JB-Power Magtan JB4 Magnesium wheels

[Griso Guy_imp]

Thanks fellas!

Yesterday I was able to get the wheels onto the bike and made sure everything was buttoned up properly before taking it out for a spin.

The changes made by switching to a forged mag wheel exceeds my expectations.. I knew going in that reducing rotational mass greatly improves braking,turning and acceleration but to actually experience it is mind blowing.
Accelerating is what i noticed first after warming up the tires. It felt like the bike had more torque of the line and kept pulling like a tractor until the next gear change, its no doubt faster than before. Stock form the cb carries it's weight well in the handling department but with the reduction in weight the effort in turning is greatly reduced, literally just resting my hands on the handlebars and just light inputs are needed when at speed. On braking I felt less weight transfer but really need to get a feel of it when the new tires have more miles on them just to be on the safe side...

One more thing that took me by surprise is that the bike has no more vibrations in the higher speed and rpms! I get a vibration around 70 to 75 mph on the handle bars and foot pegs but now it is gone. not sure if this is an attribute of well balanced wheel and wheel construction to where the bulk of the weight is centralized on the hub? when they balanced both wheels it required1/8oz in the front and 1/4 oz in the rear.

I went with a reduction in weight to not compromise reliability rather than hunting for horsepower.
No Snake oil was used in this build.

Now I just have to look for someone with a scale to see what its current weight is

Takashi From Samurider was really helpful all throughout the entire process. glad he is always there to support us in the motorcycle community with whatever we need without hesitation and expectations.

on to Pictures

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Great pictures, performance and beauty, money well spent!