the quality of BST carbon fiber wheels, and they have simply destroyed all the misconceptions of carbon fiber wheels. Not only are BST carbon fiber wheels stronger and lighter than anything else available they also cost about the same as Magnesium (the only comparable material). Rever Corsa sells BST carbon fiber wheels for Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, MV Agusta, Suzuki, Triumph, and Yamaha motorcycles in multiple designs. |
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BST Carbon Fiber Wheels Are The Lightest!
- BST's unique 5- or 7-spoke carbon fiber wheels are made using the latest in composites technology, materials and manufacturing processes. This lightweight and exceedingly strong wheel is suitable for both racing and street use. BST carbon fiber wheels have been tested at Rim Technology, Eurotype Test Centre and German TUV, and passed all the tests for road certification. And most important of all, BST carbon fiber wheels are unique in that they are created as a single unit - we don’t bond pieces together.
- BST carbon fiber wheels are unique – monocoque (single unit) design with 5 or 7 hollow spokes and are suitable for both street and race use.
- BST carbon fiber wheels will save you anything between 40% - 60% in weight, and more importantly, are designed to deliver the lowest Moment of Inertia - the critical factor that affects the performance of the bike.
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BST Carbon Fiber Wheels Are Extremely Strong!
- Because BST can engineer with carbon fiber and maximize on its properties of high strength and low weight, they have reduced the weight in the spokes and rim without compromising strength. The weight is therefore concentrated in the hub, which means that rotational inertia is reduced, making the bike easier to handle, and allowing you to accelerate quicker and brake later. So not only is the BST carbon fiber wheel lighter, but it is engineered for maximum performance.
- The entire process is managed under ISO9001:2000 standards. BST designs the tooling, molds, wheels, and the hubs and manufacture them onsite. Cutting machines such as those used in the aeronautical industry ensure that the process is guaranteed and repeatable to our high standards. Layup is done in a clean room (dust-free).
- The BST carbon fiber wheels are cured in an Autoclave at 125 degrees C and 6 bar of pressure. This ensures the best compaction and surface finish.
- Every step of the process is logged and the entire history of each BST carbon fiber wheel is stored with its unique Serial Number.
- The carbon fiber that BST uses is a combination of woven and unidirectional formats, and is embedded in a resin matrix made from toughened epoxy. Pre-preg is used as the machine application of the specific resin systems ensures the most controlled and even application and therefore the highest quality material for use in all BST products.
- The hub is attached to the BST carbon wheel using a unique fastening system combining high strength aerospace fasteners with mechanical locking mechanisms as well as high strength aerospace adhesive.
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BST Carbon Fiber Wheels Are So Beautiful!
Physical Properties
- Material used: Carbon fiber pre-preg in a woven and unidirectional format, embedded in a resin matrix made from toughened epoxy resin.
- Maximum structural temperature: 120 deg C
- Minimum structural temperature: -40 deg C
- Totally corrosion free
- Chemically resistant to most dilutants such as acetone, benzene, thinners; limited resistance to brake fluids and acids
- Density: approximately 1,7 kg/qdm (Aluminium 2,7, Titanium 4,5, Steel 7,9)
- Damage Tolerance: similar to 2024 Aluminium
- Strength: better than 2024 Aluminium
- Stiffness: similar to 2024 Aluminium
- Variable wall thicknesses can be created anywhere as needed in order to increase strength where required
- Orientation of fibers in the direction of stress is possible and implemented in order to increase strength.
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BST Carbon Fiber Wheels Are So Beautiful!
Testing
The BlackStone Tek Carbon Fiber wheel has undergone very stringent testing to verify the design and to assess its strength and durability.
- The following tests were done by a reputable test house in the UK.
- All tests were conducted on a single prototype wheel.
- This is not usually done in the case of testing a metal wheel, since due to its fatigue behavior, a single wheel would not last throughout all the tests. Regulations actually specify that one new wheel for every test is permissible.
- Cornering fatigue: 1000,00 cycles at 530 Nm
- Radial fatigue: 500,000 cycles at 5200 N
- Torsional fatigue: 100,000 cycles at 400 Nm
- Impact test: 337,5 kg from 150 mm (JWL)
- The front wheel was designed for a 135 kg static load and the rear wheel for a 145 kg static load (this translates into a bike with a total empty weight of 280 kg).
- This exceeds the static load normally applicable to Racing or Sport bikes. Both the conventional and offset rears have been subjected to cornering fatigue testing at the Eurotype Test Center in excess of 1,000,000 cycles at 590 Nm.
The wheel passed the impact test used for road certification on aluminium wheels for OEM purposes, as done by OZ Racing using the JWL spec impact test rig (September 2002).
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