Finally got the bikes out for some pictures over the course of yesterday and today. They were taken at the Garden Of The Gods in Colorado Springs and in the Broadmoor area in the Springs. Hope you like em.

Some More.....and the Mille R

one final one. hope you like it and feel free to post some pics of yours as well.

what brand is thoose rims?
Very nice your bike :D

what brand is thoose rims?
Very nice your bike :D
thanks man, honestly i have no idea who made the rims. no markings or anything. Will have to wait till i replace the tires to see if the manufacturer stamped them on the inside. previous owner did not know either, except that nick ienatsch had them put on when he owned the bike.

They look like OZ rims.

They look like OZ rims.

the aprilia gold wheels are OZs still not sure about the rc charcoals.i havent been able to find them online either.

They look like the Durrani or whatever they are on ebay where you have to have your own hubs made.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Durrani-MAGNESIUM-Motorcycle-Wheels-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem53e4e9097eQQitemZ36032 2763134QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

sweet pics man, was it cold up there??

sweet pics man, was it cold up there??

Thanks man, no these pics were taken way back in June. was getting all the bikes out a lot back then. right now the RC 51 is completely stripped down and getting rebuilt to include a new hayden tank, cleaner fairings, new ethos design exhaust, pcIII and a ton of other goodies. Aprilia is stored away so the only bike going right now is the BMW.

They look like the Durrani or whatever they are on ebay where you have to have your own hubs made.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Durrani-MAGNESIUM-Motorcycle-Wheels-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem53e4e9097eQQitemZ36032 2763134QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

from a distance the look similair but my spokes are a bit thinner and almost rounded if that makes any sense. The closest looking spoke i've found are Marchesini's. Hopefully when i change the tires this season i will be able to find some marking inside.

They are OZ wheels, which came on Aprilias.
My buddy has a Tuono and replaced his aluminum with the magnesium OZ wheels off a Tuono factory.
http://www.af1racing.com/store/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=4457

They are OZ wheels, which came on Aprilias.
My buddy has a Tuono and replaced his aluminum with the magnesium OZ wheels off a Tuono factory.
http://www.af1racing.com/store/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=4457

again, the gold wheels on the Mille R ARE OZs, that is not my confusion. All R and factory model Aprilias come with OZ wheels. My confusion is over my Charcoal wheels on my RC 51 in the first set of pictures.they are definitely not OZs. its hard to see in the pictures because they are so small but a bit closer and you can see the differences. so far marchesinis are the closest thing i can find.

WOW, i finally found them. they are matte black PVM forged magnesium 7 spokes.

From my perspective they look like Performance Machine Revolution wheels.
http://www.hardracing.com/rims/PM.htm

yea those look really close as well. guess i'll know for sure with a tire change. thanks for the help subsailor, i will keep you updated.

yea those look really close as well. guess i'll know for sure with a tire change. thanks for the help subsailor, i will keep you updated.

Yeah it's hard to tell from such an angle.
But if you post a more direct photo, then it'll much easier. :)

Yeah it's hard to tell from such an angle.
But if you post a more direct photo, then it'll much easier. :)

ill be down in my storage tomorrow, ill take a few close up pics. thanks again for the help subsailor. ill post them up tomorrow afternoon.

Love the Mille....always have ever since they came out.

Love the Mille....always have ever since they came out.

its been a dream bike for me, ever since it came out as well. finally picked one with 4500 original miles in Mint condition. i've got a lot of work into it. i'm a big Haga fan as well, so it was a must. the mille along with my RC will never leave the garage.:)

Great looking bikes Gts,would love to feel what lighter rims for the RC would do for handling.Looking foward to pics after rebuild.Enjoy and ride safe.

Thanks, i'm really looking forward to getting back and get working on it. I've put a good chunk of cash into parts. Its going to be a better looking and much better performing bike.

How's your project going gts455? What goodies and go-faster parts did you put on?
And on a sidebar, how's that S1000rr treating you? I still haven't seen one of those in real life. Gotta do something about that...

pretty good john, got all the parts at my house. Trying to travel back from overseas right now. been hard to get online. parts waiting to go on.....
Ethos Design Exhaust
HRC ECU
Moriwaki stage 1 cam
04 Hayden tank
New rear cowl
PCIII
Scott coil stick conversion
and a buncch of other stuff i cant think of right now

The BMW has been great so far. havent really gotten to ride it much since i've been gone. ive only gotten 1600 miles on it. come on over to CO and your welcome over anytime

Thank you! Don't be surprised if I do show up in CO. I've been before and know how beautiful it is. Man, that's gonna be one awesome RC with all those upgrades.

Here's to safe travels, and some good riding weather when you get back -- Cheers!

Thanks John, let me know if you plan on heading out here.The bike is an ongoing project, its in a pretty serious upgrade stage right now. It'll be a pretty sick bike when its done