Hit a Massive Pothole - Need New Wheels

[jasonsargonautalis_imp]

I had a similar situation in Pennsylvania. Not sure which exact pothole did me in, but I discovered that rear wheel was so bent, the tire was slowly losing air. Found a used wheel on ebay for $150 shipped (directly to dealer) and paid something like $100 to the dealership to swap 'em out. Too small of an amount to even bother with insurance.

The state might eventually pay, but you will waste more time than its worth.

Quick search gives me this,
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274670563764?ha...SwKThgGvWT
That tire is likely 9 years old, so don't use it.

Yeeehaw. It's funny you say that, I'm very likely moving to Pennsylvania and I've been warned that y'all (somehow) have worse roads than we do.

I honestly have no idea how my tire isn't leaking.

Quote:Too small of an amount to even bother with insurance.
Normally I wouldn't have but my father mentioned that his insurance paid for his last bent wheel. We have the same company (Geico) so I thought it would work out. He didn't mention he bent the rims of a car, that's apparently under personal collision insurance, which I don't carry on my bike.

I'm gonna crawl eBay a bit in the coming days. Hopefully I can get this solved while there's still riding season left.

You might try this: https://woodyswheelworks.com/

Woody’s Wheels can fix about anything and that isn’t really bad (for them).

I live in Va. too. INAL, but generally it’s my understanding that the .gov has sovereign immunity unless the pothole was previously reported. Good luck though getting them to pay no matter what.

Thanks for the link! I've called a couple places so far but no one's felt like taking it on. And yeah, unfortunately I'm pretty sure you're correct about that stipulation. I'm doubtful it's reported yet because it's really just motorcycle tire sized. Hopefully I can help out the next biker though.

Just check the forum's classified section - Houtman has a pair of new ones for less than used.
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=17406
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=17407

Thanks for the tip! I'm gonna get in touch.

Well, if you’re going to attempt to have the state pay for it make sure you get a few pics of the pothole before they fix it.

Yeah that's the plan for tomorrow. I doubt they've fixed it even almost a month away from hitting it. The hole is deep but narrow - really only a danger to motorcyclists.

What year is your bike , my wheels are still for sale if you are interested AND brand new in the OEM Honda boxes.

2013. I just caught a glimpse of them! I really like the black interior paint on my rims but I'm really tempted by your minty fresh bearings and spacer. I wanna get an estimate from Woody's on bending it back but I'll probably reach out to you tomorrow regardless! Thanks.

Yikes Jason. You've come to a decent place since many Forum members have already reached out. Fantastic folks.

Welcome to the Forum.

Thank you!

I’ll vouch for Woody’s Wheel Works. They’ve taken good care of me quite a few times.

Glad to hear that. I've honestly been surprised that the places I've called are unable to bend it back. I'm hoping Woody's can give me better news.