Wanted : Reputable seller of excel rims

[mxmaniac]

  THE 2ND GUY I SPOKE TELLS ME NOW THEY DONT SELL TO THE PUBLIC... BUT I RANG MY BIKE SHOP AND HE IS ORDERING THEM FOR ME NOW. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ONCE I HEAR BACK FROM THEM!

[mxmaniac]

DONT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH TITMANS..     WHAT A forkIN GOOSE THE BLOKE I FIRST SPOKE TO MUST OF BEEN!  
WHILE ON THE PHONE TO THE FIRST GUY I GOT HIM TO REPEAT WHAT THE FIRST PRICE HE GAVE ME WAS FOR (AS I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY CHEAP) AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS TO SUPPLY AND DRILL A GOLD EXCEL TO SUIT.. NOW THE 2ND GUY SAYS $330 FOR ONE AND $350 OR SO FOR THE OTHER. I AM A BIT LOST, MAYBE THEY NEED A PRICE LIST NEXT TO THERE FREAKIN PHONE. 

[mxmaniac]

LIKE THEY SAY    WHEN IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT NORMALLY IS! 

[mxmaniac]

I just got mine from www.Vintageiron.com  ph 00111-7146940066 
I have ordered a fair bit of stuff from Rick, he is grouse. I was trying to get the rims local but it is around $500 for a pair of  standard gold excels then you would have to pay to get them drilled to suit. These will be drilled and on my doorstep for not much more than that.. within a week and a half. Just seems easier and less mucking around.

My dad did the same thing through www.Rageracing.com for his 81 490 maico

They have stood the test time and stress test without any hassle! 

[YZ250H]

Bugger - that's a shame.  With the exchange rate what it is at the moment the US is looking good.  I shall keep looking.  I guess rageracing only drills the rims for Maicos and Susies (?).
Shame you didn't get the first guy when you rang back.  Thanks for the tips MXM.

[LWC82PE]

i got 2 gold Sun rims from Buchanans in USA drilled specifically for my bike

[090]

Titmans also sell SM Pro which are $200 each. Excels are dearer. ebay seller george7676 from time to time sells alloy rims for $220 per set including postage. I cant see them being any worse than SM Pros and i have given mine a work out.

[Rossvickicampbell]

I have put SM Pros on 3 of my bikes now and they are a lot cheaper then Excel and like Brad I think they are going the distance!

cheers

Rossco

[E74]

Im with you Jimmy, I will pay good money to avoid headfork , and thats all you seem to get here with Wheels, I just ordered from Vintage Iron  silver Akront rims drilled to suit YZ250H and stainless spokes for $700 landed, Im willing to pay that for good service and no hassal, the whole Australian motorcycle industy (Les excluded) has its head up it's own arse!!!!!

[YSS]

E 74 , I am just in the planing to build a rim drilling jig  and assembling jig for Les . ( Same maschine as we built for Link ). After that I think, Les should be able to serve the VMX ers with ease . Its a fair investment  for him , and I hope he will get the support from  Australia  after spending all that money.

[YZ250H]

I'm all for buying locally, but sometimes you just feel like you are being had .
Not sure if E74's dollars are US or AUD (doesn't make much difference these days), but Akront rims and stainless spokes for $700 is a deal I don't think anyone in Australia would match (happy to be proven wrong).  I'm not trying to start a shitfight, just stating the facts as I see them .  If Les can provide a good product with good service at a reasonable price I'm sure he will be inundated with punters lining up to buy from him.

[mxmaniac]

Thats it E74, Vintage iron are hassle free i have found. Nothings a problem, service is 2nd to none and price is good.
 Thats good to hear the SM pro rims are hanging in there for you guys..  I was steered away from them by a few people while rim shopping but i have never see one have a problem. I dont think they can be bad as there is modern race teams using them and supercross would be the ultimate test i gather. I was considering giving them a crack, but have never had a problem with excels before, and eveyone seems to be happy with there's so i figured i wouldnt change...
Rage racing  or vintage iron can get anything you like pretty much from what i gather.. They get there stuff from Buchanan spokes and do there thing from what i believe, i tried dealing with buchanan spokes but they wouldn't do gold rims.. only silver. I would say E74's price is AUD.
 I try to buy most stuff local if possible, but i just cant get my head around why it takes longer to come from interstate or local, cost more and there seems to be always a fork up somewhere.. when i can get it cheaper easier and much quicker from the states to my door step.  I had a look at them Sun rims and if they had the right colour i was after, i would of taken them into consideration.
 Is it Les from Mainly Maico you are talking about YSS? 
 

[E74]

E 74 , I am just in the planing to build a rim drilling jig  and assembling jig for Les . ( Same maschine as we built for Link ). After that I think, Les should be able to serve the VMX ers with ease . Its a fair investment  for him , and I hope he will get the support from  Australia  after spending all that money.

Absolutely, we need to get behind these guys in Australia investing in our hobby and support them as much as we can, Anything that I need that Les has or can get I will buy, I know it will cost a little more than buying stuff from him than buying direct from the US but as you say, he has made some substansial investments to provide us with some bloody good old fashioned Aussie service, and that is worth more than a little extra as far as I'm concerned.

[oldfart]

Queensland has 3 companys that can do all the above - Ashes spoked wheelz ( BRISBANE ) - Mike Warner  .. Kawana Waters ( who runs an ad in VMX mags ) - And there is MOSS St ( if its made they have it ,or will make it )

[LWC82PE]

can i please ask what is MOSS street? i always hear of it and assume its a business on a street called that?